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The Vikings organization and the NFL could be sued if any of this is true from the special teams coordinator.
I can't imagine the depths of lawsuits that would accrue if any leader in my organization said some of the things that the special teams coordinator said. Not to turn this into a Duck Dynasty/religion conversation but you can have your opinion, you just can't say those vile things ("nuke it until it glows") while representing your organization. http://deadspin.com/i-was-an-nfl-pla...208214#replies |
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07-19-2014, 08:04 AM | #466 | |
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Regardless, his intent wasn't even kinda similar to Priefer's. It's an irresponsible comparison and a nice red herring on the Vikings end.
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I'm fine with letting both Priefer and Kluwe state their opinions. But more to the point, in a culture of open discourse, I don't see how you differentiate 'I oppose gay people' and "I find child rape humorous,' in a way that creates a bright line.
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The difference is was one was most certainly a joke (in poor taste, no doubt, but a joke nonetheless) while the other was said with utmost sincerity. |
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The same thing happened with that inbred from Duck Dynasty. Instead of quoting the Bible and leaving it at that like most people made it sound like, he went on about how a woman's vagina is desirable to him, so therefore a man's anus is unnatural and should be condemned. It seems like all you have to do in America to look like a social martyr is talk about how gay people make you feel uncomfortable. |
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Except it absolutely isn't. You're saying intent means nothing?
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What difference is that difference.
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WTF, outside of immediate intentional specific incitement to physical violence, does 'intent' have to do with anything?
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What some of you are saying right now is there's no difference between making a joke about the Holocaust and praising the Holocaust as a good thing.
There most certainly is a difference. |
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Like I said, as an NFL coach, he is the boss. When you are spouting off blatant homophobia during a team meeting like you're Fred Phelps during a Sunday morning sermon, you better believe that there will be repercussions once the word gets out. And to make matters worse, he lied about it when the article was released by saying he "vehemently denies these allegations". So much for that lie, amirite?
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Exactly! If I start a thread on ChiefsPlanet denying the Holocaust solely to rustle people's jimbobs, it isn't the same as somebody who genuinely thinks the Holocaust didn't happen and actually thinks that it's a giant conspiracy started by the Jews to control Israel. Does saying it for trolling/joking purposes make me a piece of shit? Yeah, probably. I accepted that notion in elementary school. I'm just less shitty in the process.
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Maybe 'joking' that you hope Hamas finishes what Hitler started, might come a little closer to an apt analogy.
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