Forrest Griffin - Complaints Are the New Compliments
by jmjinks on Nov 13, 2011 2:49 AM EST
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Having watched Forrest Griffin since his early days on season 1 of Ultimate Fighter, Forrest has come off as a bit of a clown but a pretty nice and likeable guy, However, he apparently caused quite a stink with his recent tweet where he decried "Rape is the new missionary".
In light of the criticism, Forrest has manned up and made a donation to the Las Vegas Rape Crisis Center.
My question is:who is in the wrong? Forrest, who was simply commenting on the many high-profile rape cases that have been on the news recently, or those who were offended by his social commentary?
Sure, Forrest may have posted his tweet without any earlier related commentary, but considering the randomness of social media such as Twitter, was it necessary to explain himself before posting his tweet?
Forrest is simply the victim of being heard by a small group of overly-sensitive people. For these people, freedom of speech is only okay as long as it follows their small set of rules for decency.
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I agree with you to a point
I think Forrest was just going for a laugh but he kinda sarah silverman’ed it and with the wrong crowd.
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1. you have absolutely no idea what freedom of speech actually means. learn about it before you comment about it.
2. forrest is not now, nor has he ever been, funny.
3. yes, all MMA fans are overly sensitive, easily offended, little girls. seriously?
4. generic statements made about rape, without context, will be interpreted as being inappropriate.
1. you have absolutely no idea what freedom of speech actually means. learn about it before you comment about it.
Seriously. I wish Barton was around. He banned the last guy I saw misuse that damned term.
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by Zachary Kater on Nov 13, 2011 11:06 AM EST up reply actions
SOUND THE BANHAMMER SIGNAL!
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by Sugel Mendoza on Nov 13, 2011 4:25 PM EST up reply actions
So banning someone for what they say is defending freedom of speech somehow? What the hell?
by thirdparty on Nov 15, 2011 1:02 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I'm pretty sure he banned him for being an idiot.
It was just his absolutely wrong idea of what freedom of speech was that proved he was an idiot.
Forrest has come off as a bit of a clown but a pretty nice and likeable guy,
Forrest is actually kind of a jerk on repeated occasions. I’ve never thought of him as a “nice” guy.
AKA zakkree. K-1 Level Predictions Team Captain. Twitter.
Conductor and sole passenger on the Fitch bandwagon.
"Alex Caceres sucks. He could drop to amoebaweight and he'd get submitted by a virus." - Tim Burke
Forrest is simply the victim of being heard by a small group of overly-sensitive people.
If by small group you mean vast majority, and by overly-sensitive you mean reasonably pissed, then yes, I agree with you.
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take." - Wayne Gretzky - Michael Scott
by Sugel Mendoza on Nov 13, 2011 4:29 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
I think the problem is
Something on twitter/internet can be construed in so many different ways depending on the mood/personality of the reader.
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