Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Blue Jays' Escobar suspended over homophobic slur for on eyeblack 3 games MLB investigating Yunel Escobar's Jay's reported has 5 RBIs to lead Jays Yankees 85 Apologetic Banned Three Games Gay Slur PhatzRadio Escobar’s message Touch 'Em All Reports Toronto's wore gay Did have Major League Baseball looking into eye black Rotoinfo Sports Blog EscobarSS Lineup 9/15 9/8 9/5 8/31

Yunel Escobar Suspended Three Games for Gay Slur: Fan's Take Former Atlanta Braves' shortstop and current member of the Toronto Blue Jays has been suspended three games by Major League Baseball. The controversy with Escobar began Saturday when he wore eye black with a message written in Spanish. When pictures of the message were posted online, it was found that he was making a homophobic slur. Yunel Escobar's explanation defies logic: Kelly Blue Jays shortstop swears he meant no offence with eye patch comments considered by many to represent homophobic slur. Blue Jays act quickly on Yunel Escobar controversy: Griffin Homophobia problem in all major sports and shortstop doesn't seem to get it. MLB rookie hazings no better. More Sports Yunel Escobar of the Blue Jays during a game last week. ( Getty Images / September 18 , 2012 ) Yunel Escobar Suspended for Gay Slur Written on Eyeblack The Blue Jays suspended Yunel Escobar for three games on Tuesday for wearing eye-black with an anti-gay slur written in Spanish during a game on Saturday in Toronto. Yunel Escobar Eye Black: Newspaper Wonders if He Was the Victim of a Prank [UPDATE] Is that even possible? Yunel Escobar's eye black phrase could mean different things, but they're mostly bad 'Tu ere maricon' is not necessarily homophobic if you're from Argentina or Puerto Rico. But in Cuba, where Escobar is from, it's deeply offensive. Blue Jays shortstop Yunel Escobar's anti-gay slur provides teachable moment Bruce Arthur: It starts with the word, because the word matters Yunel Escobar Addresses, Stupefies Media Homophobic slurs are bad. Everyone's nodding their head, good. But that doesn't mean the Yunel Escobar situation is without nuance. The Toronto Star talked to a professor of Spanish at... Yunel Escobar eye black slur leads to 3-game suspension Yunel Escobar's eye-black, homophobic slur led to a three game suspension by the Toronto Blue Jays.
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