ESPN’s Curt Schilling fired over Facebook post

How many times have we been warning readers that what they post on Facebook can come back and cause them some serious strife in their professional lives?

ESPN analyst is the latest victim to this type of social media faux-pas, after sharing an image onto his Facebook profile mocking transgender people and the current ‘Bathroom bill’ controversy, which is currently happening in North Carolina after the state banned transgender people from using single-sex restroom facilities belonging to the gender they identify with.

Schilling has been warned by ESPN in the past for his social media antics, after writing disparaging comments about Muslims. However this post (below) appears to have been the final nail in the coffin for ESPN – who incidentally support LGBT rights as well as employ transgender workers.

If Schilling thinks that the person in the photo he shared is what transgender people look, he’s in some dire need of education about the LGBT community.

He also wrote –

A man is a man no matter what they call themselves. I don’t care what they are, who they sleep with, men’s room was designed for the penis, women’s not so much. Now you need laws telling us differently? Pathetic.

So Schilling can’t complain he hadn’t been warned. In fact, he REALLY can’t complain since he himself managed to get several people fired for their social media comments after they posted sick comments about a photo of his daughter that he had posted.

It’s another perfect example that no matter who you are, what you post and share on social media can really have the most drastic effects on your professional life. While you may think you’re posting a joke or expressing your opinion, the very nature of social media means that your posts can be reflected upon the people you work for, and if they don’t want to be associated with your posts, you can expect there to be ramifications.

While this is irrelevant to Schilling because he is well-known, for the rest of us, we recommend thinking twice before linking your social media account to your workplace. Additionally, make sure your Facebook account is locked down so your posts can’t be seen by the entire Facebook community. Sometimes, it can only take one complaint to get the ball rolling.