Current Events > Kevin Durant "apologizes" for being a homophobe

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Conception616
04/02/21 9:11:44 AM
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https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31179982/kevin-durant-addresses-exchange-michael-rapaport-sorry-people-saw-language

Actually, he is only sorry that people saw his homophobic messages, not that he feels this way. He has easily been one of the most unlikable professional athletes of the past 5 years, he REALLY needs to stay off of social media.

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Jagr_68
04/02/21 9:13:21 AM
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He called Michael Rappaport the F-slur or something?

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DeadlyNinjaBees
04/02/21 9:14:40 AM
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It still surprises me that people have these views, tbh.
I thought by now, gays kids wouldn't be gettin' picked on in schools anymore. But nope. Still a thing that happens. A lot.

What's even MORE surprising that you'd be a celebrity and say ANYTHING controversial on your socials anymore. I'd be treating mine like it had flaring genital herpes if my career depended on me not saying hateful stupid shit in widely reportable fashion that has come to be equal to that of a public statement.

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Conception616
04/02/21 9:15:13 AM
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Jagr_68 posted...
He called Michael Rappaport the F-slur or something?

He made repeated references to how much Michael Rappaport likes cocks and guzzling cum, threatened to fight him and spit in his face, and brought Rappaports wife into it.

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Squall28
04/02/21 9:15:35 AM
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People over hear acting like they never heard trash talk before.

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Conception616
04/02/21 9:17:00 AM
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DeadlyNinjaBees posted...
It still surprises me that people have these views, tbh.
I thought by now, gays kids wouldn't be gettin' picked on in schools anymore. But nope. Still a thing that happens. A lot.

What's even MORE surprising that you'd be a celebrity and say ANYTHING controversial on your socials anymore. I'd be treating mine like it had flaring genital herpes if my career depended on me not saying hateful stupid shit in widely reportable fashion that has come to be equal to that of a public statement.

The sad thing is, multiple sports analysts, INCLUDING Stephen A. Smith, are mad at Rappaport for releasing these. They are so terrified of the wrath of Durant, if hes a bench player, its totally different. If Mamba can be fined 100k for using homophobic slurs, Durant certainly shouldnt be beyond reproach.


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Conception616
04/02/21 9:18:07 AM
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Squall28 posted...
People over hear acting like they never heard trash talk before.

Not that Im surprised that you would be okay with homophobia, but people need to learn to trash talk without disparaging homosexuals. Its not okay to relate being gay with being inferior, but Im sure you dont agree.

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DeadlyNinjaBees
04/02/21 9:20:53 AM
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Squall28 posted...
People over hear acting like they never heard trash talk before.
Look, I actually DO get that! But isn't using a word like f***** a little intentful at this point?
To me, it's kinda fallen out of the language enough to only ever be used when somebody is willingly using it as a slur.

I got called that word by a rando junkie fuck on the street a few days ago and the first thing I thought was "Wow. That's kinda retro!". It's like someone using the word "poofter".

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Jagr_68
04/02/21 9:21:56 AM
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Conception616 posted...
He made repeated references to how much Michael Rappaport likes cocks and guzzling cum, threatened to fight him and spit in his face, and brought Rappaports wife into it.

yeah I just looked up the DMs and HOOOOOBOY KD flat out melted down faster than Chernobyl lmfao. Embarrassing as fuck for the guy's rep since he trash talks like a 16 year old.

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Squall28
04/02/21 9:24:34 AM
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Conception616 posted...
Not that Im surprised that you would be okay with homophobia, but people need to learn to trash talk without disparaging homosexuals. Its not okay to relate being gay with being inferior, but Im sure you dont agree.

I don't think disparaging homosexuals is right either, but I'm not going to pearl clutch and act like KD did some unspeakable act. That type of trash talk is super common online, and no one actually means that shit literally. If I call you an ass, I don't mean you are a literal butt.

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eston
04/02/21 9:34:18 AM
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I'm pretty sure we've all heard people be homophobic before, and it doesn't mean we shouldn't call people out for being homophobic. "It was just trash talk" is a stupid excuse for a 32 year old man to be this way

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SF_Okami
04/02/21 9:36:24 AM
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Let us not forget this is the same guy who used (and says he still occasionally does) burner Twitter accounts to defend himself and throw his teammates under the bus. Only after he posted shit about himself in the third person from his official account was he caught. He is so miserable for some reason.

Could have used one of those accounts in this instance lol

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kg88222
04/02/21 9:38:04 AM
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He apoligizes for being a homophobe. No homo. I am not a homophobe. But really nothing wrong with having a sense of humor which a lot of people can't anymore which is really shameful.
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The Trent
04/02/21 9:38:16 AM
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Durant is Mayweather levels of unlikable
Literally negative charisma points

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kg88222
04/02/21 9:40:47 AM
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I called a black guy ugly here who thinks i'm racist now bceause he was being ugly to me. Thing is I have friends like him in real life. And no it's not that "I have a black friend thing". It's that people are that absurd sometimes and I'm not sorry and never will be. Because I did nothing wrong.

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The Trent
04/02/21 9:41:40 AM
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kg88222 posted...
I called a black guy ugly here who thinks i'm racist now bceause he was being ugly to me. Thing is I have friends like him in real life. And no it's not that "I have a black friend thing". It's that people are that absurd something and I'm not sorry and never will be. Because I did nothing wrong.

Oh okay thanks for clearing that up

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kg88222
04/02/21 9:42:55 AM
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There are crazy people in this world. You can try to fit in and shit happens. Go to yahoo and listen to the people there. Or here. Shit is just going to happen and it's not always you.
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The Trent
04/02/21 9:43:48 AM
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kg88222 posted...
There are crazy people in this world. You can try to fit in and shit happens. Go to yahoo and listen to the people there. Or here. Shit is just going to happen and it's not always you.

Is this still about Kevin Durant or did you lose me

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xXfireglzXx
04/02/21 9:48:25 AM
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Making people believe KD was some sort of quiet/humble wholesome dude is the honestly the funniest grift the NBA has ever pulled. If anyone ever doubted that Westbrook was a great teammate, the fact that we didn't hear about his level of dysfunction until his Thunder tenure ended should prove it.

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What_
04/02/21 9:49:39 AM
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Durant canceling himself
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hockeybub89
04/02/21 9:52:17 AM
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Squall28 posted...
I don't think disparaging homosexuals is right either, but I'm not going to pearl clutch and act like KD did some unspeakable act. That type of trash talk is super common online, and no one actually means that shit literally. If I call you an ass, I don't mean you are a literal butt.
People don't get upset because they think it's literal. They get mad because being gay is used as an insult. An ass is a stupid donkey or a smelly butt. Homosexuality should not be used to disparage someone as lesser. It would be like if you used a slur against Asian people to refer to someone you are calling inferior to yourself. Call them a moronic piece of shit next time instead.

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Solid Snake07
04/02/21 11:05:54 AM
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Lol

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