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Once again UFC head Dana White
demonstrates something that has been known for some time, yet most
people are afraid to say: White is an awful human being that lacks
basic human decency.
This week we saw yet another example of this as White belched
some of the most hateful and misogynistic statements we’ve ever
heard a public sports figure make.
No matter what he says with a microphone in his hands, Dana
White sees no repercussions. (Getty Images)
In a story first reported by UFC writer
Maggie Hendricks, White, on a video blog, describes another woman
reporter - who wrote a story critical of White - as a
“f-—- dumb bitch.” Also in this video rant, White goes
to describe the reporter’s source as a “f-—-
**.”
• White blasts reporter
He calls her a “f-—- moron.” He calls her
“f-—- dumb.” He tells her to “shut the f-- up.” He
says that everything that comes out of the mouth of the woman
reporter is “f-— stupid.” He ends the diatribe by
saying, “F—- you” and then the woman’s name.
Nicely done, Dana. You’re now the only person who officially
curses more than Richard Nixon ever did. And 50 Cent, too.
Dana White is garbage, his sport is garbage.
How White continues to behave like a foul-mouthed animal and
still survive as the head of a sports league is one of the more
astounding stories in all of sports.
I don’t see Roger Goodell using the B-word when speaking
publicly. He behaves like a gentleman. So do David Stern and Bud
Selig. Has there ever been a time when any of those commissioners
publicly expressed homophobic sentiments or made misogynistic
statements?
Yet White has the propensity to act like a baboon and no one
blinks an eye.
I’ve been saying for some time that White is an out of control,
foul-mouthed bully of Promethean proportions and still he’s not
challenged for his behavior (mostly) by the media that covers him
because they’re either afraid of White or worried about losing the
money he doles out to various sycophants in the press.
Are we surprised by White’s actions? Ah, no. It’s just a
surprise that he’s allowed to behave this way and there are no
repercussions. None from the fans, few from the media and zero from
the television suckers/partners that broadcast his fights.
How in the hell does White get away with this? That’s the real
question.
Is that how desperate UFC fight fans are?
You put up with the head of a sport denigrating women and gays for
no reason at all other than because he can? It seems UFC fans support whatever White does, no matter how ill
conceived or arrogant or manipulative or ugly. He’s got an army of
sheep following him.
Your Turn: Reader Rip
WarpedMind: That has to be one of the longest articles I’ve ever
read about Gregg Doyel. You’ll be happy to know that he plugs you
often in his posts
As far as ultimate fighting, mixed martial arts, the
Eminem wannabe tour, or whatever the heck they call the sport these
days goes, all it would take is one charismatic heavyweight champ
like Muhammad Ali plus a couple of non-Don Kings to regain
credibility for the Sweet Science, and MMA’s
fan base will drop faster than Jay Cutler taking a sack courtesy of
Jared Allen.
Writer Retort
Mike Freeman: Warpy, great response and has anyone ever said you’re
more talented than Doyel? But in my eyes this “sport” will never
gain wholesale mainstream acceptance because of people like Dana
White.
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Baaaaaa.
White says “(expletive) jump” and fans say, “How (expletive)
high, Mr. White?” Fans ask “can I get you some coffee, Mr. White? A
drink perhaps? A little sucking of the toes, Mr. White?”
The interesting thing is White and his supporters all believe
they’re tough guys. White wears a tight T-shirt, sports a bad
haircut and screams about women and thinks he’s a Navy S.E.A.L.
He’s not alone with the tough guy act. When I wrote about the
MMA some time ago, a handful of the sport’s
fans got hold of my home phone number, called me at home, screamed
into the phone that my MMA column was
terrible, and then hung up. Very gutsy, people, very gutsy.
In actuality, White, the UFC and many of
its fans are thin-skinned babies who can’t take an ounce of the
criticism they dish out.
You’ll see the message board below light up with anonymous
threats and various anonymous insults. That’s what happened last
time. Some of those postings, I believe, were from anonymous
UFC officials and others associated with the
sport.
No act of attempted intimidation will change the fact that
White’s comments are so far out of bounds, so extremist, that there
should be significant repercussions for him. But that would take
guts and White really doesn’t have any. Nor is there anyone around
him to make him pay. White is an empire of one.
Another day, another White f-bomb tirade, this time with women
bashing tossed in to boot.
And you know what UFC fans will do?
They’ll applaud and keep watching.