Conor McGregor Apology

01-11-2017 12:21PM

Had to laugh at the amount of people backing Mayweather ''because Conor is a scumbag''. Aside from the showmanship, Mayweather is literally a woman bashing scrotebag.

lawred2 · 01-11-2017 12:23PM

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

What is this "virtue signalling" I keep seeing lately?

I have never heard that expression, and have no idea what it means!

it's your usual asshole tactic to reduce the authenticity of someone's motives for showing compassion or concern for someone else..

lawred2 · 01-11-2017 12:25PM

tomwaterford wrote: »

Some pretty serious allegations flying around here?

So he hates different races,women and is irrationally scared of gay people?

Somewhat strange he's made it to top of his sport,is married so?
And doubt he's actually afraid of anyone,he took to the ring againest mayweather for the craic ffs

logic fail

01-11-2017 12:27PM

lawred2 wrote: »

logic fail

Why don't you actually challenge his point instead of just trashing it out of hand?

Pac1Man · 01-11-2017 12:29PM

He was overheard saying something to his friend in what he thought was a private conversation. It's a non-issue in the grand scheme.

Anyone can throw words about in the moment without standing behind their true meaning. Context.

lawred2 · 01-11-2017 12:29PM

Omackeral wrote: »

Why don't you actually challenge his point instead of just trashing it out of hand?

what point?

that because someone raises to the top of his game - that game being fighting in a ring - that means that he is somehow precluded from being a racist misogynist?

I did challenge the point...

I called it a logic fail. Which it is. Quite clearly.

Now whether he is a racist misogynist or not - I don't know. I'd say he's more likely a case of being a bit dim rather than being malevolent. But the 'point' made was bollocks.

Charmeleon · 01-11-2017 12:31PM

optogirl wrote: »

It's a term used to insult a person who call another out on *****y behaviour. As in 'look how virtuous I am'. I would have thought that calling people out on shi*ty behaviour was a good thing, but apparently not.

It's more the fact that it's done for the audience or the person's followers who all think the same way anyway. You can spot an internet post seeking back-clapping and high-fives a mile away. The problem with it is that it becomes competitive and people need to find a new thing to 'call out' to get their fix. It's basically the fast lane towards extremism.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 01-11-2017 12:31PM

Omackeral wrote: »

Had to laugh at the amount of people backing Mayweather ''because Conor is a scumbag''. Aside from the showmanship, Mayweather is literally a woman bashing scrotebag.

Did you mean to hyphenate those words? Changes the meaning somewhat...

bobbyss · 01-11-2017 12:33PM

optogirl wrote:

Yeah, calling someone a faggo*. What a champ.

Yeah. I don't like McGregor. I don't like his sport. I don't like his brashness, coarseness and cheapness. I don't like it when he uses derogatory words about gay people.

Why belittle people? It's unworthy and tells me what kind of man he really is.

RocketRaccoon · 01-11-2017 12:33PM

Pac1Man wrote: »

He was overheard saying something to his friend in what he thought was a private conversation. It's a non-issue in the grand scheme.

Anyone can throw words about in the moment without standing behind their true meaning. Context.

Didn't you know that all the precious little snowflakes of this generation have never uttered an offensive word in all their little lives.

yourdeadwright · 01-11-2017 12:39PM

The word he used actually means a bundle of sticks

01-11-2017 12:41PM

yourdeadwright wrote: »

The word he used actually means a bundle of sticks

We're going around in circles here

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Yamanoto · 01-11-2017 12:42PM

Outlaw Pete wrote: »

When Mayweather called McGregor a ****** the same people moaning now didn't say shit.

Ropey enough comparison, as Mayweather's comments weren't widely reported & passed most casual observers by.

biko · 01-11-2017 12:42PM

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

What is this "virtue signalling" I keep seeing lately?

I have never heard that expression, and have no idea what it means!

Let me google that for you...

01-11-2017 12:42PM

tomwaterford wrote: »

Some pretty serious allegations flying around here?

So he hates different races,women and is irrationally scared of gay people?

Somewhat strange he's made it to top of his sport,is married so?
And doubt he's actually afraid of anyone,he took to the ring againest mayweather for the craic ffs

Mayweather beats up women, he got into that ring too.

Being good at punching or kicking doesn't preclude racism, misogyny or homophobia.

The Nal · 01-11-2017 12:42PM

Has to be one of the greatest examples of mock outrage I've eve seen.

knipex · 01-11-2017 12:46PM

Deleted User wrote: »

He's a racist misogynist homophobe.

There was actually a time when you would have to defend a comment like that but apparently now you can just throw accusations around ??

I'm no fan of mcgregor but jeez

01-11-2017 12:46PM

Omackeral wrote: »

Conor74 despises his namesake. He's always in any threads about McGregor and always trots out the same line of ''sit on me dick'' every single time. Takes that as misogyny. He's not homophobic either, his stance on the marriage referendum was this; ''we all deserve equal rights''. Him saying fagg*t is horribly dated and needless but it was something that we used to say years ago as kids as a slagging. Same way we'd say writing poems to a girl is gay. It's not acceptable anymore in 2017 and rightly so, he should cop on to that. I don't believe he's racist either, just a mouthy showman.

But you can believe that he's down with homosexuals because he trotted out some line for social media about love and understanding.

And I can believe that the mask just slipped.

And we can agree to disagree.

Incidentally, his line about 2 women sitting on his dick wasn't the misogyny at all. That was just intensely ugly. Is he actually married? Hmmmmmmm.

RocketRaccoon · 01-11-2017 12:50PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Mayweather beats up women, he got into that ring too.

Being good at punching or kicking doesn't preclude racism, misogyny or homophobia.

You should probably educate yourself as to the actual meanings of those words.

yourdeadwright · 01-11-2017 12:51PM

A young lad from an rough part of Dublin who was on the dole but now fights trained men in a cage for a living,Is overheard cursing about someone his best friend just fought SHOCK HORROR how could this happen in our perfect world,

Guy:Incognito · 01-11-2017 12:54PM

Pac1Man wrote: »

He was overheard saying something to his friend in what he thought was a private conversation. It's a non-issue in the grand scheme.

Anyone can throw words about in the moment without standing behind their true meaning. Context.

Surely being overheard when you think you're in private is indicative of your true feelings, rather than what you say in public,no?

Wanderer78 · 01-11-2017 12:55PM

He's not exactly the sharpest tool, but is entertaining to watch fight

Sebastian Dangerfield · 01-11-2017 12:55PM

I can understand some people not liking McGregor, but I do think the reaction to this is a little OTT. Different swear words can lose meaning to some people over time.

Take the term b*stard for example. A lot of people use this on a daily basis as a disparaging term, but they are not questioning the parentage of the person it's aimed at. It has a generic insult / swear word. I have heard quite a few people use the F word regularly, particularly Dubs from working class backgrounds, who treat LGBT people well in every other way. Some may take offense, but it's very clear it wasn't intentional by how live their lives otherwise.

Maybe he did mean it in the context it was taken. I dont think he did personally.

The Nal · 01-11-2017 12:56PM

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Surely being overheard when you think you're in private is indicative of your true feelings, rather than what you say in public,no?

FFS. Its a word thats used a lot from childhood, not meaning "gay". I wouldn't use it and Conor shouldn't either but no biggie. Tensions were high at the time.

As Louis CK says.

RocketRaccoon · 01-11-2017 12:56PM

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Surely being overheard when you think you're in private is indicative of your true feelings, rather than what you say in public,no?

Have you ever uttered a word that someone may find offensive?

01-11-2017 12:59PM

Deleted User wrote: »

But you can believe that he's down with homosexuals because he trotted out some line for social media about love and understanding.

And I can believe that the mask just slipped.

He didn't merely trot out a line, he actively encouraged people to vote YES when he could've said nothing at all. If he truly is homophobic or hates gay people, why would he do that? So much easier to keep silent on the issue, especially in the macho world of MMA.

He was a couple of days away from fighting Aldo when he said this at a media day to promote his UFC 189 main event against Jose Aldo. "We all deserve equal rights. We're all human here at the end of the day -- regardless of color, gender, sexuality. Any of that. It's all meaningless. We all deserve the same rights. It just feels right to me."

I don't think he'd be doing business with people of colour if he was a true racist. I don't think he'd be actively encouraging people to vote yes for equality if he was a true homophobe. He makes daft comments. He makes crass comments. He's not always tasteful. However, it's refreshing that people can be a little rough around the edges and be themselves from time to time in a world of pre-scripted, cliche-laden soundbite-heavy interviews.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 01-11-2017 12:59PM

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

Didn't you know that all the precious little snowflakes of this generation have never uttered an offensive word in all their little lives.

Christ, if that's the only group of people he can wind up he really is not very good at this... !

retro:electro · 01-11-2017 12:59PM

I'm not even a fan of his but Jesus if I had a microphone in my face every time I said something offensive as a casual flippant insult I'd be ran off the planet. He has apologised and that should be the end of it really.

david75 · 01-11-2017 01:02PM

If you don’t understand why people are angry about him saying it, youve never been beaten by attackers screaming fa**ot and hospitalised. You’ve never been chased by people calling you fa**ot looking to beat you up. You lve never been able to simply hold your boyfriends hand in town without someone shouting fa**ot at you.

He’s a pig ignorant moron. That was no apology. He tried to make himself out to be the victim ffs. And he sent ONE tweet about marriage equality. He certainly did not ‘campaign’ for it, that’s pure bull him saying that.

He needs to properly apologise but tbh if if it’s as pathetic and peurile and self serving as the one he made on the late late he can keep it.

Effects · 01-11-2017 01:02PM

tomwaterford wrote: »

So he hates different races,women and is irrationally scared of gay people?
Somewhat strange he's made it to top of his sport,is married so?
And doubt he's actually afraid of anyone,he took to the ring againest mayweather for the craic ffs

Beating up women didn't stop Floyd Mayweather getting to the top of his sport.
McGregor didn't fight him for the craic, he did it for the money.

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