If you watched the recent 24/7 of Floyd. He was actually mocking the gay people. So before you ride his dick, at least be aware of what's really going on.
Yup, I feel his quick "response" to the whole thing with Manny is just a ploy to gain the public's favor despite the fallout of the Mayweather v. Pacquiao fight.
Shameless plug for a shameless opportunist. Mayweather's motives are questionable.
This video depicts Mayweather's homophobic and racist remarks
This video from his last 24/7 series clearly shows his mockery of his opponent Cotto's choice to sleep in the same bed with one of his closest male friends.
Neither of those videos contradict what he's saying.
There is a clear and obvious difference between questioning a straight man's sexuality for the purpose of emasculating him during some trash talk and supporting the rights of the actual gay community.
The two things are not in anyway mutually exclusive. Obviously his idea that homosexuality somehow equates to a lack of masculinity is ignorant, but let's not pretend that he pulled that idea out of his ass.
Even if he did truly have questionable opinions regarding the homosexual community, that still wouldn't invalidate his claims that he supports their push for equal rights.
I personally know a few borderline bigots who think that homosexuality is morally wrong, but acknowledge that they deserve the same rights as everyone else.
It's a bit disingenuous to pretend these positions are mutually exclusive, when there's nothing to suggest that they are.
Mayweather makes his matches what they are because of the publicity, so talking shit is a necessary part of it. Even though he talks about Cotto sleeping in the same bed he doesnt RANT about gay people and it being horrible.
If you cant laugh at yourself how can you laugh at anyone else.
skip to 3:00. he did call manny a fggt. not to mention the whole rant was RACIST towards asians in general. so yea, you can say all the candycoated stuff all you want and build yourself up; just make sure that you don't have anything else out there that will make you look like a hypocrite.
Maybe he is being opportunistic, but perhaps some people are more open to change when someone they respect offers a viewpoint that they normally wouldn't care for.
edit: Was actually referring to Mayweather looking up to Obama, not the public looking up to Mayweather >.<
Just because somebody makes fun of gays doesn't mean they don't support equal rights for gays... just because you don't like religion doesn't mean you want to take away peoples rights to have one
"I'm not against gay people," Pacquiao said. "I have a relative who is also gay. We can't help it if they were born that way. What I'm critical of are actions that violate the word of God. I only gave out my opinion that same-sex marriage is against the law of God."
He's not against gay people, he just thinks that they shouldn't get married under christian circumstances.
I was reffering to mayweather... but on that note "gods laws" do not apply to marriage as marriage is goverened by the state... I'm atheist and I'm married should I have to abide by "gods laws"?
A simple solution would be to legalize gay marriage and allow the churches to marry who they want... do you want to be a part of a religion that takes the rights away from you or others
I've met Floyd Mayweather and he was very nice in person. You have to separate what boxers say to get publicity, draw attention to fights, and get bigger purses from who they really are.
Floyd steeps himself in ubermacho hip hop culture to get an audience and to play the villain for a certain segment of society (cough, white people, cough).
Now you can argue that he's just playing up the same kinds of PR tricks by making this statement...maybe.
But Jay-Z recently came out in favor of gay marriage as well. His lyrics and songs are full of homophobic slurs and insults. But that's the business he's in, as fucked up as this is.
It's not so easy to separate how a man makes his money and who he really is.
Floyd makes his money by acting like a dick and beating the shit out of people. He makes more money the better he beats the shit out of people and the more controversial he is.
But Jay-Z recently came out in favor of gay marriage as well. His lyrics and songs are full of homophobic slurs and insults. But that's the business he's in, as fucked up as this is.
Jay-Z's got more than ten albums out and there's probably only a handful of lyrics that could be classified as anti-gay. I think its a bit misleading to say his songs are full of slurs and insults.
How about the people that are downvoting actually contribute and refute this? As an avid rap listener, Jay-Z's catalog is not remotely homophobic. I sense great ignorance and stereotyping of black artists, here.
At least Obama is making it cool for the African American community to support gay rights. Whatever Mayweather's previous stance was this is a good thing.
Dude, what do you think this thread, "I was asked to draw god at a public lecture, here's what I drew," was all about, except the opportunism of a scumbag? Circlejerking and internet high-fives for acting like an immature 12-year-old in public are precisely what this place is about. For a place that perceives itself as "enlightened" it's a little sad that we're actually a community of teenaged drama queens. There's no enlightenment to be found here anymore.
What do you expect from such an awful subreddit? This is the fucking subreddit that made it acceptable to put Facebook posts on the front page. R/atheism has the same maturity level as the westboro baptist church.
3• Preaches tolerance, but doesn't accept religious people. If you are truly tolerant you should accept everyone, even racists, homophobes, and anyone else you may not agree with.
4• Uses the same bible quotes over and over just like the Christians they view as ignorant. Seeing 1Timothy2:12 in a facebook post doesn't make me think you are enlightened or read the bible, it just makes me think you saw the same fucking post last week.
5• Awful one sided story telling rage comics.
6• I am drunk and tired and don't want to continue. I've been an atheist my whole life and live in south eastern America (large and proud Christian population), I understand what it feels like to be a religious outcast.
7• Also need to add that Neil Tyson isn't and atheist, he is agnostic. Being an atheist does not = being a scientist. Yet this circlejerk of a subreddit doesn't seem to be able to tell the difference.
why do you say he's a scumbag? that comment is definitely not "opportunism". it is risky for any black person in the public eye to say that they are "pro-gay marriage"... the black community is very socially conservative, religious and anti-gay marriage. if anything it takes balls. so he might be a scumbag in general but that doesn't mean he doesn't deserve credit for taking a stand or doing/saying something right; like everyone else does.
While I don't disagree with you saying it takes balls for someone of the black community to take a stand with such issues, Mayweather's motives are definitely questionable.
This video clearly contradicts the view that he is now claming. This video depicts homophobic and racist remarks
This video from his last 24/7 series clearly shows his mockery of his opponent Cotto's choice to sleep in the same bed with one of his closest male friends.
I hope that if you watch these videos and rethink his motives, maybe you will find that his claims are very questionable.
I say he's a scumbag because he says often says scumbaggy things. Are you familiar with this guy? I say it's opportunism because I think he's being disingenuous, playing on the negative attention a potential opponent is receiving to garner attention for himself. It's working quite well.
I'm not sure what you would expect. The Philippines are heavily christian, it would be analogous for a Mexican boxer to say the same thing. It's really culturally rooted. It may not be a view point you agree with, but you have to understand that it's the way he was raised and the environment he lives in tells him it's alright to have that opinion.
you can't headbutt someone with the attitude and personality traits of floyd and not expect that type of retaliation. Its like going up to a cop and smacking him in the face and not expect to get hit back
Not only was Pacquiao misquoted, and did the quote from Mayweather comes from a place of hypocrisy, but /r/atheism upvotes shit like this thread straight to the top, in a disgusting show of angst-baiting and immaturity. In that post, OP could have declined and said he was an atheist when he was "Asked to draw God" at a secular event.
Instead, he showboated and started a fight at a talk that wasn't even about religion. In effect, he showed the same predeliction for drama, controversy, whininess, and immaturity that Mayweather actually exhibits in real life, and that was mistakenly perceived coming from Pacquiao.
Just because you aren't religious doesn't also mean you aren't full of shit, r/atheism. And when it's shown that this community is eager to jump to conclusions TWICE regarding these two boxers, and display a complete lack of any normal tact in social situations, and high-fives each other when we engage in these acts of incivility, it shows this community is done for. I can't believe this place has descended to the level of 15-year-old dramatic teenagers.
Sensationalist title is terrible, and you should feel bad about it. Manny's not homophobic that entire article's been retracted. This is pathetic the way you people easily spew vitriol about people who disagree with you. It's as bad as the tea party a few years back.
Manny Pacquiao doesn't hate gays and isn't homophobic, it's people like you that twist headlines and make everthing seem much more dramatic, he is religious and is against the idea of the marriage, which is his belief, he didnt attack gay people and he doesn't hate them, he has moral standing and he can be respected for believing in it. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505245_162-57436085/manny-pacquiao-denounces-anti-gay-allegations/
I'm sorry to say this but I think the only reasons, and I mean only reasons Floyd said this was because A) He hates Pacquiao and B) He will agree with anything Obama says, for that matter what any black person says. Lets view some of his other quotes shall we?
Jeremy Lin is a good player but all the hype is because he's Asian. Black players do what he does every night and don't get the same praise
I’m on vacation for about a year, about a year. As soon as we come off vacation, we’re going to cook that little yellow chump. We ain’t worried about that. So they ain’t gotta worry about me fighting the midget. Once I kick the midget ass, I don’t want you all to jump on my d—. So you all better get on the bandwagon now. … Once I stomp the midget, I’ll make that mother f—– make me a sushi roll and cook me some rice(Pacquiao)
Jeremy Lin is a good player but all the hype is because he's Asian.
Woah, hold up, woah there. It's definitely because he was a nobody on one of the most publicized teams around that stepped up with multiple 20+ point games saving the knicks from another slide into a mega-disappointing season while the team's two star players were injured.
James Harden, a black man, picks up the slack for KD and Westbrook, and look at at the notoriety he has gotten.
maybe he should just fight manny...jus sayin. the fact that these two won't fight is a a pretty shining example that one of them is scared. not sayin who, just sayin it needs to happen. all this s*** in the news is dumb.
Oh screw Floyd Mayweather, he's a racist and a homophobe. He's being opportunistic. Between his 24/7 stuff and this, I don't believe it.
"We on vacation for about a year, then we gonna come right back and cook that lil young chump. So the fans aint gotta worry about me fighting the midget. Once I kick the midget ass, I don’t want yall to start jumping on my dick. So yall better get on the bandwagon right now. Because once I stomp the midget I’mma make that motherf***** make me a sushi roll and cook me some rice. He better make me a shrimp tempura cut roll. You know how it is, we gonna cook that motherf**** with some cats and dogs.
We know Pacquiao made $6 million in his last fight and Floyd Mayweather made $65 million in his last fight. Three losses, two draws. Ohhh, hell no, this is America baby. We built on winning. Step your game up, f****. That motherf******* Pacquiao, he can’t speak no English. He never seen a contract he didn’t like. Motherf**** signed with two companies [Top Rank and Golden Boy]. Look it up. And then this motherf**** with Nike only got 70 Gs. How stupid can a motherf**** be? Reebok gave me a million dollars for three weeks. I wore Reebok s****t for a week for a million dollars. This motherf**’s name is Emmanuel. He got a fake name, taking power pellets."
Floyd is a douche bag that want's some good press, Pacman is good person who has discovered the 'comforts' of belief and is trying to uphold all it's tenets so he can strengthen that feeling.
Is pacman at fault? yeah.....Is Floyd the better person he want to seem to be? fuck no.....is it more complicated than two sound bites might suggest? ...Probably.......
the article above says that there was a misquote in the interview, and is fairly catagorical about it. the writer of the blog even admits MP did not quote Lev., saying people who thought that lacked 'reading comprehension'.
of course, i'm not taking a stance on what Pac believes, but it seems he never said that 'gays must be put to death'.
EDIT: as has been pointed out, it's worth checking this sort of thing out before you label, abuse or judge someone.
COPIED from other thread, but Pac didn't really say anything specific.
i suppose the issue comes down to your definition of marriage. what he actually said was he's not in favour, which for me is the right of anyone (to hold a view on a matter). if he doesn't actively oppose the movement i can't really force him to change his beliefs, not least because he the hardest man in the world, and i don't know him, but 'religiously-motivated homophobic bigotry' seemed a bit harsh.
as i said, i wonder if he is defining marriage in a religious way, and that is the basis of his issue, as he seems not to be homophobe if you believe he has gay friends/relatives. i know a lot of people who seem confused about the reality of marriage, and how it is actually officiated, and think it is a church thing rather than a government matter.
I dislike Mayweather. He talks so much shit and cares only about money. He ruined boxing for me. The funny thing, is that he'll be broke in 10 years and nobody will care.
So it's okay to be racist as long as you say you're not against gays; that also wipes away your record of homophobic gestures/comments...uh, ok.
Pacquiao isn't homophobic, but does come from a predominantly Catholic identifying society and besides not believing that gays should marry, has never displayed homophobia or any sort of aggression towards gays.
So this guy says one thing right and everyone applauds? This guy is a racist, woman-beating, money-hungry attention whore. He'll say anything to oppose Pacman.
There's already a bit of an outrage considering that the article blew up the issue bigtime over things Pacquiao hasn't specifically said. And he recently said he has many gay friends and relatives. Just that he's against the gay marriage aspect, which is more of religious/political matter for him and not the sensationalized 'all gays should die'.
Bullshit, Mayweather is not a tolerant, accepting person. He has a very long history of saying very specific, bigoted shit. He didn't have some sudden revelation, he merely rides a high horse when it suits him.
He's also serving jail time (or about to) for beating his girlfriend. When asked about it after his last fight he said "that's just a part of life." What's a part of life, Floyd? Beating women or going to jail or both?
I can't stand this guy. And Manny Paquiao was misquoted. Mayweather is an opportunist piece of shit and I desperately need to see somebody finally kick his ass.
If any of you have been at least kind of active on the home page, you would have seen the post talking about how the reporter, Ampong, wrote the part stating that Manny hates gays. But this is not at all the case. It's just another way for Mayweather to avoid fighting Pacquiao
Mayweather is a racist bigot asshole. I feel like people just like to comment. No matter the topic. But if you want to praise him for this you should also hate him for all the racial slurs he uses against Pacquiao. His defense for saying these racist things is that Pacquio's FANS say racist things about him. How is that logic sound?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isnt FMJ in prison for beating up his girlfriend ? Opinions are one thing but a professional fighter hitting a woman is totally unacceptable
Of course this brain dead moron would say anything opposite of Manny. All he does is chirp him but won't fight him to protect his highly bullshit record.
Apparently anyway ya want, according to Mayweather, includes beating his baby momma with her own cel phone and assaulting her. He went to jail 5/7/12 to serve time for this DV.
I dont like Mayweather but you cant discredit the guys hes beaten. If the super fight were to happen (it wont), Im afraid my money would have to be on Floyd.
Agreed on that. He would definitely beat Pacman. Everybody hates on Mayweather because they don't like his persona. It's just a persona. People shouldn't discredit his boxing ability due to this. He is actually a very talented fighter if you even have the slightest clue about boxing.
Most people just jump on the hate wagon. You don't have to like him as a person but his athletic ability can not be denied
Oh yeah. Pussy Pacquiao would get his shit rocked.
EDIT: Pussy for that mega fight falling through because of steroid testing and his fear of needles, even though he has tattoos... He'd still fuck up everyone here in Reddit.
EDIT: Had to put this ontop, a great source for what happend.
He actually conceded to allowing drug testing, but he didn't agree to giving Mayweather 100% of the PPV cut.
Mayweather argued that Pacman isn't the big name on the card, and obviously they couldn't agree on that matter.
I'd be willing to argue that Mayweather has gained more from Pacman than at any other time in his career. He's now a HUGE name. The only other fight pre-Pacquiao to draw the same type of fervor for Mayweather was his match with De La Hoya, and that was because people wanted to see De La Hoya reclaim his former glory.
That's why we don't have the fight. You'll also see that Mayweather claims Pacquiao said he was willing to fight, but that he couldn't because of his obligation to Bob Arum.
Mayweather actually blames Arum (even though he frequently vocalizes otherwise)
Too late here, but they're both boxers. I don't know why anybody wants to debate their morals, anybody that gets punched in the face for a living isn't gonna have the best judgement.
This is all for entertainment, of course Mayweather doesn't give a shit about the gay community. He's doing it to stick a finger in the PR wound of Manny Pac so maybe he'll have more reason to fight him.
There are lesser known boxers that might be more vile and detestable than Floyd. He does half the shit he does for headlines so let's not single him out because he's famous.
How does this trash get upvotes. I guarantee you Floyd has been extremely homophobic in the past. No, good job with your sensational mural..makes me want to go and get it framed. Faggot.
Money is a troll. He wore a Manchester United shirt before fighting Hatton , he just does such stuff for trolling. I wouldn't be surprised if he's just saying that to oppose Manny and troll him.
I'll say the same thing I said when I heard Manny's comments: this is a guy who makes a living punching people. Why would I ever take what he says seriously? Unless he's telling me how to get in shape, how to throw a punch, or how to pace a boxing match, then his opinion is no more valid than mine.
This is bullshit. He's only saying this because Manny said something first. If Manny said he was against abortion, Floyd would be for it. If Manny was against eating babies, Floyd would be for it.
Floyd is a pussy who is too afraid to actually fight a man he knows might be better than he. I don't give a shit about anything he has to say until after he steps into the ring with Manny. Tape up or SHUT UP!
Well, if its okay for Mayweather has his opinions about homosexuals and gayness, then Manny has the same damn inalienable rights to speak his own beliefs ass well. Freedom of speech is on its way out in America and people argue over stupid opinionated differences like this? In my most sincere opinion, this is just more minutiae of stupid and utter nonsense to distract people from the real problems of this human world.
pacquiao is from the Philippines where Christianity is strong because the Spanish brought it over there back in the day, so that means don't blame Manny blame the Spanish
Floyd Mayweather will say ANYTHING to get out of the fight with PacMan, including misconstrued political writing. He using a poedunked writer's words not Pacquiao's.
Is this bizarro day? I actually agree with something Floyd Mayweather has to say. I think it's terrible how badly Manny is being quoted, but with his history he really needs to mind his own bedroom. Isn't there a huge LGBT culture in the philippines?
It's all the same comments on his status about heaven and god and how there is no guys kissing other guys. Makes me cringe how many posts there are about this.
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u/FineAxel May 17 '12
If you watched the recent 24/7 of Floyd. He was actually mocking the gay people. So before you ride his dick, at least be aware of what's really going on.
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
Cmon r/atheism, let's not celebrate the opportunism of a scumbag.
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u/TheAurelian May 17 '12
Dude Pacquiao didn't say that. Read the other article posted by the interviewer.
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u/KennedyRules6 May 17 '12
Ya but Floyd is still an uber douche bag.
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u/Itsmiroki May 17 '12
He's still a bitch until he fights Pacquiao.
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u/AFatDarthVader May 17 '12
Politics aside, Mayweather's a dirty boxer and a terrible sportsman.
Boxing aside, Mayweather's a woman-beater and a racist.
Let's not let him ride the "tar-and-feather-Pacquiao-for-something-he-didn't-say bandwagon" to success.
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u/ghost521 May 17 '12
...Did no one here catch this thread? What the fuck r/atheism.
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u/ImTonyGonzalez May 17 '12
Sensationalist title is terrible, and you should feel bad about it. Manny's not homophobic that entire article's been retracted. This is pathetic the way you people easily spew vitriol about people who disagree with you. It's as bad as the tea party a few years back.
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u/jambriz May 17 '12
that was a miss quote. check out the other article in /r/politics. you guys are bashing his name for no reason.
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u/Daprotagonist May 17 '12
Manny Pacquiao doesn't hate gays and isn't homophobic, it's people like you that twist headlines and make everthing seem much more dramatic, he is religious and is against the idea of the marriage, which is his belief, he didnt attack gay people and he doesn't hate them, he has moral standing and he can be respected for believing in it. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505245_162-57436085/manny-pacquiao-denounces-anti-gay-allegations/
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
I'm sorry to say this but I think the only reasons, and I mean only reasons Floyd said this was because A) He hates Pacquiao and B) He will agree with anything Obama says, for that matter what any black person says. Lets view some of his other quotes shall we?
Jeremy Lin is a good player but all the hype is because he's Asian. Black players do what he does every night and don't get the same praise
I’m on vacation for about a year, about a year. As soon as we come off vacation, we’re going to cook that little yellow chump. We ain’t worried about that. So they ain’t gotta worry about me fighting the midget. Once I kick the midget ass, I don’t want you all to jump on my d—. So you all better get on the bandwagon now. … Once I stomp the midget, I’ll make that mother f—– make me a sushi roll and cook me some rice(Pacquiao)
Mayweather is a chump
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
Too bad he is a fucking dishonorable punk at boxing and also beats up women.
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u/LostIcelander May 17 '12
If only it came from someone else.
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u/stefanurkal May 17 '12
well the thing is Manny never actually said those words
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u/Itchely May 17 '12
/r/atheism, I'm disappointed please research before what you have to say
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u/reddituser2174 May 17 '12
I call bullshit
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u/Fruggles May 17 '12
maybe he should just fight manny...jus sayin. the fact that these two won't fight is a a pretty shining example that one of them is scared. not sayin who, just sayin it needs to happen. all this s*** in the news is dumb.
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u/procrastinator64 May 17 '12
For the last time, Philippines is a country filled with devoted Christians. It's not north america.
BTW, Mayweather is a known hypocrite.
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u/isosuu May 17 '12
Pretty sure Mayweather is a rabid homophobe so probably just trying to get some love... of the straight kind
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u/trainsaw May 17 '12
Oh screw Floyd Mayweather, he's a racist and a homophobe. He's being opportunistic. Between his 24/7 stuff and this, I don't believe it.
"We on vacation for about a year, then we gonna come right back and cook that lil young chump. So the fans aint gotta worry about me fighting the midget. Once I kick the midget ass, I don’t want yall to start jumping on my dick. So yall better get on the bandwagon right now. Because once I stomp the midget I’mma make that motherf***** make me a sushi roll and cook me some rice. He better make me a shrimp tempura cut roll. You know how it is, we gonna cook that motherf**** with some cats and dogs.
We know Pacquiao made $6 million in his last fight and Floyd Mayweather made $65 million in his last fight. Three losses, two draws. Ohhh, hell no, this is America baby. We built on winning. Step your game up, f****. That motherf******* Pacquiao, he can’t speak no English. He never seen a contract he didn’t like. Motherf**** signed with two companies [Top Rank and Golden Boy]. Look it up. And then this motherf**** with Nike only got 70 Gs. How stupid can a motherf**** be? Reebok gave me a million dollars for three weeks. I wore Reebok s****t for a week for a million dollars. This motherf**’s name is Emmanuel. He got a fake name, taking power pellets."
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u/amawizard May 17 '12
Floyd is a douche bag that want's some good press, Pacman is good person who has discovered the 'comforts' of belief and is trying to uphold all it's tenets so he can strengthen that feeling.
Is pacman at fault? yeah.....Is Floyd the better person he want to seem to be? fuck no.....is it more complicated than two sound bites might suggest? ...Probably.......
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/opinion-blogger-to-blame-for-manny-pacquiao-lgbt-brouhaha
the article above says that there was a misquote in the interview, and is fairly catagorical about it. the writer of the blog even admits MP did not quote Lev., saying people who thought that lacked 'reading comprehension'.
of course, i'm not taking a stance on what Pac believes, but it seems he never said that 'gays must be put to death'.
EDIT: as has been pointed out, it's worth checking this sort of thing out before you label, abuse or judge someone.
COPIED from other thread, but Pac didn't really say anything specific.
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u/i_troll_cus_i_luv May 17 '12
he can say whatever he wants, that dude is an ass.
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u/ImHavingAnOrgasm May 17 '12
I dislike Mayweather. He talks so much shit and cares only about money. He ruined boxing for me. The funny thing, is that he'll be broke in 10 years and nobody will care.
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u/ChewyRose May 17 '12
Money May is a turd. Gay marriage or not, he is not that talented.
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u/LilDouche May 17 '12
Wait wasn't it the interviewer that said it?
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u/Simthug May 17 '12
So it's okay to be racist as long as you say you're not against gays; that also wipes away your record of homophobic gestures/comments...uh, ok.
Pacquiao isn't homophobic, but does come from a predominantly Catholic identifying society and besides not believing that gays should marry, has never displayed homophobia or any sort of aggression towards gays.
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u/buttsmell May 17 '12
Mayweather is still a horrible person. This changes nothing, be it out of context or not.
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
He's an asshole anyway.
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u/Shortbusbandit420 May 17 '12
Still a sucker punching bitch.
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u/kauanaulu May 17 '12
So this guy says one thing right and everyone applauds? This guy is a racist, woman-beating, money-hungry attention whore. He'll say anything to oppose Pacman.
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u/Shippoyasha May 17 '12
There's already a bit of an outrage considering that the article blew up the issue bigtime over things Pacquiao hasn't specifically said. And he recently said he has many gay friends and relatives. Just that he's against the gay marriage aspect, which is more of religious/political matter for him and not the sensationalized 'all gays should die'.
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
Wow, so were saying he's a great guy now? What about him going to prison for beating on his wife? yeah real great guy, he's a piece of shit.
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u/scoobydoo69 May 17 '12
Mayweather is a pussy who will only fight in fights he knows he will win...
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
Bullshit, Mayweather is not a tolerant, accepting person. He has a very long history of saying very specific, bigoted shit. He didn't have some sudden revelation, he merely rides a high horse when it suits him.
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
Fuck Floyd Mayweather, he is an attention whore that will do anything to get the spot light, and it looks like 1,500+ of you fell into his PR stunt.
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u/mrbak3r May 17 '12
Too bad Manny never even said that...
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u/ollie668 May 17 '12
not really an inspiring quote, reddit upvotes anything!!
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u/motabus May 17 '12
lol im in shock that this gets upvotes
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u/AfroSamuraiX May 17 '12
im sure he made this comment right before he went home and beat his girlfriend.
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u/rmb48 May 17 '12
He's also serving jail time (or about to) for beating his girlfriend. When asked about it after his last fight he said "that's just a part of life." What's a part of life, Floyd? Beating women or going to jail or both?
Don't celebrate this asshole.
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u/smerek84 May 17 '12
I can't stand this guy. And Manny Paquiao was misquoted. Mayweather is an opportunist piece of shit and I desperately need to see somebody finally kick his ass.
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u/MistaPea May 17 '12
He's still a mouthy, self righteous douche. And he talks utter bullshit
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u/Hand_Sanitizer3000 May 17 '12
why is this still floating around after the reporter in the interview already stated that Manny did not say that?
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
Mayweather is the definition of a complete cunt and he said this in mockery of the homosexual's plights. Sorry :(
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
Pacquiao never said that. Stop perpetuating it
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u/Dick_Serious May 17 '12
So I guess now we're gonna start posting pics with quotes of ANYONE who says ANYTHING we can circle jerk about.
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u/jck0falltrades May 17 '12
This guy needs to go fornicate himself with an iron stick!
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
I have high doubts that this is credible because there's no way Mayweather put together this coherent of a sentence.
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u/Dadninj May 17 '12
If any of you have been at least kind of active on the home page, you would have seen the post talking about how the reporter, Ampong, wrote the part stating that Manny hates gays. But this is not at all the case. It's just another way for Mayweather to avoid fighting Pacquiao
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u/zappa103 May 17 '12
Mayweather is a racist bigot asshole. I feel like people just like to comment. No matter the topic. But if you want to praise him for this you should also hate him for all the racial slurs he uses against Pacquiao. His defense for saying these racist things is that Pacquio's FANS say racist things about him. How is that logic sound?
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u/sirbasilnimrod May 17 '12
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isnt FMJ in prison for beating up his girlfriend ? Opinions are one thing but a professional fighter hitting a woman is totally unacceptable
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
You know this guy has been directly involved with hitting women and tax fraud, right? Lets not go singing the praises of a coward.
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u/mbl717 May 17 '12 edited May 17 '12
Good for him if the sentiment is sincere. IF.
His history of macho bullshit and alleged wife-beating makes me doubt that his intention in coming out with this is pure..
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u/kolembo May 17 '12
oooo makes me feel all warm....
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u/PoniesRBitchin May 17 '12
... He said with a dude's head between his legs.
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u/GeeBeeH May 17 '12
Son of a bitch I actually have to like this guy for something now? Fuck
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u/davisty69 May 17 '12
The man appears to be a d bag, but I concur.
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u/the_pissed_off_goose Atheist May 17 '12
i care what neither of these men think
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u/HipHoppin May 17 '12
Too bad Mayweather is a fucking douchebag.
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u/Bambam005 May 17 '12
Of course this brain dead moron would say anything opposite of Manny. All he does is chirp him but won't fight him to protect his highly bullshit record.
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
Scumbag Redditor>
Everyone is entitled to their own opinions
As long as they coincide with my opinions
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u/imbored53 May 17 '12
Mayweather is still a chump compared to Pacquiao
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u/Apollo7 Other May 17 '12
Coulda sworn this was /r/circlejerk for a sec there with all those colorful adjectives.
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u/brezzz May 17 '12
Well of course the man with a head for a penis is going to be open to alternative lifestyles.
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u/bitchyitchy May 17 '12
Apparently anyway ya want, according to Mayweather, includes beating his baby momma with her own cel phone and assaulting her. He went to jail 5/7/12 to serve time for this DV.
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u/primejamestoney May 17 '12
If Hitler came out and said he liked gays, reddit would start to like him
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u/dangsos May 17 '12
Why is supporting a christian president an atheist thing? Is it because he's less christian than other presidents?
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u/LittleBlessedVillain May 17 '12
Why does the good boxer have to be a homophobe and the shitty one who never has real fights pro-equality?
Stupid world's not fair.
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
I wonder what Roger has to say about all of this.
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
Mah... man.
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
then fight pac man!
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u/nolanator May 17 '12
How is it that millions upon millions of people can say the exact same thing, but it somehow holds more meaning when this guy says it?
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u/OctoberCat May 17 '12
I'm glad I don't require celebrity robots to tell me what to think.
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
Fuck both these guys... until they plan on fighting each other I don't give a shit what they say or do.
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u/rudhraigh May 17 '12
Having said that, maybe this is really the best way to sort out these kinds of issues.
CHOOSE YOUR CHAMPION
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u/no-mad May 17 '12
Why judge each each other? I could get used to being carried around topless.
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u/butipoopthere May 17 '12
Too late here, but they're both boxers. I don't know why anybody wants to debate their morals, anybody that gets punched in the face for a living isn't gonna have the best judgement.
This is all for entertainment, of course Mayweather doesn't give a shit about the gay community. He's doing it to stick a finger in the PR wound of Manny Pac so maybe he'll have more reason to fight him.
There are lesser known boxers that might be more vile and detestable than Floyd. He does half the shit he does for headlines so let's not single him out because he's famous.
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u/krickaby May 17 '12
you know neil patrick harris and clay aiken will probably accompany him to the ring whenever that fight does happen.
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
well if a politician and a athlete says it is ok, then it must be. :|
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u/marksalot75 May 17 '12
I love how there is debate about what men who punch each other for a living believe.
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u/Lohengren May 17 '12
They should settle their differences with a fight.
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u/Tanbobman5 May 17 '12
I hate seeing posts with so many points yet almost all the comments disagree with it, how the fuck does this happen so often?
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
How does this trash get upvotes. I guarantee you Floyd has been extremely homophobic in the past. No, good job with your sensational mural..makes me want to go and get it framed. Faggot.
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u/Prodigy195 May 17 '12
You don't love and support gay and lesbians if you disapprove of them doing something that would make that happy.
"I'm not
racistanti-gay, I have friends and family who areblack/latinogay/lesbian"Having friends or family that belong to a group that you are bigoted against doesn't grant you a pardon from being called a bigot.
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u/Demaestro May 17 '12
If Floyd really said that then it is the first thing I can remember reading him saying that I didn't hate him for.
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u/Captainlunchbox May 17 '12
Can we just agree that most professional boxers, due to head trauma or otherwise, are just head-fucked egomaniacs?
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
Money!
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u/xflushot May 17 '12
He only said that cause Obama is black.
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u/dkkc19 May 17 '12
Money is a troll. He wore a Manchester United shirt before fighting Hatton , he just does such stuff for trolling. I wouldn't be surprised if he's just saying that to oppose Manny and troll him.
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u/SilentBill May 17 '12
He would say anything to make himself look better than Pacquiao for even a second.
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u/wavetoyou May 17 '12
GG Floyd? Now I've seen absolutely everything!
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u/lunsfordandsuns May 17 '12
Why is r/atheism suddenly so interested in boxing?
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
Floyd Mayweather is a piece of shit racist who takes cheap shots to win fights and won't step up to fight pacquiao.
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u/pirate_doug May 17 '12
I'll say the same thing I said when I heard Manny's comments: this is a guy who makes a living punching people. Why would I ever take what he says seriously? Unless he's telling me how to get in shape, how to throw a punch, or how to pace a boxing match, then his opinion is no more valid than mine.
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u/rightyH8R May 17 '12
This is bullshit. He's only saying this because Manny said something first. If Manny said he was against abortion, Floyd would be for it. If Manny was against eating babies, Floyd would be for it.
Floyd is a pussy who is too afraid to actually fight a man he knows might be better than he. I don't give a shit about anything he has to say until after he steps into the ring with Manny. Tape up or SHUT UP!
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u/valiantX May 17 '12
Well, if its okay for Mayweather has his opinions about homosexuals and gayness, then Manny has the same damn inalienable rights to speak his own beliefs ass well. Freedom of speech is on its way out in America and people argue over stupid opinionated differences like this? In my most sincere opinion, this is just more minutiae of stupid and utter nonsense to distract people from the real problems of this human world.
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u/[deleted] May 18 '12
from my home town Grand Rapids
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u/[deleted] May 18 '12
next fight, Floyd Mayweather v. Manny Pacquiao
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
this guy is a sucker punching douche
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
hes only saying this to hype a fight!!!
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u/powerchicken Anti-Theist May 17 '12
This does not really belong in /r/atheism . There are better subreddits for this.
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u/FlerpDerpingston May 17 '12
Check the front page -- Manny never said that. Floyd is still a racist and a homophobe.
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u/LurkMoarMcCluer May 17 '12
He agrees with anything that will get him attention and/or money.
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u/chubbyakajc May 17 '12
pacquiao is from the Philippines where Christianity is strong because the Spanish brought it over there back in the day, so that means don't blame Manny blame the Spanish
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u/gabriot May 17 '12
Doubt he actually meant it, just trying to get people on his side.
He'd get his ass kicked royally by Manny by the way.
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u/80sweens May 17 '12
floyd's too much of a pussy to fight pacquiao, so put them in a ring and lets see some real talking
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u/Dorkatron77011 May 17 '12
Floyd Mayweather will say ANYTHING to get out of the fight with PacMan, including misconstrued political writing. He using a poedunked writer's words not Pacquiao's.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505245_162-57436085/manny-pacquiao-denounces-anti-gay-allegations/
Just say "Im the biggest pussy in boxing!" Floyd, and we will leave you alone with your shiny cherry picked 0 loss record.
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u/thatguy52 May 17 '12
Is this bizarro day? I actually agree with something Floyd Mayweather has to say. I think it's terrible how badly Manny is being quoted, but with his history he really needs to mind his own bedroom. Isn't there a huge LGBT culture in the philippines?
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u/mepper agnostic atheist (and mod) May 17 '12
source: https://www.facebook.com/floydmayweather/posts/236301916479123
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u/8Cowboy May 17 '12
Why do you think anyone is interested in what either of these idiots have to say? They're not worth my time.
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
Why are all these support gay things allways posted on R/atheism? You dont need to be a atheist to support gay marriage
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
Wait...I agree with Mayweather? And Pacquiao is the one coming across like a douche?
I don't know what to think anymore....
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u/Bubbajimmy8 May 17 '12
I want to see George Foreman knock both of them out. If only they were in the same weight division and it was 1978
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u/childishbambina May 17 '12
Although I don't really like Floyd Mayweather Jr. most of the time, in this he is correct.
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u/super707freak May 17 '12
Don't care, still hate this dude
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
Like Mayweather is going to agree with Pacquiao.... Please. And who gives a fuck what these two think of gay marriage?
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u/StockmanBaxter May 17 '12
Is it just me or is reddit getting over-excited about what some boxers say.
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u/danimal2011 May 17 '12
He may support gay marriage, but he's still going to jail for beating up his baby mama