A close-up photo posted on Twitter by Toronto resident James Greenhalgh shows the words “TU ERE MARICON” — Spanish for “You’re a faggot” — printed in white on the black tape Escobar was wearing below his eyes. The phrase was also visible in a photo that moved to media outlets on Saturday by Getty Images’ wire service.
This is certainly far from an isolated incident within sports in general. There have been countless sports players posting anti-gay comments on twitter / facebook, calling teammates or other individuals faggots, yadda yadda.
I could probably pull together at least 25 articles for this year alone on separate instances of this sort of behavior.
So, what is your take on this sort of stuff?
I'm sure if he were white and had the words "You're a nigger" on his face, he would have lost his job or been suspended immediately.
No questions asked.
Now, I don't care what the man does in his personal life or on his own time. I don't care if he does dislike gay people (for whatever reason).
My opinion is, this crosses the line because he did this intentionally and while he was on the field representing his team, his city, etc.
He did this on purpose, so he would get noticed. Why else would he have done it?
It's stuff like this that hits a nerve with me. You can have your opinions but do you really need to resort to calling people faggots let alone splash it where you know everyone can see it?
So many sports figures have made outrageous statements about gay people, calling people faggots, etc. and nothing happens to them.
Sometimes, they're "maybe" (and that's a BIG maybe) suspended for a few games. Mostly they simply offer a non-apology. But, if they were to make defamatory remarks about black or hispanic people, they would most likely suffer a much harsher penalty.
What's your opinion on stuff like this?
Edited by Gorix, 20 September 2012 - 05:29 PM.