He has every right to his opinion, but this isn't a free speech issue.
This has to do with the fact that he represents a brand, and his comments offended customers of that employer. So now he has to face the consequences of that action.
To make it easier to understand let's rephrase the situation. In your career, how long would you retain your job if you were offending a percentage of the company's clientele?
If you owned a business and an employee was making derogatory comments towards customers, how long would you continue to employ that person?
Had his comments been offensive to women, veterans, or another race would this debate still be going on? I mean freedom of speech yeah?
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