Gossip King Perez Hilton Picks Up On Anti-UFC Attacks
by Nate Wilcox on Oct 18, 2011 4:03 PM EDT
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With the UFC about to make its American debut on broadcast television in November, their enemies have ramped up anti-UFC attacks. The labor organization Unite HERE has been sending this letter to UFC sponsors Anheuser-Busch compiling homophobic remarks by UFC fighters and executives. They've also launched this web site making more allegations.
These folks have beef with the owners of the UFC due to labor disputes at the Fertitta-owned Station Casinos. They've allegedly played a major behind-the-scenes role in keeping MMA out of New York. Now their attacks on the UFC have been picked up by mega-gossip king Perez Hilton on his FitPerez.com site:
Ugh! We are not happy to hear about this.
While sports organizations like the NBA and MLB are working to end homophobia, others like the NHL seem to be tolerating it. Unfortunately, the UFC (Utlimate Fighting Championship) seems to be flat out endorsing anti-gay bigotry!
In recent incidents, not only have the athletes used gay slurs to taunt their opponents, but even the PRESIDENT of the organization, Dana White, is leading by poor example!
Hilton goes on to recap the 2009 youtube diatribe from Dana White attacking female MMA writer Loretta Hunt.
The UFC has been notably lax about curtailing homophobic remarks from fighters and announcer Joe Rogan for some time. Unfortunately it's coming back to haunt them at an awkward time. Whatever we may think of Hilton, his web sites reach an enormous audience that includes many many many writers and editors for more mainstream publications. Expect to see these charges of homophobia repeated ad nauseum as the build up to the UFC's Fox TV debut continues.
Hopefully Dana White and company can get out ahead of this stuff with some PR that will defuse these attacks before they get picked up by more major media outlets.
Also see this fanshot from killphil.
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I just don't understand why he is so upset about the UFC throwing Punches?
"It is hard to free fools from the chains they revere."
Because he's a gigantic douchebag
Seriously, the fact that anyone cares what this asshole has to say blows my mind. Will.I.am gets a permanent pass for questionable decisions in my book for clocking him in the face.
Also a few more links from my FanShot:
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I kind of wish we could throw Perez in with sparring against Joe Son. Fuck this guy.
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by mountaineers101 on Oct 18, 2011 4:09 PM EDT reply actions
It would probably end up with Perez punching Joe Son in the balls.
by Rammie on Oct 18, 2011 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
And Keep in Mind..
This is from the same bigot who called Mrs. California a bunch of slurs because of her religious beliefs.
…and called will.i.am some gay slurs because the dude’s bodyguard/friend allegedly assaulted him. dude’s a joke.
"The Glen Rice scandal is way out of line w/ the GOP's values. They're interested in fucking black people by the millions, not one at a time"
by Victor Rodriguez on Oct 18, 2011 6:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Hopefully Dana White and company can get out ahead of this stuff with some PR that will defuse these attacks before they get picked up by more major media outlets.
Or…they could actually put some measures in place to stop this stuff from happening. UFC is the face of this sport. They should be ahead of this shit.
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by POW on Oct 18, 2011 4:10 PM EDT reply actions 10 recs
Exactly.
Sure, I want to see the UFC succeed. I love MMA. But if Dana can’t learn to keep his mouth shut, and if the fighters themselves can’t keep their mouths shut, then too fucking bad for all involved.
Well, they are referencing the famous Dana tirade of ‘09, which was over two years ago: not much can be done about that one. He hasn’t let any homophobic slurs fly since then, so… yeah. As for the fighters, it’s freedom of speech. Does Unite HERE hate freedom of speech? Nogueira answering a direct question about whether or not he would personally train with a homosexual student shouldn’t offend anyone, and it is certainly his right to feel that way. When homophobics keep their homophobia to themselves unless asked directly, those people should not be vilified.
Blurrrrgh
That is not what “freedom of speech” means.
by ihateemo on Oct 18, 2011 6:41 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
That may be a definition of freedom of speech somewhere, but that’s not what the constitution grants, and that’s the only freedom of speech that matters.
by Phildo on Oct 18, 2011 6:56 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
For the people who still don't get it:
If you are not having your speech censored by the government, then you are not having your freedom of speech abridged.
Private companies can censor employees all they want. For example: not allowing your employees to swear at customers or enforcing a dress code. If you don’t want to be censored by your boss, you can go work somewhere else.
by Sqwibbs on Oct 18, 2011 7:05 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
Furthermore:
Freedom of speech doesn’t mean you are guaranteed to not be criticized for what you say. In fact, it means the opposite: that anyone who wants to criticize what you say is free to do so.
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by some schmuck in texas on Oct 18, 2011 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
face like a frying pan
What are you a lawyer?
by Franklin Goodish on Oct 18, 2011 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions
After reading the letter, it looks like they are offering AB Brewing an ultimatum based on their market share, rather than an appeal to the UFC to repent.
I’m not sure that will work though. AB might be big enough to ignore the whole thing, or they might be big enough to elicit some change from Zuffa. Time will tell.
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Yeah I didn't actually read the letter.
While I do agree the UFC is now too big to allow this kind of thing, I’m physically unable to force myself to pay attention to Perez Hilton.
"Hi. I don't know you." - me
"Cigano punch my face...all the time." - Anderson Silva
AB knows what's really going on here.
That letter is sitting in a dumpster behind AB headquarters.
Fixing the problem instead of the blame?
blasphemy!
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by Dave Strummer on Oct 18, 2011 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Perez doesn't deserve the publicity this will bring him.
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Like he's ever deserved any of the publicity that's been brought to him?
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by halitosis on Oct 18, 2011 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
Needs moar recs up in here
Perez Hilton is a notorious wannabe starfucker and famewhore and, no pun intended, his hands are definitely not clean.
Exactly. And this asshole called Will.I.Am a “fag” and got knocked the fuck out for it, now he mounts his moral high horse? I’m not sure why anyone pays attention to this dick.
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by mountaineers101 on Oct 18, 2011 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
He's also is known for outting people
Which is beyond fucked up in my eyes
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by LRaunThaDamaja on Oct 18, 2011 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
the guy whose celeb rag is a collection of photos with cocaine sprinkled on them and semen stains everywhere? well, i never!
"The Glen Rice scandal is way out of line w/ the GOP's values. They're interested in fucking black people by the millions, not one at a time"
by Victor Rodriguez on Oct 18, 2011 6:38 PM EDT up reply actions
he called him a fag, got KOed, and then tried to say it was a hate crime.
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Is that like how black people can say the N word?
Gay guys can say fag as they please?
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by ElliotMatheny on Oct 19, 2011 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions
You have to put things in context. If my friend jokingly refers to me as a nigga or as a fag I wouldn’t get upset because I know the context and growing up in an urban environment in New York it wouldn’t be that big of a deal.
Yet if some random person started saying these types of words in an offensive or aggressive manner, I would probably punch someone in the face too.
by discoandherpes on Oct 19, 2011 2:13 AM EDT up reply actions
So what you're saying
is that it’s not the word itself, but the intent of the word? Because I would agree with that, but some people are against certain words from every being used. EVER.
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by ElliotMatheny on Oct 19, 2011 4:28 AM EDT up reply actions
That's pretty much it
If a black guys uses the n word it’s okay, but have you ever seen a black guy ACTUALLY call another black guy the n word in a serious way? It does not EVER end well.
1. Anderson Silva is waiting for you to punch him.
2. That guy is Anderson Silva.
3. Don't fucking punch that guy.
by Chris Barton on Oct 19, 2011 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions
To be fair it wasn't will.i.am that punched him.
Apparently it was a either a fan or their operations manager. Worse yet he actually considered calling him a nigger. GLAAD is actually ashamed of the guy and usually have to issue apologies just so people don’t thik of him as the status quo for gays.
Sad to say, but Perez doesn't need to slam the UFC for publicity.
"So even though it’s the gayest sport ever, MMA is still the best sport ever. I love my gay sport." - Wrestling Uber Alles
"If your [BJJ] training involves any part of you or training equipment inside any of your partner’s orifices, you’re doing it wrong." - gzl5000
I guess the only consolation is that this stuff was posted on FitPerez.com and not his main site.
"So even though it’s the gayest sport ever, MMA is still the best sport ever. I love my gay sport." - Wrestling Uber Alles
"If your [BJJ] training involves any part of you or training equipment inside any of your partner’s orifices, you’re doing it wrong." - gzl5000
I know right, it's absurd.
Not only that, they’ve found around 5 guys that have made comments and blown it out of proportion. I could find 5 guys in any organization and write a letter… if people stop giving these people attention, they’ll go away.
Liddell: 'I'll fight anyone, Silva? Yeah sure, Quinton Jackson? Sure, Randy Couture? Sure'
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I made a comment on the fanshot
No hate, no homophobia. But it was deleted, so I guess I can’t say it here. Not sure what was so bad about it.
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my fanshot?
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I don't see any record of your comment being deleted
try again I think there’s a mix up.
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ah I found it
was looking at killphil’s fanshot. That whole line of discussion you’re bringing up has been hashed and re-hashed here at BE during the Joe Rogan controversy.
We don’t have an opinion about the word “faggott” but we are trying to point out that it’s generally considered unacceptable to public figures to use the term in a hostile way to refer to people.
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Anything that can be offensive
Breaking rules, being stupid. Plenty of things, I can’t list all of them
Business as Usual has a STACKED team. I mean, we could win with just me, but you know.
Some of my friends already linked this on Facebook it made me lol just becasue well its kind of miss leading
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Sweaty half naked men rolling around in a cage and Perez hilton doesn't like this?
by RECE ROCK on Oct 18, 2011 4:12 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
Exactly what I was thinking.
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by The One Who Wears The Crown on Oct 18, 2011 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions
We all knew this was going to happen eventually.
Dana and Rogan running around calling women bitches and men fags appealed to the type of audience they were catering to, but now they have to cater to a whole new sports fan base, not a pro-wrestling fan base and that sort of immaturity and Neanderthal behavior won’t fly in the mainstream where adults are courted.
Do people take Perez seriously though?
Honest question.
Business as Usual has a STACKED team. I mean, we could win with just me, but you know.
it's not about Perez
it’s that his audience is HUGE and includes tons of influentials who pay no attention at all to the UFC. Meaning this will be their introduction to the organization.
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Personally, I don't care
The kind of people who listen to what a hypocritical scumbag like Perez Hilton has to say aren’t the kind of people I want watching “my” sport.
they're not likely to ever watch the sport
but if they start organizing boycotts of UFC sponsors and the Fox shows get cancelled you’ll care real fast.
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Yeah ... that won't happen
Only religious conservatives are organised enough to do that. Liberal secularists will make some initial noise, and then can’t be bothered to do anything beyond that.
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Hey perez check out the UFC store the fashion is FIERCE!
by RECE ROCK on Oct 18, 2011 4:15 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
DUDE!
This is the third comment of yours that I’ve rec’d on this post, does that make me a bad person?
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by SentientAndroid on Oct 18, 2011 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I hope the Black Eyed Peas beat him up again.
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by Rundownloser on Oct 18, 2011 4:16 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
What are you talking about?
Will. I. Am. punching Perez Hilton is as far fetched as Chael Sonnen and hookers
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already happened.
and it was good and deserving.
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by El Pablo Diablo on Oct 18, 2011 6:09 PM EDT up reply actions
those hookers didn’t deserve it!
by the way, will didn’t punch the guy himself.
"The Glen Rice scandal is way out of line w/ the GOP's values. They're interested in fucking black people by the millions, not one at a time"
by Victor Rodriguez on Oct 18, 2011 6:39 PM EDT up reply actions
And he got hit for calling Will.I.Am two homophobic slurs, nonetheless.
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by mountaineers101 on Oct 18, 2011 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Baby steps?
"So even though it’s the gayest sport ever, MMA is still the best sport ever. I love my gay sport." - Wrestling Uber Alles
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by alicks on Oct 18, 2011 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions 8 recs
Suck it, Mr. Crabs.
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by alicks on Oct 18, 2011 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
Yep
she’s hot too me. Ben Gibbard is a lucky man.
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by SentientAndroid on Oct 18, 2011 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I haven't clicked on that link yet...
but Louis CK is great.
"Hi. I don't know you." - me
"Cigano punch my face...all the time." - Anderson Silva
He just says...
Shut up _, that part in his routine is not anti-gay, hard to tell that without the context.
by 0U on Oct 18, 2011 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I think I've seen that.
Somehow he strips that word of all offensiveness. Like when Bob Dylan uses the “N” word in a song.
"Hi. I don't know you." - me
"Cigano punch my face...all the time." - Anderson Silva
Ruh-roh. I hope he doesn’t go on Total Request Live to spout his indignation of the UFC. It could be devastating for business.
Nothing commands respect like when your thesis begins with “Ugh.”
Keep Firing, Assholes!
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by Ubernoober on Oct 18, 2011 4:24 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
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by Grappo on Oct 18, 2011 5:27 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
The drawback is that there’s people that think this guy preaches the gospel. This is going to spread and become viral and it’s up to Zuffa to put out the fire. This can do a lot of damage in the future, especially that they’ve done nothing about it. But it really just takes one spoksperson with enough power to start a movement even if his opinion is about as valid as the guy sitting behind me at my cubicle right now.
This is really biting them in the ass for not doing anything about it or even DW saying it to begin with.
Perez Hilton needs to get on his knees and thank every popular woman he’s ever crossed paths with
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You know what the UFC does? Release this tomorrow:
“We at Zuffa and UFC have never condoned homophobic statements by its employees. The few incidents cited by Mr. Hilton, the latest of which is two years ago, were immediately condoned by Zuffa. We have a no tolerance policy concerning the denigration of any societal group, and will continue to be vigilant in our efforts in this regard.”
Any questions at press conferences after that, refer them to the statement. “We handled that in our release on Oct. 19th, and that’s all we have on the matter. Mistakes have been made on very few occasions, and we’ve taken measures to make sure it doesn’t happen again. Next question.”
And don’t bother telling me that parts of the proposed statement may be, technically speaking, not true. It’s up to the media to fimnd that out. And if Dana can just keep from cursing while he refers back to the statement, he repeats that as often as needed, the questions will stop and the media circus will move on. Just as long as not one UFC fighter with a mic stick in his face says anything stupid for teh week after that. That’s the hard part.
repeat as necessary.
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Oh, and add "AND INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS" to the end of the first sentence
Forgot that part
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Just as long as not one UFC fighter with a mic stick in his face says anything stupid for teh week after that. That’s the hard part.
By hard you mean impossible? I sometimes think that Dana must give out ‘inflammatory bullshit of the night’ bonuses in locker rooms…
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by some schmuck in texas on Oct 18, 2011 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions
condoned?
i think maybe you don’t know what “condoned” means. either that or you are stating how the UFC truly feels about homosexual epithets.
by tha dude on Oct 18, 2011 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
How is Rogan calling someone "cunty" homophobic?
Sexist, sure… But homophobic? The article linked during your mention of his homophobic remarks is his apology for using the word “cunty”. Even in the letter that organization wrote to Bud Light says he made homophobic slurs.
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I wasn’t positive whether or not he’d done so in the past, and was just making sure that wasn’t the reason they included him in the letter for homophobia. I vaguely recall the Rios situation now that you mention it, but these stories don’t stick for as long in my mind as they do with people who are determined to shit on the sport.
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by Zachary Kater on Oct 18, 2011 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions
np
I added the link to the Rogan/Rios incident and kept the link to the Maggie Hunt incident.
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by KJ Gould on Oct 18, 2011 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
because he usually only sees the back of their heads.
/insensitivity
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by POW on Oct 18, 2011 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
zing!
"Here we are with Seraldo Babalu, you did an awesome job, saw why you’re a black belt in jiu-jitsu, getting an awesome submission there, I want to tell me what you see, let’s go ahead and see by the fight, what you saw, in the ring." - Tito (the Head) Ortiz - Great Commentator, or Greatest Commentator.
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by El Pablo Diablo on Oct 18, 2011 6:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I believe Thursday is LGBT Awareness Day. The UFC should have some high profile people wear purple, and tweet some supportive comments into the webiverse...that would certainly help keep a fire from catching.
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Wait I thought Wearing purple was in support of Domestic violence month.
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Is there seriously a "Domestic Violence" month?
I’m guessing it’s for awareness, and not for partaking.
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by KJ Gould on Oct 18, 2011 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Brett Rogers calls it a lifetime.
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by mountaineers101 on Oct 18, 2011 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
lol
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by The One Who Wears The Crown on Oct 18, 2011 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions
i laughed out loud
but now i feel bad. because thats not funny at all. your comment, yes, brett rogers? horrible.
"Here we are with Seraldo Babalu, you did an awesome job, saw why you’re a black belt in jiu-jitsu, getting an awesome submission there, I want to tell me what you see, let’s go ahead and see by the fight, what you saw, in the ring." - Tito (the Head) Ortiz - Great Commentator, or Greatest Commentator.
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by El Pablo Diablo on Oct 18, 2011 6:13 PM EDT up reply actions
You are correct
Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?
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Ya it is awareness, but I cant argue with the Brett Rogers comment below.
I've got something to say; it better to burn out than to fade away!!!
Is it really funny Mayhem, please tell me its funny.
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or above. whatever.
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Considering the number of mma guys who support anti bullying in general, this would be a logical extension of that stance.
Here’s a link about the event.
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Must be ahead of the curve
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by some schmuck in texas on Oct 18, 2011 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions 7 recs
nice
so good. but not feminine enough. needs WAY more blush.
"Here we are with Seraldo Babalu, you did an awesome job, saw why you’re a black belt in jiu-jitsu, getting an awesome submission there, I want to tell me what you see, let’s go ahead and see by the fight, what you saw, in the ring." - Tito (the Head) Ortiz - Great Commentator, or Greatest Commentator.
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by El Pablo Diablo on Oct 18, 2011 6:15 PM EDT up reply actions
The Captain of the West Coast Avengers is holding it down!
Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?
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And Perez uses homophobic taunts against whom he sees are his opponents. But because he's an expert navigator, we have to take what he says seriously.
The only reason he became popular was because of fashion and a blog not his insight into social ills and sociopolitical issues. But somehow now we have to take this guy serously. Please, we have fallen really far when social issues are deemed worthy to discuss because this illiterate dung beetle thinks its important. No, so far this has all been well timed from the unions to this fool because the UFC won’t play ball with them. In the end it comes down to money and somwhere down the line someone will sue for whatever reason and try to justify themselves by saying they are changeing society for the better.
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by dandeman on Oct 18, 2011 4:31 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Perez Hilton in a Kid Nate article. Apparently the world ends not in 2012, but in 2011.
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by some schmuck in texas on Oct 18, 2011 4:40 PM EDT reply actions
I agree with this. I believe a lot of it is shtick, but him just saying it and it getting spread to a mass audience who might not be able to discern pro wrestling gimmickery from legitimate opinion is not a bright idea.
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by mountaineers101 on Oct 18, 2011 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Anytime the UFC opens a new market,
there’s going to be a PR battle of some sort. Just wait for the first bloodbath live on Fox. Not sure Hilton’s little crusade is such a bad thing, as long as the UFC responds to it well. Better than a lot of people sniping it privately in their own circles. Dana has moderated his dumb-ass quotient recently, and that’s all for the best. Hopefully he doesn’t blow a gasket over this, and they take some measures to counter the impression Hilton is spewing. I think the UFC can probably bring a lot of celebrity firepower to counter the notion that the UFC is homophobic, or supported by a distinctly homophobic and hateful crowd. I hate seeing organizations made to fine and hand slap their employees for every dumb thing said, but definitely a bit more care is needed. I think if people looked into what’s said in stadiums and locker rooms in football, baseball, basketball, etc., they’d find it worse there. Overall, my impression of the UFC’s fanbase has been really positive. It’s a younger, more progressive crowd generally than football has, for example. Hopefully the UFC doesn’t over react to this, as fighter accessibility and openness is one of it’s great selling points.
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by Kwisatz Haderach on Oct 18, 2011 4:40 PM EDT reply actions
Maybe it’s because I’m not American, but I’ve heard Perez Hilton’s name several times now but still have no fucking idea who this guy is.
Either way, the UFC can’t seem to win on this issue. Homophobic sports fans think “ultimate fighting” is lots of “cuddling on the ground” where opponents on the other side of the political spectrum choose to only focus on the words of a few select individuals.
As far as how we see it, The Onion said it best.
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I am american and I have no idea who this guy is
Perez Hilton, it makes me think of some kind of Latina-Paris-Hilton-Impersonator in the vein of:
EL VEZ – The Mexican Elvis!
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by hardlyworking on Oct 18, 2011 5:30 PM EDT up reply actions
HTML, HOW DOES IT WORK!?
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by hardlyworking on Oct 18, 2011 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions
That headline was all wrong
It should have been “UFC throws as many gay slurs as they do punches”
I've been checking out this web site.
I love how they have 4 different categories, 2 of which use edited expletives in their gimmicky names. It’s ok to make symbols and allude to swearing, you just can’t f-cking spell out the whole word! Oh and they use the same quotes for multiple categories, because they can’t dig out enough shit to make the UFC look bad apparently. Oh and they have a whopping 69 people who have signed their petition. Which the number is also a reference to a sexual act, which I’m offended by.
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And wait just a second... This anti-UFC site I'm talking about is maintained by the Culinary Union??
Website maintained by
Culinary Workers Union, Local 226.
Now it’s all starting to make sense. Sounds like it has more to do with the Fertittas than Mr. White’s obscenities.
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by Zachary Kater on Oct 18, 2011 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Bells a ringing everywhere. This is a political mouse trap with Union thuggery written all over it.
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If I could just the the Maryland State Education Association to be this good at PR, I might have a pension when I retire
Seriously guys, this is pretty high-level, “Koch Brothers funding Americans For Prosperity” astroturf PR here. I’m impressed.
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So many things.
1) lol at Perez Hilton chastizing Dana – heck, ANYONE else – for their poor behavior. This waste of space has made a living off of bullying and degrading people for years.
2) When certain fighters say clearly hateful things and the UFC does nothing, they are almost condoning that behaviour. Expecially if they start handing out title shots to said fighters. And I know some people say what the fighter does on their own time shouldn’t effect their careers; that fighters are fighters and they should be allowed to just fight. I call BS on that. Because there is such a thing as professional conduct, and what you do outside of work most definitely has an effect on your employer, and your peers. There’s a reason why you don’t post pictures of yourself on Facebook from ten years ago when you were doing keg stands in college, let alone make homophobic statements. It’s called professional conduct, and now that the UFC is on Fox, it now applies to all the fighters.
3) Expect more of this. We wanted MMA to be mainstream, and now that it seems like it’s there, more people are going to take shots at the sport. The UFC should get ahead of the curve on this if they know what’s good for the sport.
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by pud333 on Oct 18, 2011 4:54 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
LOL
how many comments will be removed from this thread? over/under 200
The better question is
how many users will be removed from this site.
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by mountaineers101 on Oct 18, 2011 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Off-topic, but since everyone's here...
Dana just tweeted GSP is injured.
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Yup.
I just land in NYC and what do I always say!? I have to deal with bad shit everyday!! GSP is out with an injury!!! #oneofthosedays
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by Zachary Kater on Oct 18, 2011 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions
haha oh wow
give me my fucking money back for my goddam tickets
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WTF? First GSP ducks Diaz, and now he ducks Condit? :)
Man, that sucks.
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by pud333 on Oct 18, 2011 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
That dumb switcheroo they pulled for the event officially has come back to screw over Condit.
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by Zachary Kater on Oct 18, 2011 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions
No kidding, eh? The fight is like, what, less than two weeks away? Condit either has to a) take a new opponent on short notice if the UFC can find one, or b) sit out. Lose, lose, me thinks.
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I guess it's going to be the latter.
It’s GSP’S knee. We will sit Carlos to wait for GSP. It’s looking so far like he could be ready in a couple months. Still early to tell tho
Nick Diaz is a main eventer now without attending any of those beauty pageants.
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by Zachary Kater on Oct 18, 2011 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, just saw that. Well, here’s hoping it’s not that bad. Card loses a huge, huge fight though. Bummer.
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Suckitude is really high
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UFC 141 could be a bad ass card to end the year
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by MattParker117 on Oct 18, 2011 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions
UFC 140 changed Reem injured Brock forced to fight Grimace. (Card subject to change)
I hate it when this happens.
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Diaz gets to main event after all.
What happens when he doesn’t show up to the next beauty pageant?
He gets punished by fighting another top 5 WW.
Heck, maybe if he misses enough pagents, he gets punished right back into another title shot with GSP.
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No biggie. They can just get Kos to step in & fight Condit and bump BJ/Diaz to the main event.
by Velcro on Oct 18, 2011 5:11 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Exactly what I just posted! Kos will do it.
by taptomyarmbar on Oct 18, 2011 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Dana can solve this easily
By getting Big Nog to roll with Perez.
by taptomyarmbar on Oct 18, 2011 5:04 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
The simple way for the UFC to combat this
Is to invite GLAAD to speak at next years fighter summit
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by xMMAxTYSONxMMA on Oct 18, 2011 5:08 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Damn. And Diaz/Penn is still only going to be three rounds. If it were a five round fight I think things sway heavily in Nick’s favor.
It's that the world is basically a forced labor camp from which the workers, perfectly innocent, are led forth by lottery, a few each day, to be executed.
I don't think that's just the way I see it. I think that's the way it is. Are there alternative views? Yes. Will any of them stand close scrutiny? No.
uh, no thanks
but I’m very flattered
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by some schmuck in texas on Oct 18, 2011 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions
pix plz
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Do I have to look you in the eyes
or just str8 back of the head broke back style?
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by SentientAndroid on Oct 18, 2011 5:36 PM EDT up reply actions
...said Perez Hilton.
Por isso eu tomo ópio / é um remédio / sou um convalescente do momento / moro no rés-do-chão do pensamento / e ver passar a vida faz-me tédio
HAHAH funniest part is the cullinary works want the sponsors boycotted, and they list xience
which is fully owned by the UFC / Fertittas
HAHAHAH
¬_¬
by ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ on Oct 18, 2011 5:51 PM EDT reply actions
my care cup is so empty
a blank post is a better representation of how little a shit i give about what that imbecile has to say.
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by Cory Braiterman on Oct 18, 2011 5:52 PM EDT reply actions
Rashad Evans needs to teach Dana White how to be well-spoken
If he doesn’t, stuff like this is just going to keep happening.
by Lauren J Darkbloom on Oct 18, 2011 6:23 PM EDT reply actions
When asked to comment, Perez Hilton said
Por isso eu tomo ópio / é um remédio / sou um convalescente do momento / moro no rés-do-chão do pensamento / e ver passar a vida faz-me tédio
something needs to change, sure. yet i don’t see how the Loretta Hunt incident is any sort of endorsement of the behavior being criticized.
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by Victor Rodriguez on Oct 18, 2011 6:41 PM EDT reply actions
Perez Hilton Sucks
I know I’m not saying anything groundbreaking, but the same guy who talks about furthering the gay cause is the same guy who draws cum bubbles on pictures of celebrities and called Will I Am a “faggot” Hilton has done more to hurt the gay cause than anyone affiliated with the UFC.
Perez Hilton's moral character, or lack thereof, doesn't change the fact that he's right in saying
If the UFC wants to be a nationally recognized sport’s league on par with the NBA or MLB, we suggest they get their act together and start acting PROFESSIONALLY!
and that it really is unacceptable how lax they are about it all.
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Really? Grow some thick skin.
People don’t have to believe in nor agree with homo sexuality. It’s against what people are taught and against some religions. You can’t mock someone for being against it nor force them to support it. It’s all pr for this man. Plus this guy is a wack job. Most of the time when I say the word fag to my buddies I’m not actually calling them gay it’s the same as if I called them an asshole. It’s redic plain and simple people jump after anything now a days it’s pathetic so much shit gets taken out of context(MNF) for example. You say one wrong thing the media rips you to shreds and will try to ruin you. Perez is a wack job anyways. Damn I hate America sometimes you say something wrong people try get you in trouble those same people then hide behind freedom of speech it’s a endless cycle of bullshit.
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by Bloodsport on Oct 18, 2011 11:04 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I also find it ironic and contradicting
That Perez one who bashes celebs and hides behind his freedom of speech when they retaliate. Bitchs about people saying condescending things about his sexuality.
" Did that asshole just shoot at us?" " He did that mother fucker just broke the cooler I'm gonna fucking kill him" - PVT Wilson (Bitching that a Insurgent put a bullet hole in our cooler)
by Bloodsport on Oct 18, 2011 11:11 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Actually I can mock someone for their religious views. It’s a personal hobby for me.
by discoandherpes on Oct 19, 2011 2:16 AM EDT up reply actions
That Union is such a joke
It’s pathetic. I have never seen such childish acts among a union. The Website is hilarious. I wonder how much attention the UFC’s sponsors pay to that? Hopefully not to much considering it is ran by some dope head of the union who has a personal vendetta with the owner.
This caught me by surprise.
I’ve worked with Unite Here before, and they do some good work helping out food service employees. Not impressed by this move at all, but I still support them in other endeavors based on the good I’ve seen them do.
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Attacks? What attacks?
This whole story – such as it is – brings to mind something that happened in baseball nearly 20 years ago: In 1992, the Mets really sucked despite having plunged heavily into the free-agent market the previous winter, prompting New York Daily News sportswriter Bob Klapisch to co-write an unflattering book about that team entitled “The Worst Team Money Could Buy.” A Mets player, Bobby Bonilla, reacted by calling Klapisch a “f*g*t” despite the fact that Klapisch was married and had three children. Obviously Klapisch was not gay, and Bonilla wasn’t seriously insinuating that Klapisch was.
So everybody needs to lighten up. As Konrad Adenauer, the first chancellor of West Germany, so brilliantly observed, a thick skin is a gift from God.
What has him being married to do with anything? Do you have to be gay for the word to be bad? Otherwise you can throw it around like you want to to your pals?
The word “fa**ot” is used to characterize a man as weak, not normal, not a real man. And to think that this has nothing to do with how homosexual men are seen since the word surfaced is just ridiculous.
It is used to degrade a man by implying he’s homosexual.
Watch Kalib Run wrote back in the day about the Joe Rogan-Thomas Rios incident:
Now, the etymology of the word “f*ggot” being used towards non-gay men started because the user was equating the target to a homosexual. In layman’s terms, he was saying that the target is inferior and “less than a man”.because he is “gay” and, in the user’s eyes, gay men are less than men. Note, that calling a non-gay man a “f*ggot” is almost always done in a non-friendly manner which is the manner in which the original “f*ggot” was used towards gays. You’re are using a slur in a slur fashion. Rogan basically admits this when he says “I’ve always used it to imply that a person is weak and pathetic.”
A “f*ggot” = a gay person
Rios = a “f*ggot”
Rios = weak and pathetic
Therefore, according to the substitution property, a gay person is “weak and pathetic”. Yes, when you use the term “f*ggot”, you are not intending to slur gay people, but you are slurring gay people.
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should we ban the word “bitch” as well?
b/c it it implies much of the same about women.
how about “uncle tom”? guess that should be banned.
perhaps we should also get rid of things like “effeminate” or “butch”.
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by theworldsoldestsport on Oct 19, 2011 8:56 AM EDT up reply actions
For the same reasons why, I'm assuming, you used "uncle tom" instead of the N word.
Intentions are irrelevant due to the historical contexts behind these words. Whether you intend to use them as hate speech or not, systems of knowledge produce prejudice meanings.The fact that some people find it acceptable to perpetuate oppressive systems of power when applied to gender and sexuality is problematic, especially when its someone representing a global entity.
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Exactly what killphil said. Also this image seems apt:
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by sun yue on Oct 19, 2011 5:19 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
this is ’Merica. we can be as vulgar and offensive as we choose. and others can call us vulgar and offensive as they see fit.
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by theworldsoldestsport on Oct 19, 2011 8:55 AM EDT reply actions
This thug union
is doing anything they can to besmirch the UFC simply because the Fertittas’ casino’s won’t give in to their demands. They get this useful idiot Perez Hilton to do more of their dirty work and of course he is stupid enough to do it. Any “writer” or “journalist” with any integrity wouldn’t let this little twit influence their writtings or even pay him any attention.
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