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Posted on: March 6, 2020 at 11:56:10 CT
hokie VT
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what is offensive.

My point is not that that the sponsors can't or shouldn't drop a client. They can.

The point is that journalism is so lazy that they summarize the comments only by offering their assessment of its offensiveness. But they don't tell you what was said.

And you're ok with that.

Edited by hokie at 11:57:16 on 03/06/20
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Golfer dropped by sponsors for homophobic and insensitive - hokie VT - 3/6 11:38:03
     RE: Golfer dropped by sponsors for homophobic and insensitive - MUDude MU - 3/6 15:24:09
     Im still waiting for sponsors to drop high profile.... - JayRoy KC - 3/6 13:59:00
     High profile individuals that say or do things that offend - Ferg STL - 3/6 11:58:16
          BUT I'M MAD AT YAHOO! AFFIRM ME!(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 3/6 12:11:19
          Not the point. Why didn't the article reveal the reason for - hokie VT - 3/6 11:59:56
               It did say the reason. - Ferg STL - 3/6 12:42:32
               take it to the journalism board cookie (nm) - SwampTiger MU - 3/6 12:10:48
               It did, Brenda. It was a meme that made fun of Pete being - hefeweizen MU - 3/6 12:02:45
                    STFU, fatass. - Emoji Man MSU - 3/6 16:07:17
               it did (nm) - pickle MU - 3/6 12:01:40
     I'm sure that you could find it yourself hokey. - tigerdb MU - 3/6 11:54:45
          Of course i could. When i read an article i plan on looking - hokie VT - 3/6 12:07:48
               lol (nm) - ashtray UF - 3/6 12:12:45
               The article that you linked provided a pretty good - tigerdb MU - 3/6 12:10:29
     Whatever he said, if his sponsors deem it offensive - Newcatbirdseat MU - 3/6 11:51:23
          You have no curiosity at all? You accept their opinion of - hokie VT - 3/6 11:56:10
               do you need to agree with them? - ashtray UF - 3/6 12:05:06
                    Asstray, i am demoting you to "barely worth reading" and - hokie VT - 3/6 12:12:38
                         I'm crushed - ashtray UF - 3/6 12:13:48
                         He will be crushed that you will no longer affirm him(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 3/6 12:13:37
               Using your logic, if the media reports on someone being - tigerdb MU - 3/6 11:59:17
               LMFAO. Damn! Take charge of your life - pickle MU - 3/6 11:58:24
               AFFIRM ME GODDAMMIT! (nm) - hefeweizen MU - 3/6 11:56:55
                    He's right. Validation is the correct word, not - glue MU - 3/6 12:05:40
                         he wants both (nm) - pickle MU - 3/6 12:12:34
                         No, he wants affirmation. (nm) - hefeweizen MU - 3/6 12:07:27
                              We can agree to disagree. - glue MU - 3/6 12:08:02
                                   Fair enough (nm) - hefeweizen MU - 3/6 12:14:42
                    You and the idiots have latched on to that word as if it - hokie VT - 3/6 11:58:43
                         There really is no other word that describes your reaction - hefeweizen MU - 3/6 12:06:32
                              Stupid people often say, "there is no other way to describe - hokie VT - 3/6 12:10:55
                                   Have you considered the problem is not others, but you?(nm) - pickle MU - 3/6 12:15:57
                                        Now that's just silly talk. How could he get affirmation - hefeweizen MU - 3/6 12:17:24
                                   Do they? Find me an article that proves that. I'm too - hefeweizen MU - 3/6 12:12:45
     lol(nm) - El-ahrairah BAMA - 3/6 11:50:54
     It doesn’t matter the reason. It’s called property rights - pickle MU - 3/6 11:48:27
     So, because you feel uninformed you mad at the media? - hefeweizen MU - 3/6 11:41:36
          Shoddy journalism doesn't bother you? You accept what they - hokie VT - 3/6 11:43:49
               lol wow (nm) - pickle MU - 3/6 11:48:59
               What was shoddy about it. It says that his sponsors dropped - hefeweizen MU - 3/6 11:46:15
                    That's fine. I'm sure the media only presents fair unbiased - hokie VT - 3/6 11:48:17
                         the article that you linked even posted his take: - tigerdb MU - 3/6 12:07:39
                         RE: That's fine. I'm sure the media only presents fair unbiased - MrBlueSky MU - 3/6 11:53:05
                              Was that in the article? nm - hokie VT - 3/6 12:05:35
                         I just googled it and found plenty of info on it. You are - hefeweizen MU - 3/6 11:52:23
               lol (nm) - ashtray UF - 3/6 11:44:38
                    He will get even angrier over the lack of affirmation (nm) - hefeweizen MU - 3/6 11:47:12
                         You are usually better than the gaggle of idiots. I guess - hokie VT - 3/6 11:50:28
                              lmao (nm) - ashtray UF - 3/6 11:52:56
                              Lol. Wow. You are so needy(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 3/6 11:51:11
     outlaw sponsors dropping golfers (nm) - SwampTiger MU - 3/6 11:40:53
     My guess is it's neither. Twitter ban, Truth we dont like - Coors4bob MU - 3/6 11:40:32
     Companies can sponsor who they please - MrBlueSky MU - 3/6 11:40:30
          We will have no humor! None! - Coors4bob MU - 3/6 11:41:50
               Whether it's humerous or not is irrelevant. - MrBlueSky MU - 3/6 11:53:34
                    I don't disagree. but peple need to lighten up about fags. - Coors4bob MU - 3/6 12:47:25




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