The vile four-letter word a Texas man 'was heard calling female colleague' that cost him his job advising businesswomen

A Texas man has been fired from a board advising women- and minority-owned businesses after colleagues claimed they overheard him call a female co-worker a 'c**t'.

Christopher Forbrich was removed from the Bexar County Small, Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise board on Tuesday, KSAT reported.

Two of his colleagues claimed that he used the misogynistic slur about county commissioner Rebeca Clay-Flores on July 10.

'My initial reaction is that I have experienced sexism and racism as the only woman on this court and as the first woman of color,' Clay-Flores told KSAT.

The slur was allegedly uttered by Forbrich the day after a heated meeting at which Clay-Flores had proposed reducing the size of the advisory board by scrapping Forbrich's position.

Chris Forbrich has been fired from his job on a board advising women- and minority-owned businesses after colleagues claimed they overheard him call a female co-worker a 'c**t'

Forbrich said he is unsure whether used the term, stating he could not remember what was said.

'I don't remember that I used that word,' Forbrich said. 'I remember being upset, and I think when you're upset you make sudden utterances. I don't remember my exact language.

'I had a private discussion with a friend that I think was overheard and mischaracterized in public in a political attempt to squash my resistance to her reelection.'

A written complaint was submitted to Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai by one of the alleged witnesses, Edward Pape, who said the slur was also heard by fellow board member Marinella Murillo.

'After passing through the security portal Mr. Forbrich immediately approached us and without any introduction began directing his comments to Ms. Murillo and stated the following (with my apologies for the language),' the letter states.

' "Did you hear what that crusading c**t tried to do to me last night?" This was obviously in reference to the subject we had been discussing regarding the effort by Commissioner Clay-Flores.'

Two  colleagues claimed that he used the misogynistic slur about county commissioner Rebeca Clay-Flores (pictured) on July 10

Forbrich said he is unsure whether used the term, stating he could not remember what was said 

Pape explained that after 'recovering from the shock and behavior' witnessed, he took Murillo aside to ascertain if he had heard correctly.

'She responded in the affirmative and stated this was not the first time she had been subjected to such behavior and language,' the letter states.

Pape went on to say that a third colleague also confirmed she had heard the remarks and that it was not the first time Forbrich had conducted himself in that manner.

'As a professional and as a gentleman and at the very most basic premise as a man I cannot in good conscience stand by and be a participant in a forum where such behavior is tolerated,' Pape added.

The third colleague, Renee Watson, also submitted her own letter confirming the details of the incident and flagging the 'crude and slanderous' remarks. 

Forbrich was removed from the board following a review of the complaints.