Ouch, Coach Patterson ...

[jbindm]

I don't get it. Coach P told his player to stop saying "n" word in meeting room per the tweet? Is he a racist because he told a player to quit saying a racist word? What am I missing?

I think the problem is that he actually dropped the N bomb (allegedly). Even if he's using it within the context of "don't say this word" it's still just a bad look for a middle aged white guy in charge of a program that is mostly made up of young black men to throw it around. Gotta find a better way to communicate your point.

 

[Statefan10]

I don't get it. Coach P told his player to stop saying "n" word in meeting room per the tweet? Is he a racist because he told a player to quit saying a racist word? What am I missing?

I think it had to do with him literally saying the word.

 

[Cydkar]

Didn't a Netflix exec. get fired for saying that word in a simialr context? I think he may have been quoting somebody who said it and had zero malicious intent. Or am I on drugs?

 

[SpokaneCY]

Yeah even if he had no ill intent that word should not be used. To be a football coach and say that word is really dumb, especially with everything going on in the world.

Ignoring completely the alleged context?

 

[jbindm]

Didn't a Netflix exec. get fired for saying that word in a simialr context? I think he may have been quoting somebody who said it and had zero malicious intent. Or am I on drugs?

I think the takeaway is that regardless of context, just don't say the word. Ever. It's not a real well-hidden landmine, so just step right over it and save yourself the consequences.

 

[VeloClone]

Didn't a Netflix exec. get fired for saying that word in a simialr context? I think he may have been quoting somebody who said it and had zero malicious intent. Or am I on drugs?

I remember someone getting into a PR nightmare for using the word "niggardly" even though it has no relationship to the word in question here.

 

[SpokaneCY]

I think it had to do with him literally saying the word.

I have zero problem with him telling his player in public exactly what word is offensive and to demand he quit using it.

 

[06_CY]

I don't get it. Coach P told his player to stop saying "n" word in meeting room per the tweet? Is he a racist because he told a player to quit saying a racist word? What am I missing?

You can't say bomb on a plane.

I said it's not like I have a bomb.

Still said bomb.

 

[SpokaneCY]

I remember someone getting into a PR nightmare for using the word "niggardly" even though it has no relationship to the word in question here.

It's like Boggle. If you can lift out enough letters in a sentence to make that word up, you're at fault.

This is BS plain and simple and now THIS will forever be part of his narrative and the stupid news cycle.

BS plain and simple...

 

[Cyched]

I have zero problem with him telling his player in public exactly what word is offensive and to demand he quit using it.

It's not okay for white people to use that word. Regardless of context or whatever variation you're using.

 

[CloniesForLife]

Ignoring completely the alleged context?

DId you even read what I said? I am not calling for his head but saying the full word is dumb. There is plenty of other ways to get his point across without saying the word.

 

[SpokaneCY]

You can't say bomb on a plane.

I said it's not like I have a bomb.

Still said bomb.

Was he supposed to MIME the word? Charades what the player isn't supposed to say?

BS....

 

[jbindm]

Ignoring completely the alleged context?

It's an racially charged word and it's asking for trouble no matter what context you're using it. How hard would it have been for him to make his point without saying the actual word? And you may not have a problem with him using it to make his point, but someone else (say, a twenty year old black man) might.
Someone who's been around as long as he has probably should have known better.

 

[06_CY]

It's not okay for white people to use that word. Regardless of context or whatever variation you're using.

This is what twitter has taught me.

 

[Statefan10]

I have zero problem with him telling his player in public exactly what word is offensive and to demand he quit using it.

And that's how a lot of his players seem to viewing this too, however this player seemed to have had a problem with it.

 

[BCClone]

And that's how a lot of his players seem to viewing this too, however this player seemed to have had a problem with it.

Because he got in trouble probably.

 

[SpokaneCY]

I think the problem is that he actually dropped the N bomb (allegedly). Even if he's using it within the context of "don't say this word" it's still just a bad look for a middle aged white guy in charge of a program that is mostly made up of young black men to throw it around. Gotta find a better way to communicate your point.

When dealing with a child - and it sounds like the player was being a child - he had to be very explicit with the actions that are NOT acceptable in his program, under TCU's roof.

BS that this is even a thread.

 

[Statefan10]

Because he got in trouble probably.

No clue what the player's reasoning is for coming at Patterson, but TCU players are calling out that player and saying he's making the situation seem different than it actually was.

 

[ISUCyclones2015]

How do you "accidentally" delete a tweet? You have to confirm it like twice

 

[Gunnerclone]

Just think if we hadn’t enslaved an entire race and then after releasing them from bondage carried out a decades long program of minimizing and terrorizing that race we could all be saying the n word freely every day! How cool would that be!?!?!?