NIKE Drops Manny Pacquiao's Contract For Homophobic Sentiments Expressed

[Arthur Little]

variety.com/2016/scene/people-news/manny-pacquiao-nike-terminates-gay-remarks-1201708528/

Oh dearie me, :yeahthat: ... in spite of the :xxsport-smiley-002: champion being feted as a hero in the Philippines.

Whilst :iagree: his remarks [I]were a bit extreme ... he did, later, aplogise and modify his statement.

[grahamw48]

They seem to have less of a conscience about paying young kids in 3rd world countries a pittance to make their overpriced footwear...assuming that's still their habit. :Erm:

[KeithD]

The problem for Pacquiao is that what he said, he believes. So any apology is worthless, and people know that. What he failed to see was that the younger generation in the Phil are very pro-gay, whereas as the older generations are anti-gay. It is the young that will be the future politicians, and although the current politicians try to keep the old standards going, they will eventually fail. The same thing is happening in the US. The Phil is about a generation behind the UK/US when it comes to gay rights.

Pacquiao is welcome to believe what he wishes, but his comments have lost him a lot of friends at home and around the world.

[Jamesey]

Well done Nike.

Looks like Pacquiao has well and truly shot himself in the foot.

The Philippines is generally very accepting of the LGBT community and it's something that the country should be proud of. Pacquiao will rightfully lose a lot of popularity due to this