Joakim Noah Apologizes for a Gay Slur.

#5
#5
Isn't JN using a gay slur similar to a black guy using the N word?
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#6
#6
Good chance it's worse. Kobe vs ref, fans don't care that much maybe because they don't align themselves with refs. Noah vs fan=not good for NBA in some fans eyes because they can see this from a fan's viewpoint. Haven't followed NBA in 20 years. Some do get tired of the "entertainment".
 
#8
#8
Honestly, who cares?

I'm sure a majority on this board have used that term and probably uses it almost daily and not in the sense of the context that would offend a gay person.

Just like Eminem said years ago, it means "punk" or "bit%^" moreso than a slight against a gay man these days.

Not a big deal to me, the Kobe deal either.
 
#9
#9
I don't. To me, it means what it has always meant. No point in trying to marginalize it or change the meaning. Keep the fines coming.
 
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#10
Slydell said:
I don't. To me, it means what it has always meant. No point in trying to marginalize it or change the meaning. Keep the fines coming.
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You think 50k is approproiate then? 100k?

It is absurd, I think it was obvious from both instances that what they meant was not what would be considered a gay slur.

I understand the NBA has to do something but it shouldn't be a top story.

Look out for more PSA's about gays and all that crap.
 
#11
#11
I don't know what is appropriate for a fine. Apparently, the powers that be think they know. And, by the size of the fines, it also appears that they think it's offensive, too.
 
#12
#12
Slydell said:
I don't. To me, it means what it has always meant. No point in trying to marginalize it or change the meaning. Keep the fines coming.
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It hasn't always meant that. It's only meant that in recent history. It used to be a derogatory term aimed at the elderly (I believe) and other groups.
 
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nbakerld said:
It hasn't always meant that. It's only meant that in recent history. It used to be a derogatory term aimed at the elderly (I believe) and other groups.
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Sorry, nb, I guess I meant during my lifetime. I know it's had other meanings going back 5-600 years. In America's 20th century and forward, it's taken on the other meaning and held on as far as I know.
 
#14
#14
I see no problem with him saying it. I'm sure the "fa..gg..ot" fan said worse.
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#15
#15
I wish he would have said he was just thinking of an annoying "bundle of sticks and twigs" when he was caught on camera.
 
#16
#16
Norm MacDonald said that Noah calling Miami "Hollywood as hell" was evidence that Noah had learned his lesson and found suitable replacements for gay slurs.
 
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