The Bbc Should Remove Homophobic Tyson Fury From Sports Personality Of The Year Shortlist Petition By Scott Cuthbertson

[DTCwordfan]

Yes or No?

125000 have signed the petition.

For those of you who want to sign, http://www.change.org/p/the-bbc-should-remove-homophobic-tyson-fury-from-sports-personality-of-the-year-shortlist

[Old_Geezer]

Regardless of his views, is he qualified to be a sports personality ? In which case I don't see why he should be removed. If you don't want him to win, vote for someone else.

[Togo]

Oh just for the record I hate the way Fury goes about thing. I do not agree with what, or how he says what he does. I do not subscribe to the false piety of the online keyboard warriors either.

[ummmm]

Most of his races are outside the UK are they not?

[sp1814]

Tyson Fury has said that he doesn't want to win SPOTY.

Perhaps the BBC could assist him in this by taking his name off the ballot?

The problem with Mr Fury is that he has stated things that are not true, and this is because he is uneducated.

Fury's statement in full:

“Them three things (abortion, homosexuality and paedophilia) need to be accomplished before the world finishes. That’s what the Bible tells me. “So it may take a while before these three things have to be accomplished but make no mistake them three things must be accomplished before the world finishes. That’s not my opinion it’s what the Bible tells me.”

Except of course, there is no mention of paedophilia in the Bible.

Nor is there any mention of abortion - because, y'know...abortion didn't actually exist 2,000 years ago.

Mr Fury went on to conflate homosexuality with paedophilia.

This is a common tactic used by certain people who want to denigrate gay people. There are a couple on AB who have tried this.

Now...should he be dropped?

I think so, because this is not a freedom of speech issue. He can still say whatever he pleases...but the BBC doesn't have to celebrate him.

Also - seeing as he has been stripped of the IBF title, is he still eligible?

[ummmm]

Divebuddy - note my question marks!

[Old_Geezer]

Hardly a common tactic. It's an acceptance that the are both sexual preference aberrations. The only real difference is that one is abuse, and the other involves consenting adults; so the latter is socially acceptable and their own business, whilst the former not. It is those who wish to claim homosexuality is normal, when it is clear it does not result in the continuation of the species, who are using a "tactic".

[jno]

sp1814, abortion has been around for millennia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_abortion

Longer than travellers, longer than the Bible. He's still wrong, though.

[Togo]

//^^^^^ Now I know how you feel about it I shall definitely break the habit of a life time and give Fury a vote (or two). //

Exactly divebuddy.

[sp1814]

Togo / divebuddy

Go for it!

I'm sure that you're in good company - I suspect that he might scoop a few votes from religious extremists too.

You know who I'm talking about eh (wink wink).

[ummmm]

Quite spiteful though...

[MallyJ]

Boxing is peopled by those that think bashing hell out of someone else is a sport.... to my mind sheer thuggery- so should not be up for any sporting award... and as some people actually hold these people in great esteem then those with such uneducated opinions as his should not be up for a sporting award on 2 counts. I will sign the petition.

[Svejk]

I too, will break the habit of a lifetime and vote.
Why are some people 'banging on' about his education? I thought it was some kind of sport programme not Mastemind.

[sp1814]

ummm

I don't think that's fair.

Togo and divebuddy want the opportunity to show support for someone who wants to tell the world that gay people like me are paedophiles.

Perhaps Mr Fury should stay in to allow those who think I and my kind are kiddy fiddlers to have their voice.

Me - I'm voting for Jessica Ennis...any person who have have a baby and then get a rocking six pack back in a matter of weeks deserves respect.

Big respect.

[Togo]

//He said that the devil will be summoned when paedophilia is legalised, completing the satanic trinity.
The other two aspects of the trinity have already been legalised – abortion and homosexuality.//

That is what Fury said. Does that mean he conflates homosexuality with abortion as well. No point really.

[ummmm]

I suppose you have a point, sp :-)

He might have won titles but it was height and reach that won them, not skill!

[Baldric]

/// wants to tell the world that gay people like me are paedophiles///

Where did he say that SP, I must have missed it?