Roland Martin's Controversial Tweets Draw Attention To Issues Faced By LGBT Blacks, Activists Say

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16. I agreed with the suspension.

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I agreed with the suspension. I don't think he should be kicked off the air permanently for the comment.The comment was insensitive. But, I certainly don't believe he was inciting violence against gays and lesbians. I think that was the argument, GLAAD used, but I'm not sure. If that's the standard, I don't think Roland Martin met it. If the standard is, individuals that are insensitive to gays and lesbians should be tossed off the air...then he certainly met that one. But, now I'm wondering who else would meet that standard if it was applied broadly.

There are times when I have felt both MSNBC and CNN were insensitive to blacks. No one is surprised when Fox is insensitive. Insensitivity to women could send (to my mind) most of the males packing on every network.

CNN may very well give him the boot. It's their company, their right, and their choice. They could fire him for being stupid and I would definitely cosign. He should have known better. Perhaps this wasn't the first time he was offensive and it just caught up with him. I don't know.