Posted on 04/05/2021 12:10:03 PM PDT by Red Badger
Super Bowl champion Carlton Davis is in hot water for tweeting out a VERY offensive Asian slur -- though Davis claims he didn't know the "dark" history behind the word.
"Gotta stop letting g***s in Miami," the Tampa Bay Bucs cornerback posted on Sunday evening in a since-deleted tweet.
Obviously, the tweet went viral and people couldn't believe an NFL player would hurl such an offensive word around so casually.
Davis initially offered an explanation -- and actually had the balls to attack the media for criticizing him in the first place.
The 24-year-old posted a screenshot from the Urban Dictionary definition of the word (which, conveniently, wasn't even the top definition).
"A term commonaly [sic] used in South Florida to describe a person who is Lame. Synonym for Lame, wack, Fool or Stupid."
Davis added, "I would never offend any group of people. You reporters can look for another story to blow up. The term was directed towards a producer claiming he 'ran Miami.' With that being said I'll retire that word from my vocabulary giving the hard times our Asian family are enduring."
Just minutes later, Davis was changing his tune in another statement.
"I used a term that from where I come from has always meant 'lame' but I did not realize it has a much darker, negative connotation. I have learned a valuable lesson and want to apologize to anyone that was offended by seeing that word because we need to focus on helping each other during these tough times."
FYI, the g-word is an incredibly offensive anti-Asian slur that's been around for decades. It was widely used by American soldiers against Koreans and Vietnamese people during military conflicts.
Ans since Davis is into using definitions ... how about this one from Merriam-Webster.com:
"offensive -- used as an insulting and contemptuous term for a nonwhite, non-American person and especially for an Asian person."
No word if the NFL plans to take action.
Davis was a 2nd-round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft and had a pretty solid 2020 season ... logging 68 tackles and 4 interceptions during the Bucs' championship run.
Amen brother. We had plenty of nicknames for them, both the enemy and the white mice around Saigon. It was a hard habit to get out of when talking about 'persons of Asia' to not lapse into using the nicknames, especially if a few vets got together. Unfortunately it's an ingrained thing. It was with some WW2 Pacific theater uncles I had, and I have a living Korean war vet uncle that still carries a blinding hatred that seems very hard to temper.
But like ALL races have pet names for other races and cultures, some demeaning and some silly. It seems only the names one particular race uses for races of color are deemed the racists.
Davis will have to do like others, the real feelings can be hidden and verbalized inside, but never actually said other than in very safe company. Human nature and tribalism are eons old and todays SJW class just cannot change that.
Went to the beach Sunday.
Saw a woman(?) in a thong that looked like two watermelons with dental floss between them..............................
There’s a difference between being ignorant and being racist. He’s ignorant................
OOK in the middle.
From Korea, then ‘nam. Might go back to WW II.
Did he call someone a gook?
“There’s a difference between being ignorant and being racist. He’s ignorant................”
I don’t buy his BS for a minute.
I think “-saram” is the Native Korean word for person and “-in” is the Sino-Korean word.
He’s young enough that the word doesn’t mean the same as when we were young. He gave the ‘hood’ definition...............
Seems the wars develop a lot of terms for their adversaries. It's not always racial either. WW2 gave us Kraut, WOP, Heinie, Fritz, Hans, Jerry, nip, Japs, and yes the G00k word, russkie, ivan.
The military has a rich history in naming conventions for those they fought.
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Pretty sure I’ve seen that lady.
"A term commonaly [sic] used in South Florida to describe a person who is Lame. Synonym for Lame, wack, Fool or Stupid."More commonaly I use "democrat" to describe a person who is Lame. Synonym for Lame, wack, Fool or Stupid.
Seeing the shade of his epidermis, I’d say he deserves an apology plus billions of dollars of reparations.
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I would guess that OOK is between the G and the S. But if I print the real word I will be arrested.
You’ll notice we stopped winning wars when we stopped calling the enemies “offensive“ names.
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