Jarren Duran Responds to Fan With Homophobic Slur During Game
During a match between Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros, Jarren Duran used a homophobic slur in response to a fan's taunt.
The news story discussed in this paper is related to the use of a homophobic slur against a baseball fan during the match between Boston Red Sox and the Houston Astros. The live broadcast of the game showed that the fan was yelling at wrongdoer Jarren Duran, an outfielder for Red Sox, who had two strikeouts and had not reached the base with a hit during this game. Specifically, the fan shouted, “Tennis racket! Tennis racket! You need a tennis racket!”. In response, Duran used this slur and expressed an offending comment to the crowd followed by a walk. Finally, the student researches the issue to conclude that reaching this kind of slur during the play, and at all times, is wrong.
