What happened to free speech, what happened to living in a free country and how far will this political correctness go? People bash Christians all the time and nothing is done about it. There is never a public appology.
2007-02-16 12:45:25 · 14 answers · asked by ? 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes there is free speech but the NBA is a private non government company. They can ban or fire anyone they want.
2007-02-16 12:50:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
This is a difficult one. While I agree that he has the right to say it, I suppose the NBA, as the governing body of the sport, has the right to ban him for his statements. If he had said "I hate white people, and don't want to play with them," they would have done the same thing.
I do agree that the whole PC thing has gone too far in general. However, even Charles Barkley, arguably the most outspoken man ever to play in the NBA, said that Hardaway's statements were stupid.
2007-02-16 21:00:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anthony Stark 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They didn't put him to sleep, you know.
He was working for the NBA in their Public Relations department. He said something that a lot of people aren't going to like, and whether you agree or disagree, the NBA's number one bottom line is to attract customers, not get in the middle of a religious and sexual debate. So of course they had to let him go from THAT position he held.
2007-02-16 21:14:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Freedom of speech only guarantees that you will not be put into prison for saying something. It does not guarantee that you will not be fired for saying something.
Do you expect a CEO of a company to start calling homosexuals f@gs or african-americans the N word without being fired?
Read and understand your constitution more closely.
2007-02-16 21:14:01 · answer #4 · answered by mesquitemachine 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Um...Tim Hardaway exercised free speech. That doesn't make him exempt from the repercussions of it, or of others exercising THEIR rights to freedom of speech.
As for Christian "bashing", that's a farce. Christians have created this false bubble around them, in which they think they are exempt from scrutiny, and any time they or their archaic, outrageous beliefs are questioned, they are being "bashed" or (my personal favorite) "persecuted".
2007-02-16 21:12:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'm gay, I don't like basketball, but I hate what the NBA is doing to this guy. So he's openly homophobic and hates gay people? So WHAT? Since when was it a crime to express your opinions?
However, I bet you if I got in his face and called him a n*****, he'd prolly beat the living snot out of me. Should he not expect the same sort of backlash if he goes spouting his mouth off about gays?
2007-02-16 20:51:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hardaway should sue for damages and compensation.
This is America and he is free to express, and the NBA should not punish him for free speech.
2007-02-16 20:51:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Tim Headway is a drug addict, trouble maker and steroid user. He should be barred from the NBA all together. Oh Hardaway he's just a Homo. No he shouldn't be banned for being a Homosapien.
2007-02-16 20:52:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
The NBA doesn't want to have the image of being against Gays.
2007-02-16 20:50:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is wrong too! until we do something about it..he said he hates gays,,,that is His right..What he meant was he don't hate the person he hates what he is it is wrong wrong wrong and of Satan...we the people are saying yes to what we need to be saying no to..and saying no to the things we need to be saying yes to...Gay is wrong and is sicking ..in moral and WRONG I dont care what political people say...it is WRONG..and he has every right to fill this way....And we need to back Him own this...
2007-02-16 20:53:09 · answer #10 · answered by patricia 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋