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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIndiana Pacers Player Fined $75K For 'No Homo,' Profane Comments
Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert has been fined $75,000 by the NBA for his homophobic and vulgar comments at a press conference on Saturday following the Pacers's 91-77 victory over the Miami Heat, reports USA Today.
Hibbert was contrite when asked about his defense of Heat player LeBron James, saying "no homo." He also called the media "motherfuckers."
By Sunday, Hibbert had apologized and reached out to gay basketball player Jason Collins, asking him on Twitter if "I can get a follow. Would like to discuss something with you." It's not clear if the two players corresponded.
http://www.advocate.com/sports/2013/06/03/indiana-pacers-player-fined-75k-no-homo-profane-comments
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joeybee12
(56,177 posts)a Democratic board?
Just phucking amazing.
Zorra
(27,670 posts)William769
(55,148 posts)We're here we're queer we're everywhere.
See you on the flip side.
William769
(55,148 posts)LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)Many places of employment have strict policies regarding what one may or may not say when representing that company. I can guarantee that were that precise same language used in my office and brought to my attention, that person would, at the minimum, be subject to a one-week suspension w/o pay... regardless of whether it is considered urban slang or not.
"Isn't there anything else going on in the world. Is the world really all about gay sex...?"
I don't think so. However, I also do not think that discussion of it denies or prevents any other discussions. It would take a pretty brain-dead, sub-literate, half-educated person to believe as such.
One would think that if there are "too many" discussions of a particular topic, that person would simply avoid those discussions...
Starry Messenger
(32,342 posts)I sure wouldn't miss you.
William769
(55,148 posts)Starry Messenger
(32,342 posts)William769
(55,148 posts)You are one of my most absolute favorite Duer's.
Starry Messenger
(32,342 posts)It always makes my day to run into you here.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)At Mon Jun 3, 2013, 02:16 PM an alert was sent on the following post:
Why does everything have to be a gay cause now?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=2940333
REASON FOR ALERT:
This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate. (See <a href="http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=aboutus#communitystandards" target="_blank">Community Standards</a>.)
ALERTER'S COMMENTS:
Bigoted speech describing LGBT related news stories posted at DU as "obsessing about gay sex".
JURY RESULTS
You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Mon Jun 3, 2013, 02:24 PM, and the Jury voted 6-0 to HIDE IT.
Juror #1 voted to HIDE IT and said: No explanation given
Juror #2 voted to HIDE IT and said: How did this troll manage to get well over 3k posts? Ugh.
Juror #3 voted to HIDE IT and said: No explanation given
Juror #4 voted to HIDE IT and said: insensitive, rude, disruptive
Juror #5 voted to HIDE IT and said: I was going to alert on this one too. Unbelievable!
Juror #6 voted to HIDE IT and said: So sorry that we gay people are ruining your life with trying to get our civil rights acknowledged.
William769
(55,148 posts)hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)all we need to know.
William769
(55,148 posts)hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)Behind the Aegis
(54,032 posts)hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)Zorra
(27,670 posts)Behind the Aegis
(54,032 posts)Who knows, maybe the pizza man will ring twice!
Starry Messenger
(32,342 posts)hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)I did not expect that from that poster.
fishwax
(29,149 posts)That post was
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)You get plenty of posts like that there!
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)William769
(55,148 posts)hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)WhollyHeretic
(4,074 posts)William769
(55,148 posts)One would say the hotness of summer is here, I say it's peoples bigotry showing & other people's ignorance (at least I hope that what is is) to comprehend.