Comments on: DeSean Jackson issues statement after using gay slur

By: jjbadd

jjbadd — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:03:17 +0000

I dont know what “gay slur” he was supposed to have made, but people have the right to have their own opinion about gays, be it positive or negative. Anyone that says otherwise, are as bad as he is, because you are saying he dont have his constitutional rights of free speech. I honestly used to have the opinion that gays shouldnt marry, but actually, I truly dont even care. And I care even less about DJ making slurs, its his right.

By: norcaleagles

norcaleagles — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 23:19:33 +0000

Some of you people on here are sooo pathetic! Really?? You guys want to get on Desean for his grammar that he used in his statement? It was on F’n Twitter!! It wasnt like it was his final draft on a term paper or something. Wow, I hope you dont use text messaging because your little brains might explode while trying to decode the abbreviations.

By: zeussuperman

zeussuperman — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 20:32:01 +0000

melonnhead says: Jul 10, 2011 9:49 AM

Remember McCoy talking trash about Umenyiora?

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Your other two examples, while valid, don’t back this one up. DeSean’s smack talk to Dallas got smacked down. McNabb is whiny, even Philly knows this.

But since McCoy joined the Eagles, the New York Giants have been a wholly owned subsidiary of Philadelphia. When the Giants WIN a game against the Eagles, then they can talk. Two years and running, bitches!

By: sdw2001

sdw2001 — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 17:33:07 +0000

North American Bowl says:
Jul 9, 2011 10:38 PM
“WANNA BRING ME DOWN BUT IM OK!! THEY TRYIN KNOCC ME OFF BUT IM STILL ON!!” Jackson wrote.

lol

Your not that important or relative.

Get off your arrogance throne.

Your ruining the game of football.

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1. You mean “relevant” not “relative.”
2. What the hell is an “arrogance throne?”
3. You mean “you’re” as in “you are” not “your” as in the possessive form.

If you’re going to post here, you might want to learn how to spell and use grammar–at least to a degree.

By: sdw2001

sdw2001 — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 17:30:33 +0000

riders008 says:
Jul 9, 2011 9:26 PM
WOW……people of America stop being so DAMN sensitive…….I am sure growing up we were all taught that …sticks and stones will break our bones but WORDS will NEVER hurt you………..u can call me anything u like but it oes not matter because they r just words……..go into a private sports locker room….bar …..or some people just hanging out…..they r saying alot worse than gay slurs……and we use the words GAY SLURS…..like the gay communnity has been oppressed for hundreds of years ……..like they used to be slaves or something…….there r far worse matters in this world than the words people use……..if the time and effort were put into others things that mattered….” like poverty or helping abused women…puttin food on everyones plate…making sure our children receive the proper education…..and getting everyone good health coverage….”……like it is put into what words people use …this country could accommplish what ever it wants………hate this article if you want …but it is the truth

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Punctuation. It’s important.

By: dd393

dd393 — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 16:53:04 +0000

Mr. Jackson should be told that to be taken seriously, one must write in proper English.

By: melonnhead

melonnhead — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 13:49:18 +0000

Cowboys, Giants, Bengals, etc are all a little more unclassy then Eagle players remember Jacobs throwing his helmet in the stands? remember QB vince young giving fans the bird?

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Remember Desean Jackson saying “we gon’ sting they ass” in between poundings at the hands of the Cowboys?

Remember McNabb crying “black on black crime” because TO dared to talk bad about him?

Remember McCoy talking trash about Umenyiora?

By: CKL

CKL — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 13:48:48 +0000

backindasaddle says:
Jul 9, 2011 7:53 PM
We should organize “National Apology Day” and just basically do a blanket preemptive apology to all special interest groups who will always find a way to be offended by something somebody says. Then after that we can all just go on with our lives, speak freely and openly, and not have to be worried all the time about offending somebody.
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No kidding huh? We are the USA of the offended and PC Nation now.Unless someone says something to YOU, why are YOU actually offended on behalf of the person it was said to? FEH.

(Wonder if all the people sticking up for DJ would still do it if the caller called DJ the “n” word? My guess? Nope.)

Namecalling stinks and is almost always a retort used when someone has no real argument. All it does is expose people as unintelligent or backed into a corner. That’s all this is too. It’s not DJ LITERALLY insulting gay people. Now if he found out that one of his teammates was gay and called HIM names to his face, that’s a different scenario. Whatever happened to common sense and/or being able to look at incidents individually to determine what intent looks to be?

By: 20ereedboyyyy

20ereedboyyyy — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 12:33:12 +0000

Really? People who are offended by this need to get a life, can we get back to football

By: dbick

dbick — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 12:15:00 +0000

I don’t think he’s a bad person for saying these things. But he’s definitely a bad person for dancing in the endzone, what a punk.

By: squakmaster

squakmaster — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 10:41:52 +0000

to 1flyboy1 “Anti-gays are basically horribly uneducated, ignorant, and actually CELEBRATE the usage of anti-gay slurs. I mean, the PC line, even though it’s bull, is at least something you can pretend is a justification for bad speech. But celebrating anti-gay slurs like it’s something great to do? Sick individuals.” do you REALLY think that what desean jackson said in this instance was a REAL heartfelt condemnation of gays ? if so you are far too sensitive.

By: dewalt2990

dewalt2990 — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 10:37:51 +0000

Millionaire jocks, smh.

By: packerfan12

packerfan12 — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 09:21:22 +0000

This is probably why everyone called him MEsean coming out of college, i’m not doubting his talent but the caller got exactly what he wanted….a reaction, Desean sounded like a 15 year old who didn’t have a good comeback. Desean…you might be a great athlete, but you are far from being professional.

By: nomoreseasontix

nomoreseasontix — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 08:46:31 +0000

Studies have shown that anyone with a name that starts with “De” tends to be somewhat stupid. Except for the names Dewey and Devlin. Unless they spell it DeWey or DeVlin. Then, of course, they’re complete idiots.
I’m serious, look it up…

By: nomoreseasontix

nomoreseasontix — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 08:30:59 +0000

Semi-literate football players should be advised to stay off twitter. It’s so hard to believe that these guys attended a university. Most of them appear to be idiots. They should be so thankful that something as unimportant as football is keeping them out of the fast food industry.

By: hedphurst

hedphurst — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 06:45:48 +0000

Since when does 5’10″ qualify as “standing tall?”

By: njphin

njphin — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 06:44:21 +0000

Who cares what he says it’s a right to free speech… quit being a bunch of sensitive tools…Like gay people never used racial or insensitive slurs(fat, stupid etc..) at some point..

By: jcdavey2011

jcdavey2011 — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 06:40:07 +0000

i defer to louis ck

By: goawayeverybody

goawayeverybody — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 05:54:42 +0000

Okay so not all football players are rocket scientists.

By: trbowman

trbowman — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 04:47:14 +0000

You people are too sensitive….man, political correctness ftl. You jump down Mendenhall’s throat for expressing a viewpoint, and now there’s an uproar over Jackson’s comments…..I mean come on now. It was in the heat of the moment, caller was an idiot…..let it go.

By: caliviking805

caliviking805 — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 04:29:23 +0000

I hate how people now a days are practically being forced to apologize for things they aren’t sorry for.
This is why people can’t say how they feel, they are afraid of everyone turning against them.
SMH

By: 1flyboy1

1flyboy1 — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 03:53:46 +0000

Anti-gays are basically horribly uneducated, ignorant, and actually CELEBRATE the usage of anti-gay slurs. I mean, the PC line, even though it’s bull, is at least something you can pretend is a justification for bad speech. But celebrating anti-gay slurs like it’s something great to do? Sick individuals.

This statement is garbage, and any apology is meaningless. He meant what he said. The condemnation he’s getting is better than any apology he would come up with, with his personal representatives.

By: heisthejuan

heisthejuan — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 02:39:15 +0000

I have some good buddies that played football at Cal with Desean. To a man, they all say he is pretty much the worst person on the planet. Also pretty stupid too.

By: North American Bowl

North American Bowl — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 02:38:22 +0000

“WANNA BRING ME DOWN BUT IM OK!! THEY TRYIN KNOCC ME OFF BUT IM STILL ON!!” Jackson wrote.

lol

Your not that important or relative.

Get off your arrogance throne.

Your ruining the game of football.

By: clk320cpe

clk320cpe — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 02:24:35 +0000

@o0omorriso0o

Oh yeah, the Eagles & their fans are among the classiest in the league…
Lest we these classy moves by the eagles & their fans:
Cheering the injury of a opposing teams player that was laying on the ground not moving for minutes.
Reid calling out Akers after the playoff loss last year (but he NEVER does that).
Your QB once giving the fans the finger in Atlanta.
Having a QB that found enjoyment in torturing already injured & crying animals multiple times a week for 6 years.
McNabb demanding a public apology from coaching for being benched.
Booing Santa, thats so famous.
Being the only stadium in the league with a jail in the stadium & a judge on duty during home games for drunkin rowdy fans.
Philly fans want to tell others that Phillies baseball fans are better behaved than the football fans…I guess except that Phillies fan that intentionally puked on another fans daughter. Another unforgettable maneuver from a Philadelphia fan.
Throwing batteries at opposing fans, throwing snowballs at opposing fans & just general foolishness from fans & players alike in the City of Brotherly Love!

By: nfceastisbeast

nfceastisbeast — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 02:13:34 +0000

hey guys watch me drop the ball at the one yard line before I score a TD.

Hey Guys, watch Me make the Giants look like a bunch of Grandmas in wheelchairs as I take this punt to the HOUSE!
Dude, give it up, that was years ago. You wish you had him and fear him everytime he touches the ball

By: o0omorriso0o

o0omorriso0o — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 01:37:30 +0000

kiloo wrote: Couldn’t expect much.more from an eagle

really? what facts do you base that off little kid? The Eagles actually keep things more classy then most. Andy Ried never calls out his players in public, players are instructed to always say the right things after games (win or lose). Cowboys, Giants, Bengals, etc are all a little more unclassy then Eagle players remember Jacobs throwing his helmet in the stands? remember QB vince young giving fans the bird? Etc Etc… Give me a break…

By: bluefan204

bluefan204 — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 01:36:48 +0000

riders008 says: Jul 9, 2011 9:26 PM

there r far worse matters in this world than the words people use…

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Indeed. An example would be someone using the letter “R” in place of a word as simple as “are”, thereby butchering the English language and dropping the average IQ of the unfortunate people who were subjected to such ignorance by at least 5 points.

Dident u go 2 skoool stoooopit?

By: riders008

riders008 — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 01:26:07 +0000

WOW……people of America stop being so DAMN sensitive…….I am sure growing up we were all taught that …sticks and stones will break our bones but WORDS will NEVER hurt you………..u can call me anything u like but it oes not matter because they r just words……..go into a private sports locker room….bar …..or some people just hanging out…..they r saying alot worse than gay slurs……and we use the words GAY SLURS…..like the gay communnity has been oppressed for hundreds of years ……..like they used to be slaves or something…….there r far worse matters in this world than the words people use……..if the time and effort were put into others things that mattered….” like poverty or helping abused women…puttin food on everyones plate…making sure our children receive the proper education…..and getting everyone good health coverage….”……like it is put into what words people use …this country could accommplish what ever it wants………hate this article if you want …but it is the truth

By: tjacks7

tjacks7 — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:51:17 +0000

hey guys watch me drop the ball at the one yard line before I score a TD.