The tricky business of being a provocative radio host without losing your job for offending people is playing out in Winnipeg. Former in-your-face DJ Dave Wheeler is suing Roger Media for firing him because, as he contends, he was merely doing his job. The wrongful dismissal suit seeks more than $1.4 million in damages from 92.1 CITI FM and parent Rogers. In June Wheeler was talking about the dilemma of Scarlett Johansson who withdrew from a film called Rub and Tug because she was facing backlash after agreeing to play a trans man. Wheeler made a remark comparing transgender people to actors who “pretend to be different things.” One quote is: “If someone is born human (and) they pretend to be a dog (it) is not right to agree with them for the sake of their feelings.” The suit contends it was an express or implied term of Wheeler’s employment with Rogers that his on-air persona was to be provocative and controversial and he was to push the boundaries and engage listeners in controversial social topics.