Bob Huggins may be done...google it..wow...
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3y
don't let logic get in the way of a good canceling
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tripping over themselves trying to defend what was obviously a mean-spirited slur that even the person who used it called "abhorrent". I don't really care if he's "cancelled" or not but it was beyond stupid to say. It would be bad enough to say it in public but to say it in public, multiple times, on a radio broadcast demonstrates a lack of awareness and common sense and that's before we even get to the actual word itself. Regardless, no matter how you slice it, Huggins is not the victim here.
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3y
Today, he's toast. There will probably be a gay (+ all of the other letters) parade, demonstration, riot, etc.
I believe you live your own life by how you want to live it. But don't force it on everyone else.
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3y
Rome has a lot of power within the US govt.
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Hokie622
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3y
say a prayer for me too. I can use all I can get.
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3y
And it's insufferable...their plight
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Sooo... some of them were probably straight?
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3y
she wasn't a $$$#$# or whatever he said on the radio i'm pretty sure - or Catholic though- but then again I never heard her mention the basketball team either- so what does that say
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He is not being fined or jailed by the government
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3y
fired .
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3y
taken away if he gets fired. They're not...
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3y
defamation. Huggins' incident lands in the slander catagory.
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3y
slander and defamation are legal terms. This is not a legal issue, it is a PR issue.
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3y
if Huggins made the comment directly to the individual, wouldn't it be defamation?
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Hokie622
3y
things that damage reputation is defamation.
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Va AandM
3y
I’d be walked out if I publically made that comment. My boss’s boss who is an SVP is a married gay guy with kids so imagine how that would go over.
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3y
When a career can be terminated, even after an apology, because a derogatory word was said in an impromtu fashion to describe fans who were apparently throwing sexual objects on the court. It didn't seem like a rant or a hate-filled response, but rather a very poorly chosen response that attempted off-the-cuff humor to a rival at the expense of a marginalized group.
I would think an apology would suffice, but who knows as the crucifiers are ready.
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SHPHOKIE
3y
handle it without melting. He should not have said it, but West Virginians are tough and they will not fall apart over it.
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World that is trying to evolve.
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3y
while private funds may pay most of his comp, and his free speech is certainly protected by the constitution, WVU is free to fire him and likely will. Actions have consequences.
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3y
are going to have some sort of clause that involves making the company look bad especially in the official capacity of the job. In theory it should be fairly easy for most people to not go on the radio and use slurs... I'm not sure that's too much to ask from anyone let alone a basketball coach paid millions of dollars a year.
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hokieZ71
3y
Everybody who has an opinion isn't changing it.
Probably best for this thread to get nuked before it goes where fate wills it.
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3y
It's a derogatory word that society used commonly just a few decades ago, but is now on the list of words when uttered becomes career destroying. On one hand, I don't condone using offensive language and it's nice to see repercussions. On the other hand, when it's foolishly said in the context of "joking around" and apologies are issued immediately, I don't condone ending someone's career and reputation because of it.
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3y
Doesn't mean that its use was ever ok, and certainly not that it would be ok moving forward
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3y
Walk down the hallway in many high schools / middle schools and if its a group of angry young people the word is flying out left and right. All races are using it towards others and each other.
It doesn't make it right back then or now. But, it's a common word of insult still today.
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3y
a mean-spirited and vulgar bigoted slur. There are some things you don't joke around about.
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3y
tv/radio is a fireable offense. I also just wanted to point out that this isn't really a "free speech" thing.
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3y
him to go to a 1 day sensitivity training.
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3y
well? i mean he's a basketball coach- who cares what he says
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during a live interview" is a fairly low bar to clear regardless of occupation.
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3y
I've always viewed Huggy as one of the slimiest parts of what is an incredibly slimy profession. The irony of someone like him having his career ended because of a stupid comment like that is just perfect for the insane world we live in now.
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That wasn't very smart
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3y
Cannot be characterized as "intelligent"
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3y
Like, he was real comfortable with it.
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3y
Could be interesting as to what happens to him.
But he might just get a “bucket of coal” for this……
Link:
Huggy Bear strikes again
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