- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
Aw sh*t, money killin it
Posted on 1/11/18 at 9:10 am
Posted on 1/11/18 at 9:10 am
metoo
quote:
Floyd Mayweather gives ignorant, vile response to question about #MeToo movement
Floyd Mayweather is famous because he is a world-class athlete. He happens to be very good at punching other people, and avoiding their punches.
On the other hand, he’s infamous for being a pretty disgusting human being. He has an extensive history of domestic violence. He’s misogynistic. He’s racist. He’s homophobic.
The worst part is that his fame protects him from the repercussions that his various transgressions deserve. So much so that he apparently doesn’t care about being offensive.
The latest example came in an interview with Men’s Health. Mayweather wasn’t even really asked a question about the #MeToo movement – the wave of women speaking out about and denouncing sexual assault. It was simply part of a question that the interviewer never even got to. Because Mayweather cut her off.
Here’s the exchange, with video below:
We’re asking a lot of men, in light of the #MeToo movement, how men can grow in 2018. Mayweather: The who? The #MeToo movement. Women speaking out about sexual assault. Mayweather: When you say “me too” … When somebody is like, “I got a Rolls Royce, I be like ‘me too.'” When somebody say they got a private jet, I say, “Me too. I got two. Me too.” This is a very different — Mayweather: Well, I didn’t know! My Me Too movement from the beginning was whenever somebody said what they have I’m like, “me too.” Somebody say they got a billion dollars, I say, “I made a billion dollars, me too.”
It is not possible to be more ignorant or insensitive.
It was easy, and almost necessary, for viewers to laugh in the moment. The interviewer likely felt she had to laugh, too. That doesn’t detract from how obnoxious and reprehensible the response was, though.
The reporter’s prompting finally got Mayweather to say, somewhat uncomfortably, that “sexual harassment, I don’t think it’s cool at all.” It took a lot of stumbling over his answer to even get those words out.
Posted on 1/11/18 at 10:03 am to KeyserSoze999
go on ain tell it brother floyit!
Posted on 1/11/18 at 10:03 am to KeyserSoze999
Under most circumstances I dislike Mayweather.
This however made me laugh. Keep it up money, keep it up!
This however made me laugh. Keep it up money, keep it up!
Posted on 1/11/18 at 10:10 am to KeyserSoze999
Translation from the writer
"Acknowledge you believe what I believe or you're a racist homophobe!"
"Acknowledge you believe what I believe or you're a racist homophobe!"
Posted on 1/11/18 at 10:11 am to KeyserSoze999
quote:
We’re asking a lot of men, in light of the #MeToo movement, how men can grow in 2018. Mayweather: The who? The #MeToo movement. Women speaking out about sexual assault. Mayweather: When you say “me too” … When somebody is like, “I got a Rolls Royce, I be like ‘me too.'” When somebody say they got a private jet, I say, “Me too. I got two. Me too.” This is a very different — Mayweather: Well, I didn’t know! My Me Too movement from the beginning was whenever somebody said what they have I’m like, “me too.” Somebody say they got a billion dollars, I say, “I made a billion dollars, me too.”
While probably not intentional, Floyd made a very good point of what the #metoo-ism is all about.
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News