He tried to insult an opposing player by calling him 'gay,' but the ref didn't stand for it

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.upworthy.com/he-tried-to-insult-an-opposing-player-by-calling-him-gay-but-the-ref-didnt-stand-for-it?c=upw1&u=6bacec6889bf05ba106ae00be40328adccb1c8a6


Curator: Eric March

Using "gay" as a slur is something that most kids grow out of by the time they're old enough to know right from wrong.



"Yeah, no." — A baby. Image via Thinkstock.

Sadly, some folks never learn.
It's an epidemic that seems to run especially rampant among among pro athletes.



Oh, Kobe. Photo by Harry How/Getty Images.

For years, the script was pretty much always the same: Athlete makes homophobic comment, outcry ensues, athlete offers halfhearted apology and faces zero-to-minimal consequences.

That was the old script.

But now it's 2015.

And when Norwegian soccer player Simen Juklerod tried to insult an opponent by calling him "gay" during a recent match, he wasn't ignored, or tolerated, or slapped on the wrist.

The ref threw him out of the game. On the spot.

[Smarmie Doofus]

1. I don't know.... I still hear "faggot" a lot.

>>>Using "gay" as a slur is something that most kids grow out of by the time they're old enough to know right from wrong. >>>>

Esp. .... but not EXCLUSIVELY.... from adolescent males talking to each other.

I don't think we're even "up to" "gay".

[jeff47]

6. They just like talking about bundles of sticks.

[irisblue]

2. good

[Dont call me Shirley]

3. And in true soccer player form...

[sarisataka]

4. Law XII- Fouls and Misconduct

Sending-Off Offences

A player is sent off and shown the red card if he commits any of the following seven offences:

is guilty of serious foul play
is guilty of violent conduct
spits at an opponent or any other person
denies an opponent a goal or an obvious goal-scoring opportunity by deliberately handling the ball (this does not apply to a goalkeeper within his own penalty area)
denies an obvious goal-scoring opportunity to an opponent moving towards the player's goal by an offence punishable by a free kick or a penalty kick
uses offensive, insulting or abusive language
receives a second caution in the same match

Absolutely no question

[Jefferson23]

5. Good for them. n/t

[rurallib]

7. how karmic

[TygrBright]

8. We'll know the tide has REALLY turned...

...when the opposing player says "Why thank you, I'm so glad you noticed, but you're not my type. Now I'm going to score a goal on your sweet macho ass," and the ref laughs hysterically, and the would-be offensive player's teammates open a can of whoop on him for not being able to actually INSULT someone.

Because, as far as I'm concerned, "gay" shouldn't be any more insulting than "you blue-eyed sumbitch" or "you are SO brown-haired."

But we're a long way from that, apparently.

wearily,
Bright

[Jim Lane]

10. I wonder how strictly they apply that rule.

"You blue-eyed sumbitch" should be grounds for an ejection, if indeed every insult is prohibited. What about "You are SO brown-haired"? Maybe the ref has to judge how taunting the tone of voice was.

I think there should be room for a certain amount of trash-talking -- not so much room as to accommodate homophobic or racist insults (even if they're true, i.e., if the taunted player actually is gay), but still, general insults about an opponent's ability, intelligence, etc. don't do any real harm.

[lame54]

9. I didn't grow out of it...

i just realized that being called gay is not an insult

that person is wrong

but i'm not insulted

[jen63]

11. Annnnd here's your red card fool! n/t