There's little defense for being dumb or for making a dumb statement. This is especially true when you make a dumb statement on the Internet.
Stephanie Rice is an Olympic swimmer with three gold medals. The 22 year old Australian acknowledged her country's rugby win over South Africa, Saturday, on her Twitter page. She tweeted, "Suck on that faggots!"
Keep in mind that Rice is a world class athlete. She, more than we, should be highly aware of the proper reaction to winning and to losing. Slamming the opponent or making fun of the homosexual community are two counts of boorish behavior.
This is where Jaguar - the car company - comes in. Jaguar sponsors Stephanie Rice. She drives a $90,000 Jag. There's probably some other money or consideration involved, too. Today, Jaguar bailed. They no longer sponsor Stephanie Rice. Steph is walking! You see, while Rice has her freedom of speech, Jaguar has the freedom to sponsor (or to not sponsor) whomever they wish. Jaguar has set her free!
You may have noticed that this blog does not have a sponsor. (Applications are, however, being accepted!) The logos in the right hand column represent some of the products that I sell. Here, on the blog, and in real life, I don't slur any group of people. As we used to say, "That's not my style."
To sum things up, I say to Stephanie Rice, if they awarded gold medals for brains, you wouldn't have any.
