OT NBA referee Bill Kennedy reveals he is gay; Rajon Rondo made slur to him

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  1. Rastapopoulos

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    Your sexuality is not your "love life".
     
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    Slips up as in saying the words he said. If he would of just said "fuck you" and got ejected nobody would care this much. It's not like he knew he was gay either. I highly doubt he would of chose those words to say if he knew. Faggot is a highly used word and not in the sense of putting down gay people, more so used by guys to each other.
     
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    Well then I am sorry, you social justice warrior you. I'll edit my post and fix it. Christ...
     
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    If a player gets in a refs face and calls him "nigga" whether the ref is white or black I'm willing to bet he will get a technical. There is no double standard on words that will or won't get a player a technical or ejected.
     
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    "Willing to bet" doesn't equal a guarantee. So there absolutely still could be a double standard, and that is more likely than not.
     
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    That's right, you scurry away and do that! Another victory over the Politically Incorrect!! Soon all will bow down to our secular humanist non-sexist, non-racist, pro-LGBQT agenda!!!
     
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    Shit, I thought it was only OLD white men with this uninformed point of view...
     
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    LOL -- Gear down big trucker... :-)
     
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    Funny cuz true? Rondo is lucky it isn't a year or two in the future. He might be jailed or kicked in a bottomless pit like in the good old days.

    It's nice that people can still be assholes as long as they don't use a slur of some kind. For now.
     
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    One thing that pisses me off about all this that I think people are overlooking here, but Rondo DID NOT even apologize for this. Not once did he say sorry in his contrived, BS tweet. Try saying what he said in your workplace and keep your job the next day.
     
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    Are you straight? Do you keep it a secret?
     
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    This guy is a friend of mine. Rick Crom. Talented actor/singer and stand up comedian.
     
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    I thinkRondo did know he was gay. According to Donaghy, it was common knowledge in the league.
     
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    Interesting. I never knew where the term "Flaming" came from. Now I do.....
    And to think I never thought any of you could actually teach me anything on this board.
     
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    Well, if you're asking me if I throw a parade for my sexual orientation, the answer is "no". So whilst it may not be a secret I certainly am not putting it out there for people to know.

    I believe people should keep to themselves more. Your sexual orientation is of no concern to me, and vice versa.
     
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    Rondo tries again:

     
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    Rajon Rondo has a spectacular antique doll collection.
     
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    I think this is a bit overblown. I don't know if Rondo is a homophobe or not. Unless there's some history of this sort of hurtful remarks, I'm willing to forgive and move on.

    He's been on the court with these refs for years, I presume they know one another well, even who's gay or not. His explanation seems fair enough. When you know someone well, you know how to say mean things in the heat of anger.

    The team handled the PR/PC bit well.
     
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    It's fine for you to keep to yourself - and even to believe that other people should keep to themselves - but to expect other people to keep to themselves is not okay. That's why we as a species are in a whole boatload of trouble at this point in time. You live your life according to your personally held beliefs, but don't try to impose those beliefs on others. (Not saying that you're imposing your beliefs...but by voicing your beliefs you kinda are, in a very hands-off sort of way.)

    Reasons why gay people might feel like celebrating their sexuality:
    they've been demonized/teased/bullied for it
    they've lost family/friends over it
    they've lost, or not gotten, jobs because of it
    they've been denied equal rights because of it
    they've been assaulted or killed because of it

    It's only recently that these things are happening less frequently. And the fact that it's still happening is APPALLING. So, unlike heterosexual people, gays being able to be open and relatively safe in their openness is something to be celebrated. I'm sorry if their celebration makes you uncomfortable, but perhaps you should do something about your discomfort rather than expecting people to act according to your personal code.
     
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    That's bullshit. Are you saying straight people shouldn't introduce their spouses to friends? Should one say "she's my roommate" instead of wife? Total bullshit. Do you truly wish your straight married friends would keep their marriage to themselves? Straight people are very open about their sexual orientation but when gay people do it, you say it should be "private."
     
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