After he described what he does for a living, instead of saying I see, Pat said, I thee. Pat is heard possibly mimicking contestant Chris Brimble’s speech impediment, who has a lisp. As a woman who has lived all her life with one (and my parents put me in speech classes when I was first going to school as a youngster), I find it appalling that you do that kind of crap.Īs someone your age, who grew up with hearing impaired cousins, I was taught that we NEVER made fun of their speech pattern. Pat Sajak has received backlash following Monday’s episode (February 22) of the show after mocking a contestant’s speech impediment. Maybe if you grew up with a speech impediment you’d understand.' A third viewer chimed in by writing: 'Is he purposely trying to get fired, seems that way. Hopefully you learned by your mistake and stop making fun of those with a lisp. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators. While one fan called Pat 'snide,' another added: 'Thanks for making fun of people with a lisp on tonight’s show you arrogant overpaid jerk - Pat Sajak.

“To this day I wouldn’t even think of doing what you did so don’t get on your ‘exemplary’ high horse about it. “As someone your age, who grew up with hearing impaired cousins, I was taught that we NEVER made fun of their speech pattern,” another viewer tweeted. “As a woman who has lived all her life with one (and my parents put me in speech classes when I was first going to school as a youngster), I find it appalling that you do that kind of crap.” “Hopefully you learned by your mistake and stop making fun of those with a lisp,” one viewer said in response to the host’s Feb. Viewers lashed out on Twitter after the episode, with some replying to an unrelated tweet Sajak sent last week, in which he wrote, “How nice for those who have lived such exemplary lives that they can express glee when others have their lives ruined by a mistake, real or perceived.”Īlso Read: Pat Sajak Warned Vanna White to Avoid Social Media While Filling In as 'Wheel of Fortune' Host (Video) Instead of replying, “I see,” Sajak mimicked Brimble’s lisp by saying, “I thee.”

The incident happened during the episode’s player introductions, when contestant Chris Brimble spoke with a noticeable lisp while describing his job as a tech salesman. It’s going to be a big night at the Sajak house.“Wheel of Fortune” host Pat Sajak is facing backlash after he mocked a contestant’s speech impediment on Monday’s episode of the game show. Sajak told co-host Vana White at the end of the show, “You know I’ve been married 31 years, and I still feel like a newlywed. Brimble questioned how long one has to be married before they cease to be considered newlyweds. A total of $12,250 was won by him, but he failed to qualify for the bonus puzzle and earn the ultimate prize.ĭuring the interview with the contestant, Sajak had an offbeat remark about something that had nothing to do with the offending joke. No response was immediately received from Sajak representatives regarding any of the tweets.ĭespite the host’s mock, Brimble’s game did not appear to be thrown off in the slightest. Your sarcasm is offensive and only funny to idiots such as yourself,” You have been on the air for far too long. As a woman who has lived all her life with one (and my parents put me in speech classes when I was first going to school as a youngster), I find it appalling that you do that kind of crap.”Īnother user pointed, “Did just mock one of the contestants?”Īnother outraged viewer tweeted, Hey d-bag, say a cheap shot making fun of a contestant with a lisp.

One of the viewers tweeted, “Hopefully, you learned by your mistake and stop making fun of those with a lisp. Though Brimble laughed the situation off, viewers who were upset about the Sajak’s apparent sarcasm toward the contestant took to Twitter to voice their outrage. On Monday’s episode of ‘Wheel of Fortune,’ Pat Sajak mocked one of the contestants of the show named Brimble with a speech impediment, which upsets the viewers. At one point Sajak took to mimicking the contestants manner of speaking. The famous game show features a competition in which contestants solve word puzzles in order to win cash and prizes determined by spinning a giant carnival wheel. A contestant with a lisp spoke with Sajak during the interview portion of the game. We all have heard about the Netflix show ‘Wheel of Fortune.’

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