Huggins is a great man, a dear friend, and you're all taking him out of context

[Bayside44]

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[orangefog]

They should make him kiss a man on camera...with tongue.

 

[two3zone]

They should make him kiss a man on camera...with tongue.

 

[Dick_in_MI]

Not remotely surprised at this "punishment".

WVU has just indicated that they are fine having a public bigot be one of the most visible faces of their university, as long as they pay him a bit less.

 

[two3zone]

They should make him kiss a man on camera...with tongue.

As best looking poster, 8 years running, you’ve been nominated.

 

[CuseFaninVT]

Not remotely surprised at this "punishment".

WVU has just indicated that they are fine having a public bigot be one of the most visible faces of their university, as long as they pay him a bit less.

Does anyone believe our former grumpy old man would have been run out of town for saying something similar? I highly doubt it.

edit- and no, I’m not talking about this year, but when he was the same age.

 

[two3zone]

Does anyone believe our former grumpy old man would have been run out of town for saying something similar? I highly doubt it.

edit- and no, I’m not talking about this year, but when he was the same age.

Zero chance.

 

[dasher]

Does anyone believe our former grumpy old man would have been run out of town for saying something similar? I highly doubt it.

edit- and no, I’m not talking about this year, but when he was the same age.

The thing is, despite JB's faults, he would not have said such a thing.

 

[br801]

That's fine. At least he didn't "apologize to anyone I may have offended." Probably shouldn't have gone with all caps, however.

 

[donniesyracuse]

One of the great moments in television history!

 

[Marsh01]

Does anyone believe our former grumpy old man would have been run out of town for saying something similar? I highly doubt it.

edit- and no, I’m not talking about this year, but when he was the same age.

Different world today. You cant make a joke without being excecuted. I miss the Mel Brooks days

 

[Orangezoo]

Different world today. You cant make a joke without being excecuted. I miss the Mel Brooks days

Speaking of anyone watched HOTW pt 2 yet? Keep forgetting its out there.. also it's been so long so don't want it to ruin a classic either...

 

[atlanticuse]

all two of them?

 

[Eric15]

Different world today. You cant make a joke without being excecuted. I miss the Mel Brooks days

Ah yes, "Catholic fags." Just classic comedy. That was my favorite line in Spaceballs when Lone Starr said that to Barf.

 

[Marsh01]

Ah yes, "Catholic fags." Just classic comedy. That was my favorite line in Spaceballs when Lone Starr said that to Barf.

Well there were much worse things said in mel brooks movies than that. Maybe im just old school and dont get offended as easy. You could literally mock and ridicule my entire heritage and i wouldnt blink

 

[dasher]

Well there were much worse things said in mel brooks movies than that. Maybe im just old school and dont get offended as easy. You could literally mock and ridicule my entire heritage and i wouldnt blink

But that is you. And me too. But we are not part of a group that has been scorned all of their
life. Where they, for a long time, had to deny in public who they were. I'm talking about gays. Not Catholics.

 

[Eric15]

Well there were much worse things said in mel brooks movies than that. Maybe im just old school and dont get offended as easy. You could literally mock and ridicule my entire heritage and i wouldnt blink

I think you would feel differently if you were part of a group that is actively discriminated against in the United States in 2023.

If you don't think Huggins should lose his job over this and should instead face a lighter punishment like a fine/suspension, I don't think that's unreasonable. But there's nothing funny about what he said and it shouldn't be ignored.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

The thing is, despite JB's faults, he would not have said such a thing.

Well, he did call (alleged) sexual abuse survivors liars.

 

[dasher]

Well, he did call (alleged) sexual abuse survivors liars.

That isn't a really good analogy. He believed they were liars. He wasn't singling out
a certain religion or a calling a group a slur because of their sexual preference. If we are going to go down that road, it creates a false equivalence to almost any statement.

 

[M2MPrinciples]

Different world today. You cant make a joke without being excecuted. I miss the Mel Brooks days

I think you missed the point of Mel Brooks' jokes. They were to satirize and critique the hatred of marginalized groups by American society, not promote or condone it like Huggs did.

 

[STEVEHOLT]

Please stop with this. Jews and Muslims are often hated in this country. They are the victims of more random violence than the Catholics or Christians combined. Muslims are routinely referred to as the enemies of this country and their patriotism is routinely questioned. Whoever Huggy said this about what have caused a stir. And rightly so.

Remember that time Trump tried to institute a Catholic ban ? Oh wait

 

[sabach]

Not to get this thread locked again and not to sound like a whiny member of a religious cult, but our biggest rival is and always will be Georgetown. I "sports hate" Georgetown with everything I am. My son actually thought the real name of bowel movements was "hoya" for years. I have never once in my life in my thousands of interactions with SU fans and nearly twenty years on this board heard an SU fan speak derogatorily against Georgetown because of the Catholic nature of the school. Not one time. I'm not a Catholic and I'm not offended that he called Xavier fans gay because they were Catholic. But he did call out a group of people because of their faith. There should be more made of that than what is being made of it even while we recognize that the slur he used against homosexuals is worse. Two things can be true at the same time in my opinion. What he said about Catholics should not be pushed under the rug just because what he said about gays is worse. I understand that many of you will not agree with me.

 

[50YRsofCuse]

“Huggins' amended salary reduces what he makes from $4.2 million to $3.2 million.”

whatever.

Looks like WVU found some unexpected NIL money ($1M). Guess Jesse Edwards $$ will be covered.

 

[FrancoPizza]

Strongly disagree. It absolutely does. Kids are watching this situation. It may not change Huggins -- 70-year-olds usually don't change. But young people will pick up on whether what he said is socially accepted or whether there are consequences.

Cancel culture is all about punishment not rehabilitation. It has created a colony of closet bigots. I’d rather everyone speak honestly so I know who the true bigots are. It could be your neighbor, Your brother, your spouse. Who knows nowadays.