Erifee wrote:BDUB_30 wrote:I dont care if you dont have a problem with it, i really dont have a problem with it either. But you and I are irrelvent to the discussion, the point is, ALOT of people think Brandon has made a total ass out of himself.
So it's about numbers, then? There is a certain threshold at which enough people think you've made an ass out of yourself that it becomes relevant? To my mind, a million offended people means there happen to be a million people who don't get the joke.
We're the ones
having the discussion, bdub, and we both think it's no big deal. Why care what the mob thinks? They also went to see 'Vampires Suck.' And I mean in the actual theater, not in a plane or during a hostage situation.
To my mind, the more repellent part of the response is the ex/implicit homophobia. Too many men feel like they have to use gay as a pejorative in order to assert their own straightness. It's getting better with each generation, though we need to speak up.
So to say what he did was "bad" for his image is to in part condone the reaction of his critics. They shouldn't get a pass.
Ohh this is spot on without a doubt. My point is real simple, this video reflects poorly on him because alot of people are seeing this and assuming things that may or may not be true about him. Its unfortunate that we have to cater to backwards thinking, and maybe youre right, we shouldnt.
But make no mistake about it, tons of people are seeing this video and judging Brandon harshly for it. That is my only point here. If people "dont care" about that, then dont care.. But lets not try to act like its just a small handfull of people that have seen this, like chuck was saying earlier.
Case and point, Big Baby Davis...He took a picture of himself on his stomach kissing the trophy a couple years ago. Looked a bit feminine, i personaly didnt assume anything but boy alot of other people did ( probablly including this forum ironicaly enough )...A few weeks ago he made a video of himself dancing...
and well, he was hit pretty hard for that too. Including famous people moching him publicly...
SO its easy to assume that Big Baby probablly could of did without the photo and the video...Unless, he enjoys being moched... The same could be said for Brandon Jennings now, he is being mocked and most likely it will get worse...
