 CodeJockey
Male, 30-39, Midwest US
 2404 Posts
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Thursday, September 20, 2012 7:52:24 AM
"free speech should be allowed whether it was tasteless or not"
He's on company time in a company uniform. |
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 chalket
Male, 50-59, Southern US
1483 Posts
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Wednesday, September 19, 2012 1:39:31 PM
Per wikipedia: "In Spain, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Venezuela and Cuba the word has a stronger meaning with a very negative emphasis"
Yunel Escobar is Cuban. |
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 LordJim
Male, 50-59, Europe
2410 Posts
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Wednesday, September 19, 2012 9:35:40 AM
Presumably the team has a policy on racism and homophobia. Presumably he was aware of it. |
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 EVILLECUTTER
Male, 18-29, Midwest US
183 Posts
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Wednesday, September 19, 2012 7:44:34 AM
i think he spelled it wrong |
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 patchgrabber
Male, 30-39, Canada
5263 Posts
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Wednesday, September 19, 2012 7:00:27 AM
Isn't this reverse victimisation? A person doesn't agree with homosexuality so we criminalise it.
Would it have been different if he had written "Tu ere negro"? |
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 Reignblazer
Male, 18-29, Europe
1552 Posts
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Wednesday, September 19, 2012 6:32:27 AM
Cool, I like learning new cusswords in different languages. poo's educational. |
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 DromEd
Male, 40-49, Eastern US
905 Posts
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Wednesday, September 19, 2012 5:57:14 AM
Since we love in a country where only one group of citizens is still denied equal legal rights, it doesn't surprise me that his punishment was so light.
He plays for the Blue Jays...you know, a team from CANADA. Try and keep up. What would you have had done...jail time....a spanking? Yes, let's make it illegal to call somebody a name! |
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 Vimto
Male, 40-49, Europe
1988 Posts
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Wednesday, September 19, 2012 5:44:54 AM
EgalM's link is more interesting. |
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 Daegog
Male, 30-39, Eastern US
63 Posts
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Wednesday, September 19, 2012 5:17:24 AM
Free Speech means you will not get arrested for saying stuff. It doesn't mean you can say anything you want without consequences. |
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 drawman61
Male, 50-59, Europe
1392 Posts
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Wednesday, September 19, 2012 3:36:28 AM
Isn't this reverse victimisation? A person doesn't agree with homosexuality so we criminalise it. |
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 tsiemens
Male, 30-39, Canada
432 Posts
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Wednesday, September 19, 2012 2:45:12 AM
free speech should be allowed whether it was tasteless or not |
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 Andicicle
Male, 18-29, Eastern US
441 Posts
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Tuesday, September 18, 2012 9:39:36 PM
Since we love in a country where only one group of citizens is still denied equal legal rights, it doesn't surprise me that his punishment was so light. |
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 EgalM
Male, 18-29, Canada
1667 Posts
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Tuesday, September 18, 2012 7:35:50 PM
Meh, but while were on the subject, here is a
Blue Jay asking for a peanut |
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 WeePee
Male, 18-29, Midwest US
606 Posts
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Tuesday, September 18, 2012 7:25:53 PM
hes on the blue jays, i don't think a 3 game suspension is going to bother him or hurt his team. |
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 Angelmassb
Male, 18-29, S. America
15474 Posts
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Tuesday, September 18, 2012 6:36:16 PM
@LandoGriffin
La Marica and Maricón have waaay different connotations being Maricón the most harsh of them |
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Clemy
Male, 18-29, Eastern US
24 Posts
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Tuesday, September 18, 2012 6:33:37 PM
Those Canadians love the gays. |
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uatme
Male, 18-29, Canada
790 Posts
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Tuesday, September 18, 2012 6:13:11 PM
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uatme
Male, 18-29, Canada
790 Posts
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Tuesday, September 18, 2012 6:11:39 PM
His response was basically, it wasn't intended to be anti gay, and it might translate to something that can be taken to be anti gay, I should know better.. whatever Ill take the 3 games off. |
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 jendrian
Male, 18-29, Canada
2353 Posts
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Tuesday, September 18, 2012 5:53:11 PM
@5Cats: yup, that's exactly what it means. |
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 5Cats
Male, 40-49, Canada
16939 Posts
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Tuesday, September 18, 2012 5:50:05 PM
Blue Jays Home (With Video!)
He did something really stupid, but he's getting slapped pretty hard for it! That ain't no "slap on the wrist" he got.
What does it mean? "You are - a fag"? |
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 Zeegrr60
Male, 40-49, Eastern US
1514 Posts
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Tuesday, September 18, 2012 5:24:22 PM
good thing he's on a canadian team .No one cares.
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jendrian
Male, 18-29, Canada
2353 Posts
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Tuesday, September 18, 2012 5:13:59 PM
@Monosandalos: that's gay |
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 Monosandalos
Male, 30-39, Europe
253 Posts
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Tuesday, September 18, 2012 4:59:18 PM
@jendrian: When you call someone gay in an attempt to insult them you are essentially anti-gay.
Even more so when you use a slang word that has negative connotations. |
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jendrian
Male, 18-29, Canada
2353 Posts
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Tuesday, September 18, 2012 4:52:34 PM
@LandoGriffin: Maricon = fag, quite literally. I'm Mexican I would know |
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 freddyferret
Male, 40-49, Midwest US
9843 Posts
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Tuesday, September 18, 2012 4:34:32 PM
Let him spend 24 hours in jail and see how he feels about gays. |
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