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re: Johnny Weir live from the Kentucky Derby

Posted on 5/2/14 at 11:07 am to
Posted by Tornado Alley
Member since Mar 2012
26584 posts
Posted on 5/2/14 at 11:07 am to
"We report, we decide." - American Media

Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
98319 posts
Posted on 5/2/14 at 11:22 am to
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horse racing is awesome. I cant understand why more people arent into it.


Short attention spans, you have to study a bit to understand wtf is going on, so the average idiot would rather pull the handle on a slot machine.

Plus the industry has done a shitty job of marketing over many years. In the fifties, racing was the #1 spectator sport in America. The fledgling television networks wanted to put it on weekly TV, but the dumbasses that controlled racing thought it would hurt on-track attendance. TV turned to football instead, and you know the rest.
Posted by YouthInAsia
Member since May 2008
623 posts
Posted on 5/2/14 at 11:23 am to
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I feel like this is happening to me. Except that instead of people forcing me to look pictures of their kids, it's the media forcing me to look at the gays and their lifestyle.


Lots of people said the same about Blacks on tv in the 60's/70's.
Posted by stlslick
St.Louis,Mo
Member since Nov 2012
14061 posts
Posted on 5/2/14 at 11:41 am to
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Plus the industry has done a shitty job of marketing over many years


this, they do everything to alienate themselves form new fan bases.
Posted by OldSouth
Folsom, LA
Member since Oct 2011
10942 posts
Posted on 5/2/14 at 12:26 pm to
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Lots of people said the same about Blacks on tv in the 60's/70's.
Just fricking stop. Go tell a black man that gay rights are the same thing as civil rights and see what happens to your dumb arse.
Posted by tigerpimpbot
Chairman of the Pool Board
Member since Nov 2011
67007 posts
Posted on 5/2/14 at 12:30 pm to
Can't wait til they get Joan Rivers to interview the jockeys on the red carpet. The derby is getting fabulous.
Posted by TigerStripes06
SWLA
Member since Sep 2006
30032 posts
Posted on 5/2/14 at 12:33 pm to
well, that pretty much seals it for me..i won't be watching.
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
98319 posts
Posted on 5/2/14 at 12:44 pm to
That was the Today Show. They won't be on the actual race coverage.
Posted by SSpaniel
Germantown
Member since Feb 2013
29658 posts
Posted on 5/2/14 at 1:05 pm to
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Lots of people said the same about Blacks on tv in the 60's/70's.



Yes. Because dressing like a flipping moron on purpose is exactly the same as being black. Sheesh. Take that crap somewhere that's else.
Posted by goldennugget
Hating Masks
Member since Jul 2013
24514 posts
Posted on 5/2/14 at 1:08 pm to
This is really disturbing

There is gay and then there is flaming.

Regular gays are one thing

But flaming gays are another and I have a hard time accepting it
Posted by Moustache
GEAUX TIGERS
Member since May 2008
21557 posts
Posted on 5/2/14 at 1:10 pm to
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Lots of people said the same about Blacks on tv in the 60's/70's.




Well, one is a choice and one is not. Stupid comparison IMO.

Plus, being flamboyant is not a pre-requisite to being gay. And if you think gays suffered more as a people (not really true) than blacks, you're being a moron.
This post was edited on 5/2/14 at 1:13 pm
Posted by Billy Mays
Member since Jan 2009
25289 posts
Posted on 5/2/14 at 1:12 pm to
I'll give NBC credit - Weir is a polarizing figure and the audience clearly can't stop talking about him, just like during the Olympics.

Tara is
Posted by Master of Sinanju
Member since Feb 2012
11367 posts
Posted on 5/2/14 at 1:22 pm to
Well, he has the prettier hat.
Posted by Salmon
On the trails
Member since Feb 2008
83630 posts
Posted on 5/2/14 at 1:45 pm to
I love it

and I love how he makes Tara self conscience because he is prettier than her
Posted by BluegrassBelle
RIP Hefty Lefty - 1981-2019
Member since Nov 2010
99247 posts
Posted on 5/2/14 at 2:00 pm to
That's no hat, that's a fascinator.

He needs to coordinate with his outfit a little bit better.
Posted by Keys Open Doors
In hiding with Tupac & XXXTentacion
Member since Dec 2008
31928 posts
Posted on 5/2/14 at 2:28 pm to
How did lipinski suck at the Olympics? She won the gold medal.

If you're talking about their coverage instead, I have no idea. I didn't see their coverage but I thought the consensus was that they were better than the prime time people. Now does he look ridiculous? Sure, but so does Don Cherry.
Posted by Cap Crunch
Fire Alleva
Member since Dec 2010
54189 posts
Posted on 5/2/14 at 2:30 pm to
Who the hell is this fruitcake?
Posted by WaltTeevens
Santa Barbara, CA
Member since Dec 2013
10990 posts
Posted on 5/2/14 at 2:41 pm to
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Well, one is a choice and one is not. Stupid comparison IMO.

Plus, being flamboyant is not a pre-requisite to being gay. And if you think gays suffered more as a people (not really true) than blacks, you're being a moron.
at what age did you choose to be straight? Were you on the fence for a while? Maybe you're a little light in the loafers?
Posted by TejasHorn
High Plains Driftin'
Member since Mar 2007
10981 posts
Posted on 5/2/14 at 2:55 pm to
That's great. Also love that he basically dressed like that to Putin's face.
Posted by Cap Crunch
Fire Alleva
Member since Dec 2010
54189 posts
Posted on 5/2/14 at 2:57 pm to
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Lots of people said the same about Blacks on tv in the 60's/70's.

Did those black people dress up like they lived in France in the 1700s?
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