Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson came around and said he’s sorry for throwing “fag” all around Twitter and the press. So is America’s leading “applauding” and “condemning” organization content?
GLAAD President Jarrett Barrios initially called for the NFL to severely punish Johnson, 29, for his anti-gay antics. After hearing Johnson’s apology — “I regret my actions. The words were used by me in frustration, and they were not appropriate. I did not intend to offend anyone, but that is no excuse for what I said.” — will Barrios let it go?
NOPE! He still wants the NFL and the Chiefs to punish him.
So far, they’re mostly sitting on their hands, “investigating” the matter (read: hoping it blows over). While GLAAD’s Barrios is “continuing to call on the NFL and the Kansas City Chiefs to use this unfortunate incident as a way to educate and start a dialogue with players and fans regarding the dangers of homophobia in sports,” the Chiefs have “said they have told Johnson he would not be allowed to practice with the team or participate in team activities until the matter was resolved, though he has not been suspended,” reports the AP.
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Which means Johnson, who “signed a five-year contract extension in 2007 that included $19 million guaranteed and could be worth up to $45 million,” will likely survive this public relations fracas. Because throwing around the F-word still isn’t too terrible.
(NB: Anyone notice the irony of a football player throwing around the word “faggot” while playing for a team that’s arguably heinously offensive to American Indians?)
terrwill
Lets see Don Rickles has taken “Mr. Warmth” how bout we tag Jarrett “Mr. Sincerity”??
kelly
I can’t figure out how “homophobia in sports” could possibly be “dangerous”. Thats funny as heck.
Spence
I agree that he should be punished for the tirade. If there are no consequences, no one will ever stop saying such things. As for the Chiefs being “offensive” to “American Indians”, I have three comments.
1. I am 1/4 Cherokee and have been around Cherokee people my whole life.
2. If you are really wanting to be PC and non offensive, Queerty, you yourself should not be saying ‘American Indian.’ The proper address is Native American. Myself and the other Native Americans I know, are not offended by the word ‘indian’ however. But if you are going to accuse someone (or an organization in this case) of being insensitive, maybe you should brush up on what ‘is’ or ‘is not’ supposedly offensive.
3. No Native American I know is bothered by the moniker “Kansas City Chiefs.” I swear that some people always have something to bitch about. I understand that it was Native Americans that started the whole bitching about the Chiefs, but we do not all feel that way. I think no matter what you do or say, somebody will not like it and be offended.
I agree that some words are just plain wrong (like the f words), but sometimes, as in the “Chiefs” dig, it doesn’t seriously offend the general population of Native Americans as much as you may think it does or should. “Chiefs” is a part of both our history and our present. A part for which we are proud. Why would we be offended by that?
Dre
just watch the newest episode of South Park and you’ll know how to feel about this issue….. fags.