I have listened to Chris Curtis enough to feel I have a sense for him. I don't know if he is racist but I find his sort of narrative to be very politically arrogant and that sort of political arrogance often includes some elements of "poor people are lazy" and that sort of thing.
As to the nips "slur", I was not aware of this as a slur but it would not be in my vocabulary in any case. I would never even know that it was a racial slur and in any case, I would never use it in that way, to refer to an Asian person, certainly publicly. And I would not publicly refer to a woman in that way. If I did in my work place, it would be an issue, much less if I did it in front of customers which is basically what Curtis did. It is quite possible that I would lose my job.
If I was Greg Hill or the executive in charge of the show, I would take Curtis off the show forever. I don't think he is that good anyway. He is arrogant and argumentative, and seems to be getting worse over time. There will be more incidents if they bring him back I predict.
From what I've seen of sports radio in general, those two things are likely to get him a promotion.
If he just was arrogant and argumentative about sports, that would be fine, but he often drifts into more political or societal issues and that is where he gets into trouble. Kind of like what happened to Gerry Callahan.
He also cheated on his wife with one of his subordinates. I'm actually a bit amazed he was able survive that one never-mind what is going on now.
I don't know the financial / ratings aspect of it all, but it's crazy to me that a guy (other than Trump) can get away with sexual harassment and then go making racist or sexist "jokes" on the air without getting fired. What's he add to WEEI that makes him worth keeping?
Educating the general public about half century old racial slurs so they are not lost to time.
As an aside, it's interesting how these things develop. There was an NFL player in the last couple of years who called somebody a g--k. For those trying to figure out the letters, it's not geek, although I guess that word could be considered offensive by some. (How did the word for a circus side show who bit the heads off of chickens turn into a putdown for school children who excel in certain areas? I digress.)
Back to g--ks. Anybody who has watched any level of television centered around the non-war Vietnam War has heard the term before. It's a slur, for sure. I've heard it used as an insult before, particularly when I lived in Oregon in the early 90s.
So, this player says the word, and I'm thinking, that's disgusting. But, the player's defense was essentially "sorry, I didn't know. My friends and I just use this word to basically mean somebody who is a "spaz"" (another word that will probably be verboten in the future. And the player grew up in Florida. So, I did some internet research, including the ever-reliable Urban Dictionary, and there it was: multiple sources suggesting that g--k meant "spaz", outside of the racial context.
So, I guess you never know with some of this stuff, in terms of what's in their head and what their intent was. Words can evolve meanings, and what something means to one person doesn't mean the same to another.