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Phoenix1010
06-07-2005, 07:08 PM
I don't see how this story isn't on the first page. If it has already been posted, I'm sure this thread will be rightfully locked. Just saw this story on SportCenter, this is a huge deal:

49ers PR disaster (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/06/02/national/main699189.shtml)


The 15-minute film, featuring racist jokes, lesbian soft-porn and topless blondes, features the team's public relations director, Kirk Reynolds, impersonating San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom in the mayor's office and other city scenes.

Now the mayor and the city's gay leaders are outraged, the team's owners are embarrassed and Reynolds is leaving the organization. The Chronicle described the film and published an image showing Reynolds with the half-naked women under a screaming headline on Wednesday.

Reynolds called it a "terrible mistake."
Patrick del Poker Grande
06-07-2005, 07:13 PM
meh. Old news. Move on.
liquidboss
06-07-2005, 07:14 PM
Already posted (http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=2531500&page=&view=&sb=5& o=&vc=1). Funny stuff though.
Phoenix1010
06-07-2005, 07:15 PM
Alrite, my bad. Lock me please.
sublime
06-07-2005, 07:15 PM
the guy tried to relate to a bunch of young players who just came into a pile of money. i don't see what the big deal is.
BWebb
06-07-2005, 07:46 PM
The ESPN story makes you realize what the big deal is. For us, it doesn't seem like it is, but when you look at the city of SF you see that it is. There is such a large Asian and gay population there, that you have damn near alienated 50% of your city by this tape. If this were to be made in Dallas or Minnesota I don't think it would be as big a deal as it is.
offTopic
06-07-2005, 08:00 PM
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The ESPN story makes you realize what the big deal is. For us, it doesn't seem like it is, but when you look at the city of SF you see that it is. There is such a large Asian and gay population there, that you have damn near alienated 50% of your city by this tape. If this were to be made in Dallas or Minnesota I don't think it would be as big a deal as it is.

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Yeah, I suspect Niner practice doesn't feature any "Jap plays".
sublime
06-07-2005, 08:04 PM
ahhhhhh, ok i see what you mean.
thatpfunk
06-07-2005, 09:29 PM
Did you actually watch the video? I did. If you are offended by this you are probably offended by The Chappelle Show, I Love Lucy, and flowers.

Grow up. It was a boring video that they tried to make funny. The "offensive" humor is tame compared to 90% of comedy nowadays.
BWebb
06-07-2005, 09:33 PM
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Did you actually watch the video? I did. If you are offended by this you are probably offended by The Chappelle Show, I Love Lucy, and flowers.

Grow up. It was a boring video that they tried to make funny. The "offensive" humor is tame compared to 90% of comedy nowadays.

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I didn't say I was offended fucknuts. I think stereotypes are funny, but that doesn't mean everyone else has to like that. I can see how the Asian and gay community could be offended, and that is definitely the wrong city in America you want to offend the gay or Asian community.
thatpfunk
06-07-2005, 09:43 PM
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I didn't say I was offended fucknuts

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My mistake.
Jack of Arcades
06-07-2005, 09:45 PM
"And this offends you as a Jewish person."
"No, it offends me as a comedian."

I thought [censored] like this went out in the 50s. Stupid Asian stereotype jokes like these make me roll my eyes. It's what makes Breakfast at Tiffany's so goddamned uwnatchable.
thatpfunk
06-07-2005, 09:48 PM
As I said, it was boring and they tried to make it funny. In no way was it funny, but I imagine the players would rather watch that than the normal videos about team policy.

It should never have been seen by the public.
Phoenix1010
06-07-2005, 09:57 PM
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It should never have been seen by the public.

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This is really what I thought was interesting about it all. This tape had the potential to be so incredibly damaging to the franchise, it just seems so obvious that it just shouldn't be made. The risk of it leaking, no matter how much you trust the organization to keep it private, is just way too great. If you don't want something to get leaked, don't make a tape. You would think a PR rep would understand this. I think this aspect of it is incredibly funny.