Brady under fire for calling Josh a "spaz" on Sunday's broadcast...

[rajinka]

1 hour ago, Matt_In_NH said:

I am ok with that….its not like you can’t say what you want to say with other words 

My daughter has downs.  Idgaf if someone says the R word.  Just don't say it about her.  Words are just words.  

[NORWOODS FOOT]

1 hour ago, rajinka said:

My daughter has downs.  Idgaf if someone says the R word.  Just don't say it about her.  Words are just words.  

The logic is strong with you, my friend. Respect…

[RiotAct]

4 hours ago, Simon said:

 

If I heard it, I think any cringe would likely come from it being such an infantile thing to say.

It's like listening to a grown man call somebody a gaylord 

lol there’s a term i haven’t heard since like 6th grade or so!!!

[Nephilim17]

*****, until now I assumed we we're talking Joe Brady — yes, I tuned out the "broadcast" part... Just thought it was some post-game press thing.

 

So Tom said this... silly bastard. You'd think with all the media training he wouldn't go there on live TV.

1 hour ago, rajinka said:

My daughter has downs.  Idgaf if someone says the R word.  Just don't say it about her.  Words are just words.  

My daughter has autism and doesn't like the R word. She's not the only one who doesn't. If a sizable group of people who are different from the mainstream find a word hurtful, can't we be human enough to respect them and use a different word?

I'm not the politically correct police BTW and love Bill Burr and Dave Chapelle, FWIW. I just think we need to reconsider some non-consequential (to us) uses of language if a lot of people are hurt by them. If it means a lot to someone else, can't we try to do a little better with a different choice of words?

But go f***ing nuts, all of you who think saying what you want is the most important thing and f*** it if people are hurt by it.

Edited 1 hour ago by Nephilim17

[LABILLBACKER]

11 hours ago, Bills!Win! said:

I may be ignorant but why can’t you say spaz? 

Spaz" is a slang term that's often offensive and refers to someone who is awkward or clumsy. It's an abbreviation of the word "spastic". The earliest known use of the word "spaz" as a noun was in 1959 in the Washington Post, and as a verb in the 1930s.  

The word "spastic" is considered an offensive slur by some people, particularly in the United Kingdom. 

[WideNine]

11 hours ago, BillsFan130 said:

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

 

Society, driven by social media, has an auto-immune disorder. It is so sensitive that it attacks both harmful things and completely benign things.

 

I took Brady's comment for the benign context and intent I am pretty sure he intended.

 

So meh...nothing to see here folks... the virtual mobs can pack up the pitchforks and torches and move on.

 

Allen did have sugar-high moments of being spastic and bailing on clean pockets and turning down easy throws...he usually found some path to redemption using his freakish athletic abilities extending plays, throwing off platform, or running through defenders.

 

Perhaps only Bills fans knew or expected Allen to be raw coming into the league the way many analysts reacted

 

It has been awesome watching him grow and develop before our eyes into a great QB.

 

 

 

 

[Bad Things]

13 hours 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

No offense, but the US and the UK often have different meanings for the same word.

 

Take the word "fanny" for example.

In the US, it means someone's rump.  In the UK, it means a woman's private bits.

 

The last I knew, "spaz" wasn't offensive in the US, but I've been gone almost 20 years.

Heck, my wife and I refer to our dog as a "spaz" numerous times a day!

 

That said, I can't believe this thread is now on 12 pages.