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ESPN Doesn’t Want You To Know That Mark Cuban Makes Lame Gay Jokes
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No. 2 ·
The Real Mike in Asheville
Oh for fuck’s sake, can’t we just a lame joke be just that, lame?
There wasn’t anything derogatory about “the gays” and there wasn’t anything derogatory said about Simmons that IF he had a boyfriend, that that was wrong.
Lighten up guys, Mark Cuban is not an enemy, that is Tony Perkins, Maggie Gallagher, Porno Pete, the Poop, et al.
Mar 9, 2012 at 5:58 pm · @Reply
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No. 3 ·
Huh ...
@The Real Mike in Asheville: Yeah. Total non-story.
Mar 9, 2012 at 6:02 pm · @Reply ·
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No. 4 ·
Jawsch
I don’t see why it’s a big deal. I’m all for offensive jokes, if you can’t laugh at yourself, or others, then you take life too seriously.
But this joke isn’t offensive in any manner, it’s just lame. Kinda like how I still use “Your Mom” jokes. :P I’m just doing it to be stupid and/or stupid-funny.
Mar 9, 2012 at 8:41 pm · @Reply ·
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No. 5 ·
Dashrop
I’m gay and think it’s just a silly tease… Besides my first bf and I always tried to be “caught” smooching on the kiss cam at the Slc hockey team games back around 95! So close… But they seemed to move it just in time on a few occasions lol.
Mar 9, 2012 at 9:08 pm · @Reply ·
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No. 6 ·
Steve
He’s a homophobe because he suggested that his colleague was gay without making an kind of derogatory remark about LGBT people?
Must be a slow news period. How’s that Prop 8 lawsuit thing going?
Mar 9, 2012 at 9:49 pm · @Reply ·
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No. 7 ·
The Realist
Cuban? Not a homophobe. Corny and lame? Sure. Ally? Definitely.
Mar 9, 2012 at 10:41 pm · @Reply ·
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No. 10 ·
Robert in NYC
I don’t fine it offensive at all, sometimes we have to learn to laugh at ourselves and lighten up just a little. It was hardly derogatory.
Mar 10, 2012 at 7:46 am · @Reply ·
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No. 11 ·
Ben
Wow. I can’t believe someone at queerty concluded this was worth reporting.
What the guy said was the most mildest, lamest, non-sexuality joke ever.
Seriously… He made a joke “you kiss a lot,” and gay people are supposed to be offended? What the fuck for?
Mar 10, 2012 at 10:03 am · @Reply ·
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No. 13 ·
orpheus_lost
Anyone who takes offense at a comment like this is just looking to be offended.
Mar 10, 2012 at 11:54 am · @Reply ·
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No. 14 ·
Dave
I’m sure GLAAD will say something about him with their ultra PC censorship!
Mar 10, 2012 at 3:08 pm · @Reply ·
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No. 15 ·
Mark
Give me a break. Where is the homophobia in this? In fact, I think it almost shows anti-homophobia when you can joke about to another guy about him kissing on another guy all the time.
Mar 10, 2012 at 4:33 pm · @Reply ·
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No. 16 ·
JAW
I find many more slurs on Modern Family… but we are supposed to like that… they make gay men look like fools
Mar 10, 2012 at 10:55 pm · @Reply ·
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No. 18 ·
Lon
I agree that Mark Cuban is an ally, not a homophobe. Is his humor a bit tasteless? Sure.
Is this article pointless? Definitely.
Mar 12, 2012 at 5:29 am · @Reply ·
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Add your Comment
I don’t think it’s fair to say his blog post says he was “just trying to be funny.” It does contain those words, but the post as a whole is not very defensive. He says he’s learned a lesson and that he is always trying “to be a better version of me.”
Our movement basically consists of millions of little “teaching moments.” When someone is willing to admit and discuss one publicly and in detail like this, I think it helps more than it hurts.