Something unexpected took place in the buildup to Tyson Fury's demolition job this weekend.
Israel Gutierrez, one of the most respected sports writers in the United States, went on national television, and denounced Fury as a bigot, he literally was crying with hurt, and he did so on ESPN airwaves.
Gutierrez is gay, openly, and proudly, it was an awful look for Top Rank and ESPN.
His statement seemed directed at ESPN, and the backlash has started to grow, it's all over social media.
Fury has never really been pressed on this statements regarding the acceptance of ****sexuality, and how it means "the world is ending" etc.
In this era of Trump, the PC population is a raging inferno in the United States, they get people fired, they get people kicked off television, and considering it's pride month, it's inevitable that Fury is going to be questioned about this.
It would be smart for him to take the high road, give the reporters lip service, even if he believes otherwise, because if he starts yammering on about how horrible gay people are, and attempts to rationalize his previous statements, ESPN will be pressured to terminate his contract, advertisers will start dropping like flies, this is how the US works, this is not the UK.
Rob Parker called RG3 a cornball brother, and ESPN kicked him out that day!
What's so strange about all of this, is that Fury made these statements YEARS AGO, but because the US press is just getting the measure of Fury, it all of a sudden is a story again.
ESPN is owned by Disney, and the Mickey Mousers are actually quite crazy about bigotry in any form whatsoever.
I would caution Fury to tread lightly, the US press, and PC population, are powerful, and ready to burn the next d%%bag at the stake 24/7.
Israel Gutierrez, one of the most respected sports writers in the United States, went on national television, and denounced Fury as a bigot, he literally was crying with hurt, and he did so on ESPN airwaves.
Gutierrez is gay, openly, and proudly, it was an awful look for Top Rank and ESPN.
His statement seemed directed at ESPN, and the backlash has started to grow, it's all over social media.
Fury has never really been pressed on this statements regarding the acceptance of ****sexuality, and how it means "the world is ending" etc.
In this era of Trump, the PC population is a raging inferno in the United States, they get people fired, they get people kicked off television, and considering it's pride month, it's inevitable that Fury is going to be questioned about this.
It would be smart for him to take the high road, give the reporters lip service, even if he believes otherwise, because if he starts yammering on about how horrible gay people are, and attempts to rationalize his previous statements, ESPN will be pressured to terminate his contract, advertisers will start dropping like flies, this is how the US works, this is not the UK.
Rob Parker called RG3 a cornball brother, and ESPN kicked him out that day!
What's so strange about all of this, is that Fury made these statements YEARS AGO, but because the US press is just getting the measure of Fury, it all of a sudden is a story again.
ESPN is owned by Disney, and the Mickey Mousers are actually quite crazy about bigotry in any form whatsoever.
I would caution Fury to tread lightly, the US press, and PC population, are powerful, and ready to burn the next d%%bag at the stake 24/7.
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