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Yunel's Eye Black 

Post#1 » by SmoothTofu » Mon Sep 17, 2012 10:20 pm

http://blogs.thescore.com/djf/2012/09/1 ... eye-black/

Lol, thoughts? Probably a prank or something, but it certainly doesn't help his reputation.

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Post#2 » by gei » Mon Sep 17, 2012 10:33 pm

this can't end well...
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Post#3 » by LittleOzzy » Mon Sep 17, 2012 10:48 pm

In 2012 it's amazing how stupid some people can still be.

I'm not saying this is in any way Yunel Escobar’s fault, but clearly someone is in the wrong. This could become a very big story in Toronto.
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Post#4 » by s e n s i » Mon Sep 17, 2012 10:56 pm

yeah, this is not going to end very well at all. even if escobar didn't write it, he's certainly a dolt for still wearing them. i understand the looseness of how the term is thrown around amongst latinos (my colombian buddies use it all the time on each other), still doesn't excuse the fact that it's something you just don't make public...by wearing it on your face of all places. god dammit.
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Post#5 » by tiger7 » Mon Sep 17, 2012 10:57 pm

meh :roll: media making mountains out of molehills everybody must be PC right? Slow news day.....
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Post#6 » by Duffman100 » Mon Sep 17, 2012 11:25 pm

tiger7 wrote:meh :roll: media making mountains out of molehills everybody must be PC right? Slow news day.....


Yeah, seriously.

Homophobic slurs, sexist and racist slurs should all be open game. In fact, he should be commended.
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Post#7 » by Tyrone Slothrop » Mon Sep 17, 2012 11:48 pm

Completely unjustifiable, regardless of intention. He should be suspended.
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Post#8 » by jsmith » Tue Sep 18, 2012 12:07 am

Gotta suspend him. Any less makes the Blue Jays look very unprofessional. I am surprised the manager would let him walk out there with any text on his eye black at all.
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Post#9 » by RAPTORS4LIFE4 » Tue Sep 18, 2012 12:10 am

LMAO!
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Post#10 » by Tyrone Slothrop » Tue Sep 18, 2012 12:38 am

RAPTORS4LIFE4 wrote:LMAO!


What, exactly, is funny about this???
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Post#11 » by Mattd97 » Tue Sep 18, 2012 1:05 am

its dumb that people care, but its even dumber to do it knowing that people will care, or not realizing that they would care.
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Post#12 » by Randle McMurphy » Tue Sep 18, 2012 1:08 am

A Yunel-like situation if I've ever seen it.

Looks like a bit of clubhouse humor gone wrong. No matter who wrote it, Yunel was stupid to wear this out there. Just have him apologize and move on, though. Really don't think anybody should skewer him over this without proper context.
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Post#13 » by Duffman100 » Tue Sep 18, 2012 1:24 am

Mattd97 wrote:its dumb that people care


Why?
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Post#14 » by RAPTORS4LIFE4 » Tue Sep 18, 2012 1:31 am

Tyrone Slothrop wrote:
RAPTORS4LIFE4 wrote:LMAO!


What, exactly, is funny about this???


What exactly ISN'T funny about this??
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Post#15 » by Mattd97 » Tue Sep 18, 2012 1:43 am

Duffman100 wrote:
Mattd97 wrote:its dumb that people care


Why?


cause youll live longer if you dont get offended by things that arent done to create offence. and being happy is far healthier and adds far more utility to everyones life than being upset about someone elses attempts at humour. ie its dumb to care to about it
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Post#16 » by Mattd97 » Tue Sep 18, 2012 2:05 am

what would be funny though would be if the title hear were "Yunels' Eye Black; the Jays Black Eye" or some variant
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Post#17 » by Tyrone Slothrop » Tue Sep 18, 2012 2:11 am

RAPTORS4LIFE4 wrote:
Tyrone Slothrop wrote:
RAPTORS4LIFE4 wrote:LMAO!


What, exactly, is funny about this???


What exactly ISN'T funny about this??


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Homophobia is especially prevalent in sports, and it begins with locker room talk at a young age. When professional athletes, regardless of intention, use homophobic slurs it does nothing to discourage this attitude. I am not accusing Yunel of being homophobic, but it's things like this that make homosexuality unacceptable on sports teams, and the reason why no active gay athletes in the four major sports have come out.
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Re: Yunel's Eye Black 

Post#18 » by Tyrone Slothrop » Tue Sep 18, 2012 2:15 am

Mattd97 wrote:
Duffman100 wrote:
Mattd97 wrote:its dumb that people care


Why?


cause youll live longer if you dont get offended by things that arent done to create offence. and being happy is far healthier and adds far more utility to everyones life than being upset about someone elses attempts at humour. ie its dumb to care to about it


Sorry for caring about serious social issues???

I'm not offended by it. It's just something that shouldn't be seen in professional sports.
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Re: Yunel's Eye Black 

Post#19 » by nonc » Tue Sep 18, 2012 2:15 am

Mattd97 wrote:what would be funny though would be if the title hear were "Yunels' Eye Black; the Jays Black Eye" or some variant


nah, definitely not funny
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Re: Yunel's Eye Black 

Post#20 » by YogiStewart » Tue Sep 18, 2012 2:36 am

LittleOzzy wrote:In 2012 it's amazing how stupid some people can still be.

I'm not saying this is in any way Yunel Escobar’s fault, but clearly someone is in the wrong. This could become a very big story in Toronto.


he's always done a few things which made me question his mental acumen. part of me also questions a guy living in North America for 7 years, playing with many American players and who still insists on a translator when he talks to his coaches or conducts interviews. he seems really, really slow. that's the best way to describe it and that's how i thought prior to this incident.

by the way, there are two posters in this thread who really should give their heads a shake. "Maricon" means "****", as far as I can understand. hell, use Google Translate. Replace "****" with "n_____" or any other derogatory racial epitaph and perhaps you can understand why this is so very wrong.

Athletes are role models. They are on television and, as you can see from this story, are in the news. I sincerely hope Yunel's suspended by the Jays, not the league, for at least 10 games. the sad thing? Yunel (and some of our posters) will still have no clue as to why what he did was wrong.

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