Comments on: Fist Kisses Are Apparently Homophobic http://www.ticketsolutions.com/blogs/intentional-foul/nba/fist-kisses-apparently-homophobic/ Sports Blog Sun, 21 Aug 2011 19:04:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Chris http://www.ticketsolutions.com/blogs/intentional-foul/nba/fist-kisses-apparently-homophobic/#comment-7061 Chris Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:53:15 +0000 http://www.intentionalfoul.com/?p=3623#comment-7061 I honestly think some folks go out of their way to be offended. It would be nice to see someone stand their ground and say, "We apologize if this offended you, but that was in no way our intention. We are not, however, excluding 'Fist Kiss' from our viral rotation. We stand behind our content and will answer any questions concerning insensitivity." But nooooooooooooooooooooooo. ESPN simply capitulates. How very novel. I honestly think some folks go out of their way to be offended. It would be nice to see someone stand their ground and say, “We apologize if this offended you, but that was in no way our intention. We are not, however, excluding ‘Fist Kiss’ from our viral rotation. We stand behind our content and will answer any questions concerning insensitivity.”

But nooooooooooooooooooooooo. ESPN simply capitulates. How very novel.

]]> By: Bill http://www.ticketsolutions.com/blogs/intentional-foul/nba/fist-kisses-apparently-homophobic/#comment-7057 Bill Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:08:44 +0000 http://www.intentionalfoul.com/?p=3623#comment-7057 I call shenanigans on the homophobia angle. Nothing in the video suggests Shaq is being homophobic. The only questionable word in his little monologue is "disgusting", and even that's fine by me. I mean, really: How many gay people consider straight sex to be "disgusting"? Most of them. Yet nobody bats an eye at that, so why are straight people vilified for essentially the same, though inverted, opinion? I call shenanigans on the homophobia angle. Nothing in the video suggests Shaq is being homophobic. The only questionable word in his little monologue is “disgusting”, and even that’s fine by me. I mean, really: How many gay people consider straight sex to be “disgusting”? Most of them. Yet nobody bats an eye at that, so why are straight people vilified for essentially the same, though inverted, opinion?

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