First, there's Mel Gibson, then Isaiah Washington, then Micheal Richards. Now this tool Hardaway is spewing forth at the mouth and following a conviction with a seemingly contrite apology. Don't the PR people train their clients anymore? Shouldn't it be common sense not to say these things?
It's not that I excuse the sentiment, but I do defend the right to express it. However, if you're going to be a homophobic prick, jackass, at least have the balls to stand by your statement.
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Amaechi seems to be taking Haraway's comments in stride. I have to like his attitude.
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"I'm actually tempted to laugh," Amaechi told The Miami Herald. "Finally, someone who is honest. It is ridiculous, absurd, petty, bigoted and shows a lack of empathy that is gargantuan and unfathomable. But it is honest. And it illustrates the problem better than any of the fuzzy language other people have used so far."
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
He wasn't as totally okay with it as that statement makes it seem.
Although to be fair, Haraway didn't really say he regretted the meaning of his words, just the fact that he said them.
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"His words pollute the atmosphere," Amaechi said. "It creates an atmosphere that allows young gays and lesbians to be harassed in school, creates an atmosphere where in 33 states you can lose your job, and where anti-gay and lesbian issues are used for political gain. It's an atmosphere that hurts all of us, not just gay people."
Although to be fair, Haraway didn't really say he regretted the meaning of his words, just the fact that he said them.
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"Yes, I regret it. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said I hate gay people or anything like that," he said. "That was my mistake."
Right, since he lost his PR post as a result.
I'm sure Amaechi was angered and hurt. I'm just relieved he has some perspective, which frankly is missing in so much sound-byte public discourse.
I'm sure Amaechi was angered and hurt. I'm just relieved he has some perspective, which frankly is missing in so much sound-byte public discourse.
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
"Yes, I regret it. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said I hate gay people or anything like that," he said. "That was my mistake. I was informed by my agent today that while it's well known that everyone hates filthy fudgepackers who constantly stare at your meaty love juice filled man log in the shower, speaking about it is wrong. Apparently the thing to do is just to do everything you can in private to ruin their lives while in public smiling at them. Not wanting to touch them is, of course, fine, and everyone can understand that you wouldn't want to change clothes in front of them in a locker room. No, naked *** slapping and the occasional accidental **** touching is reserved only for hetero men not out to steal my precious seed."
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Right, since he lost his PR post as a result.
I'm sure Amaechi was angered and hurt. I'm just relieved he has some perspective, which frankly is missing in so much sound-byte public discourse.
I'm sure Amaechi was angered and hurt. I'm just relieved he has some perspective, which frankly is missing in so much sound-byte public discourse.
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