Manny Pacquiao: 'To the gay community, I apologize'

[mabuhayp]

Source: Los Angeles Times

To the gay community, I apologize,”

“What I said is a reporter asked me about gay marriage …. I am against gay marriage, but I’m not condemning gays,”

“I have family — a cousin — who’s gay, and friends too. I’m just against gay marriage. I don’t even want to talk about the issue, but I was asked about it, so I gave my opinion.”
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Read more: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/05/manny-pacquiao-to-the-gay-community-i-apologize.html

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I'm so relieved that he decided to apologize even though it was a misquote

[MrSlayer]

1. He said they should be put to death.

Or is he saying he didn't say that now?

[struggle4progress]

2. ... The author of the original article, Granville Ampong ... wrote a follow-up article Wednesday

in which he clarified that Pacquiao had not quoted the verse from Leviticus ...
Pacquiao Is Put on Defensive Over Same-Sex Marriage View
By GREG BISHOP
Published: May 16, 2012
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/17/sports/manny-pacquiao-faces-criticism-over-stance.html?_r=1

[Ruby the Liberal]

3. Maybe he is thinking that you don't have to condemn them

in order to put them to death. Some random gay-hate "loophole" that keeps the endorsements coming in and lawsuits out.

Win-win for everyone, no?

[closeupready]

4. Oh whatever. Just do your boxing, and don't play priest

in your spare time, please.

If he wants to drop it, fine. If he decides to speak publicly again in opposition to equal rights for GLBT people, then I think he needs to expect pushback from GLBT people and their friends and families.

End of story.

[oxymoron]

5. Some of my best friends are Queers...

Sorry, not good enough. I plan to boycott your ass. No more Nike for me.

[bluestateguy]

6. This is why apologies are stupid and for children, not adults

Does anybody actually take this seriously?

Neither do I.

[HuckleB]

9. Public apologies, maybe.

But apologies are a part of being human, and a part of the community.

[Lacipyt]

12. Of course not...

There is no point in learning, growing, changing, etc.

You are what you is and if you say/do something stupid for the rest of your life you need to be reminded of that.

[gkhouston]

15. The attititude that "apologies are for children, not adults" contributes to non-apology apologies.

The kids I've encountered who seem to (appropriately) apologize sincerely and without coercion are ones whose parents aren't afraid to apologize around their kids and to their kids.

[alp227]

7. Apology NOT accepted.

[bhikkhu]

8. What does he have against marriage?

What business is it to him if people want to get married?

[Jamaal510]

11. He's just another person

who wants to impose his views on everybody else. That's all.

[AtheistCrusader]

10. 'just' against gay marriage?

do tell?

I mean, if it wasn't for all those pesky gay marraiges running around, we wouldn't be having this discussion would we?

Translation:

"I'm just against one minority's civil rights'.

[Prometheus Bound]

13. "I apologize" (from Deadwood)

Jane: "Shut the fuck up!"

[Ian David]

14. "I like the gays, I just don't think they deserve the same legal protections as real people."

That's the shorter version of what he said.

[awoke_in_2003]

16. +1. Nt

[Roland99]

17. Too little. Too late. FAIL.