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CNN suspends Roland Martin for homophobic tweets at Superbowl
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He's a fauxgressive douchebag.
perfectnight
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I was strongly suggesting that poster buy a thicker skinyou too.
Boys will be boys.
Skiptastic
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Yup. Were it not for his previous statements, I'd be saying this is much ado about nothing. But it appears to be a continuation of bad sentiments...
I was strongly suggesting that poster buy a thicker skin
No, genius, you don't tell people that are offended by bigotry to "grow a thicker skin". You tell bigots to grow up and learn how to use their brains.
krypt0nian
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I was strongly suggesting that poster buy a thicker skin
I have a thick skin. I've had to deal with this bullshit for years. I've been called faggot, pussy, weak, etc for years. I've dealt with that and more with a "thick skin"
I have a zero tolerance policy for any disrespect coming from a homophobic place.
Fuck anyone that uses this as humor and thinks it's ok. I'm happy that this is now punished as the hateful speech it is. When you tolerate, or support, or defend this, you are fueling the atmosphere that teen suicide comes from.
Messypandas
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what the hell is an 'ish'?!?!?
ClovingWestbrook
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I could never stand him anyway. Blubbering moron.
Dreams-Visions
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he'd fit right in at Fox! Hannity & Martin, anyone????
why, it's the way Christians say, "shit". but without saying, "shit".
I don't understand why people feel the need to share their private thoughts that might get them in trouble on various social networks, where everyone can see them. You're not talking to just your friends anymore, you're sharing this with the whole world (unless it's G+ and you share it just with people in the circle .
.I agree with this, although I don't think I would have been NEARLY as upset if he hadn't used the "homosexual lifestyle" phrase earlier.
perfectnight
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Initially I didn't find the tweets to be homophobic which is why i said grow a thicker skin, but after reading the other things he said I do agree he's bigoted.
Dude Abides
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I don't understand how people can say the tweets are not homophobic.
Who would one expect to be excited by an ad with David Beckham in his underwear? Women and gay men. He said any dude (not person) excited about that ad should get slapped. Thus, anyone acting "gay" over that ad should get slapped. Not that hard to figure out.
Who would one expect to be excited by an ad with David Beckham in his underwear? Women and gay men. He said any dude (not person) excited about that ad should get slapped. Thus, anyone acting "gay" over that ad should get slapped. Not that hard to figure out.
Slang for "shit". It's what saying "shit" sounds like when played backwards in music (for censoring purposes)
That's actually not a bad point. He was feeling aroused and to fight said gay feelings he started uncomfortably mocking them on a worldwide stage.
Phantast2k
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There's only so much Backham a man can take..
I'm seeing this several times a day atm:
Feels bad
I'm seeing this several times a day atm:
Feels bad
planar1280
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honestly I would have preferred if they used Ryan Gosling instead of Bekham.
Your reading comprehension has failed you. There's nothing incongruous in those 2 statements.
Rocket Punch
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Disappointed, he would make a nice daddy bear.
Also, whoa... didn't know him and his wife are deep in the pray the gay away camp.
Also, whoa... didn't know him and his wife are deep in the pray the gay away camp.
BigJonsson
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That H and M ad was pretty strange though
Were they targeting woman to go buy Beckham underwear for their spouses/sig. others?
Were they targeting woman to go buy Beckham underwear for their spouses/sig. others?
PhoenixDark
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It's pretty damn hard to defend this guy. Even if you argue this is the PC police throwing a fit...the guy has a long history of far worse statements; this is just an appetizer of his bullshit. Perhaps I could give some dudebro a pass for something like this, but there's too much history here
His "apology" wasn't really an apology either. Rampant homophobia within the black community and especially the black church is nothing new and needs to be addressed
His "apology" wasn't really an apology either. Rampant homophobia within the black community and especially the black church is nothing new and needs to be addressed
Dude Abides
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Incorrect. You saw an opportunity to have a go at GLAAD and took it. Don't sweat it, hypocrisy in the name of personal politics is common.
Red Liquorice
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It's no different to how they advertise to women. BUY THIS. LOOK LIKE THIS (or at least look a little bit like this).
Don Lemon needs to whip Martin's ass...
I'm hetero, but.....god damn!
There's only so much Backham a man can take..
I'm seeing this several times a day atm:
Feels bad
I'm hetero, but.....god damn!
Is Don Lemon gay??
Escape Goat
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He shouldn't have said it and his punishment seems appropriate. I wouldn't flip out and march down to the Courthouse demanding justice be done. Pick your battles and save the fights for issues that really matter. So I hope everyone doesn't lose scope of the story and blow it out of proportion.
That would imply the person who said it is homophobic. Of course Martin could well be homophobic, and I'm not saying you should say those things, but when I have heard similar things said, it is usually more an attack on a person's masculinity or lack of. It would be like calling a man 'a big girl'. It is more about behaviour or traits that you would usually associate with femininity.
It doesn't necessarily mean the person is really that concerned about it either. It could be just used as a form of banter.
Meanwhile, another famous male, black baptist just made this advertisement:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UincZIBDTII&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UincZIBDTII&feature=player_embedded
Yes, and he came out publicly as such
It does no such thing. A comment can be homophobic whether or not the person means it that way or is simply ignorant.
so they're an effemiphobe?
Look at him. This is the image of a man that knows he's on the wrong side of history.
Wow, I had no idea. Him and Cooper are two of my favorite newscasters. What's awesome is that miscellaneous anchor women on CNN are always flirting with both of them, too.
CornBurrito
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Wouldn't shock me if he likes to see guys get their asses whipped.
Okay, let's work this through. What reason would a person have to suggest that men should be mocked for wearing pink?
gaborn said:
I think the most generous defense one can offer for such a position is that they are strong believers in traditional male gender roles. Which isn't necessarily homophobic -- although it often is -- but even if on its own, it's not a good thing. I am also rather disgusted by the "men should be real men" line of thinking, although not to the same degree as I am disgusted by homophobia.
When you're doing so because it's something "girly" considering the history of considering gay men effeminate? Yes. I can see why the connection might not be obvious to a person at first blush but it does speak to the same attitude that contributes to that. Although I have to say in fairness I wouldn't assume if that was ALL a person did that they were homophobic.
Also, on Al Sharpton - I obviously have some issues with him on some policies but he's always seemed to be a THOROUGHLY decent and dedicated man.
They're being far to ga-....ga-....garish. Yeah, garish.
Seriously? The guy likes sports. He's spouting off during the biggest annual sporting event in america, who cares? I see nothing wrong with what he said.
"Manhood" and "man cards" have nothing to do with being gay, and I take his comments as poking fun at that rather than the sexuality of anyone. I agree with him in his questioning of men that don't like sports. I find those people weird. I don't care who they are fucking.
"Manhood" and "man cards" have nothing to do with being gay, and I take his comments as poking fun at that rather than the sexuality of anyone. I agree with him in his questioning of men that don't like sports. I find those people weird. I don't care who they are fucking.
I support marriage and rights equality but Al Sharpton needs to stay the fuck out of my states business.
I suppose so. I think the term has always been wrong to be honest.
by definition
Sometimes the words people say are subject to interpretation or intention. If we give homophobia a broader term rather than what the word actually suggests -- which would be an irrational fear of -- then yes, I suppose you could call the comment homophobic.
Not necessarily no. Again if used as a form of banter.
Same here. I used to watch Cooper on ABC world news now when I was up in the middle of the night and couldn't sleep. He had a lot of fun in that time slot...
Words acquire a meaning based on the way they are used, not by what their root words historically meant.
I might agree with you if Martin didn't have the history he did.
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