OT: Mike Rice Jr. attends coaching forum on LGBT issues

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  1. THE HCP

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    Not gonna go back and forth on here with you about this. You claimed something about a close friend of mine that isn't true and I'm just lettin you know that's not cool.


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    So, are any Blazer coaches going to the LGBT training? Or just the son of a broadcaster who works for the Blazers?
     
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    Why is Sr on trial again for what Jr did? One can speculate, but I am guessing no one on S2 was there when Jr was being raised or if it is any of our business. I am not an Sr. fan strictly for his game commentary and not for how he may/may not have raised his son.

    As for Jr taking steps to improve himself, I do not see how it can be turned into anything negative. It is an uphill battle for him to get a job anywhere, but that is his problem.
     
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    C'mon, this is a sham. He's just checking a box I an attempt to get another job. This kind of shit I hate. It's like that jackhole of a mayor from San Diego who harassed women for years. Once he got caught, he went into "intensive therapy". What a crock.
     
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    I organize CME meetings for docs. ..we have to plan all of our events to address "cultural and linguistic competency"...biggest crock of shit ever. I went to these training courses. . they are just filled with people who want to ...uggh can't even describe

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    Because, parents are always absolutely responsible for everything their children eventually say, think, or believe. If Jr. is homophobic, then the only possible conclusion is that Sr. must have been as well.
     
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    For the record, I don't blame Mike Sr., whom I like.

    Since the original discussion about Mike Jr. was posted on the main board with an OT, not in the OT forum, I figured the follow up should also go here. If people believe the thread should be moved entire to the OT forum I have no problem with that.
     
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    Who are we to judge from afar? As an employer I would not say "Hey, he went to a class and is now rehabilitated". However, if Jr. is truly trying to correct his wrong then good.
     
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    I agree! I'm taking one now on accepting wetbacks for who they are.
     
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    I thought he was the best.
     
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    I'm not sure that just because a coach used insults to motivate his players, or make them mad so they might motivate themselves, or whatever, that it necessarily means the coach hates or fears or is "phobic" of gays. Insensitive maybe, but condemning the guy as "homophobic" seems like a stretch without more to go on.
     
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    Saying the F word is just like saying the N word to gay people. Are you saying that it's OK to say those things? People who are accepting of gays don't use those words. We know better. And most people know Homophobic is a general term used for people who are not accepting of gays. I'm sure you know that too.
     
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    Rice Jr was a lousy coach who was abusive to his players. Why are we nit-picking the details? Seems like a lot of smoke being blown around to obscure the fact that he screwed up and deserved to be fired.
     
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    Oh, is this thread about Mike Rice, Jr.? I thought it was about 'lgbt issues'? As usual. My bad.
     
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    You know full well it was about both so yeah, your bad.
     
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    What a rock em, sock em thread. I like everyone--Rice Sr., Rice Jr., Snapper, blacks, Mexicans, homophobes, homos, and the thousands who ignore me.
     
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