Press Release on Gary Dolphin Suspension
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FRANAMANIAC
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Yea reeks of admin politics
FRANAMANIAC
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I think a suspension is a little overboard, prob should have just had him apologize and move on, and is probably coming from a place of the U wanting Dolph gone and trying to save face (admin politics).
But the "double-standard" you speak of exists because of historical context... what Dolph said was racially insensitive whether it was malicious or not.
skinnykilmer17
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Dolph's best years are waaay behind him. Time to move on.
skinnykilmer17
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It is only going to get worse with Dolph.
What I'd like to see happen is if someone could play what he said for Fernando. Let him hear it and then see what he thinks. If Bruno isn't in the least bit 'offended' then let that be it. Just because something 'could be' offensive doesn't mean it is. I'm not a fan of Dolph by any means I thought he should have been done 5 plus years ago. But this is a BS way to get forced out...
FRANAMANIAC
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these things do not exist in a vacuum
Who was doing the 'complaining' to make it a thing to begin with. I think others have asked this too but if nobody is bitching where's the fire? Deep pocketed donors? I hadn't heard a peep about this till the announcement came down. Just seems odd for school to preemptively make a move with nobody else caring.
Cone on man. You could seriously connect some dots with almost any comment every made if you try hard enough. Something is racist when someone says something with intent. Something is "unintentionally insensitive" when someone tries really hard to connect dots that aren't there.
homes
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Intent is no longer necessary, it's presumed. But the SJWs have a way around that one, too. Intent isn't necessary, because biases, prejudices are unconscious. You have them, you don't even know it. What's in your heart and head no longer matter. The ironic thing is that whoever called out Gary for this comment is in fact the racist one, who hears King Kong and thinks it must be a racial reference - he or she is the one who ought to be suspended for thinking so, i.e., he or she does not even have a unconscious bias, it's front and center in their brain. Here's my bias - What do you want to bet that this person is a charter member of the NIMBY crowd?
pythagoras
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You're free to leave
theboat
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That’s the first thing I thought. It was absolutely a compliment.
STILLBUSTER
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No, that's okay. He's not one of the groups that lives in perpetual victimization and publically feigns their insult in order to weaponize their identity at every opportunity.
FRANAMANIAC
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Oh I agree with you. I dont think the suspension has much to do with the comments at all. I'm just saying it is a little insensitve. I cringed a little when I heard it on postgame, even though I dont think Dolph is a racist whatsoever. I'm just saying that him not being justified being suspended does not make the comments okay. But I do think that this is coming from within the administration.
FRANAMANIAC
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see my reply above about not considering Dolph a racist
