Billy Packer Gay Slur
I'll just let the evidence speak for itself. As the instructions say, load the advance the video to about the 35:30 mark, and hear for yourself
http://www.radaronline.com/exclusive...slurs-gays.php The interview was conducted on Friday night before the Final Four. |
I just heard about this today but haven't watched it yet. I think everyone that enjoys basketball is hopeful this will be the end of him working the finals every year.
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I am not a Billy Packer fan. But his comments had little to do with being gay.
fag out v : exhaust or tire though overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn: tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag, fatigue] [ant: refresh] Here is a definition of the term he used. I am sure if folks would just read a dictionary or do an internet search, you would understand the term. Not every word has just one meaning. Also Charlie Rose is a smart guy, he did not react negatively at all about the comment. Peace |
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That said, I'm not Packer fan, but would like to see his career ended for valid reasons rather than for ignorant ones. |
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Billy Packer deserves all the minor grief that comes his way, but this is just plain stupid. I believe 'fag out' is actually British slang that's been around forever. btw...it took me a long time to convince myself that typing "packer gay slur" into google would be a wise thing to do... |
I don't see the big deal here - since the American dictionary of slang lists this as
fagged (out) Adj. Exhausted, tired. Which is I am sure exactly what he meant based on the sentence. You always fagg out on that one. I am not a Billy Packer FAN but I am tired of all this type of Crap basically you can not say anything with out offending anyone these days. |
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If it was to be taken negativly Rose would have nailed him!
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Peace |
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Remember his age and how the phrase "we had a gay time tonight!" implied nothing more than it was a terrific night - we enjoyed ourselves! To say I'm all fagged out was common when I was a kid, and I'm younger than Packer, and we had no concept of it possibly applying to homosexuals.
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Funny you said that about Rick Hartzell. I ran into Hartzell at the Big Ten Tournament in March at the United Center. I had met his wife previously who also officiates. His wife was working Women's College game before I was working a Men's College game about 2 years ago. His wife was telling me a story about a game where Rick was working and Doug Gottlieb was doing some commentating. Sometime before or after the game, Rick had just had a copy of Referee Magazine (where he was featured in an article and the situation with Gotlieb was discussed in the article) and handed it to Gotlieb and walked away. I understand Gotlieb did not have much to say. ;)
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