Kansas Crimson

InfiniteJ wrote: ↑Tue May 09, 2023 10:32 am I mean, he probably should have already been banned for calling Dajuan a POS.

jfish26 wrote: ↑Tue May 09, 2023 10:38 am West Virginia seems like the not-easiest place for LGBTQ+ people.

To me, it’s a horrible look for one of the two most prominent West Virginians in existence (the other being Manchin) to demonstrate this sort of casual, ah, approach.

Do I think Huggins is a bigot, in his heart? Dunno. But having the willingness (or even eagerness) to say this sort of thing in a public forum doesn’t make me think this ISN’T who he is in private.

twocoach wrote: ↑Tue May 09, 2023 11:26 am

jfish26 wrote: ↑Tue May 09, 2023 10:38 am West Virginia seems like the not-easiest place for LGBTQ+ people.

To me, it’s a horrible look for one of the two most prominent West Virginians in existence (the other being Manchin) to demonstrate this sort of casual, ah, approach.

Do I think Huggins is a bigot, in his heart? Dunno. But having the willingness (or even eagerness) to say this sort of thing in a public forum doesn’t make me think this ISN’T who he is in private.

Thr problem is convincing some people that "this is just the mentality that I grew up around in my community" means that you grew up in a passively bigoted community. It doesn't make it OK to continue this mentality of bigotry just because your daddy and neighbors were passive bigots.

randylahey wrote: ↑Mon May 08, 2023 8:25 pm

TDub wrote: ↑Mon May 08, 2023 5:23 pm I like Huggins, hope this doesn't end his career....but it likely might.

Why should it? Such a soft ass country we live in. Somebody says the word "fag" and a 40 year career is maybe gone you think. There is absolutely ZERO reason he should lose his job over this lol. Not sure why anyone would even consider that

Who really gives a shit? Why is cancel culture and soft sensitive america such a thing

twocoach wrote: ↑Tue May 09, 2023 11:32 am

randylahey wrote: ↑Mon May 08, 2023 8:25 pm

TDub wrote: ↑Mon May 08, 2023 5:23 pm I like Huggins, hope this doesn't end his career....but it likely might.

Why should it? Such a soft ass country we live in. Somebody says the word "fag" and a 40 year career is maybe gone you think. There is absolutely ZERO reason he should lose his job over this lol. Not sure why anyone would even consider that

Who really gives a shit? Why is cancel culture and soft sensitive america such a thing

Who really gives a shit? Many who aren't a heterosexual and anyone who has empathy for those who are treated as less of a human for being different than the majority

Why is cancel culture such a thing? For 2 reasons, one legit and one not:
1) because just ignoring bigoted crap like this hasn't resulted in it ending so it is apparent that there needs to be more negative consequences if we are to stomp it out
2) because some people are snowflakes who want to punish others for doing something they don't like

surly wrote: ↑Tue May 09, 2023 11:56 am a shakespearian tragedy of sorts with all the trappings woke youngsters now label old white guys, deservedly so in this case.

RainbowsandUnicorns wrote: ↑Tue May 09, 2023 1:12 pm The irony here....

pdub wrote: ↑Tue May 09, 2023 1:26 pm "Kowtowing to Huggins’s clout and cachet would send a signal that West Virginia cares more about him than those he marginalized by speaking his closed mind."

This isn't 0's and 1's absolute here though.
Not firing him doesn't mean that WVU doesn't care about those he marginalized.
That isn't the only course of action here.

The ultimatums of, "this person is either fired or that means everyone in the organization is terrible/racist/sexist/homophobic" is meh-tastic.

It's also meh-tastic if simply talking about this without the standard full agreement is raising alarms to label or infer that I ( or others who aren't fully on bored with the only course of action is firing ) believe what Huggins did wasn't wrong.