Does anybody have a clue what Matt Millen said about Ron Jaworski that he had to apologize on national TV during Day 3 of the live draft broadcast? I wasn't watching when it happened but sat down to eat lunch and he was apologizing. It was sandwiched in between a set of commercials.
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called him a pollock
Re: What did Matt Millen say?
So what's the problem ?Originally Posted by Novacane
he called him a fish? or did he mean the famous painter?
He means the slur for polish people.
Its equates to calling a black person the N word.
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I grew up and live in Buffalo...I am more than aware...and was trying to make a joke since it's spelled 'polack'.
I would not put it anywhere near the catagory of using the n word. I'm 1/4 polish and the word does not bother me at all. Political correctness run amuck.
I knew I spelled it wrong. I also knew you knew what I meant.
I know...it just sounded like a good joke in my head.
And you are correct. I know plenty of Polish people (at least in Buffalo) who have never had a problem with the word.
Whether it bothers you personally or not is not the point.
The word is a slur, when we begin to weigh what slur is worse than others is when we begin to run into the PC issue that you mention above.
i'm polish and i don't give a **** who calls me a polack. it doesn't bother me a bit.
I'm not going to turn this into a spinzone thread. I'll just agree to disagree
I hate being called "white" yet many people get away with using that word.
Agreed, you are free to your opinion just as I am to mine.I'm not going to turn this into a spinzone thread. I'll just agree to disagree
This is a weekend to celebrate anyways, its the dawning of a new era in Buffalo Bills football.
Personally I prefer "cracka"
You know, I was watching ESPN right then and as soon as I heard it I knew Millen was going to have to issue some sort of apology. I was surprised it was about an hour later on live TV.
That must have been a real comfortable conversation between Millen and the brass at ESPN to have.
Matt Millen is the man!!!!! I'm glad he's doing college football games.
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Calling your buddy or even yourself a polack is one thing. Using it on a national television broadcast to make fun of another person is another. It's not the fact of how offensive it is, it was just unprofessional. Yet funny as hell - especially since it was from Millen. And how that guys has a job doing anything is beyond me.
Millen is a freaking moron. Hopefully he gets fired. I can't stand listening to his stupid face.
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