Posted on 06/21/2006 4:18:12 PM PDT by Mike Bates
Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen recently used a homosexual slur to describe a Chicago Sun-Times columnist.
The newspaper published a column Wednesday, and it ripped the outspoken skipper for his angry outburst directed at Jay Mariotti, who was covering Game 6 of the NBA Finals and obviously was not around to hear the comments prior to the White Sox's blowout victory over the Cardinals on Tuesday night.
"What a piece of (expletive) he is, (expletive) fag,'' Guillen said.
Guillen was given a chance to explain himself after the game.
"I don't have anything against those people. In my country, you call someone something like that and it is not the same as it is in this country,'' he said.
According to the Sun-Times Guillen explained that in his native Venezuela, the word in question is not used to describe a person's sexuality, rather his courage.
Guillen apparently said Mariotti "is not man enough to meet me and (talk about things before writing.)"
As you might expect, the White Sox were quick to apologize for the remark, which the defensive Guillen used in response to a Mariotti column about how the club dealt with rookie pitcher Sean Tracey after he recently refused to throw at the Rangers' Hank Blalock.
The White Sox claim — again according to the Sun-Times — they are "working with" Guillen on how he speaks publicly.
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LOL, too funny.
The usual suspects will be demanding Ozzie's termination, if not execution.
He acts as a servant to an older schoolmate? What's so offensive about that?
Merriam-Webster.com
Main Entry: fag
Function: noun
1 chiefly British : TOIL, DRUDGERY
2 a : an English public-school boy who acts as servant to an older schoolmate b :
It takes a little getting used to, but the guy is understandable and often funny.
I'm sure Oz doesn't leave home without his Merriam-Webster.
You got to like how 'fag' still makes the editorial cut! I always giggle whenever I see media people say 'The N Word,' for example - they say it like it's some kind of code-words that children use for going to the bathroom. :-)
If they're gonna use something like the "n-word," they'll have to come up with something new. I think the "f-word" is already taken.
Exactly! 'Fag' came along too late to the party to get a tag like that. This is really unintentionally funny stuff.
As much PC nonsense is. . .
I have to side with Ozzie on this one - hell, in a movie Sean Penn got to refer to his surfing opponents "They're all fags, man!!!!" so why can't Ozzie use the F-word?
CHICAGOLAND PING
Being a liberal, Sean Penn doesn't have to prove that he's not "mean-spirited," especially in a fictional work. Since Ozzie hasn't shown his compassion by jumping on the liberal bandwagon, he's automatically suspect.
Please. Let's keep in mind that this is FR so it's "loose the ship."
If he's ordering his pitchers to throw at players, he ought to be suspended, at minimum.
What a bush-league hot dog!
The local news reports Bud Selig is going to look into the incident. Maybe he'll have the Cubs' Michael Barrett come over and punch Ozzie in the mouth.
My comment referred to possible punishment for his use of what perhaps should be called the f-minor word.
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