On Tuesday, five days after the open letter was published, his radio station\u2019s own Twitter account called Dunlap a \u201cfag\u201d. The tweet containing the slur was deleted, but not before it had been captured and shared across social media.<\/p>\n My wife used to tell me not to go on this radio station because she always felt undertones in their political coverage. Looks like she was right. @WWLAMFM<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/x8AalJCwu9<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Nick Underhill (@nick_underhill) September 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Not referencing the slur directly, Dunlap tweeted this: \u201cI\u2019m just going to really enjoy knowing somebody is exceptionally upset I get to talk sports every night for a living.\u201d<\/p>\n I’m just going to really enjoy knowing somebody is exceptionally upset I get to talk sports every night for a living pic.twitter.com\/z5zlvfZRH0<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Seth Dunlap (@sethdunlap) September 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n All of the comments and responses tonight mean a lot. Thank you for the kind words, funny memes, and amazingly awful pun attempts. <\/p>\n \u2014 Seth Dunlap (@sethdunlap) September 11, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Deadspin reports<\/a>: \u201cDunlap\u2026 has otherwise not commented on it specifically, including during his radio show Tuesday night, according to\u00a0a report<\/a>\u00a0from the\u00a0Big Easy Magazine.\u00a0<\/em>The offending tweet was quickly deleted by someone at WWL-AM, but not before it was captured in screenshots and shared around.\u201d<\/p>\n WWL Radio later tweeted this: \u201cWe are aware of a tweet that went out today from the WWL account. The content of the tweet is categorically offensive and abhorrent to the station. We are actively investigating this incident and will take swift and appropriate action once we determine how this occurred.\u201d<\/p>\n We are aware of a tweet that went out today from the WWL account. The content of the tweet is categorically offensive and abhorrent to the station. We are actively investigating this incident and will take swift and appropriate action once we determine how this occurred.<\/p>\n \u2014 WWL Radio (@WWLAMFM) September 11, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n That has been the station\u2019s only comment.<\/p>\n Dunlap announced on Twitter Wednesday afternoon that he would be taking the night off: \u201cBeing yourself has never been more important. The hate that has infected our society threatens to tear us apart from the inside out. I\u2019m overwhelmed, but I\u2019m also very proud of who I am and the life I live<\/a>. I\u2019ll be taking tonight off from the show to reflect and decompress.\u201d<\/p>\n Being yourself has never been more important. The hate that has infected our society threatens to tear us apart from the inside out. I\u2019m overwhelmed, but I\u2019m also very proud of who I am and the life I live<\/a>. <\/p>\n I\u2019ll be taking tonight off from the show to reflect and decompress.<\/p>\n \u2014 Seth Dunlap (@sethdunlap) September 11, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n The post Gay New Orleans Radio Host Seth Dunlap Called a \u2018Fag\u2019 by His Station\u2019s Twitter Account<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad Gay News<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n
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