Will Manny Pacquiao Lose Fans Due to Gay Marriage Comments?
SodaHead Sports
2012/05/16 19:00:00
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Boxing great Manny Pacquiao is back in the headlines -- and no, it's not for his never-ending feud with top-ranked boxer Floyd “Money” Mayweather (although most of us still want to see that fight.) This week, Manny Pacquiao -- politician, not boxer -- has made headlines for his opposing views on the hot-button issue of gay marriage.
Pacquiao was asked about gay marriage by The National Conservative Examiner and the boxer, who is extremely religious and currently serves as a congressman in The Philippines, said he is clearly against it. He cited the Bible and said that marriage should be between a man and a woman. Also, in an interview with MMAFighting.com in 2010, Pacquiao's promoter Bob Arum insulted the sport of mixed martial arts, making the controversial comments “they [the MMA fighters] roll around the floor like homosexuals.” Pacquiao may have already started to alienate a part of his fan base then.
The point of mass marketing an athlete is to have them appeal to all races, all cultures, all religions, etc. With Pacquiao's comments, he brings publicity he probably doesn't want -- or need -- at this time, especially with a big fight on the horizon. Just because fans may not be too familiar with Bradley, it certainly doesn't mean he can't win. Anything can happen in the boxing ring and while Manny Pacquiao the boxer will likely show up on June 9, there's no guarantee those fans that he alienated will.
Pacquiao was asked about gay marriage by The National Conservative Examiner and the boxer, who is extremely religious and currently serves as a congressman in The Philippines, said he is clearly against it. He cited the Bible and said that marriage should be between a man and a woman. Also, in an interview with MMAFighting.com in 2010, Pacquiao's promoter Bob Arum insulted the sport of mixed martial arts, making the controversial comments “they [the MMA fighters] roll around the floor like homosexuals.” Pacquiao may have already started to alienate a part of his fan base then.
The point of mass marketing an athlete is to have them appeal to all races, all cultures, all religions, etc. With Pacquiao's comments, he brings publicity he probably doesn't want -- or need -- at this time, especially with a big fight on the horizon. Just because fans may not be too familiar with Bradley, it certainly doesn't mean he can't win. Anything can happen in the boxing ring and while Manny Pacquiao the boxer will likely show up on June 9, there's no guarantee those fans that he alienated will.
Top Opinion
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Shonny 2012/05/17 03:22:04No
+13I'm pissed about this whole situation. Everyone else shouts loud and stands up for the lifestyles and choices they choose, but every time a Christian stands up for our values we are ostracized. We already know that that comes with the territory but I feel that if corporations, people, and stores are going band Christians for our views Christian needs to Boycott their merchandise and businesses. I know I am and will continue to.
Really? Sounds more like political correctness. Quit rolling around your article "like homosexuals".
Did you know that the bigamist are waiting patiently for this to pass so that they can incorporate their act into it also.
And then you have the folks that want to marry their animals.
Lets leave marriage what it was intended to be and let other different things find their own term.
Really? Did you just compare homosexuality to bestiality? I weep at your ignorance.
I don't think you know anything about Jesus.
You don't have a right to mess with other people's rights because you think your God's against it. Quit nitpicking out the Bible.
The left is constantly hating when people don't follow them blindly.
1 Timothy 2:12
The Bible is a weak argument, think for yourself. It's fine and dandy to believe in God, but don't let a ancient book dictate your decisions.
That's just the silliest thing I've heard.
Nope, I'll stick with the bible which is the perfect word. You make up whatever you want and we'll see in the end won't we?
You don't know God. That's my entire point.
Still going with the God of the bible. I know Him, He loves me and has forgiven me. I willingly give myself to Him as a servant.
You follow whatever god you can make up.
I'm done.
And, I'm not ignorant.
Have a great day.
You think you want to, "weep?" How do you think he would feel. lol
I completely and without apology or reserve feel exactly the same way Pacquiao does! Is nothing in disagreement with the mainstream hypersensitive, overly-sexualized, homo-erotically-fixated media able to be expressed without being vilified? Of every state in the union (USA) that has a constitutional amendment (38 States to date, 76% of the country) limiting marriage to one man and one woman, it's registered voters unanimously (by ballot) elected to do so.
This tells me that 1st and foremost God's work is being done in this country (there is hope for us yet)....2nd, the majority of people (at least on the ballot and in their hearts) agree with him, and 3rd, of the people who disagree with him, their numbers are small enough that even if they did stop rooting for him, he'd never notice!
Grace to you, Glory to God!
People spouted biblical crap when they fought interracial marriage too. Are you against blacks and whites marrying? Are you against blacks having rights? How about women? You know, they shouldn't hold authority over man, after all.
Religious folk are right. There is a slippery slope involved. If we let religious dogmatic bullcrap affect one person's rights, how are we supposed to know it won't lead them to call for other people's rights to be taken away?
By virtue of permitting "gay marriage" you are denying human life to be created..."gay marriage" in itself therefore deny's the actual human right to life to occur, while throwing a false flag under the claims in violation of "human rights". Stop trying to steam roll an agenda that has everything to do with personal preference and nothing to do with human rights.
For the record, I no longer have to justify God's will....as I said before, 38 States (and growing!) have already voted it into Law.
Grace to you, Glory to God!