Roland Martin should’ve known better than to “joke” that you ought to “smack the ish” out of any guy at your Super Bowl party that’s “hyped about David Beckham’s H&M underwear ad.”

If not because the comment itself was distasteful, than because a political commentator ought to know better than anyone how quickly an off-the-cuff remark can be your undoing.

It’s no coincidence that Martin’s suspension was announced the same day that 20-year-old Brandon White, the victim of a violent homophobia-fueled beating, made headlines on the very network Martin is employed by. Mind you, these attacks also took place in the same city CNN is based in — Atlanta.