Posted on 02/02/2013 3:08:53 PM PST by Houmatt
After stating earlier in the week that gay football players "gotta get up outta here," San Francisco 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver released a statement Wednesday night insisting "those discriminating feelings are truly not in my heart."
While it's fair to wonder if the latter sentiment was prompted by Culliver's publicist, the second-year cornerback is at least taking a proactive approach to assisting the community he offended. Culliver will undergo sensitivity training and then work with "The Trevor Project" in the weeks after Super Bowl XLVII, reported the San Jose Mercury News, to learn more about suicide prevention among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth.
"We really feel that education about LGBT youth and the challenges they face is a great way to get (Chris) started on the right path," said Lauren McGinnis, communications director for The Trevor Project, "especially since he's a role model."
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Haven’t you heard? There are gay animals according to the gays.
I still say that anyone who’s for gay rights knows he or she may be outed in the future.
He has been 'corrected'.
When a person makes a public statement while representing the company they work for, the company is free is issue consequences.
Unless he works for the compnay 24/7, it won’t.
Soon everyone will be afraid to publicly express any sentiment that is at odds with acceptable norms, no matter how trivial or innocuous.
You are correct, and I'm sure the NFL would have intervened whether or not Culliver was on "company time" when he said what he said. The fact remains, he said this on company time, and as awful as the NFL's actions are, they do have the legal right in this case.
But we have the right to make fun of them for it too.
Fag commercials as well. Troy Polomalu’s perfect hair. I want Steven Jackson’s sweaty jersey. I wish I had Greg Jennings sitting in my lap.
Enough to gag a maggot.
To clarify, Ford would have the right to discipline a Ford employee who said in a public radio interview at a car show that Chevy products are superior. Same follows here.
Thair hair is ridiculous, and definitely androgynous.
The homo agenda is ruining sports. They have homosexual advocacy commercials during NHL games now. I watch less football than I used because of all the liberalism. If I had little kids I definately wouldn’t have a TV. It’s indoctrination 24/7.
“Not if the consequences violate his constitutional rights to freedom of religion and association.”
Could you please cite where in the Bible it is written “No, we don’t got no gay people on the team.”
Especially when those standards conform to government sanctioned thinking.
But I'm sure you'd agree its indicative of a growing and unhealthy intolerance. Years ago a company would've shrugged and said 'yeah, well thats his opinion' and left it at that. And everyone would've agreed.
Now those with incorrect opinions must be made an example of.
It just ain't American.
He was at an NFL Media Day and was representing his team and the NFL.
He was on company time.
I’ll be passing on the Sodomite Bowl this year...
I totally agree that is un-American, hypocritical, politically correct - and I also think that a business has the right to be all of those things, and we have the right to criticize them for it.
And yes, it is definitely a sign of the times, and it’s disturbing as hell. 100% with you.
There is another issue at play here, and it’s a misunderstanding of rights (and I am NOT assuming you have this misunderstanding by the way). We cannot necessarily exercise all of our rights simultaneously. Culliver was exercising his free speec hand his right to pursue happiness by way of a big NFL paycheck at the same times. Turns out, those rights are not compatible, but the Constitution never promised mutual inclusivity of all rights at all times.
ARe you sure that was aimed at me? I’ve been making the exact same point.
I quit watching October football, with all the pink crap on the uniforms. Looks like a transvestite league
————not that there’s anything wrong with that — (/sarc from Seinfeld show....)
Could you please cite where in the Bible it is written “No, we don’t got no gay people on the team.”
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