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Originally Posted by imeubu
Oh Ye Hypocrites!
As a handy but not at all rare example, Sportsnet (for profit) has invested say $1M in resources to focus on and facilitate pontification on this issue.
This is one man saying something in the presence of very few people 10 years ago. An incident apparently of such monumental import it deserves this attention and priority.
That $1M (not to mention the untold value of the other resources that have been spent publicizing this particular incident) could have been (theoretical imagery only) spent helping children currently being victimized by sex slave traffickers or subsidizing currently suffering (some in terrible situations) patients unable to obtain proper medical services... certainly dozens of other unquestionably more important and urgent matters.
Let's be clear... many people have and continue to choose to be offended by what other people say.
Despite this we are free apparently to continue marginalizing and being pejorative about all sorts of things that a person cannot control. People can be targeted for being short, their pedigree, for being unattractive, uncoordinated or for any number of differences.
However... you must not... as today's PC mob logic dictates... ever... use "that" word.
I'm sorry but every reasonable thinking person of even average intelligence has to understand how silly we must look rising in our combined indignation over this specific incident... while seemingly impervious to or choosing to distance ourselves from readily available issues that are obviously much larger and more urgent... and yet apparently not.
Use of the N word is something most would like to see gone... but wow!
Firing the man! Public flogging! Shame on us.
Ten years ago Bill Peters seems to have been observed acting as an insensitive bully... but his actions/behavior then... in that incident... pale in comparison to the degree of insensitive bullying we're inflicting on him now.
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For something so well written, this is incredibly stupid.