Bob Huggins did a yikes

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parch
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Oughta be interesting to see if we ever face Bob Huggins again.

vanillabryce
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My goodness.
ScottS
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Does he realize what that means in Japan?
IowaBear
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Not sure how WV can justify keeping him…. I'm sure they'll find a loophole
bear2be2
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Ignoring the prevailing opinion that people shouldn't use slurs because they're hateful, how stupid does one have to be to use that word in a live radio interview in 2023?

I will never understand how people in that particular generation continue to make the same missteps over and over again. If you're not sure whether you're allowed to say something with impunity anymore, just assume you are not.
Stefano DiMera
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Next stop for Hugs..some BBQ and the Negro Leagues Museum!
Aliceinbubbleland
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I don't know. At least we know where he stands. Some hide it successfully. I wonder what he thinks of Baptists, lol?
BellCountyBear
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Is he Jewish?
tmcats
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https://www.si.com/college/2023/05/09/bob-huggins-west-virginia-coach-anti-lgbtq-comments-fireable-offense
Mitch Blood Green
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Stefano DiMera said:

Next stop for Hugs..some BBQ and the Negro Leagues Museum!


Negro leagues? Never heard of it.
br53
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IowaBear said:

Not sure how WV can justify keeping him…. I'm sure they'll find a loophole


Well they reduced his salary.

Edit: Huggins has agreed to a million-dollar salary reduction, a significant suspension and sensitivity training.
The battle is not yours, but God's.
2 Chronicles 20:15
wongobear
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I just wanted to say that I did not fill in the blank correctly . . . Listening was revelatory.
TXBEAR_bf
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Pretty expensive choice of words. If this would have been at UT or Berkeley he would have been gone as there would have been massive protests. Huggins is old school, and old school doesn't work in this new woke school world. It was a mistake to be sure, but if this is the first time he has used language like this he deserves some grace.
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Stefano DiMera
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West Virginia is one of the reddest states..I certainly wouldn't call them woke.

There's no Woke Police out there writing tickets for politically incorrectness. West Virginia..the school..answers to it's fans..alumni..and constituents..so they can do whatever the hell they want as far as punishing him
Task Force 2015
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He is an alumnus.I don't know if that was a factor.
ctxbear
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TXBEAR_bf said:

Pretty expensive choice of words. If this would have been at UT or Berkeley he would have been gone as there would have been massive protests. Huggins is old school, and old school doesn't work in this new woke school world. It was a mistake to be sure, but if this is the first time he has used language like this he deserves some grace.
Refraining from using that word, and receiving consequences if you do, isn't "woke." It's basic human decency.
fadskier
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You can't say "fa*s" or the "N" word, but calling white people cracker, etc is just fine.

Sounds like gays need to get a thick skin and harden their feelings...
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fadskier
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ctxbear said:

TXBEAR_bf said:

Pretty expensive choice of words. If this would have been at UT or Berkeley he would have been gone as there would have been massive protests. Huggins is old school, and old school doesn't work in this new woke school world. It was a mistake to be sure, but if this is the first time he has used language like this he deserves some grace.
Refraining from using that word, and receiving consequences if you do, isn't "woke." It's basic human decency.
Everyone has a different definition of decency. I would also say it's basic human decency to forgive and move on...
Salute the Marines - Joe Biden
boognish_bear
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The "sensitivity training" part cracks me up. Good luck to that person.

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DanaDane
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Wonder how it would have been treated by WVU if it had been Neal Brown rather than Huggins.
IowaBear
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We both know the answer to that question
ctxbear
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fadskier said:

You can't say "fa*s" or the "N" word, but calling white people cracker, etc is just fine.

Sounds like gays need to get a thick skin and harden their feelings...
"Cracker"? Do you live in an episode of Good Times? I haven't heard that word used in years.
TXBEAR_bf
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I don't men WVU, or the state, I mean the media in general. I typically don't like the word "woke" but the use of offensive targeted language happens, right or wrong all the time, but some is more punishable and that is what I have a problem with. Riley Gaines; swimmer from U of Kentucky speaking against biological males swimming in her sport, was struck in the head by a trans activist and there little to no coverage on the major networks. There is a different rule book when it comes to certain groups. I don't agree with what he said. It's not a word I use. I think it goes against the principles of human decency to be sure. My point is we probably would have known Huggins to be a bigot before he reached the age of 69 in a high profile profession. He participated in locker room talk on the air and should face repercussions for it, but is it an indication that is a bigot? If so, I would imagine this will be the lever to have others come out to talk about his past behavior. I guess my point ultimately that this was not a fireable offense, but other might disagree, and that's cool. We are allowed our opinions.
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TXBEAR_bf
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"There's no Woke Police out there writing tickets for politically incorrectness"

And I would disagree here, while there is not a woke police unit, you can be damn sure that the media will be out to get you if you say anything remotely disparaging about the trans or gay community, even if it warrants discussion that there are some serious mental health challenges in the transgender community. Everyone is real quick to normalize a kid switching genders, so much so that in Oregon you can do it at 15 without parental consent, in Washington it is 14. If you even challenge that as questionable action you are criticized for being a bigot.
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ctxbear said:

TXBEAR_bf said:

Pretty expensive choice of words. If this would have been at UT or Berkeley he would have been gone as there would have been massive protests. Huggins is old school, and old school doesn't work in this new woke school world. It was a mistake to be sure, but if this is the first time he has used language like this he deserves some grace.
Refraining from using that word, and receiving consequences if you do, isn't "woke." It's basic human decency.


Whatever…I hope he shows up to these worthless meetings carrying his stool and dressed in drag.
Fre3dombear
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Stefano DiMera said:

West Virginia is one of the reddest states..I certainly wouldn't call them woke.

There's no Woke Police out there writing tickets for politically incorrectness. West Virginia..the school..answers to it's fans..alumni..and constituents..so they can do whatever the hell they want as far as punishing him



Man if only this was remotely true. They feed at the trough controlled by the wokest of woke

Huggins is an idiot. He's lucky to still have a job especially being an old and fat white guy
boognish_bear
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The_Mad_Shopper
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BellCountyBear said:

Is he Jewish?


Azerbaijani.
Stefano DiMera
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Not one person in history has been lynched or beaten while being called a cracker..If I had a penny for ever gay person bullied or terrorized while being called a f** or a black person being lynched whilw called a n***** I'd be a millionaire.

Not a apples to apples comparison.
whitetrash
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boognish_bear said:




Here are the leaders he has to meet with:

Stefano DiMera
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Who feeds? WVA fans? Or the administration? Look it up if you don't believe me .That's a red state..and those inbred hillbillies are the worst in the Big 12.. they chanted the most despicable things to our basketball team after the Briles scandal .

We have our issues..and everyone likes to pile on Mack and Linda for the stupidest **** ..but I'm proud I'd never see our fans act like that OR any of our coaches do what that drunk ass Huggins did. And ain't no state redder than us. Everything isn't about being woke or liberal .it's just being a decent human being.
Fre3dombear
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Stefano DiMera said:

Who feeds? WVA fans? Or the administration? Look it up if you don't believe me .That's a red state..and those inbred hillbillies are the worst in the Big 12.. they chanted the most despicable things to our basketball team after the Briles scandal .

We have our issues..and everyone likes to pile on Mack and Linda for the stupidest **** ..but I'm proud I'd never see our fans act like that OR any of our coaches do what that drunk ass Huggins did. And ain't no state redder than us. Everything isn't about being woke or liberal .it's just being a decent human being.


You realize at some point as all ultimately will until
It burns down that academics and the government money requires taking the knee at the alter of wokeism

Some like it. Some hate it. It always leads to one final spot. People will tell their grandkids about it some day if they have them
boognish_bear
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Lawyers earning their checks

bear2be2
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ctxbear said:

fadskier said:

You can't say "fa*s" or the "N" word, but calling white people cracker, etc is just fine.

Sounds like gays need to get a thick skin and harden their feelings...
"Cracker"? Do you live in an episode of Good Times? I haven't heard that word used in years.
And it's a false equivalency to begin with. No white person is really offended by the word cracker. To equate it with words created and used by the majority to dehumanize already marginalized populations is absurd.
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