eball Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago Didn't see this posted anywhere else. I'm all for respecting the handicapped and disadvantaged, but isn't this going a bit overboard? I mean, there was a character in a movie nicknamed "spaz" and do we really have to critique people for comments that are clearly not intended to harm anyone? 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelius Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago (edited) A few caught this in the game day thread, he just let it fly without pause. Was more awkward than anything because he did it while rambling. Honestly didn’t mind Brady overall Edited 3 hours ago by Nelius 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago 3 minutes ago, eball said: Didn't see this posted anywhere else. I'm all for respecting the handicapped and disadvantaged, but isn't this going a bit overboard? I mean, there was a character in a movie nicknamed "spaz" and do we really have to critique people for comments that are clearly not intended to harm anyone? We discussed this in the SB the other day. In the UK he'd have been fired, instantly. It is pretty much second only to the n word in terms of offensive terms you can't use. I understand it doesn't have the same baggage in the US but honestly it made me very uncomfortable. I mentioned it in the GDT 2 1 1 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Egg Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago Tom “the Greek” Brady, fire him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireChans Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago 4 minutes ago, eball said: Didn't see this posted anywhere else. I'm all for respecting the handicapped and disadvantaged, but isn't this going a bit overboard? I mean, there was a character in a movie nicknamed "spaz" and do we really have to critique people for comments that are clearly not intended to harm anyone? I believe "spaz" originated as short for "spastic" which was a descriptor for cerebral palsy. It's kinda like how "moron" was an actual medical term before it was used to describe me in gameday threads. 24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToGoGo Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago I don’t care what he said, I’m just glad commentators are finally getting punished for spewing old Allen narratives. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pasaluki Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago Under fire from who? Honestly I've heard announcers reference Josh as Sugar-High Josh Allen but I don't think that offends diabetic people. 1 1 10 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted 3 hours ago Author Share Posted 3 hours ago 1 minute ago, GunnerBill said: We discussed this in the SB the other day. In the UK he'd have been fired, instantly. It is pretty much second only to the n word in terms of offensive terms you can't use. I understand it doesn't have the same baggage in the US but honestly it made me very uncomfortable. I mentioned it in the GDT Interesting. I did not know that. Thanks. As kids we used that term all the time. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Almighty Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago 2 minutes ago, GunnerBill said: We discussed this in the SB the other day. In the UK he'd have been fired, instantly. It is pretty much second only to the n word in terms of offensive terms you can't use. I understand it doesn't have the same baggage in the US but honestly it made me very uncomfortable. I mentioned it in the GDT Just curious. What does it mean to you guys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted 3 hours ago Author Share Posted 3 hours ago 1 minute ago, ToGoGo said: I don’t care what he said, I’m just glad commentators are finally getting punished for spewing old Allen narratives. To be fair, Brady was saying that Josh used to play that way... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago Just now, ToGoGo said: I don’t care what he said, I’m just glad commentators are finally getting punished for spewing old Allen narratives. I feel like he was using it when complimenting him on throwing something away - implying he's growing as a player. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweats Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago I honestly don't know how i feel about this......on one hand it may be offensive and yet on the other hand it has inspired so much of my work on these boards. #confused 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToGoGo Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago Just now, eball said: To be fair, Brady was saying that Josh used to play that way... Just now, Bleeding Bills Blue said: I feel like he was using it when complimenting him on throwing something away - implying he's growing as a player. I hear you both, but the national media struggles to compliment him without including a “but”. They can’t just compliment him. They have to dredge up the past. It’s a very consistent thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan130 Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago (edited) May be an unpopular comment, but everyone just seems overly sensitive these days. Is it the right term to use? No But jeez, not the end of the world as the media is having a field day with this Edited 3 hours ago by BillsFan130 8 6 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strive_for_five_guy Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago 4 minutes ago, eball said: Interesting. I did not know that. Thanks. As kids we used that term all the time. Agree, didn’t know the word was offensive in any way. I probably have used it in some form over the past year still. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotAGuy Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago Just give me a list of words I’m allowed to use. 1 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills!Win! Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago I may be ignorant but why can’t you say spaz? 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pasaluki Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago 2 minutes ago, GunnerBill said: We discussed this in the SB the other day. In the UK he'd have been fired, instantly. It is pretty much second only to the n word in terms of offensive terms you can't use. I understand it doesn't have the same baggage in the US but honestly it made me very uncomfortable. I mentioned it in the GDT I can't tell if you are being serious or not but in the UK a word that rhymes with 'punt' is thrown out like crazy over there but it is a no-no word over in the US. 1 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphadawg7 Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago (edited) Considering (in our country) the social media Karens are all total spazzes, I can see why they got offended 😂 FWIW Brady was complimenting Allen when he made the reference. Edited 3 hours ago by Alphadawg7 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToGoGo Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago 1 minute ago, WotAGuy said: Just give me a list of words I’m allowed to use. Haha that’s the game. It’s not about keeping people happy, it’s about keeping you on eggshells. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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