Comments on: Dana White steamed over gay slur coverage

By: Gerry Fisher

Gerry Fisher — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 18:57:35 +0000

>“Because it has nothing to do with them. They used me, that’s the way I look at it.”

Just like you’re stoking the controversy, keeping your name in the news, creating additional publicity for you and your sport.

What’s the saying? All publicity is good publicity?

I’m not criticizing White for being a bad guy. But it’s hypocritical to criticize others for being publicity wh*res while engaging in a publicity wh*re interview. Sorry, bud.

By: Aaron Holmberg

Aaron Holmberg — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 17:53:05 +0000

White is a great guy. Leave his alone.

By: Michael S Miller

Michael S Miller — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:57:33 +0000

This article has been sitting here since April 2009.
He must REALLY be pissed off!

By: pinkfone

pinkfone — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:57:32 +0000

Homophobia is like the Hydra; you cut off one head and it grows another! It needs to be speared through the heart to kill it and that means constantly fighting back until it (they) are too tired to fight back!

By: bubbafrombama

bubbafrombama — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:54:08 +0000

I’m gay, out, totally happy with my sexuality, and I have zero issues with Dana White using “that” word, especially considering that he explained what he did and that it was not meant as an offense towards gays. I remember when Gov. Schwarzenegger used the term “girly men”, and some of you got so damn upset about it. Give it a break, quit being “girly men” and learn to get a backbone. The man was NOT demeaning you, regardless of what your “boo boo” and overly sensitive feelings want to call it. So many of you want to be considered indifferent than everyone else, yet you alienize yourself over words/comments? WTF!

By: Sarrellec

Sarrellec — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 02:19:26 +0000

Hey Drewski,

You lost me dude.
I LOVE watching UFC but I don’t think any of those kids are boneheads.
As much as I enjoy the matches, the best part for me is when the match is over, these boys are expressive as hell about how they feel about each other.
They hug each other, hold each other’s heads, kiss, rub backs and shoulders.
Has nothing to do with whether they’d like to f*ck than fight the guy–it has to do with the fact that they are feeling, caring guys who know how hard the other guy worked and how hard it is to lose–or win.
These guys cry if they win and when they lose or another guy wins or loses.
That’s an emotional connection. And I love seeing it.
Don’t get me wrong, the dry-humping that goes on during the matches is pretty cool too.
Hot boys! It would be kind of interesting to know who’s taking the conflict humping to a more consensual mode outside of the ring.

By: Sarrellec

Sarrellec — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 02:15:09 +0000

YAY Drewski!!!
Ain’t it the truth?!
Somebody calls me a fag and I say thank you! or You betcha! or And YOU are the OTHER choice?
I’m a fag. I’m queer. I’m a homo and a cocksucker.
Just like I’m big and fat and ugly.
You cannot insult me simply reciting to me what I am.
If so, then I must think what I am is insulting…and I don’t.
I’m a big fat ugly strong hairy Daddy bear cocksucker faggot queer.
And thank the goddess every day for it all.

By: Allain C

Allain C — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 01:44:56 +0000

@ John Tyler
I’m confused: why is it that homophobia be fought every time it surfaces, but as a society we feel as if challenging racism is passé and played-out? Just a random question.
To challenge what you said, I think he does have a pass because he has gay friends and whatnot. He says that he didn’t mean to offend anyone and we should trust him. If he’s lying then he’ll deal with it one way or another.
The reason I say its okay is because we’ve allowed sexism to become the same way. The word “b****” is still offensive, despite the fact that you may have female friends. Racism is the same way with the “n*****” word.

Basically, to try and link all of what I said together, if we are going after one kind of oppression then we must stamp out all. That one tiny exception we leave for a group of people undermines the work we’ve done and continue to do making things fair for people, for example the GLBT community. We should be challenging all words being used offensively, even if we don’t identify. I mean, Hell, our Allies do it.

By: The Menstruator

The Menstruator — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:32:00 +0000

I love the “i have gay friends” defense. Meanwhile, all of my straight friends think they are “allies,” but that really means they just say “fag” when we aren’t around.

By: TammieH

TammieH — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:16:46 +0000

I agree with DeAnimator.

Also…

“I have friends that are”…that is never an excuse for ignorance, if nothing else it shows how much one cares about their “friends”.
If one grows up using such terms, it does not give one an excuse for ignorance nor a license to use such terms all their lives. Especially if you have “friends that”!