Kyle Larson has rights, but being a NASCAR Cup driver isn't one of them

[Zorro]

NASCAR’s Chip Ganassi Racing team got it right Tuesday in firing driver Kyle Larson for using the n-word during a live-streamed virtual race.

And if NASCAR wants to be considered a major league sport, attract the corporate sponsors that are auto racing’s lifeblood and diversify its fan base, Larson won’t get another ride in its premier Cup Series anytime soon, if ever.

Larson and all U.S. citizens enjoy the constitutionally protected right to express themselves — even in profane, repugnant and offensive ways. But doing so can have consequences.

Driving a front-running Cup car is not a right. It’s a privilege that is earned, and one that can be taken away.

Words matter.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/04/15/kyle-larson-has-rights-being-nascar-cup-driver-isnt-one-them/

No more big paychecks for Kyle.

[Srkdqltr]

1. They fired him because sponsors were leaving.

Racist stuff does not bother NASCAR. They could have a parade of KKK and no one would care.

[gibraltar72]

2. This is totally unfair Ryan Newman said something far more damaging

and they did nothing. Newman said I support Donald Trump for President. Look where we are now.

[abqtommy]

3. I'm still waiting for anti-racist standards to apply to EVERYONE!