Joakim Noah is caught using a gay slur, and he somewhat apologizes

Yahoo ^ | May 23, 2011 | Kelly Dwyer

[ConservativeStatement]

But if he said FU dirtbag, this would be a non-story?

[OB1kNOb]

Maybe he asking the guy for a British cigarette......

[Mr. Mojo]

The game was played in South Beach? The heckler probably was a fag.

[Frank_2001]

Yes, or if the idiot fan was NOT an actual faggot!;)

[Borges]

Noah is a good guy. It’s a shame he’s going to get this sort of attention.

[subterfuge]

Should have called the “person” a ‘blanking, tea-bagging, islamaphobic, womyn-hating pos’ and everything would have been fine too.

[Responsibility2nd]

Kobe Bryant did the same thing last month. Called a referee a effing faggot.

Was fined $100,000.

Cursing? OK. Calling others “retards”? OK.

But since the faggots have special victim rights.... There will be extra punishment.

I wonder how much the fine will be for Noah?

[subterfuge]

Noah is a good guy. It’s a shame he’s going to get this sort of attention.

True. Joakim is a good guy. But the politically correct gay-police never sleep. I'd like to see just ONE celebrity or sports star say "yeah, I said it, now back off. Do we have free speech or not?"

[arrdon]

Hell, there’s no free speech! The ‘civil’ rights movement constructed pc, and you know how little you can say relative to ‘their’ issues.

[Recovering_Democrat]

“F” you isn’t offensive, but “F” you “faggot” IS a big problem for the media.

[aegiscg47]

So much for all of those pro-gay NBA ads that seem run once an hour during the playoffs! Definitely a case of "Do as I say, not as I do".

[dfwgator]

True. Joakim is a good guy.

I like him too. But don't forget, he almost decided not to go to the White House ceremony for the Gators championship team, because of President Bush.

[SECURE AMERICA]

non-story that is a waste of our time.

[Mr. Bird]

Further into the piece:

Don't care. Don't care, guy who is actually my favorite player. It was stupid and thoughtless and wrong and that word hurts people.

Really?

[LeonardFMason]

WHAT A FAGGOT!
WHAT A FAGGOT!
FAGGOT, FAGGOT, FAGGOT, FAGGOT!

[GOYAKLA]

What ever happened to their proud mantra “ We are QUEER and we are here!”?
Might I suggest a new Mantra “ You are GAY stay out of my way”!

[Proud_USA_Republican]

The only ones who give a rip are the professional grievence mongers of the media.

ESPN was resembling The View last week as they were obsessed with reporting on all the homophobia gripping pro-sports and how we are all supposed to be outraged about it.
They actually tried to paint the NBA exec admiting he’s into dudes as a history defining civil rights moment on par with Rosa Parks. It was a new low for ESPN, but wouldn’t expect anything less from the “24/7 race card” network.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks ConservativeStatement.

Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah... shouted a homophobic slur at a heckling fan

The only homophobic thing that can be uttered is, "I am afraid of homosexuals". Clearly he doesn't say that.

[AU72]

I’ll wait first for the apology from Perez Hilton to Miss California.

[Vaquero]

calling a faggot a faggot is not homophobic....it is the equivalent of calling a spade a spade....

being afraid of faggots is homophobic...(yes they can afflict damage while flailing you with their purses...)