Sports star fined for saying "faggot"

[jimnyc]

Kobe Bryant, star of the Los Angeles Lakers, was fined $100k yesterday for mouthing the word "faggot" after receiving a technical foul during a game. Then he was more or less forced to call the faggot worshipers at "glaad" and apologize for using such nasty language.

Amazing, they call themselves faggot and queer, but when a normal person uses the word it's as if they committed a crime.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_yl...ers-bryantslur

[logroller]

Kobe Bryant, star of the Los Angeles Lakers, was fined $100k yesterday for mouthing the word "faggot" after receiving a technical foul during a game. Then he was more or less forced to call the faggot worshipers at "glaad" and apologize for using such nasty language.

Amazing, they call themselves faggot and queer, but when a normal person uses the word it's as if they committed a crime.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_yl...ers-bryantslur

Its just unsportsmanlike, that's why they fined him. If he'd of called him a a racial slur, i imagine the fine would've been the same.

[darin]

it's sick - it's a sign of our society's failures - not the name call...the fine. We protect everybody from things anyone could remotely find offensive.

[Sitarro]

Isn't that a cigarette?

[logroller]

Isn't that a cigarette?

Kobe did play in Europe

[fj1200]

it's sick - it's a sign of our society's failures - not the name call...the fine. We protect everybody from things anyone could remotely find offensive.

He's an employee who brought unwanted attention to his employer while on the job; this isn't a free speech or societal issue.

[jimnyc]

Its just unsportsmanlike, that's why they fined him. If he'd of called him a a racial slur, i imagine the fine would've been the same.

Even the commissioner, who levied the fine, specifically called him out for the word and stated "a distasteful term should never be tolerated".

Yet if you watch ANY basketball game you can read their lips and see the F word used probably hundreds of times per game. So it's ok to say fuck but say faggot just once and it'll cost you $100k!

[jimnyc]

He's an employee who brought unwanted attention to his employer while on the job; this isn't a free speech or societal issue.

It is when the commissioner and owners cater to deviants trying to be accepted in society, and they do so in the name of political correctness.

[fj1200]

It is when the commissioner and owners cater to deviants trying to be accepted in society, and they do so in the name of political correctness.

That's your term and apparently not the Association's viewpoint. You can call it political correctness and they can call it what they will but they are a private enterprise that can choose not to piss off a significant demographic of fans, especially in LA. This is not something to get worked up about.

[Gaffer]

It's the usual political correctness trying to suppress free speech. This is actually a first amendment issue. It's a private organization suppressing speech in this case.

[fj1200]

It's the usual political correctness trying to suppress free speech. This is actually a first amendment issue. It's a private organization suppressing speech in this case.

No it's not. Kobe Bryant doesn't have freedom of speech while he's wearing a Lakers uniform.

[Kathianne]

No it's not. Kobe Bryant doesn't have freedom of speech while he's wearing a Lakers uniform.

I get that, but then they need to set some forbidden words. As Jim said, we're not 'protected' from many mouthed words that are extremely offensive to many. I've seen the F word lots of time, even MF. Bitch is common.

[logroller]

It is when the commissioner and owners cater to deviants trying to be accepted in society, and they do so in the name of political correctness.

They do it because it affects potential advertising dollars and their bottom line. The mission of a business is to make money! No matter the issue, if advertisers become hesitant to fork over the millions of dollars they do, a business will take whatever measures necessary to restore their confidence.

[jimnyc]

They do it because it affects potential advertising dollars and their bottom line. The mission of a business is to make money! No matter the issue, if advertisers become hesitant to fork over the millions of dollars they do, a business will take whatever measures necessary to restore their confidence.

Hence my posting this in the first place, and speaking about our "society". We won't fine and/or discourage when people are saying "fuck, bitch, motherfucker, jerk off..." but call someone a term that the "offended" already call one another and you will lose advertising AND money from your own wallet via fines.

[LuvRPgrl]

Kobe Bryant, star of the Los Angeles Lakers, was fined $100k yesterday for mouthing the word "faggot" after receiving a technical foul during a game. Then he was more or less forced to call the faggot worshipers at "glaad" and apologize for using such nasty language.

Amazing, they call themselves faggot and queer, but when a normal person uses the word it's as if they committed a crime.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_yl...ers-bryantslur

I wonder what would have happened had Magic Johnson said it?