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- In last week’s episode of the reality competition “Survivor,” contestant Jeff Varner revealed that his castmate Zeke Smith is transgender. Not only did Varner get voted off the island; now he’s out of a job. NBC’s Miguel Almaguer reports for TODAY.
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‘Survivor’ Contestant Fired From Job After Outing Castmate As Transgender | TODAY
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i think his plan was in that episode was to have the other people get mad at Zeke and have him sent home only for his plan backfire and blow up in his face.
And boy oh boy was it satisfying to watch it backfire!
Yea basically
I like how calm Zeke was, he didn’t even react. Shows he’s more of a man than even Varner.
That was what we call "Trans Panic" my friend.
I think he was more so in shock that what happened to just happened. it takes a second to register and then even when it does register he had to see how everyone else was going to react because at first no one reacted. For all he knew they all could have turned on him, they didn't in their reactions were beautiful but they could have.
@@onetallpheeesh exactly.
@@kylovesart Thanks for explaining that, its a topic I’m ignorant on admittedly.
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he deserved to get kicked off. that’s all it is. he called his being transgender a “deception”. that was disgusting and uncalled for.
anyone with a brain would know that person was trans lol good grief
it's literally a deception.
@@shadowmanksxlol no it ain't
@@CaptainJZH Yes it is he's literally hiding his real gender by pretending to be a man. (of a person) cause (someone) to believe something that is not true) the literal definition of deceiving.
@@shadowmanksxWhat an entitled, self-serving way of thinking. Nobody is deceiving you by being trans. It's not about you nor is it your business. And citing a dictionary while ignoring context or nuance doesn't change that
I think everyone in the comments is missing an important piece to this. Zeke didn't okay this because he was really okay with everyone knowing he said okay because he felt if was an important part of his story and the story of survivor. It doesn't mean it was all okay or that he wasn't hurt by that. He was. Not to mention even if he did want everyone to know it is still NOT okay to out someone.
So what did Zeke want then?He wanted to be transgender and that nobody new about it?Why?Being transgender is a choice like you chose your political views....Make it make sense...
@@VojkanTrifunovicwell it’s not a choice
Why is no one saying Zeke should have owned it and not have been ashamed for who he is
0:08 Chansgender lol wtf
Makes about as much sense as anything else the LGBT has said.
daustin8888 shut up🙄
"Revealed that Zeke Smith was Chansgender"😂😂😂
He doesn’t feel remorse at all, nor is he apologizing for what he said. Hes only apologizing because he thought everyone would back him up and then his plan blew up in his face
Watch the the trible he regretted it zeke and everyone else understood
In his Facebook post he says "I thought everyone knew." Then why call it deceitful? He isn't really apologizing, so I also do not think he is truly sorry. I don't think he realizes how wrong it was to do what he did.
@@marie-chrystinec6359 Zeke doesn't strip down from his underwear. That's why he knew and thought others knew. Still atrocious
He thought everyone at home knew because he saw it straight away. He thought Zeke was being deceptive as he was not telling people and you are living in a camp together for weeks.
I'm not excusing Jeff but think that's what he was getting at
Did no one else notice he said "chansgender"? Lol.
Kevin Cady XD
i noticed that too 😂
Kevin Cady No he didn’t lol
Kevin Cady I did
Kevin Cady 🙋🏾♂️🙋🏾♂️😂😂
Yes you have freedom of speech but you also have to deal with the consequences of that speech.
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So you guys, and Jeff Varner still don't get it. First of all, even if Zeke was "out and proud" it still was completely not Varner's place to randomly imply that if a trans person doesn't disclose that about themselves, then they're being deceptive. So I hope that his "trans friends" see through that apology at the end.
And Today, you guys say "it looked like they made up so why was he fired?" Cuz it's not about that. If the person he said it to forgives him, it doesn't change the fact that he contributed to shaming trans people, something 8 million people saw on tv.
7DK ur irrelevant comment littarly relates to hokans comment in no way
@@moanalisa3694 the only reason it didnt make sense is because you dont even have the consept of truth down yet
@@moanalisa3694 going along with her being a man is a delusion. this isnt mean when people say, she is still a woman. just looks like a man. its biology. but my issue is i thought trans people were proud and think there is nothing wrong with that they are doing. so why was zeke upset?
@@musicsuxnowadays He literally gave a whole speech on why he didn't want that information public, and you proved his point. When people learn someone is transgender, that becomes all you are to them. He isn't Zeke, he's the trans person, or worse the "girl pretending to be a man." If he hadn't been outed, you never would have known and never would have made that horrible comment.
The only reason he apologized is because he got fired and his life got affected not because he was truly sorry and realized he made a mistake
He apologized before he was fired, the same night he was voted out
@@theangrycows he apologised because he saw everyone immediately turned on him
What happens if he didnt apologise?
I dont think I agree with ya buddy.
You’re projecting your own ugliness into someone you literally don’t know on a personal level.
Idk why Varner thought that this was a great move... he probably should have talked to someone before doing that. I recognize on survivor you’re not eating so your thinking is not great, but this was just a crazy thing to think was a great move to save yourself.
Right like it’s never a good idea to air out someone’s business just to stay in a stupid game 🤦🏻♀️
To be fair it's a game and literally anything goes in terms of what people can say. He was obviously desperate and misread the entire situation.
The fact he got fired from his job though is completely nonsense
How come freedom of speech gets brought up so much instead of responsibility for your actions?
Because no one wants to take accountability for what they say.
@@MTart96 Exactly.
Why do I get the impression if someone outed another for being a huge Trump fan, which also has nothing to do with the game, there wouldn't be any uproar?
I'm trans myself and I don't think he should have been fired. It was wrong, He shouldn't have outed him. However, I don't think it was grounds for him being fired.
A level headed person like you seems to be the exception today instead of the norm. Hate and animosity is now rampant throughout society and liberal groups such as the women's march and others such as BLM are making matters worse instead of better. I wondered why Jeff thought doing that might sway votes in his favor anyway.
It's bad apples in the Black Lives Matter movement. I'm annoyed that white people often make the snap judgment that the movement as a whole is anti-cop. Besides the whole blue lives matter BS is just stupid. They chose to become police officers. Black people can't choose to be white. I don't think the Women's March made things worse. I wish I could have gone to the DC march.
SarahLJP he did apologize many times as well and I think he is truly sincerely sorry
Alice, I'm sure he is sincere in being sorry. I never said he wasn't. He obviously didn't think his choice to out Zeke Smith would have the consequences they're having. Regardless he f**ked up.
SarahLJP yea and I totally agree with you and your previous comments
oh apparently he worked as a director in a company for a division that worked with Human Resources. That is not a good look for company so it makes sense why he was fired. To the tv people at the end, just because they hug in the end does not mean Zeke was cool with it and does not mean the world is cool with it.
It's not interesting that you still lost his job. do you know how many people experience hate in situations like this one feel as if they have to be the one to initiate forgiveness or taking apology because if they don't they'll be the one who looks bad? And even if that's not what happened here, even if it's Zeke in particular accepted his apology, Varner still did something very transphobic and it's the right of the job to protect their clients and employees by not having somebody so publicly transphobic on their staff
I'm glad that he got fired because it sends a message that transphobia won't be tolerated. even if zeke was put to everyone in his life, this is a show that is broadcast to millions of people, and someone could easily have chosen to find him and harm him because of this! it should have been zeke's decision to out himself, not anyone else's
No one is hunting down gays or trans from the show they have many on there in the past that's ridiculous
He outed him. He’s not genuinely sorry. He’s only sorry because he got fired. Outing someone is one of the worst things you can possibly do to someone.
No it’s not
@@MistahFluffles what do you mean?
The Way Of Life outing someone is not the worst thing you can possibly sue to someone. By any means. There’s thousands of things you can do that are undoubtedly worse.
@@MistahFluffles I know. That’s why I said it’s one of the worst. Not the worst. Of course there are many worse things to do to a person.
@@MistahFluffles cry
Ironic that Matt Lauer felt bad about him getting fired
The only reason I feel bad for this dude is because his guilt, shame, and self negative talk has been punishment enough. It is easier to let this slide when Zeke forgave him and it spread a message to those going through the same issue.
Zeke is right, my opinion of him has changed, but for the better due to how much of a forgiving heart her had....That hug and saying "it is all going to be ok". The feels.
Well, I don't know what he did for a living but in the episode he said he worked with trans people everyday (possibly an exageration or lie but...) if that's true it makes a lot of sense I certainly wouldn't trust him after what he did. It may have been more practical than punishment baced
@@RaeDole yeah if he works with trans people…I wouldn’t blame them. Outting someone is a big no no.
@@RaeDole I’m pretty sure he worked in grassroots LGBTQIA+/civil rights… which is HORRIFYING.
"chansgender"?? LOL
I don't think he identifies with 4chan
Matt Lauer: “It’s interesting that he was fired then afterward.”
"Well well, if it isn't the consequences of my actions." -Jeff Varner and Matt Lauer
Best comment right here. I died
I love a good pizza!!!!!! How can you NOT?!?! EXTRA CHEESE IS A MUST!!! Stuffed crust matters people
True
Pleaseeee a little hug doesn’t solve anything 😭 why are they acting like all is good 🤦🏻♀️
What’s supposed to happen? Bro forgave bro, dude learned his lesson by getting fired
Leave Jeff Varner alone! He made a mistake. He is genuinely sorry.
Did you say the same for Dillan Roof? Where do you stand on hate crimes? Asking for a friend.
Stacey E, are you insane? Asking for a friend.
It was a moment of temporary insanity. Most Survivor contestants lose around 20-25 pounds every season due to starvation. Varner had gotten voted off early twice before. He put so much pressure on himself to make jury. It's inexcusable, but I do believe it was a moment of mental insanity.
+franciscanvideos Jeff Varner is over-weight. He was over weight when he entered the game. He was over-weight when he got himself voted out of the game. Don't make excuses for him. You just sound like an enabler and an apologist for his disgusting behavior when you do. He also thought about outing Zeke before he even went to tribal. This would not even cross the mind of anyone of any decent character. Adversity reveals character. Varner is extremely deficient in that department. And his perception of adversity got a rude awakening when he let the world see who he really is.
No one deleted anything and you can't plagiarize a TH-cam comment. What drugs are you on?
To everyone still coming back to this, Zeke gave them permission to show this on tv.
EXACTLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! its ALL A SHOW.
I think everyone in the comments is missing an important piece to this. Zeke didn't okay this because he was really okay with everyone knowing he said okay because he felt if was an important part of his story and the story of survivor. It doesn't mean it was all okay or that he wasn't hurt by that. He was. Not to mention even if he did want everyone to know it is still NOT okay to out someone.
@@RaeDole but he had the okay on whether or not they aired what happened he choose to let them show it. And no one said it was okay. Like what are you trying to argue? As I said he gave them permission to air this.
@@allahnah That doesn’t mean it wasn’t hurtful and life changing in the moment. Don’t be dense. This is how we normalize transgender people to media and make history, but it of course hurts for the transgender people being outed. That’s an actual hate crime your excusing for what? Dense.
Did he say "Chansgender"? What's that? When you identify as Jackie Chan?
GIVE VARNER A BREAK. YEAH HE DID SOMETHING COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE BUT DOES HE REALLY DESERVE TO GET FIRED
When you have a company, you make the those decisions. Just like you decide what to eat, wear etc... theres a very small %age of people advocating to give him back his job and that frankly doesnt add up in dollars. Your actions have consequences lol. its 2019. keep your mouth shut if you cant handle the repercussions.
@@HerofCanada yes, this is true, it is also true that if you are advocating this behavior or making it known with no other motive than to prove you point it is childish and a waist of time
@@kitten_582 waste* learn to spell before saying BS kid
It's clearly unfair dismissal if a company fires you for what happened on a game show
This made the Today Show? Slow day, guys? I think what Jeff said was absolutely the most appalling thing I have seen on Survivor, but the aftermath of getting fired for that kind of mistake is beyond extreme and ridiculous. "Core values are honesty, integrity, and respect" - was he honest? Yes. Did he have integrity after consoling his actions at the moment? Yes, by leaving the Tribal Council with no back talk. Did he respect the choice of others? Yes. Sorry, Allen Tate Companies, you just put aside your own set of values for ones that media wants you to believe. Jeff can't reverse what he said and when you are in the moment of the game, you will try as much as you can to save yourself. His actions crossed the extent into personal territory, and he knew it was terribly wrong after saying it. And the Tweeter who said it was a "hate crime", the moment was in no way discriminatory toward the LGBT community.
Yeah. When you sign on to a reality show, you kinda give up a lot of your privacy, by the nature of being a "celebrity". But if CBS was going to only air the show with Zeke's consent, they should have gotten Varner's consent as well.
What Varner did was wrong, but Jeff was like "You didn't just reveal it to 10 people, you revealed it to millions." No, it wasn't a live taping. CBS revealed it to millions, and if they did it against Varner's wishes, they pretty much did exactly what they were admonishing Varner for doing: Revealing something to the world about a person that could have a huge impact on their life and cause them to suffer discrimination for it.
People preach understanding, acceptance, and open mindedness, but still love to throw hate at somebody when they can feel justified or self righteous.
Varner and Zeke were both asked permission to air the moments. He revealed Zeke and him were contacted for this matter after the show on a Survivor recap podcast. He knew repercussions outside of the game would happen because of that. On a side note: it still blows my mind Varner has played 3 times and still manages to play and say worse things each time...
@@ara1156 facts
Jeff Varner for Heroes vs Villians 2
If they did that and asked him to be on villains i don't think he would accept it cuz he didn't want to do it and he realized it was a mistake. He wouldn't want to be known as a villain
Hith2re cbs is a big liberal show if they heard they didn’t believe in what they did they wouldn’t allow them on any cbs show and also some people would get mad that he came back on and also he would probs say no cause he would be to embarrassed
He shouldn’t have the right to go back on the show.
Zeke and Varner both for Heroes vs Villains 2. It would complete an arc.
All employers always state the false claim they are built on "Honesty, integrity and respect", and it is often quite the opposite. I've seen employers with that exact claim do the most calculated and despicable acts, so the statement is nothing more than empty words. I expected he would be let go for this (even though he shouldn't have been) because employers are only concerned with themselves, never the employee. Don't fool yourself for a second.
Rubellan Remasters even if they did, loads of people saw Varner on survivor, and if he continued to work there, that would bring in terrible publicity for the company. It might be a long time before he is able to receive a good paying job again
What he did was awful, but if you make a mistake in life, I hope people can be inspired to be like Varner and openly apologize for that mistake.
Who would want to deal with a guy like that though?
Jay Baderski you mean the trans dude or the one who outed him??
@@deezballs4733obviously the one who outed her
Now he's out alone in a Island
I've never been so happy to see someone's career ruined
Ah, shaudenfreuden
He not only lost a chance to win a million dollars, but lost his chance of making a living for himself…… so much consequences from 30 seconds on a game
This was before Matt Lauer was fired. Yikes.
The real estate company wanted to most likely sever their relationship with Varner because they would most likely lose potential clients.
Even though NC is a red state, people are from all over and seeing a transphobic person in their payroll is bad business
The biggest thing are the headlines and bad press for the company if they Don't fire him.
However I think they broke the law. Unfair dismissal. You can't fire someone for what happens on a game show
Ozzy was gonna go home that night I think and Varner ruined his game and his job. Huge L
LEAVE JEFF VARNER ALONE! IT WAS A MISTAKE!
Nope. He deserves the hate
So if zeke being trans is a secret, other personal secrets. Shouldnt be outed either......
it is no good when you are being your self
Zeke being himself was considered a deception.
@@Zen-bq5fhno, Zeke NOT being himself was the deception
CBS outed Zeke when they chose to not edit it out. CBS is teetering the line for viewership and shock appeal.
Did you even watch the video? They consulted with him before airing it.
Hayden Allman so why is everyone mad. Zeke freaking told everyone not Varner. Varner just told his teammates. so it makes no sense. it was inevitable. they were going to find out anyway. Like.
It needed to be shown!!
To show the hatred within the lgbtq community
It would be interesting if Varner had pulled out a hidden immunity idol after all that and everyone voted for him and then he voted for Zeke so Zeke got sent home instead. Could you imagine? 🤣🤣🤣
Tony Pajunen I don’t think he would have been given the option to play the idol. It reminded me of when Brandon Hantz had his melt down. He was going to get pulled from the game regardless of the tribe’s decision.
@@CraneFast Since Varner made no direct threats of violence against anyone (unlike Brandon), if Jeff had made him leave the game without letting him play his idol, it's possible he would be able to pursue legal action against Survivor since I don't think there would be any legal grounds for them to simply disqualify a contestant like that. I haven't read the Survivor rule book, granted, but I'm pretty sure there's no clause in there that says that a producer can just send someone home because they don't like them. They'd have to have broken a rule, and I'm pretty sure there's no rule about outing a transgendered person in there.
I would be so mad
Tony Pajunen I don’t know man, it’s hard to say what would have happened hypothetically. That tribal could have gone down completely different if Varner had the immunity idol anyway. He might not have been so aggressive going to the point of calling out Zeke.
@@CraneFast Ok, so imagine if someone had played it for him last minute because they felt like he made a mistake but that he learned his lesson and he was truly sorry or something like that.
and yet now a days he's saying he was set up by glaad and cbs... just proves that apology meant nothing in the end
Zeke was such a man about it. Such a disgusting outing riddled with transphobic drippings. Outing to 8 million people; unbelievably disrespectful.
Who cares
This was not even close to being a hate crime, he was playing the game of Survivor and to win that game you have to get votes, Varner was trying to show the players that Zeke was being deceptive for not telling everyone about being transgender. Varner has nothing against transgender he's trying anything to win the game unfortunately for him it backfired.
Dude he's not disagreeing with you. Everyone including Varner knows that what he did was wrong.
How can someone's gender be deceptive...?
You don't out someone.
“Chansgender”
He was genuinely sorry and is friends with Zeke
Friends don’t do that. He wasn’t sorry, he was just upset that it backfired. You don’t attack your friends and call them deceptive for being who they are lmao.
They had the logo from the wrong season up in the background lol
varner, sue the real estate company that fired you wrongly, they by firing you violated your civil rights! then after you win take Zeek and his significant other out for dinner at the best restaurant you can! perhaps a weekend at a nice sea side resort.
Rod Dupre he would loose a lawsuit. It's the law that a company can fire you for breaking their core values or making them look bad publicity.
or the blue oyster
Rod Dupre it their firm, they can fire whoever they want for whatever reason
What the crap is chansgender?
Jeez man ruined his whole life over his ignorance. Let him learn and move on, not lose his ability to feed his family
He was upset his plan backfired
Lol how’s it a hate crime if there was no hate
yikes
Eww Matt lauer
javier martinez jr more like ew Jeff Varner
@@Scottwilkie18 Ew both?
If Zeke has forgiven him already, So can we. Move along people.
Well, hate to break it to you all but, that was probably the single reason for Zeke to be there, got to join the "Game Changers"/season 34. It was strategically good timing to throw in a transgender and get some extra juice from it, especially after Jeff's unwise move here during the tribal council. Because Zeke wasn't really that impressive during the last time he participated in "Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X" neither (that whole season sucked as well). Game changer in what sense; changing gender?
Znibro He was chosen for Game Changers because he was a strategic powerhouse Millenials vs. Gen X. The viewers didn’t even know he was trans until Game Changers.
Yes, but I do not really consider him being a game changer really. And to be honest I have no opinion on his exchange, but the producers did (Mr.Burnett for example and I'm sure the hose was informed as well as it's a very high civil suit case - but hey, they got some good ratings!), and it was kinda obvious that would come out one way or another. All the best wishes to Zeke!
Znibro Zeke was 100% a Game Changer and don't make it sound like CBS wanted Zeke to be outed so they could get better ratings. They had planned on editing that incident out no matter what the cost, but Zeke, being the trooper he was, gave them the go ahead to air it and even told his other tribemates himself at the merge. I hope to see Zeke play again and maybe even win!
@@Znibro You have a lot of facts being presented to you but are being willfully ignorant and paranoid. not everything is a conspiracy.
Yea no, he wasn’t going to tell ANYONE he was trans, not even viewers.
Chans gender. Dude, the news reporter..
what is with real estate agents and bigotry
when I was watching it i thought Varner was joking Zeke was transgendered I didn't expect him to be. Varner got what he deserved and I'm glad he working at Wal☆Mart
Knowing Zeke is a woman didn’t change anything for me on who he is.
btw zeke isn't a woman, he was born a woman, but he is a man
be careful about your wording, bud
Ok fine *was* a woman
Last time i cheacked this person did not change all of the dna in their body to xy im a real girl telling you im uncomfortable with this whole situation
kitten _ Have you done more than basic biology?
@@kitten_582 what?
Cbs had to make sure it was ok with zeke to air that
Just from watching this as much as I don't support it,my heat sank when this happened I just felt so bad and May Allah always guide my tongue from hurting people this much because of money.
Don’t support it? It’s not a pick or choose wether what we go through is a decision you get to decide, and no matter what you believe in, your religion doesn’t give you different opinions on important matters like this
I hope you realize religion shouldn’t dictate who you support in who they are
Wasn't Mohammed a pedophile? How old was Aisha????
The question is...how would his family not know?
People need to CHILL
Good
I did watch the video and that's a great way for them to CYA, but it was irresponsible to put Varner in danger by airing it. This man is going to now get death threats and be treated like a leper because he made a mistake.
I'm old school. I remember the Jenny Jones murder. These producers are responsible for telling Varner to use all information in his arsenal to save himself. Now that Zeke has told us that Jeff and the producers knew he was transgender, they had a responsibility to not let it escalate. FYI, when trying to see who's culpable in situations like these, it's clear that the ones who should know better and have the power are to blame, and that is without a doubt CBS.
Varner outed Zeke playing the game on a closed set. CBS then outed Varner to the world. They were both wrong. CBS just has more lawyers.
joe williams-nelson did you not here them say that the network asked Zeke if it was ok for them to air it before they did they don't need lawyers
@@fakename5400 But they are responsible, and it put a good person in danger. To be honest, I sympathise with his move, because Varner thought that he was only outing Zeke to the other contestants, and that everybody in his life knew, almost like someone lying about their job (thats his perception, not reality). So it was a mistake without ill intent and now hes screwed by CBS.
People committing hate crimes deserve to be in danger, sit on it pigs. 🙏
It doesn't matter if he was only outing him to the cast. It was still wrong. And they don't need Varner's consent. I can guarantee they sign a ton of paperwork before going on the show and give CBS full discretion to air anything they film and edit it however they want. Even if Varner didn't want this hateful moment aired, he has no recourse because he said it.
That is unacceptable
@Banana Peel Gamer When it comes to civil rights, YES!!!
@Braeden Roby but situations like these cannot be compared particularly because they are baised in feelings and not actual science
@@kitten_582 It’s literal science buddy
The other hosts annoy because they seem to think just because Zeke and Varner "came together in the end" means that Varner's actions are excused. Absolutely not.
Leave it to someone who has no business in the situation to be offended for someone else.
@@MistahFluffles So I'm not allowed to find what he did disgusting? I'm not allowed to think that it's out of line to reveal something so deeply personal on national tv when no one else knew? Wow. Didn't know empathy was a bad thing.
Amanda Younes you can find it disgusting all you want. Doesn’t change the fact that the problem is already over and done with and you have no part in the actual problem.
@@MistahFluffles And I'm not trying to have a part in it. I'm stating my opinion on it. You're making assumptions.
Asaaranda you are saying his actions are excused as if you have a say in it.
Firing him is way over the top.
What's next? Firing people for cheating on their spouse?
Cult
Glad he got fired 💕👍
it sholdnt be this way
Hoda saying I think everyone was OK there???
lol
They fired him? Come on
Abbygale420 Guin What do you mean "come on"? How would you feel when someone puts your personal life on blast in front of millions of viewers?
You've probably never owned a business or grew up without consequences lol. thats life, shut up once in a while and you may never have to lose your job like varner.
@@wturner777 1. This is not a personal thing, it is not a secret if someone is a boy or a girl and anything beyond that is 100% deception so 2. Why do you feel like his life needs to be destroyed wow imagen being that needy for attention
Chansgender
Jawb
He showed remorse!!!!!
He said he was sorry!!!!
He made a mistake!!!
So shut your mouthes and forgive him!
Tf does “chansgender” mean?
looking back I don’t even see how they could’ve edited this out. They all voted Jeff off as a group and didn’t even cast any votes. Sure, they asked for Zeke’s permission but what if Zeke had said no?
Also, Jeff being trashed online was enough punishment (rightly deserved). Losing a job is too far.
I disagree are you willing to debate?
The producers could’ve told the audience he had to leave due to whatever reaspns
@@RaeDole yes i am
@@kitten_582 Gross
Varner made a mistake
He owned up to it
He’s a man
Why do all you people think that Jeff Varner is a bad person, when he owned up to his mistakes
You are all a bunch of hypersensitive people
Edit: Ok maybe I went a little far, but you are being very hypersensitive
What? He never “owned up” or even apologized. He only feels bad cuz he lost his Job. He deserves all the hage
Meh
Americans
It's insane to be fired for something you said that has nothing to do with your job performance. What are people like that supposed to do? Go on welfare and be social outcast just for being insensitive? Then people are shocked when there's a shooting rampage..
Couldn't agree more. I felt for Varner more than Zeke at that point.
I knew something was a little different about zeke last year. This explains everything.
They fired him for nothing
Love trans people. Guy shouldn't have been fired tho.
From a public relations perspective, I don't think they had a choice. The firm is in a very progressive area, and I wouldn't want my business to get that sort of negative publicity. I'd also have to ask myself "Would Jeff be willing to do something like that to his coworkers in order to get a promotion? NYC law prohibits discrimination based on gender identity; so is he also leaving me open to legal liabilities?"
More importantly it shows a huge lack of judgement by Jeff.
Plus Jeff was hired somewhere else so it's not like he's in poverty.
kissfan7 I see what you're saying then. I didn't think of it from a business standpoint. Better to get rid of a potential problem ahead of time. Rather than keep him and have him be a bigger problem in the future.
That was disgusting but I think he should not have had to lose his job. He obviously feels bad.
why should a company lose dollars over one employee ( whos clearly not a teenager lol ) that cannot keep his mouth in check? actions have consequences. anyone that supports him clearly likes to wreak havoc well into their 40s without consequences.
Anyone else notice it had the Millenials vs Gen X but that was in the season of survivor game changers when it happened?
Were really just throwing the term “hate crime” out there for anything now huh?
Outing someone on National Television to millions of people, is a hate crime
@@Jup1ter_1173 I mean its just not tho
@@joshhutch3525 it quite literally is.
@@Jup1ter_1173 unethical maybe, but not a hate crime. Don’t dilute the meaning of that word. There’s LGBTQ people out there that face real violence.
It'd be funny if it weren't so pathetic... Oh, what the heck, I'll laugh anyway. HA HA HA HA HA HAA!
WAIT............I THOUGHT THE TRANS PEOPLE WERE PROUD..... Whats the issue with people knowing she is trans???
He told the truth. And lost his job for telling the truth.
but having someone out you is super embarrassing. its like a deep secret. you dont want your friends introducing you to others and telling them your deepest darkest secret would you?
Varner made a huge mistake, but he's not a bad person. He genuinely feels terrible about what he did, and deserves forgiveness. And Zeke completely forgives him.
Yea no, he doesn’t feel bad, and he never apologized. He only “feels bad” because he lost his Job
No he doesn’t he just had to be a good person on TV because people would think that transgender people are rude if he was rude in that moment
A hate crime ? cmon
Lol. His company said their core values are "HONESTY", yet they're not angry at the trans guy for not telling people that he's trans.
Because it's no one's business. That's really personal stuff, and if someone doesn't want to reveal that, they don't have to.
I think firing a man from his job is a bit too much.