Dana White
Dana White, the president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts organization, will apologize for an anti-gay slur he unleashed in a video while pissed off at a journalist. Ted Rybka of GLAAD's sports arm spoke to White and just posted this:
I just spoke with UFC President Dana White. White expressed remorse for a video blog posted April 1 in which he uttered misogynistic and anti-gay slurs (see here) and said he “never intended to hurt the gay community.”
Dana White
Dana White, the president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts organization, will apologize for an anti-gay slur he unleashed in a video while pissed off at a journalist. Ted Rybka of GLAAD’s sports arm spoke to White and just posted this:
I just spoke with UFC President Dana White. White expressed remorse for a video blog posted April 1 in which he uttered misogynistic and anti-gay slurs (see here) and said he “never intended to hurt the gay community.”
He will issue a new video on the UFC’s YouTube page shortly in which he will apologize for the incident.
White called an unnamed journalist a “faggot” after he wrote about the UFC’s credentialing policy.
“In the video [since removed], White rants, “And here’s a quote from a guy who wanted to remain anonymous because of fear of repercussions. Shut the f**k up. Any f**king guy who won’t put his name on it. First of all, whoever gave you that quote is a pu**y and a f**king f**got and a f**king liar and everything else.”
I know a lot of gay men who are huge UFC fans, so White is smart to apologize; the sport really appeals to younger fans. He has a real tough-guy image but is savvy enough to realize who can’t anger part of your fan base. Last year, we reported on a New York Times piece on Shad Smith, a mixed martial artist who is gay.
