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Manny Pacquiao’s Nike contract terminated after homophobic slurs
Source: The Guardian
Manny Pacquiao’s Nike contract terminated after homophobic slurs
• Nike: We find Manny Pacquiao’s comments abhorrent
• Filipino boxer hit out at same-sex couples
Mark Dobson
Wednesday 17 February 2016 20.25 GMT
Nike has terminated its contract with the boxer Manny Pacquiao after he claimed people in same-sex relationships are “worse than animals”.
Nike released a statement on Wednesday that read: “We find Manny Pacquiao’s comments abhorrent. Nike strongly opposes discrimination of any kind and has a long history of supporting and standing up for the rights of the LGBT community. We no longer have a relationship with Manny Pacquiao.”
The 37-year-old, who is running for a seat in the Philippines senate in May’s elections as a conservative Christian, made the remark in a video posted on local station TV5’s election site.
“It’s common sense,” the eight-times world champion, who later apologised, said. “Do you see animals mating with the same sex? Animals are better because they can distinguish male from female. If men mate with men and women mate with women they are worse than animals.”
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• Nike: We find Manny Pacquiao’s comments abhorrent
• Filipino boxer hit out at same-sex couples
Mark Dobson
Wednesday 17 February 2016 20.25 GMT
Nike has terminated its contract with the boxer Manny Pacquiao after he claimed people in same-sex relationships are “worse than animals”.
Nike released a statement on Wednesday that read: “We find Manny Pacquiao’s comments abhorrent. Nike strongly opposes discrimination of any kind and has a long history of supporting and standing up for the rights of the LGBT community. We no longer have a relationship with Manny Pacquiao.”
The 37-year-old, who is running for a seat in the Philippines senate in May’s elections as a conservative Christian, made the remark in a video posted on local station TV5’s election site.
“It’s common sense,” the eight-times world champion, who later apologised, said. “Do you see animals mating with the same sex? Animals are better because they can distinguish male from female. If men mate with men and women mate with women they are worse than animals.”
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/feb/17/manny-pacquiao-gay-comments-nike-boxing
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