Monday, May 23, 2011

Joakim Noah's Anti-Gay Slur

At around the halfway point of the first quarter of Game 3 of the 2011 Eastern Conference Finals, Joakim Noah picked up his second foul. He went to the bench in frustration. Someone off camera, perhaps a Miami Heat fan, earned Noah's ire.

Joakim Noah yelled, "Fuck you, faggot!" at the person off camera. Noah should receive at least the punishment given to Kobe Bryant for using the same slur at an official towards the end of the regular season. If anything, Noah's punishment should be more severe because this is an issue that was recently dealt with by the NBA. Noah then made the same exact mistake.

Anti-gay slurs have no business being spouted by professional athletes. Athletes are role models and spewing this type of bigotry reinforces to young kids hoping to emulate these athletes that it is acceptable. The NBA should not only punish Noah, but, more importantly, get him help in confronting his prejudices.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Noah is a tool