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.
Kevin Durant can say anti Jew stuff but hey thats all good, but anything anti asian is OMG OMG HORRIBLE..guess cause the commies know that 85 of jews already vote Democrat
I honestly don’t know what word they are talking about. The g and s are not enough of a hint.
Not sure if he bent over far enough to appease them.
He needs to remind them he is a Biden supporter
Knew lots of Vietnamese back in the day. The only ones that were G***s were the ones shooting at me. Not sorry for that.
The G word
gooks attack the korea!
Did no one bother to consider that using the term g***s is of shocking indecency to our invaluable Scandinavian population????
It rhymes with kooks.
Goons? Geeks? Gooks?
I have been called gook, Ho Chi Minh, Charlie, Viet Kong, every name you can think of. It doesn’t bother me, like it did in high school..................
I know how you feel. My first thought was “I would like to by a vowel”.
I’ll take door #3, Wayne.............
De Georgio : Ah that's one thing about our Harry, doesn't play any favorites! Harry hates everybody: Limeys, Micks, Hebes, Fat Dagos, N****rs, Honkies, Chinks, you name it.
Gonzales : How does he feel about Mexicans?
De Georgio : Ask him.
Harry Callahan : Especially Spics.
Idiot
We have lots of Vietnamese here around Eglin AFB.................
“Firstly, I don’t know what G word they’re talking about is, but if he had said: “Gotta stop letting g***s Asians in Miami”, how the heck is that any better?”
And there you have it. A little diversion over slurs versus a real slapdown over real racist thought.
The correct word for how to say the United States in Korean is 미국 (miguk). To say ‘an American’, as in an American person, add 사람 (saram) after the word 미국 (miguk). In other words 미국 (miguk)+ 사람 (saram) = 미국사람 (miguksaram). Alternatively, you may also say 미국인 (migukin) to illustrate the same meaning, though this form is usually used when speaking of another person as opposed to when referring to yourself.
https://www.90daykorean.com/united-states-in-korean/
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