Posted on 10/27/2009 8:34:42 PM PDT by Pinkbell
Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson just issued an apology for hurling a gay slur at reporters yesterday -- but it was too late ... the team has already sidelined him from team activities.
Here's Johnson's apology:
First of all, I want to apologize to the fans of the Kansas City Chiefs and the rest of the NFL, Commissioner Goodell, the Chiefs organization, Coach Todd Haley, his staff, and my teammates for the words I used yesterday"
"I regret my actions. The words were used by me in frustration, and they were not appropriate. I did not intend to offend anyone, but that is no excuse for what I said. "
"I also want to apologize to all the kids who view athletes as role models. I was not a good role model yesterday and hopefully I can become a better role model. We all make mistakes, and the challenge is to learn from them. I will do my best to learn from this one as I move toward becoming a better person, teammate, and member of the Kansas City chiefs team and community."
The Chiefs have "instructed Larry to refrain from practicing with the Chiefs or participating in other team activities" while they conduct an internal investigation.
(Excerpt) Read more at tmz.com ...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2371493/posts
Sure enough, he was. GLAAD responded to his apology:
GLAAD has responded to Larry Johnson's apology for hurling a gay slur at reporters yesterday -- and they're hoping the ordeal can be used as an example to other players in the NFL.
President of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation Jarrett Barrios tells TMZ: "Larry Johnson's apology sends an important message that there is no excuse for using anti-gay epithets.
GLAAD is continuing to call on the NFL and the Kansas City Chiefs to use this unfortunate incident as a way to educate and start a dialogue with players and fans regarding the dangers of homophobia in sports."
As we previously reported, the Kansas City Chiefs have already sidelined Johnson from team activities.
http://www.tmz.com/2009/10/27/glaad-larry-johsnon-kansas-city-chiefs-statement/
Now maybe they can go back to winning football games.
Gay mafia wins again.
FFS. Chiefs are losers in more ways than one.
That's so gay!
The NFL is going lib. I hope the Chiefs are this year’s Lions.
Chief act like squaw
Suckers.
Wonder if an ESPN reporter will report this while he’s abusing a member of the staff.
You’d think that we’d all be somewhat indoctrinated at least by osmosis after all these years, but I still can’t get my head around a world in which someone has to apologise for calling depravity, depravity.
Soooo....it was OK that he “assaulted” reporters in a hostile manner. But incidentally calling them “gay” was crossing the line, huh?
“there is no excuse for using anti-gay epithets.”
Boy, ALOT of kids in schoolyards are going to be in big trouble. I’m sure the liberal weinies would be all about bringing back corporal punishment if it has to do with offending abnormal behaviors.
OK that’s somewhere in Missouri, right?
In case any of you don't care to read the article I linked to, let me summarize: Mr. Johnson said he only wants to play for black coaches.
First Al Sharpton becomes the NFL’s new Commissioner, and now the gay mafia makes fools out of them.
I am laughing my arse off.
And they’ll keep it up as long as conservatives or plain average Americans continue to watch. It’ll get even more blatant. Surely a stupid game especially of professionals can’t be that important in the scheme of things? I could understand a tiny bit more if it was supporting your school or alma mater.
WHAT WAS THE SLUR, you sodomite freaks?!;)
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