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Parcells uses slur talking about trick play
ESPN ^ | 6/7/04 | ESPN

Posted on 06/07/2004 8:37:18 PM PDT by freedom44

IRVING, Texas -- Bill Parcells apologized Monday for calling the surprise plays used in practice "Jap plays," saying the remark was inappropriate.

The Dallas Cowboys coach was talking to reporters at the team's minicamp about how his quarterbacks coach and defensive coordinator try to outdo each other when he made the comment, an apparent reference to Japan's 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.

"You've got to keep an eye on those two, because they're going to try to get the upper hand," Parcells said about quarterbacks coach Sean Payton and defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer. "Mike wants the defense to do well, and Sean, he's going to have a few ... no disrespect for the Orientals, but what we call Jap plays. OK. Surprise things."

After a murmur in the room of reporters, which included a Japanese journalist, Parcells repeated, "No disrespect to anyone."

"Bill Parcells is a brilliant coach," John Tateishi of the Japanese-American Citizen's League, a national civil rights group told DallasNews.com. "Unfortunately, he is ignorant about racial slurs. I take great offense by what he said. Parcells ought to know better. He sorely needs more education on what is offensive and non-offensive to Japanese-Americans. I am shocked that he would say this."

Cowboys spokesman Rich Dalrymple apologized on behalf of the organization, and Parcells later issued a statement.

"Today during my news conference I made a very inappropriate reference, and although I prefaced it with the remark, 'no disrespect to anyone intended,' it was still uncalled for and inconsiderate. For that I apologize to anyone who may have been offended," he said.

Cowboys spokesman Rich Dalrymple said the "organization apologizes to anyone who may have been offended."

Akira Kuboshima, editor of American Football Magazine in Japan, said he wasn't offended, though he knows many Japanese will be.

"There is a lot of chance for someone to feel offended," Kuboshima said. "To me, it was no big deal."

Parcells spoke to Kuboshima, offering what the reporter perceived to be an apology. Kuboshima said he was surprised more by the reaction of other reporters than the comment.

That comment was only part of Parcells' 45-minute session with reporters, in which he also talked about the team's quarterback competition, players at several positions and some of the new additions.

He said he isn't going to be as patient in his second season with the Cowboys.

After three straight 5-11 seasons, the Cowboys went 10-6 and reached the playoffs in their first year under Parcells. Still, he expects better in 2004.

"That doesn't mean we'll win more games," Parcells said. "That just means I think from head to toe that we have a chance to be better. I really believe that."

Wide receiver Keyshawn Johnson, who had two of his Pro Bowl seasons for Parcells while with the New York Jets, came to Dallas in a trade with Tampa Bay.

Vinny Testaverde was reunited with his old coach last week, leaving the Jets as a free agent. The 40-year-old quarterback will compete for the starting job with incumbent Quincy Carter and serve as a mentor to Drew Henson, who was added this spring after he quit professional baseball.

"These guys that were here last year, they've already bought into it. From that alone, we'll be a better team," running back Richie Anderson said. "We already know what to expect. He's not going to allow certain things to happen or go on."


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: loadofbs; oversensitive; pcpress; rememberpearlharbor; ridiculous; slur; victimology
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1 posted on 06/07/2004 8:37:18 PM PDT by freedom44
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To: freedom44
Parcells spoke to Kuboshima, offering what the reporter perceived to be an apology. Kuboshima said he was surprised more by the reaction of other reporters than the comment.

Me too.

2 posted on 06/07/2004 8:38:38 PM PDT by kesg
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To: freedom44
Bill Parcells apologized Monday for calling the surprise plays used in practice "Jap plays," saying the remark was inappropriate.

The remark was not inappropriate. Move on.

3 posted on 06/07/2004 8:40:54 PM PDT by krb (the statement on the other side of this tagline is false)
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To: freedom44

I wonder what Jeremy Shockey would have to say about this.


4 posted on 06/07/2004 8:43:23 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium . . . sed ego sum homo indomitus")
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To: freedom44

Any minute now the liberals will start pawing through Parcells' garbage cans...


5 posted on 06/07/2004 8:43:49 PM PDT by thoughtomator (Yitgadal v'yitgadash Shmei Raba)
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To: freedom44
"Jap plays," ???

I am OUTRAGED Tuna used this blatant racial slur!

BOYCOTT THE DALLAS COWBOYS!

GO GIANTS!

6 posted on 06/07/2004 8:44:20 PM PDT by JOE6PAK ("The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein)
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To: freedom44

So Pearl Harbor never happened?


7 posted on 06/07/2004 8:45:50 PM PDT by Diddle E. Squat
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To: JOE6PAK

Giants suck! Go Cowboys!


8 posted on 06/07/2004 8:49:31 PM PDT by WinOne4TheGipper (Pres. Reagan was greeted at the Pearly Gates by his old college buddy, Moses.:-))
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To: JOE6PAK

amen from a Giant fan that now lives in Virginia


9 posted on 06/07/2004 8:49:51 PM PDT by since1868
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To: kesg

Parcell's is toast. Quit now Bill. Go home and fade away.


11 posted on 06/07/2004 8:52:18 PM PDT by zarf
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To: Diddle E. Squat
Jewish American Princess Hes in Deep Do Do


12 posted on 06/07/2004 8:52:28 PM PDT by al baby
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To: freedom44

'Jap plays' is offensive. Please refer to them as 'Japanese plays'.


13 posted on 06/07/2004 9:00:17 PM PDT by opinionator
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Good thing he did not say the n word

nip


14 posted on 06/07/2004 9:03:55 PM PDT by al baby
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To: freedom44
Meanwhile, John Effing Kerry can flip off Vietnam vets and call Secret Service Agents "sonsofb*tches" with impunity.

What a weird world we live in.

15 posted on 06/07/2004 9:04:21 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all)
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To: kesg
We paid for the right to use the word Jap on December 7, 1941. Like it or not.


17 posted on 06/07/2004 9:06:22 PM PDT by AndrewC (I am a Bertrand Russell agnostic, even an atheist.</sarcasm>)
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To: JOE6PAK
I am OUTRAGED Tuna used this blatant racial slur!Isn't the nickname "Tuna" a fishial slur?
18 posted on 06/07/2004 9:06:24 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all)
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To: freedom44
What if he said: "We are gonna do a 9-11 on the Red Skins this year"....OR..

"The Cowboys will do a Abu Ghraib on the Giants".

When does the OUTRAGE end!

Tuna MUST be held accountable for his racial remarks!

Go Gints!

19 posted on 06/07/2004 9:07:25 PM PDT by JOE6PAK ("The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein)
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To: al baby

He really got nipped on that one.

If the team ever wants to be niggardly they could cite this as a reason to fire him and save some cash.

But I don't see the Cowboys as a team to welsh on a tab.


20 posted on 06/07/2004 9:07:38 PM PDT by Bogey78O (McDonalds rejected slogan "Billions served....millions if not counting Michael Moore")
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