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William769

(55,142 posts)
Sun Jul 15, 2012, 04:36 PM Jul 2012

New Jersey Devil Cam Janssen Is Sorry for Threatening Gay Players

Last edited Sun Jul 15, 2012, 07:25 PM - Edit history (1)

The New Jersey Devils' Cam Janssen is apologizing for joking during an Internet radio show that if he discovered a player was gay, he'd get "his ass kicked."

Jannsen said during an interview on "The Thom and Jeff Show" that "if he's suckin' cock, he's gettin' his ass kicked."

In an apology issued quickly, Jannsen expressed support for the You Can Play project, which combats homophobia in hockey and all sports. It was founded by Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke, whose son Brian was an openly gay manager for an NCAA hockey team before he died in a car accident and who was a voice for acceptance in a sport where homophobic comments were part of the everyday.

"I used some poor judgment, which I now regret," Jannsen said in a statement. "I would like to apologize for my poor choice of language. The tone of the interview was very casual and off-color, and I lost focus on what is and is not acceptable and professional. I am deeply sorry to anyone who was offended by my language. Moving forward, I hope to eliminate that type of language from my vocabulary. I would also like to take this chance to express my support for the work the You Can Play project is doing, and for the gay community in general."

http://www.advocate.com/sports/2012/07/15/hockey-player-cam-janssen-sorry-threatening-gay-players

You can take your apology and stick it up your bigoted hate filled ass! I am so sick and tired of hearing what people say in the media only to come back and have to apologize after I am sure was a dressdown by someone in a position to do so.

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New Jersey Devil Cam Janssen Is Sorry for Threatening Gay Players (Original Post) William769 Jul 2012 OP
at least it was a real apology and not one of those if you were offended things dsc Jul 2012 #1
Maybe one of the gay players threatened to kick his ass Fearless Jul 2012 #2
Or their teammates. Creideiki Jul 2012 #4
Or their gay teammates. Fearless Jul 2012 #5
"I would like to apologize for my poor choice of language" Iggo Jul 2012 #3
Disgusting...and the hosts point blank asked him what he would do if joeybee12 Jul 2012 #6

Iggo

(47,533 posts)
3. "I would like to apologize for my poor choice of language"
Sun Jul 15, 2012, 10:07 PM
Jul 2012

"I am deeply sorry to anyone who was offended by my language. Moving forward, I hope to eliminate that type of language from my vocabulary."

Uh-huh.

 

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)
6. Disgusting...and the hosts point blank asked him what he would do if
Tue Jul 17, 2012, 07:49 AM
Jul 2012

a player was sucking ****...series-ly...that was what they considered a legitimate question, and they did use the profanity.

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