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people who take blows to the head for a living have impulse problems
it's almost universal, the conditional part of decision making goes away
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Nike cuts ties with superstar boxer Manny Pacquiao following LGBT scandal
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people who take blows to the head for a living have impulse problems
it's almost universal, the conditional part of decision making goes away
I wonder if you would say the same thing if it was a man kissing a woman without her permission and the woman went apeshit about it. Would the reaction be pathetic then?
Exactly. We have lot of double standards.
Anyone got a screenshot?
IrishNinja
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pac-man's legacy
wow, so he actually doubled-down...i can only imagine what that bubble's like. hope that hill's worth it, manny
Shame Mayweather isn't any better. Pac is a disgusting human being.
titiklabingapat
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The good thing is that it propelled the conversation about LGBT rights in the Philippines. Most people there will more than likely side with Pacquiao but it at least shows them that the world is moving forward and there are consequences on your bigotry. Some of the more prominent LGBT entertainers (and there are a few powerful ones) have been using their positions quite effectively.
It's also interesting to watch my family react to it. All of them are big fans of him but they also think he is an idiot and definitely have diminished their opinions of him.
If he wins a senate seat, I won't mind it if the larger LGBT community (who has very lucrative tourism dollars) boycotts the Philippines because of it. Hell, I'll probably join them too.
It's also interesting to watch my family react to it. All of them are big fans of him but they also think he is an idiot and definitely have diminished their opinions of him.
If he wins a senate seat, I won't mind it if the larger LGBT community (who has very lucrative tourism dollars) boycotts the Philippines because of it. Hell, I'll probably join them too.
FunkyPajamas
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Next Coen brothers movie
what if it was just two cats, hangin' out, doing cat stuff?
Probably not, but I was talking about that gif.
Pecking someone on the face when they get up in another fighter's face is a pretty common trope at those weigh-in/face-off/whateverthefuckthosethingsare.
So I guess I'd have to wait until i see a man and woman weighing in and having a press event before they spar in a martial arts competition to really answer that question. Context is really important to me, and it should be to you, too.
Which is why Bernard Hopkins encourages any boxer who works under him, to get themselves not only educated financially, but to make sure they have good representation.
go on...
Who takes advice from an alien though amirite?
Post boxing careers are a real sad state of affairs though, I don't know anyone who would argue otherwise even now.
FunkyPajamas
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You guys sicken me. Truly disgusted.
Seriously though, I'm glad sponsors are willing to call people out on their bigoted bullshit. I don't follow boxing so I don't know much about this guy but the whole bible quoting hatred thing is just reprehensible stuff. Good riddance whoever you are.
Fuck him up voodoo jesus
Good. Fuck him.
This makes me happy.
They wouldn't have done this in 2009, though.
This one is better:
This makes me happy.
A Link to the Past
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Different reactions for different situations. I could understand if it was able to be established that he simply didn't appreciate this unwanted advance, but it's far more likely that he gay panic'd.
univariate
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what the fuck
what kind of church are these people going to?
edit: looks like a WWE match.
Messofanego
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This one is better:
Dawww
Ha, yeah. Dude's a trip
Yeah, all the people praising Nike make me chuckle. Where was this commitment to inclusion from Nike all the other times he's said bigoted shit like this? Oh right, he wasn't washed up yet.
Aaaaaaaaaaand saved for future uses.
Lmao, doing voodoo and it was caught on camera.
Thats no religion.
FunkyPajamas
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Chupacabra Jesus.
Voodoo is a legitimate religion.
It's a professional fight weigh-in though. People lash out like that all the time. Usually it's just to build hype after the staredown photo op.
Dreams-Visions
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I thought that was Hoodoo.
People grow out of their upbringings all the time. It's part of maturing and becoming an adult, especially someone who's traveled the world many times over and met tens of thousands of people as part of his fame. He's a bigot and he got there on his own. Don't try and handwave it away because of his upbringing.
Who do?
Laughing Banana
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Oh I don't know. I would be pretty pissed too if all of a sudden someone suddenly kissed me without my consent, you know.
As for Manny, he's done. At least as far as boxing is concerned.
You know it's amazing. Not that long ago, and I mean really like in 10 - 15 years time, companies like NIke would have severed relationships with celebrities/athletes/whoever if they came out and said they were gay. A rare example of social change happening very rapidly.
That's great!
That's great!
PartlyCloudlike
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If a guy went up and gave a girl a kiss without her consent, I think it'd be understandable if she reacted by wanting to slap or hit the guy. Similar situation here.
I don't think he cares all that much about the blowback. He is getting plenty of support back in SE Asia.
eh i don't think so. not that athletes have been in a hurry to come out the closet. but that'd be an awful PR look anytime in the last 20 years
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