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	<title>Comments on: Kobe responds to reaction surrounding his gay slur</title>
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		<title>By: thefaceofreality</title>
		<link>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/13/kobe-responds-to-reaction-surrounding-his-gay-slur/comment-page-1/#comment-37806</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 07:45:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wow seriously GET OVER ITT!?  I personally have nothing against the Gay and Lesbian community itself, but the Gay rights need to F****** kick it, he didn&#039;t call him that based on his sexual orientation its a basketball game what you want him to say when his mad &quot;what lovely moment that I just got four fouls because of an amazing referee&quot;?. I&#039;m sorry this was just a pointless reason for Kobe to be fined 100k.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wow seriously GET OVER ITT!?  I personally have nothing against the Gay and Lesbian community itself, but the Gay rights need to F****** kick it, he didn&#8217;t call him that based on his sexual orientation its a basketball game what you want him to say when his mad &#8220;what lovely moment that I just got four fouls because of an amazing referee&#8221;?. I&#8217;m sorry this was just a pointless reason for Kobe to be fined 100k.</p>
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		<title>By: mk2323</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 06:04:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The person who is a &quot;fu#king f$g&quot; is Kobe. Hope he enjoys watching Lebron and co. hoist the o&#039;brien in June.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The person who is a &#8220;fu#king f$g&#8221; is Kobe. Hope he enjoys watching Lebron and co. hoist the o&#8217;brien in June.</p>
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		<title>By: 00maltliquor</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 05:20:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well said]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well said</p>
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		<title>By: bringdanoisemik1</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 03:17:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who cares what he said, those reporters are just looking for something to say about anyone with some fame. It’s unbelievable what the reporter first wrote about this, I don’t know how they can live with themselves being super gossipers! Their soul must feel dirty for having an evil ear and eye! Just messing with famous people’s lives, it’s no wonder they snap and check these reporters and well with dumb laws given to these reporters, they end up more mixed up in the gossip. Some laws need to change and respect the privacy of all people! People need to change also and quit being gossipers themselves!

Anyway I&#039;m sure he didn’t mean it like that, many of us say words sometimes as part of our slang and just what we grew up around. Just until recently that the gay and lesbian community grew (for some odd reason) is when the word became sensitive, and you have to understand that this community must be super sensitive that they just have to be with their same sex. 

Kobe is like most of us and not a preppy dude all proper with his upbringing going to a paid Christian or Private school, I don’t know for sure but I highly doubt it. He’s a really good basketball player, a decent person most of the time just like most of us. All of you being negative about this, you sports enthusiasts tell me you don’t get hyped up and get mad sometimes at games or even your youths games? You can’t judge someone just for slipping a negative word sometimes while getting frustrated at a game because you do it too! Leave the dude alone and get back and focus on your own life and quit being gossipers!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Who cares what he said, those reporters are just looking for something to say about anyone with some fame. It’s unbelievable what the reporter first wrote about this, I don’t know how they can live with themselves being super gossipers! Their soul must feel dirty for having an evil ear and eye! Just messing with famous people’s lives, it’s no wonder they snap and check these reporters and well with dumb laws given to these reporters, they end up more mixed up in the gossip. Some laws need to change and respect the privacy of all people! People need to change also and quit being gossipers themselves!</p>
<p>Anyway I&#8217;m sure he didn’t mean it like that, many of us say words sometimes as part of our slang and just what we grew up around. Just until recently that the gay and lesbian community grew (for some odd reason) is when the word became sensitive, and you have to understand that this community must be super sensitive that they just have to be with their same sex. </p>
<p>Kobe is like most of us and not a preppy dude all proper with his upbringing going to a paid Christian or Private school, I don’t know for sure but I highly doubt it. He’s a really good basketball player, a decent person most of the time just like most of us. All of you being negative about this, you sports enthusiasts tell me you don’t get hyped up and get mad sometimes at games or even your youths games? You can’t judge someone just for slipping a negative word sometimes while getting frustrated at a game because you do it too! Leave the dude alone and get back and focus on your own life and quit being gossipers!</p>
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		<title>By: thestudiokida</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 21:49:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#039;m sorry it&#039;s not that gay people have big egos, it&#039;s more narcissism and sense of entitlement.  Again, get over yourself.  This world wasn&#039;t made for you any more than it was for me.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m sorry it&#8217;s not that gay people have big egos, it&#8217;s more narcissism and sense of entitlement.  Again, get over yourself.  This world wasn&#8217;t made for you any more than it was for me.</p>
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		<title>By: thestudiokida</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[thestudiokida]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 21:48:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THIS IS THE STUPIDEST SH** I&#039;VE EVER HEARD.  Kobe has never been known to use clean language even when he&#039;s not upset.  Jesus everybody shutup about it.  Nobody cares about gay people and the fact that they think this is about them shows how inflated their egos are.  Get over yourselves.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>THIS IS THE STUPIDEST SH** I&#8217;VE EVER HEARD.  Kobe has never been known to use clean language even when he&#8217;s not upset.  Jesus everybody shutup about it.  Nobody cares about gay people and the fact that they think this is about them shows how inflated their egos are.  Get over yourselves.</p>
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		<title>By: rapmusicmademedoit</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 21:24:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[He was wrong to use the slur and the sports shows will have a ball about this for a few weeks,the NBA will drop a fine on him and the Gay and Lesbian community will suggest he do a few commercials and drop by a few schools and spread the word not to be homophobic.The man made a mistake,learn to forgive.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>He was wrong to use the slur and the sports shows will have a ball about this for a few weeks,the NBA will drop a fine on him and the Gay and Lesbian community will suggest he do a few commercials and drop by a few schools and spread the word not to be homophobic.The man made a mistake,learn to forgive.</p>
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		<title>By: genericcommenter</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 19:27:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over on your Hardballtalk baseball site, a regular commenter said that the ump was justified in calling Roberto Alomar a gay slur because it was &quot;known inside baseball&quot; that he &quot;was one.&quot; Sadly, much of society approaches the issue that way or is casual about it, at best.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Over on your Hardballtalk baseball site, a regular commenter said that the ump was justified in calling Roberto Alomar a gay slur because it was &#8220;known inside baseball&#8221; that he &#8220;was one.&#8221; Sadly, much of society approaches the issue that way or is casual about it, at best.</p>
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