Thursday, February 09, 2012

GLAAD Wants CNN’s Roland Martin Fired Over Alleged Anti-Gay Super Bowl Tweets


Roland Martin

We read:
"CNN’s Roland Martin is under fire following some controversial tweets he sent during the Super Bowl on Sunday evening. The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has called Martin out and is actively advocating for the network to fire him.

The incident commenced when Martin sent out a tweet, reading, “If a dude at your Super Bowl party is hyped about David Beckham’s H&M underwear ad smack the ish out of him!” After seeing this message, GLAAD, among other gay advocates, was less-than-pleased.

After realizing the fury that followed what he thought were harmless social media quips, Martin released a statement to media and the public. He defended his tweets and claimed that they had nothing at all to do with homosexuality:

"I made several cracks about soccer as I do all the time. I was not referring to sexuality directly or indirectly regarding the David Beckham ad, and I’m sorry folks took it otherwise."

GLAAD, though, isn’t buying the excuse. The organization is calling for CNN to fire Martin, proclaiming — very directly — that “CNN should fire Roland Martin.” A portion of their blog post on the matter highlights a number of other insensitive statements the group claims he’s made. It reads:

"Roland Martin has never compared being a soccer fan to being an alcoholic, the way he has compared being gay to being an alcoholic. Roland Martin has never bragged that his wife has led men and women away from the “soccer lifestyle,” the way he claims she has with gay people. Roland Martin has never defended jokes about parents stabbing soccer-playing children, the way he defended jokes about parents stabbing gay children."

Source

It's no secret what most blacks think of homosexuals so GLAAD have a point but an attempt to censor blacks might backfire on them. They could be called "racist"! (They probably are).

Update: He is now out.


9 comments:

A. Levy said...

Of course they're racist. In fact, they are rabidly against "anyone or anything" who fails to bow to their intimidation.

Actually, it's the very liberal CNN that has the biggest problem. Now they're stuck between two of the Left's favorite and most highly-protected special intrest groups. Oh, what to do, what to do... (LOL)

Bird of Paradise said...

Tell GLAAD to GO POUND SAND this is FREE SPEECH and if they dont like it tell them to GET LOST

Anonymous said...

SOOOOoooooo right Levy, it is too good to be true. I love seeing CNN squirm

Go Away Bird said...

CNN stads for COMMUNISTS NEWS NETWORK and is owned by RED TED TURNER and managed by BIG BAD WOLF BLITZER

Anonymous said...

Uh, given how he's dressed in the latest photos of him, it's hard to believe a flamboyant homosexual like this guy is homophobic, so therefore, forget all of the offense! We apologize for demanding his head!

Anonymous said...

I would have thought it was his head that you'd like to get.

How typical of gays. They love to create the impression that everyone's gay. That's safety in numbers, i guess?

BTW, don't forget to donate money for AIDS research. Not to cure it, but to spread it.

Anonymous said...

This might just signal the triumph of special interest groups over males being able to 'rag' one another about pretty much anything.
Now the only comments allowed will be entirely devoid of any sort of humour or personality.

Jub jub Bird said...

Just quit watching CNN and the rest of leftists news media

Use the Name, Luke said...

He is now out.

And some people think the homosexuality is a victimless activity. Mr. Martin is now one of those victims.

Of course, they have to personally destroy anyone who disagrees with them in any way:

"Once word leaks out that a [gay activist] has gone soft, people begin to disobey you, and then it's nothing but work, work, work all the time."

(With apologies to The Princess Bride.)