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100k.
Thats like 5 seconds of an appearance in a chinese commercial.
HE AIN'T EVEN MAD.
Thats like 5 seconds of an appearance in a chinese commercial.
HE AIN'T EVEN MAD.
Gay Rights slams Kobe-- "what a disgrace" Kobe gets fined 100k
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What a ridiculous amount to pay for a player being frustrated.
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What a ridiculous amount to pay for a player being frustrated.
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I think the general misunderstanding on this board is that the LGBT community is trying (with help of the NBA in this case) to sensitize and discourage the normalization of that term with any old word that's said in frustration or as an insult. So there....
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I think the general misunderstanding on this board is that the LGBT community is trying (with help of the NBA in this case) to sensitize and discourage the normalization of that term with any old word that's said in frustration or as an insult. So there....
mr marcus
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i swear i wish i could smack the $@++ outta anyone who compares the N word to the F word.....that $@++ burns my soul and makes me not even wanna take up for gays when they spew that $#*$!+*$
mr marcus
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i swear i wish i could smack the $@++ outta anyone who compares the N word to the F word.....that $@++ burns my soul and makes me not even wanna take up for gays when they spew that $#*$!+*$
antonlavey
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Remember the J Williams racist rant about Asians, I guess he was just being frustrated and angry.
Mel Gibson was just being frustrated and angry.
Clyde Frog
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Real talk I HONESTLY think Stern is gai. Seriously, I saw that fine coming.
Clyde Frog
formerly jay02
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Real talk I HONESTLY think Stern is gai. Seriously, I saw that fine coming.
antonlavey
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Remember the J Williams racist rant about Asians, I guess he was just being frustrated and angry.
Mel Gibson was just being frustrated and angry.
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comparing words to words angers you?
I wouldn't dare compare gay rights to black rights like some do... but they're both derrogatory words said in anger.
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comparing words to words angers you?
I wouldn't dare compare gay rights to black rights like some do... but they're both derrogatory words said in anger.
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well u type answered his question...
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well u type answered his question...
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I can't believe people are co-signing this like its okay.
People in saying the F word and N are drastically different are just stupid.
Edit-Now you dumbasses are saying he was entraped?!!?!?!? I don't whether to laugh or SMH
People in saying the F word and N are drastically different are just stupid.
Edit-Now you dumbasses are saying he was entraped?!!?!?!? I don't whether to laugh or SMH
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I can't believe people are co-signing this like its okay.
People in saying the F word and N are drastically different are just stupid.
Edit-Now you dumbasses are saying he was entraped?!!?!?!? I don't whether to laugh or SMH
People in saying the F word and N are drastically different are just stupid.
Edit-Now you dumbasses are saying he was entraped?!!?!?!? I don't whether to laugh or SMH
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Uh, no.
I disagree completely. When you use a racial slur to denigrate someone, the intent is to debase them by association. If someone were to say, "you're such a Jew" as an insult, how would that not be considered anti-semitic? Using it as an insult is offensive in and of itself.
Just saying "that's gay" as a pejorative is offensive. To go so far as to use a slur is even worse.
That's not "human nature," it's a product of living in a racist, sexist, heterosexist society. It's indicative of subconscious bias.
It's no more "human nature" than drunken White frat boys using racial slurs they'd never utter while sober.
In this case, an athlete said something in the heat of the moment to attack someone else, and he leveraged heterosexist prejudice to give weight to his insult. Even in an irrational state, you have to recognize the intent of using something like a racial slur.
When you reach down as deep as you can for a way to hurt somebody, when you blindly grope around for a psychological weapon and you grasp this feeling of superiority over others exemplified by a slur, you are subconsciously exploiting the hierarchical structure that ranks White above Black, Christian above Muslim, Male above Female, Straight above Gay.
I am about as anti-David Stern as an NBA fan can get, but I support this fine. Whether you like him or not, Kobe Bryant is a role model for a lot of young people and the message ought to be sent that this is completely inexcusable behavior, even in the heat of "battle." I would expect him to issue a public apology, if not due to a legitimate respect for others than out of concern for his already-weakened marketability.
The media response will likely be hypocritical in the sense that White celebrities who say things like "that's gay" will continue to get a pass, but that doesn't excuse the behavior. It isn't an all or nothing issue, where, in order to object to the singling out of a Black athlete, you have to JUSTIFY the use of a heterosexist slur. It's not about taking the "gay" side or the "Black" side, (because, believe it or not, once can be both simultaneously), but about taking the side of justice and equality.
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Uh, no.
I disagree completely. When you use a racial slur to denigrate someone, the intent is to debase them by association. If someone were to say, "you're such a Jew" as an insult, how would that not be considered anti-semitic? Using it as an insult is offensive in and of itself.
Just saying "that's gay" as a pejorative is offensive. To go so far as to use a slur is even worse.
That's not "human nature," it's a product of living in a racist, sexist, heterosexist society. It's indicative of subconscious bias.
It's no more "human nature" than drunken White frat boys using racial slurs they'd never utter while sober.
In this case, an athlete said something in the heat of the moment to attack someone else, and he leveraged heterosexist prejudice to give weight to his insult. Even in an irrational state, you have to recognize the intent of using something like a racial slur.
When you reach down as deep as you can for a way to hurt somebody, when you blindly grope around for a psychological weapon and you grasp this feeling of superiority over others exemplified by a slur, you are subconsciously exploiting the hierarchical structure that ranks White above Black, Christian above Muslim, Male above Female, Straight above Gay.
I am about as anti-David Stern as an NBA fan can get, but I support this fine. Whether you like him or not, Kobe Bryant is a role model for a lot of young people and the message ought to be sent that this is completely inexcusable behavior, even in the heat of "battle." I would expect him to issue a public apology, if not due to a legitimate respect for others than out of concern for his already-weakened marketability.
The media response will likely be hypocritical in the sense that White celebrities who say things like "that's gay" will continue to get a pass, but that doesn't excuse the behavior. It isn't an all or nothing issue, where, in order to object to the singling out of a Black athlete, you have to JUSTIFY the use of a heterosexist slur. It's not about taking the "gay" side or the "Black" side, (because, believe it or not, once can be both simultaneously), but about taking the side of justice and equality.
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I feel like I wandered into a youtube or mediatakeout comment section. A lot of these posts in here are embarrassing.
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I feel like I wandered into a youtube or mediatakeout comment section. A lot of these posts in here are embarrassing.
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Kobe is my favorite player and all and everyone gets frustrated but poor choice of words
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Kobe is my favorite player and all and everyone gets frustrated but poor choice of words
