Kobe Bryant's Homophobic Slur

[soxmuscle]

I wrote this for my blog but would have written it here a month ago, before I started keeping a diary over on the site.

Because my Mom and Dad are the only ones who read the site, I'd love to discuss the matter here.

Read it and give me your thoughts:

Kobe Bryant’s Homophobic Slur Revisited | The Unzipped Fly

 

[KelJu]

I guess it is hard to explain that faggot is a double meaning word. The "faggot" that Kobe was probably using the one which pertains to a person who is being annoying asshole. Southpark did a great episode on the word.

Basically, faggot is a great word. It is strong and expresses a deep emotional hatred for someone who is getting on your nerves.

 

[DOMS]

What a joke. It was just a standard insult. It's just more of the politically correct gay-ass bullshit that's so prevalent these days.

Oh, it's okay to call someone an ass, but if you call them a faggot, it's suddenly not okay.

Fuck that.

 

[Big Pimpin]

It's hard to say because the black population is pretty homophobic and many black churches preach weekly against ass piracy, which has lead to the dangerous down low lifestyle.

 

[soxmuscle]

I guess it is hard to explain that faggot is a double meaning word. The "faggot" that Kobe was probably using the one which pertains to a person who is being annoying asshole. Southpark did a great episode on the word.

Basically, faggot is a great word. It is strong and expresses a deep emotional hatred for someone who is getting on your nerves.

That Southpark episode was fantastic.

I obviously agree with your line of thinking. It's retarded to hear an uproar from people on this. It's so incredibly stupid and frustrates the fuck out of me why people can't understand that when a 12 year old calls somebody a faggot, he's calling him an annoying asshole, and not a homosexual.

I hate people.

 

[soxmuscle]

What a joke. It was just a standard insult. It's just more of the politically correct gay-ass bullshit that's so prevalent these days.

Oh, it's okay to call someone an ass, but if you call them a faggot, it's suddenly not okay.

Fuck that.

Haha.

I'm so glad you used gay-ass bullshit.

Again, I obviously agree with you because you're sane and rational.

 

[soxmuscle]

I should have known that people here would be bright. Like I said, I hate stupid people.

 

[Diesel618]

You guys are fuckin faggots.

 

[phosphor]

You guys are fuckin faggots.

and cock suckers.

Not so long ago, even the dictionary....
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 14, 1999

Contacts:
John McMullen, GAYBC Radio Network, 206/439-8535, john@gaybc.com
John Aravosis, Wired Strategies, 202/328-5707, john@wiredstrategies.com

AMERICA ONLINE THESAURUS CALLS GAYS "FAGGOTS"
Advocates Demand Merriam-Webster and AOL Be Held Accountable

Washington, DC - America Online's (AOL) thesaurus service offers shockingly homophobic synonyms for the word "homosexual" - including faggot, dyke, pederast and sodomite - the GAYBC Radio Network (http://www.gaybc.com; AOL KEYWORD: gaybc) reported today on it's Daily Dose news webcast.

Merriam-Webster, which provides the thesaurus to AOL, offers the same bigoted synonyms on its online thesaurus <http://www.m-w.com>, according to Wired Strategies, an online advocacy firm in Washington, DC.
"We are shocked and disturbed to learn that terms like pederast and fruit are among those offered by a respectable resource guide like Merriam-Webster's thesaurus," said John McMullen, president of GLOradio Corporation (GAYBC Radio's parent company). "One of our listeners made us aware of the inclusion of these terms and we felt that it was appropriate to give the matter national attention."

In addition to the blatantly offensive nature of the terms, some raised even greater concerns. "AOL is the world's largest Internet provider, and Webster's its primary source on the English language," said John Aravosis, president of Wired Strategies. "When a tag-team like that broadcasts to the world that gays are fags and possibly child molesters, the dehumanizing impact is overwhelming."
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They always bring 'butthurt' to a whole new level. There is relief...

 

[maniclion]

You know what they say, behind every great black man...
GreatSatan: is the police.

Manic: A bunch of slow white athletes?

Min0 Lee: A cute butt.

DOMS: Probable cause.

 

[Zaphod]

What a bunch of faggots. Oooo! Somebody said "faggot!" Stop the press! Now we need someone to apologize for exercising his freedom of speech. Someone MAY have been offended. If anyone was offended they can just learn to deal with it.

 

[DOMS]

What a bunch of faggots. Oooo! Somebody said "faggot!" Stop the press! Now we need someone to apologize for exercising his freedom of speech. Someone MAY have been offended. If anyone was offended they can just learn to deal with it.

They sound butt hurt...

 

[maniclion]

and cock suckers.

Not so long ago, even the dictionary....
_______________

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 14, 1999

Contacts:
John McMullen, GAYBC Radio Network, 206/439-8535, john@gaybc.com
John Aravosis, Wired Strategies, 202/328-5707, john@wiredstrategies.com

AMERICA ONLINE THESAURUS CALLS GAYS "FAGGOTS"
Advocates Demand Merriam-Webster and AOL Be Held Accountable

Washington, DC - America Online's (AOL) thesaurus service offers shockingly homophobic synonyms for the word "homosexual" - including faggot, dyke, pederast and sodomite - the GAYBC Radio Network (http://www.gaybc.com; AOL KEYWORD: gaybc) reported today on it's Daily Dose news webcast.

Merriam-Webster, which provides the thesaurus to AOL, offers the same bigoted synonyms on its online thesaurus <http://www.m-w.com>, according to Wired Strategies, an online advocacy firm in Washington, DC.
"We are shocked and disturbed to learn that terms like pederast and fruit are among those offered by a respectable resource guide like Merriam-Webster's thesaurus," said John McMullen, president of GLOradio Corporation (GAYBC Radio's parent company). "One of our listeners made us aware of the inclusion of these terms and we felt that it was appropriate to give the matter national attention."

In addition to the blatantly offensive nature of the terms, some raised even greater concerns. "AOL is the world's largest Internet provider, and Webster's its primary source on the English language," said John Aravosis, president of Wired Strategies. "When a tag-team like that broadcasts to the world that gays are fags and possibly child molesters, the dehumanizing impact is overwhelming."
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They always bring 'butthurt' to a whole new level. There is relief...

How dare they suggest that fags are synonymous to pederasts or "pedophiles who act on their urges"....the rest of the synonyms are correct though....

 

[nickg923861]

haha that episode of south park was hilarious and I see nothing wrong with what Kobe Bryant said. Its rediculous why this is getting so much attention.

 

[LAM]

It's hard to say because the black population is pretty homophobic and many black churches preach weekly against ass piracy, which has lead to the dangerous down low lifestyle.

seriously do you wake up in the morning and just start eating lead based paint chips until your full?

 

[BillHicksFan]

Louis CK elaborated nicely of what is mentioned in this thread.

YouTube Video

 

[Big Pimpin]

seriously do you wake up in the morning and just start eating lead based paint chips until your full?

Prove my statement wrong then smart ass.

Even the Atlanta Urinal newspaper, which is a pro-black liberal rag, ran a 3 page spread on said problem about 6 years ago. The down low lifestyle is a huge contributor to the rampant spreading of AIDS in the black community and the reason black males stay on the down low is their churches preach out against ass piracy on a regular basis.

Originally Posted by Big Pimpin
It's hard to say because the black population is pretty homophobic and many black churches preach weekly against ass piracy, which has lead to the dangerous down low lifestyle.

 

[KelJu]

Prove my statement wrong then smart ass.

Even the Atlanta Urinal newspaper, which is a pro-black liberal rag, ran a 3 page spread on said problem about 6 years ago. The down low lifestyle is a huge contributor to the rampant spreading of AIDS in the black community and the reason black males stay on the down low is their churches preach out against ass piracy on a regular basis.

You can't say the black population is pretty homophobic and then use black Christians as proof of your argument. That is like saying that the white population is homophobic because white Christians speak out against it.

Bigotry transcends skin color. I do, however feel that black people who speak out against homosexuality are hypocrites and should be sent to the cotton field and the back of the bus for a little while to be reminded of what it feels like to have your civil liberties shit on. If anyone should be offering support to the gays, it should be black folks.

 

[Big Pimpin]

You can't say the black population is pretty homophobic and then use black Christians as proof of your argument. That is like saying that the white population is homophobic because white Christians speak out against it.

Bigotry transcends skin color. I do, however feel that black people who speak out against homosexuality are hypocrites and should be sent to the cotton field and the back of the bus for a little while to be reminded of what it feels like to have your civil liberties shit on. If anyone should be offering support to the gays, it should be black folks.

I'm using the church as an example of where the bigotry comes from. Rap music is another example of anti-gay propaganda in the black community.

 

[Shooters]

Basically, faggot is a great word. It is strong and expresses a deep emotional hatred for someone who is getting on your nerves.

Plus hatred for weird, disgusting, repulsive men who love each other sexually.

 

[Diesel618]

I'm using the church as an example of where the bigotry comes from. Rap music is another example of anti-gay propaganda in the black community.

I think eminem was the first anti-gay rapper. Black people aren't as stupid as white people. They don't look to celebrities to tell them how to think and feel.

 

[LAM]

Prove my statement wrong then smart ass.

Even the Atlanta Urinal newspaper, which is a pro-black liberal rag, ran a 3 page spread on said problem about 6 years ago. The down low lifestyle is a huge contributor to the rampant spreading of AIDS in the black community and the reason black males stay on the down low is their churches preach out against ass piracy on a regular basis.

one word...Baptists

 

[Big Pimpin]

one word...Baptists

What about them? They believe in imaginary friends?

 

[LAM]

What about them? They believe in imaginary friends?

the vast majority of blacks in the south are baptists who are fundamentalists/evangelicals. so generally they would obviously be against homosexuality which explains the DL activity by gay blacks in those areas.

 

[maniclion]

2 Cases, the black dude from grays anatomy directed his faggot toward a closeted gay cast member but not directly to his face, he told Patrick Dempsey "I'm not your little faggot like 'TR Knight'"; Bryant directed his toward a man who he was upset with and used the word in a hateful context, in an attempt to hurt....first eventually lost his job after digging the hole deeper, the other has been fined 100 grand.... One was an argument behind the scenes, the other during a very live public spectacle....

 

[Diesel618]

the vast majority of blacks in the south are baptists who are fundamentalists/evangelicals. so generally they would obviously be against homosexuality which explains the DL activity by gay blacks in those areas.

by vast majority he means all black people are the same.

 

[Big Pimpin]

the vast majority of blacks in the south are baptists who are fundamentalists/evangelicals. so generally they would obviously be against homosexuality which explains the DL activity by gay blacks in those areas.

Whoa. There's a big difference between the what the typical fat white southern baptist thinks of ass pirates and what the black churches preach. The typical fat white southern Baptist doesn't want the queers to get married but still works and lives along side the queers. The black churches aggressively preach out against any and all homosexual activity. Many, many blacks have zero tolerance for ass piracy which has lead to the down low lifestyle in the black community.

 

[Shooters]

I really hate it when caucasians try to justify homosexually.
By far the most bizarre race of people in the history of humankind.

 

[LAM]

Whoa. There's a big difference between the what the typical fat white southern baptist thinks of ass pirates and what the black churches preach. The typical fat white southern Baptist doesn't want the queers to get married but still works and lives along side the queers. The black churches aggressively preach out against any and all homosexual activity. Many, many blacks have zero tolerance for ass piracy which has lead to the down low lifestyle in the black community.

this is nothing new, politically active black pastors, preachers, etc. have been preaching this rhetoric for a while, but it has been increasing over the years. the white christian evangelicals have been preaching this for the past 30-40 years.

blacks discriminating on gays, the hypocrisy of our "society" baffles me sometimes. how quickly people forget the lessons learned from history.

unfortunately religion substitutes logic for many

 

[Diesel618]

is it gay if I really want to give a blowjob but don't really want to take it in the ass?