That Jagoff Eagles Fan Who Verbally Assaulted the Packers Fan Has Allegedly Been Outed as an Analyst for a Firm That Promotes 'Diversity, Insights and Creating Lasting Change'
By now you're no doubt familiar with this viral video. A perfect example of sports bringing out the deepest, darkest, most demonic element in some people's nature. A moment that, as such things all too often do, threatened to make an entire fan base look bad. To paint millions of people with the same brush over the actions of one insufferable turd:
In retrospect, the fiance here did the right thing. If he had handled this according to the basic instinct of every man to protect his future wife at all costs, rip the tiny black heart out of the ribcage of anyone who would dare threaten her, and eat it while he watches, no good would've come from it. Stadium security would've seen him throwing fists, assumed he was the aggressor, and hauled him out. No matter how justified he'd have been. No one would've known this is what took place before the fight. And he'd just be another footnote to history. One more dildo who can't handle his booze, never to be remembered.
In short, the terrorists would have won.
But by recording the moment, putting it on the internet, and asking for the help of decent people everywhere, he did more than his knuckles ever could. He got results:
Daily Mail - The Eagles fan who verbally abused a female Packers supporter is under investigation by his employers, who branded his comments 'completely unacceptable'. …
At one point, Eagles fan Ryan Caldwell, who works for a DEI-focused management consulting firm in East Brunswick, New Jersey, refers to the woman as an 'ugly, dumb c***'. …
On Monday, BCT Partners - a management consultant firm based in New Jersey - released a statement on the incident.
The company - which aims to 'harness the power of diversity, insights, and innovation to transform lives, accelerate equity, and create lasting change' - apologized over the rant and said it had begun a 'full investigation' into its employee.
Caldwell's profile, describing him as a business analyst, uses 'they/them' pronouns to detail his roles in hospitality management dating back to 2002.
Let me repeat: I don't want to judge all Philadelphia sports fans by the alleged actions of the man reported to be Ryan Caldwell who is purported to work for BCT Partners. (And the next time something happens at a Boston event, Massholes would appreciate getting the same courtesy.) And by the same token, I say we shouldn't hold his (supposed) actions against everyone in the business of trying to "harness the power of diversity, insights, and innovation to transform lives." Nor do I want to see Caldwell lose his job. If you're going to be against seeing people get canceled for exercising their right to free speech, you have to be consistent.
But …
There might be some jobs you can still do perfectly well after you've called some a woman minding her own business "an ugly, dumb, cunt" for the crime of rooting for the visiting team. But most definitely, hospitality management is not one of them.
I mean, try to picture BCT Partners getting hired to "accelerate equity and create lasting change" with ol' Ryan still on the payroll. Their sales person meets with the HR manager of some potential client company who has to decide whether to hire them for $100,000 to conduct DEI seminars.
HR manager: "BCT. Say, aren't you the firm that employs Ryan Caldwell? He's the one who called that Packers fan a 'an ugly, dumb cunt,' isn't he?"
Sales person: "Excuse me, you mean, 'Isn't they the one who called that Packers fan an ugly, dumb cunt'? That's exactly the kind of binary cisgender, heteronormative language we're going to work with you to eliminate from the workplace …"
After all, you don't want your prospective clients to think the work you do is just a big, expensive grift and you're really all a bunch of abusive assholes away from the office. That would be bad for business.
But even with Caldwell's perfect example of how not to stand for inclusivity of Green Bay fans or foster a culture of respect for people wearing the visiting team's gear, keeping him on the payroll is going to be a tough sell. And if he does lose his job over this, I can't imagine anyone hiring him for anything. Or shedding a tear over it.
Who's the ugly, dumb cunt, now?