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MLB investigating homophobic slur
Associated Press ^
| Sep 17, 2012, 9:19 PM EDT
| unattributed
Posted on 09/17/2012 8:08:08 PM PDT by Hunton Peck
TORONTO (AP) -- Major League Baseball is checking reports that Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Yunel Escobar played Saturday's game against Boston wearing eye-black displaying a homophobic slur written in Spanish.
Pictures posted online show Escobar with the message written in his eye-black, a sticker players wear under their eyes to reduce glare from the sun. The slur did not appear to be directed at any person in particular.
MLB spokesman Pat Courtney confirmed the...
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TOPICS: Canada; Cuba; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: baseball; canada; cuba; homosexualagenda; torontobluejays; yunelescobar
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To: hole_n_one
Tu eres maricon... you are queer. I thought there was nothing wrong with that... so why the outcry?
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posted on
09/17/2012 8:46:41 PM PDT
by
ViLaLuz
(2 Chronicles 7:14)
To: Moonman62
Strictly speaking, wouldn’t “homophobic” mean “fear of oneself”?
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posted on
09/17/2012 8:49:50 PM PDT
by
Hunton Peck
("Blasphemy" is to Islam as "swiftboating" is to Democrats: The speaking of truth to liars.)
To: hole_n_one
What does it read when he looks in the mirror?NOCIRAM ERE UT
To: Hunton Peck
Really. Lots of guys his age use “You’re gay” to tell others that their effort is less than 100% or weak. I had to caution my ESL students not to say “That’s gay” for “That’s illogical” or “That’s silly” .
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posted on
09/17/2012 8:55:26 PM PDT
by
VanShuyten
("a shadow...draped nobly in the folds of a gorgeous eloquence.")
To: VanShuyten
I also taught them to use the word “foppish” just to throw the PC police off.
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posted on
09/17/2012 8:58:11 PM PDT
by
VanShuyten
("a shadow...draped nobly in the folds of a gorgeous eloquence.")
To: VanShuyten
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posted on
09/17/2012 9:01:06 PM PDT
by
Hunton Peck
("Blasphemy" is to Islam as "swiftboating" is to Democrats: The speaking of truth to liars.)
'You homo!'
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posted on
09/17/2012 9:03:34 PM PDT
by
Ken H
To: Ken H
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posted on
09/17/2012 9:05:25 PM PDT
by
RichInOC
(...Phi Kappa Sigma, Beta Rho '87..."Look at those gazongas! You'll never get a better chance.")
To: Hunton Peck
Most protected group in the world!
Gay Muslim Terrorists!
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posted on
09/17/2012 9:06:41 PM PDT
by
G Larry
(Progressives are Regressive because their objectives devolve to the lowest common denominator.)
To: All
I don’t know which one I detest more, baseball or the Asspress.
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posted on
09/17/2012 9:14:38 PM PDT
by
Luke21
To: Hunton Peck
But id Mel Brooks, Dom DeLouise or anyone else in Hollywood did the same it would be OK.
To: Charles Henrickson
At first glance,knowing you as I do, I was somewhat disappointed with your strictly literal response, then I saw that you didn't fail to deliver with your tagline.
Nicely played!
To: Charles Henrickson
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posted on
09/17/2012 9:30:19 PM PDT
by
FlingWingFlyer
(The United States of America apologizing to knuckledragging, cavedwelling Neandethals. Whodda thunk!)
To: hole_n_one
I can’t come up with an explanation other than he misspelled “yo soy”.
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posted on
09/17/2012 9:43:41 PM PDT
by
garbanzo
(It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine)
To: Isabel C.
Not to sound scholarly, but from the Greek, “homos” means the same, and “phobos” means fear.
“Homophobic” in current use is Frankenslang. Properly parsed, “homophobia” would mean “irrational fear of those having the same qualities as oneself.”
Me, I’m not afraid of other conservative heterosexual G-d fearing gun owning FReepers.
;^)
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posted on
09/17/2012 10:04:26 PM PDT
by
elcid1970
("Free speech is more important than Islam.")
To: Hunton Peck
I think he misspelled “American”.
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posted on
09/17/2012 10:05:59 PM PDT
by
Eccl 10:2
(Prov 3:5 --- "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding")
To: elcid1970
Properly parsed, homophobia would mean irrational fear of those having the same qualities as oneself. Or fear of one's self. "I scared myself"
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posted on
09/17/2012 10:08:27 PM PDT
by
ROCKLOBSTER
(Celebrate Republicans Freed the Slaves Month.)
To: JoeDetweiler
Never heard of that term before...and i work here in fudgepacker central of West hollywood.
38
posted on
09/17/2012 10:17:48 PM PDT
by
max americana
(Make the world a better place by punching a liberal in the face)
To: Ken H
Ironically Tom Hulce IS gay!
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posted on
09/17/2012 10:31:15 PM PDT
by
boop
(It's not personal...it's strictly business)
To: Moonman62
A more accurate word is “homonausic” — not afraid of homosexuals, just sick of them.
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