Comments Thread For: Arum Supports Nike's Position To Drop Manny Pacquiao

[RespekonMyName]

Political correctness is such a disease.

Pac has his opinion and his belief. Let him express it and let it go. That's what free speech is for.

I wonder if the people supporting this realize that trends change and one day, it could be that being gay is looked at so kindly as it is now and the same consensus PC police will condemn somebody for saying the opposite of what Pac said.

Either way is just as ******. Beliefs and opinions shouldn't be punished. The more they are, the less people will actually speak the truth. And good or bad, I'd rather hear them say what they think instead of BS.

Arum loses points with me on this, but then again, he didn't really have any points here anyway. He has the integrity of an ambulance chasing lawyer and changes with the wind. I'd love to see him get out of the sport altogether.

Nike has to sell merchandise, so they can't be associated with these comments. I wish people would stop using the excuse of "political correctness" when faced with the consequences of bigoted words.

[PunchyPotorff]

arum is an old far left ******* lawyer from new york whats the big surprise they have a fetish for young smooth shaven gay boys being shipped up to their top floor suite for a night of fun not much different from whats his face (pbc guy can't remember his name right now) and his ****** fetish

Don't open your closet door... stacks of skeletons will land on your empty head.

[ladiesman217]

Curious now what brand Pac is gonna wear for his last fight.

[boliodogs]

I am a long time Pacquiao fan but I never liked him bringing his Catholic religion up all the time. He really did an incredibly ****** thing by making these recent remarks. He had a very nice deal with Nike and all he had to do was keep his views to himself. Instead he has to make his extreme views public and shoot himself in the foot. Nike really had no choice but to drop him. You can make public statements like that and expect to remain a spokesman for a company like Nike.

[Fetta]

Curious now what brand Pac is gonna wear for his last fight.

Nike is a pretty influential company. Im wondering if there will be more jumping ship

[bigdunny1]

Nothing more then damage control. He's got tons of fighters that either have a Nike deal or want one in the future.

[tiliheels]

how is calling gays sub human not gay bashing? its like everytime there is back lash over something like this people take it personally with their religion. keep in mind people used to use the same argument for their belief that blacks were sub human and here to treat whites as well and they used genesis:25 as their reasoning the same exact way they use the bible for their hate of gays today. eventually hiding hate behind a religion doesnt work

so the bible is a gay basher?hate has action..pac hasnt did anything violently unless the gay man was his opponent undercover...
that is wat u ppl need to understand..he voiced his opinion..and not harsly.he voiced it in a way non violent communication

im tired of ppl saying we cant say wat we want now

[texasboi15]

The media and gays take this out of context . Manny should not have made the comparison between dogs and people but just make the stand that God Almighty said ****sexuality is sin

Shut the f uck up you raindancer don't your kind worship buffaloes and coyotes **** like that?!

Fck outta here headresser

Your people been comparing themselves to animals for ages so how the fck you have something to say?!

[doom_specialist]

Considering the scathing garbage the most celebrities say and get away with, I think Pacquiao will be just fine. He has a ****storm on him now, but they always blow over. No one is gonna forget years of him being a worldwide icon and hero to his people because he gave his raw opinion on something. You only need to watch a clip of famous Mike Tyson sayings to understand that Manny will be A-OK.

As far as Arum, he made the correct move, even though it feels slimy. He has an entire stable of other guys he has to look out for, so it only made sense for him to agree with Nike's stance. Showing loyalty to Pacquiao could potentially screw over the rest of his fighters, and that would cost him more money, considering that Pacquiao is on his way out of the door. Arum might be a scumbag, but he's a great businessman.

[Rich2123]

im tired of ppl saying we cant say wat we want now

Listen to me for a second. You, like Manny, have every right to say what you want to say. Be as hateful as you like. Be ****phobic, racist, whatever. It's a free country.

However, you do not have the right to say what you want in public without getting criticized for it.

If you say something people are offended by, they have the right to disagree. They have the right to tell you so. They have the right to disassociate themselves from you.

This is a free country at work. Enjoy it.