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We've been browsing around for reaction to the Tim Hardaway comments from Wednesday, and the first thing that struck us is the absence of same from a lot of the NBA blogs. We're not sure why. A few, however, are speaking out. Here's a sample.
• YAYSports. We've been searching and searching for anything that'll lead to where this hatred came from, but have come up with nothing. We're assuming he's deeply religious or something boring like that, but hold out hope that like he was captured by a gay gang who like kept him prisoner for days at a time and like made him watch Cabaret for days on end. Whatever the case, Tim seems determined to destroy the legend of the U-Tep 2-Step. On one hand, you must commend him for not being afraid to speak his mind. On the other, we wish he'd do it on TV, so we could like watch the reaction in the interviewer's face.
• The Hype Guy. Couldn't you just imagine Timmy in the movie Borat with the way he outwardly said those things?
• We Are The Postmen. This thing just keeps getting better. Here's a fun little story stellar Postmen reader Don sent along to us a little bit ago, as told to him by a friend: When I was valeting cars out at Disney, Hardaway was staying at our hotel for a few days. He kept tipping like shit for the first couple days and we all new he was a millionare so of course word got around and all the valet's didn't like him. On a Saturday night he comes out and asks a few of the valets what club would be hopping that night. My boy Tommy tells him he needs to go check out the Parliament House as it is off the chain on Saturday and he really tells him how good of time he will have and how many bitches will be there. Hardaway goes and comes back later that evening extremely pissed off demanding to talk to management. Turns out he wasn't too happy that the valet's had sent him to a gay club. .always take care of your valet's.
• A Bargain At Twice The Price. As expected, Hardaway memorabilia on eBay is priced to sell. Here's one item, though, that you can't afford tp pass up.
• TrueHoop. Kevin Arnovitz from ClipperBlog e-mails that Tim Hardaway's anti-gay comments are good in the long run: "It's that old classic: One brother is beating the s—- out of the other brother, then there's a knock. It's Mom, and she yells through the door, 'What's going on in there?!' She cracks the door open and the older brother, like the cat with the canary, says, 'Oh, nothing, Mom!' and flashes a big smile. Then Mom, with a furrowed brow, says, 'Alright. Behave.' Then she closes the door and, once she's out of an earshot, the kid goes back to beating the s—- out of his brother." At least Hardaway said, 'Mom, I'm thrashing my brother because he's a f—-—- piece of s—-.' Now Mom actually has to parent."
Over at NBA.com, by the way, the controversy is totally absent. When Stern banishes you, he banishes you.
Comments
He was raped by Mr. Mestophiles as other members of the cast held him down.
Good to read Hardaway has been hating gays for years. Nobody likes bandwagon jumpers.
raped by Amaechi?
The team USA Hardaway jersey sure is tempting
Where can I get the playbill of Fiddler on the Roof that Mel Gibson signed?
I don't know what he was so upset about....gay clubs are awesome and always have the best looking women. Duh.
I enjoyed the valet story...however if I was that valet, I would make sure I wasn't around the rest of Timmy's stay...
gay clubs are awesome and always have the best looking Queens
fixed that for you
Lay Andrea,
Gay clubs also play the best dance music.
Jerkwheat, you obviously do not frequent the gay scene. There is a term for the female companions of gay men that I dislike, but the phenomenon still rings true and the ones out at a gay club are totally hot.
LA - so true. You gotta be careful though. A friend of mine, on his maiden visit to the Manhole, was very disappointed when he got home to find sausage when he thought he ordered roast beef.
Where can I get the playbill of Fiddler on the Roof that Mel Gibson signed?
Or a copy of The Color Purple signed by Michael Richards?
There is a term for the female companions of gay men that I dislike
You mean fag hag?
He caught a load of Oscar Wilde's wikipedia page and was shocked that someone that gay wrote The Importance of Being Earnest.
Maiden Visit to the Manhole is my new euphemism.....for everything!
Dicky V is a basketball HoF finalist...
Wow Jebus, that's some metaphor.
Thanks Hot Carl, for all the retards who maybe didn't know what I meant.........oh, maybe that was just you.
actually,
I've been to the gay bar more than a few times in my life. Mrs. Jerkwheat has several gay friends, and therefore, I also have several gay friends. In fact, I'm pretty sure I'll be enjoying a night in the gay bar when we are in Chicago visiting friends next month.
And I know there are rarely Queens at the bars I've been to. But sometimes sterotyping is more fun than truth.
Is there ANYONE that beleives the same guy we've heard over the past few days said THIS?
(Pulled from his press release...)
"As an African-American, I know all too well the negative thoughts and feelings hatred and bigotry cause. I regret and apologize for the statements that I made that have certainly caused the same kinds of feelings and reactions.
I especially apologize to my fans, friends and family in Miami and Chicago. I am committed to examining my feelings and will recognize, appreciate and respect the differences among people in our society. I regret any embarrassment I have caused the league on the eve of one of their greatest annual events."
It sounds like he hired John Amaechi to be his publicist...
I feel like I just said "I HAVE LOTS OF BLACK FRIENDS!"
Does that make me Michael Irvin?
I don't know what to make of TrueHoop anymore now that it's under the WWL umbrella. It makes me very uncomfortable.
I'm telling you, if you wanna feel like Salisbury during Super Bowl Week, all of you have to do is put on a clean shirt, round up a couple of your gay friends and go to the Blazing Saddle on a Saturday Night. I mean, I'm sure it doesn't hurt that I'm made of twisted steel and sex appeal, but seriously, you will be fighting the ladies away.
Growing up in a tourist town myself, we took great pleasure directing "impolite" tourists to Offshore Drilling.
Just as long as I don't make the mistake of being dragged there on "bear night" again...
so....afraid....
I guess the conversation beta test on Truehoop hasn't concluded yet
I think I mentioned this once, but maybe not. Back in my video store clerk days, I had a woman come in whose husband made her rent porn for them. She was very uncomfortable about doing so, going so far as to always ask me to just open the porn cupboard doors and pick out a couple of titles for her. One time she mentioned how much she hated having to do it. In one of those moments of inspiration that happen oh so rarely in your life, an idea hit me. I asked her if she wanted to make sure he never made her rent porn again. She said yes. I grabbed a couple of gay films, rented them to her, and sent her on her way. From then on, he always came in to rent the porn.
the ones out at a gay club are totally hot
...and usually not at all interested in any straight guy trying to take her home that evening.
I actually went to a gay club once...with my then-girlfriend and now-wife...at the request of my half-brother...who has about 12 kids...because one of his underling's at work was/is gay and was going there to celebrate.
Anyway, I was taken aback. I didn't get to look for the women who accompanied the gay patrons because I was making sure I kept up with my girl. I made her stay very close to my side. And I didn't go into to bathroom.
I just wasn't expecting people in drag and guys dancing on mini-stages while wearing mesh shirts. I have (and will) never go back. More power to the establishment for fulfilling needs...they're just not my needs.
Am I wrong for that? I feel like a slight bigot now.
Good one Dweeze
"I don't know what he was so upset about....gay clubs are awesome and always have the best looking women. Duh."
Not true. I thought this would be the case, so I went to a gay club with my ex, and didn't see any good looking women. I did, however, get hit on by some dudes. It's really hard to explain to a gay guy when you're at a gay club that you are straight. They always laugh and say "me too."
Riddler - that's why you don't "try to take them home". You just stand there being awesome and after a few hours of shots and dancing with their gay friends the sexual frustration builds and that's when the ladies come to daddy.
Lady Andrea: The euphemism is "women who want to date me" and is not vulgar in any way. I am insulted you would find it distasteful.
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