Comments on: Dallas Mavericks’ Drew Gooden may or may not have used the ‘F’ word http://www.dallasvoice.com/instant-tea/2009/11/03/dallas-mavericks-drew-gooden-may-or-may-not-have-used-the-f-word/ The Official Weblog of the Dallas Voice Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:39:02 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Instant Tea » Blog Archive » Did Mavs forward Tim Thomas’ entourage commit an anti-gay hate crime at Denny’s? http://www.dallasvoice.com/instant-tea/2009/11/03/dallas-mavericks-drew-gooden-may-or-may-not-have-used-the-f-word/comment-page-1/#comment-18357 Instant Tea » Blog Archive » Did Mavs forward Tim Thomas’ entourage commit an anti-gay hate crime at Denny’s? Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:03:19 +0000 http://www.dallasvoice.com/instant-tea/?p=8101#comment-18357 [...] the Voice, and what are these people doing at Denny’s at 3 a.m. on a Wednesday anyway? Plus, wasn’t another Mavs player recently accused of using the new F-word? Perhaps, we thought, the Mavs players are just being taught to use this word when trash-talking [...] [...] the Voice, and what are these people doing at Denny’s at 3 a.m. on a Wednesday anyway? Plus, wasn’t another Mavs player recently accused of using the new F-word? Perhaps, we thought, the Mavs players are just being taught to use this word when trash-talking [...]

]]> By: Instant Tea » Blog Archive » Updates on Mavericks’ Drew Gooden and K.C. Chiefs’ Larry Johnson http://www.dallasvoice.com/instant-tea/2009/11/03/dallas-mavericks-drew-gooden-may-or-may-not-have-used-the-f-word/comment-page-1/#comment-16769 Instant Tea » Blog Archive » Updates on Mavericks’ Drew Gooden and K.C. Chiefs’ Larry Johnson Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:16:49 +0000 http://www.dallasvoice.com/instant-tea/?p=8101#comment-16769 [...] after, we heard Drew Gooden of the Mavericks called actor Chris Wylde and his friend “faggot“ at an L.A. Clippers game last week. There were a lot of holes in the story but team owner Mark [...] [...] after, we heard Drew Gooden of the Mavericks called actor Chris Wylde and his friend “faggot“ at an L.A. Clippers game last week. There were a lot of holes in the story but team owner Mark [...]

]]> By: I'm Not John Amaechi http://www.dallasvoice.com/instant-tea/2009/11/03/dallas-mavericks-drew-gooden-may-or-may-not-have-used-the-f-word/comment-page-1/#comment-16258 I'm Not John Amaechi Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:37:10 +0000 http://www.dallasvoice.com/instant-tea/?p=8101#comment-16258 Cuban also alledgedly said, in part, that: '...it's just as wrong to accuse someone of being homophobic as it is to make homophobic comments." I get that he wants to defend his player, and the reputation of his franchise, but he's dead wrong here. He needs to know it. POINTING OUT the homophobic behavior of athletes like NFL player Larry Johnson, or of former NBA players like Tim Hardaway, or of NBA owners like the late Larry Miller, or the anti-gay comments of NBA coaches like Jerry Sloan.....in NO WAY compares to USING anti-gay language or demonstrating homophobic, anti-gay behavior. If it turns out that Gooden has been falsely accused (and I will acknowledge that the story isn't exactly rock solid at this point), then he is owed an apology. But the wrongs aren't equal. Cuban also alledgedly said, in part, that: ‘…it’s just as wrong to accuse someone of being homophobic as it is to make homophobic comments.”

I get that he wants to defend his player, and the reputation of his franchise, but he’s dead wrong here. He needs to know it.

POINTING OUT the homophobic behavior of athletes like NFL player Larry Johnson, or of former NBA players like Tim Hardaway, or of NBA owners like the late Larry Miller, or the anti-gay comments of NBA coaches like Jerry Sloan…..in NO WAY compares to USING anti-gay language or demonstrating homophobic, anti-gay behavior.

If it turns out that Gooden has been falsely accused (and I will acknowledge that the story isn’t exactly rock solid at this point), then he is owed an apology. But the wrongs aren’t equal.

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