CatFromHue wrote: » I have to say the response to Streep really has me scratching my head. I don't even think she was having a go, there's nothing in this at all.
Gamebred wrote: Pretty sure Kavanagh posted his little rant on his personal facebook page, if you dont like it Wonder dont follow him tis a free world as they say fair play to him sharing his opinion in a world full of sheep and pc.
wonderfullife wrote: » I see Coach Kav is continuing his little rant about Meryl Streep, slagging her off about her upbringing & being privileged etc :rolleyes: I take it nobody from a well-off background is welcome in SBG......Pendred hmmm..... Meryl actually cited herself, Viola Davis, Sarah Paulson, Amy Adams, Ryan Gosling and Ruth Negga in the start of her speech as examples of people who had come to Hollywood from diverse backgrounds. Meryl had a comfortable upbringing for sure. Sarah Paulson was raised by a struggling single mother in the Bronx. Viola Davis the 2nd of 6 children and lived in poverty her whole childhood. Amy Adams parents divorced when she was 11 and she was raised by her mother who was an amateur body-builder! Ryan Gosling's dad was a door-to-door salesman in Canada for gods sake. Ruth Negga was born in Ethiopia and raised in a super-privileged area by her mother.......Limerick City. Most of them didn't have a pot to p1ss in growing up (just like Conor). The above actors/actresses became "ultra rich" for the same reason Conor became ultra-rich: hard work and perseverance. All of them had setbacks, knock-backs and failures and they all kept pushing on, kept improving their craft and kept trying. Just like Conor. Meryl never tried to make out that she was like an "illegal immigrant" or "starving refugee" and perhaps if JK actually listened to her speech properly he'd have heard that. What she did was try to illustrate that Hollywood, for all it's faults, can be a place where people of all walks of life, colours, religions and backgrounds can come and be very successful if they have the talent, work ethic and some luck. Ruth Negga is a mixed race girl from Limerick ffs and she's making a few million now. Fair play to her. That was Meryl's point - if a girl like Ruth can make it there, then anybody talented can. Meryl's speech was not about MMA. It contained half a sentence about MMA. Her speech was about a powerful man mocking a disabled person yet not one word in John's little tirade even mentioned the fact Meryl was delivering an anti-bullying message. John attacked Meryl (ironically like a bully) for her political beliefs (why?) when the reality is Meryl gave a voice to the majority of Americans who feel very afraid of Man-Child Trump. Her actual speech ended with: "Isn't it such a privilege to be an actor". Doesn't sound entitled to me. For the record the only time she was teary eyed or almost cried in this "teary eyed speech" was when speaking about her friend Carrie Fisher who died 3 weeks ago. You can have your own opinions, you can't have your own facts. For the craic? lol JK follows Gavin McInnes, Tomi Lahren, Tucker Carlson, Ben Shapiro and Lauren Southern on twitter and he likes a lot of their tweets...... for the "craic" too I suppose?....:rolleyes: It's only one tiny step from following that absolute mob of (alleged) white nationalist, intolerant, neo-nazi, racist, homophobic bigots to following the Ku Klux Klan on twitter. Hint: David Duke. I couldn't give a monkeys if JK's political ideology lines up with the alt-right/neo-nazi movement or if he agrees with white nationalism. It's a free country, believe what you wanna believe, and it doesn't alter the fact he's turning into an amazing coach, who could well win Coach of the Year at the World MMA Awards. It'd be well-deserved too! But spare me the rant and attack on Meryl Streep for her "liberalism" and "privilege", when all that woman did was use her platform to speak up for the vulnerable in society in the wake of bullying. JK would have served MMA better if he actually applauded her for speaking out against bullying, ignored her comments on MMA and used his own platform for some good. The fact he ended up front page of a tabloid for a facebook post should be a wake-up call that he does indeed have a platform. Instead of handling Streep's comment with class, we have the head of the UFC calling her "an uppity 80 year old" and the most famous coach in Europe splashed across tabloid front pages using his platform by telling a 67-year-old-woman to "Fcuk off" and slating her for her political views, instead of defending her anti-bullying message. Imagine instead of "Fcuk off Streep" we had a headline of "McGregors Coach applauds Streep for anti-bullying stand". Instead we have "Fcuk Off Streep". Wonderful. Tremendous. That's really going to improve the (terrible) image of MMA in Ireland to have our most famous coach coming across like an ignorant hot-head slating elderly women for their political leanings. If you're going to slate a whole cross-section of people as "ultra rich and ultra entitled liberals" at least do some basic research on the names she actually listed. They all came from working class, humble backgrounds (one of them Limerick) and had to work hard to perfect their craft - similar to a fella from Crumlin who is now also "ultra rich". Meryl Streep displayed ignorance in her brief MMA comment. The reaction from Kavanagh was little better. At least she's old. Not sure what excuse to make for the Coach or Dana White for that matter. I doubt they want me making excuses for them anyway. What does it say about the perception of MMA in Ireland when the first tabloid front-page John Kavanagh makes in 2017 (possibly ever) is not for his work with IMMAA & Safe MMA or an achievement with a fighter but for telling Meryl Streep to "fcuk off" for being a "rich liberal"? Pretty sad stuff. Mixing politics and sport is usually a terrible idea.
Gamebred wrote: 15m to show v Floyd is insulting ppv pts or not too.
dashoonage wrote: » I think his point was she was Irish....
wonderfullife wrote: » JK follows Gavin McInnes, Tomi Lahren, Tucker Carlson, Ben Shapiro and Lauren Southern on twitter and he likes a lot of their tweets...... for the "craic" too I suppose?....:rolleyes: It's only one tiny step from following that absolute mob of (alleged) white nationalist, intolerant, neo-nazi, racist, homophobic bigots to following the Ku Klux Klan on twitter. Hint: David Duke. I couldn't give a monkeys if JK's political ideology lines up with the alt-right/neo-nazi movement or if he agrees with white nationalism. It's a free country, believe what you wanna believe, and it doesn't alter the fact he's turning into an amazing coach, who could well win Coach of the Year at the World MMA Awards. It'd be well-deserved too! But spare me the rant and attack on Meryl Streep for her "liberalism" and "privilege", when all that woman did was use her platform to speak up for the vulnerable in society in the wake of bullying. JK would have served MMA better if he actually applauded her for speaking out against bullying, ignored her comments on MMA and used his own platform for some good. The fact he ended up front page of a tabloid for a facebook post should be a wake-up call that he does indeed have a platform. Instead of handling Streep's comment with class, we have the head of the UFC calling her "an uppity 80 year old" and the most famous coach in Europe splashed across tabloid front pages using his platform by telling a 67-year-old-woman to "Fcuk off" and slating her for her political views, instead of defending her anti-bullying message. Imagine instead of "Fcuk off Streep" we had a headline of "McGregors Coach applauds Streep for anti-bullying stand". Instead we have "Fcuk Off Streep". Wonderful. Tremendous. That's really going to improve the (terrible) image of MMA in Ireland to have our most famous coach coming across like an ignorant hot-head slating elderly women for their political leanings. If you're going to slate a whole cross-section of people as "ultra rich and ultra entitled liberals" at least do some basic research on the names she actually listed. They all came from working class, humble backgrounds (one of them Limerick) and had to work hard to perfect their craft - similar to a fella from Crumlin who is now also "ultra rich". Meryl Streep displayed ignorance in her brief MMA comment. The reaction from Kavanagh was little better. At least she's old. Not sure what excuse to make for the Coach or Dana White for that matter. I doubt they want me making excuses for them anyway. What does it say about the perception of MMA in Ireland when the first tabloid front-page John Kavanagh makes in 2017 (possibly ever) is not for his work with IMMAA & Safe MMA or an achievement with a fighter but for telling Meryl Streep to "fcuk off" for being a "rich liberal"? Pretty sad stuff. Mixing politics and sport is usually a terrible idea.
John_D80 wrote: » Possibly but from reading the post I think that he may also be subscribing to the (totally misguided and incorrect) widely held belief that Limerick city is any more ''socially disadvantaged'' other cities in Ireland. Anyone that has spent any reasonable amount of time there will tell you that notion is miles off the mark.
Saipanne wrote: » I think the recession hit Limerick the hardest, with some of the highest levels of unemployment in the state, particularly youth unemployment. That's what people mean.
J Mysterio wrote: » Source?
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J Mysterio wrote: » Whatever about your tirade above, could you stop talking about Limerick like it's a third world country!? Imagine someone making it after having had the misfortune to have grown up in Limerick. FFS.
Call Me Jimmy wrote: » You think John Kavanagh is a racist homophobic xenophobic neo nazi or what is your point of saying that? I watch gavin mcinnes coz he's funny. I've seen some of ben shapiro. I'm willing to be shown different but ive never seen them be racist / homophobic etc. etc. once?
wonderfullife wrote: » I see Coach Kav is continuing his little rant about Meryl Streep, slagging her off about her upbringing & being privileged etc :rolleyes: I take it nobody from a well-off background is welcome in SBG......Pendred hmmm..... Meryl actually cited herself, Viola Davis, Sarah Paulson, Amy Adams, Ryan Gosling and Ruth Negga in the start of her speech as examples of people who had come to Hollywood from diverse backgrounds. Meryl had a comfortable upbringing for sure. Sarah Paulson was raised by a struggling single mother in the Bronx. Viola Davis the 2nd of 6 children and lived in poverty her whole childhood. Amy Adams parents divorced when she was 11 and she was raised by her mother who was an amateur body-builder! Ryan Gosling's dad was a door-to-door salesman in Canada for gods sake. Ruth Negga was born in Ethiopia and raised in a super-privileged area by her mother.......Limerick City.Most of them didn't have a pot to p1ss in growing up (just like Conor). The above actors/actresses became "ultra rich" for the same reason Conor became ultra-rich: hard work and perseverance. All of them had setbacks, knock-backs and failures and they all kept pushing on, kept improving their craft and kept trying. Just like Conor. Meryl never tried to make out that she was like an "illegal immigrant" or "starving refugee" and perhaps if JK actually listened to her speech properly he'd have heard that. What she did was try to illustrate that Hollywood, for all it's faults, can be a place where people of all walks of life, colours, religions and backgrounds can come and be very successful if they have the talent, work ethic and some luck. Ruth Negga is a mixed race girl from Limerick ffs and she's making a few million now. Fair play to her. That was Meryl's point - if a girl like Ruth can make it there, then anybody talented can. Meryl's speech was not about MMA. It contained half a sentence about MMA.Her speech was about a powerful man mocking a disabled person yet not one word in John's little tirade even mentioned the fact Meryl was delivering an anti-bullying message. John attacked Meryl (ironically like a bully) for her political beliefs (why?) when the reality is Meryl gave a voice to the majority of Americans who feel very afraid of Man-Child Trump. Her actual speech ended with: "Isn't it such a privilege to be an actor". Doesn't sound entitled to me. For the record the only time she was teary eyed or almost cried in this "teary eyed speech" was when speaking about her friend Carrie Fisher who died 3 weeks ago. You can have your own opinions, you can't have your own facts. For the craic? lol JK follows Gavin McInnes, Tomi Lahren, Tucker Carlson, Ben Shapiro and Lauren Southern on twitter and he likes a lot of their tweets...... for the "craic" too I suppose?....:rolleyes: It's only one tiny step from following that absolute mob of (alleged) white nationalist, intolerant, neo-nazi, racist, homophobic bigots to following the Ku Klux Klan on twitter. Hint: David Duke. I couldn't give a monkeys if JK's political ideology lines up with the alt-right/neo-nazi movement or if he agrees with white nationalism. It's a free country, believe what you wanna believe, and it doesn't alter the fact he's turning into an amazing coach, who could well win Coach of the Year at the World MMA Awards. It'd be well-deserved too! But spare me the rant and attack on Meryl Streep for her "liberalism" and "privilege", when all that woman did was use her platform to speak up for the vulnerable in society in the wake of bullying. JK would have served MMA better if he actually applauded her for speaking out against bullying, ignored her comments on MMA and used his own platform for some good. The fact he ended up front page of a tabloid for a facebook post should be a wake-up call that he does indeed have a platform. Instead of handling Streep's comment with class, we have the head of the UFC calling her "an uppity 80 year old" and the most famous coach in Europe splashed across tabloid front pages using his platform by telling a 67-year-old-woman to "Fcuk off" and slating her for her political views, instead of defending her anti-bullying message. Imagine instead of "Fcuk off Streep" we had a headline of "McGregors Coach applauds Streep for anti-bullying stand". Instead we have "Fcuk Off Streep". Wonderful. Tremendous. That's really going to improve the (terrible) image of MMA in Ireland to have our most famous coach coming across like an ignorant hot-head slating elderly women for their political leanings. If you're going to slate a whole cross-section of people as "ultra rich and ultra entitled liberals" at least do some basic research on the names she actually listed. They all came from working class, humble backgrounds (one of them Limerick) and had to work hard to perfect their craft - similar to a fella from Crumlin who is now also "ultra rich". Meryl Streep displayed ignorance in her brief MMA comment. The reaction from Kavanagh was little better. At least she's old. Not sure what excuse to make for the Coach or Dana White for that matter. I doubt they want me making excuses for them anyway. What does it say about the perception of MMA in Ireland when the first tabloid front-page John Kavanagh makes in 2017 (possibly ever) is not for his work with IMMAA & Safe MMA or an achievement with a fighter but for telling Meryl Streep to "fcuk off" for being a "rich liberal"? Pretty sad stuff. Mixing politics and sport is usually a terrible idea.
weldoninhio wrote: » They are all self entitled elitist spanners. Butt hurt because Hilary didn't win. Fair play to JK for calling her out on it.
Mellor wrote: » He doesn't go for pillows..
...but he has had hand problems and chooses gloves that are probably on the softer side. He's prevented fighters in the past using their preferred "puncher's gloves". He tried to block Manny's choice of glove even though it as in the contract.
I'd imagine he would still try to maintain every edge he can
wonderfullife wrote: » Is 8oz the lowest a sanctioning body can allow in boxing? Is there any way they could sanction the use of hybrid 5oz/6oz gloves for this contest? Paddy Power are going 2/1 that the fight goes ahead.
Lukker- wrote: » 8oz is the lowest that any org will sanction. If it was organized through the UFC possibly, but no commission is going to facilitate some hybrid rules for a money fight, neither will Floyd. It's either pure boxing or nothing. I wish they could leave this fight til 3-4 years, when Conor likely retires from MMA. Floyd would be older but people would still pay for the fight. Both guys are just happy to use each others names now. Floyd is doing it to stay relevant and Conor is doing it to put pressure on the UFC.
Lukker- wrote: » Floyd is doing it to stay relevant and Conor is doing it to put pressure on the UFC.
EagererBeaver wrote: » This is rubbish. The only reason Floyd is entertaining the mere speculation of it is money. Same for McGregor. If Floyd wants to keep boxing he could click his fingers and have a Pacquiao rematch organised immediately. He's still the biggest draw in boxing and is a long way from needing to "stay relevant".
wonderfullife wrote: » I see Coach Kav is continuing his little rant about Meryl Streep, slagging her off about her upbringing & being privileged etc :rolleyes:
JohnMc1 wrote: » She's an idiot. She's one of those Michael Moore type Liberals. aka a Hypocrite. Bashes Capitalism, yet makes Millions for her films. Drops the "Diversity is our strength" and "White people are Bad" drivel yet lives in an all White neighbourhoods [Notice all of those attention seekers that said they were going to leave the US if Trump won were going to move to Canada or Europe. Aka White majority Countries. Not to South America or anywhere that has their precious Socialism.]
