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Message: [QUOTE="CocoHusky, post: 3119282, member: 5823"] Regardless of how many black people Sylvia has coached she is no different than the rest of us in this regard: We are all capable of misusing a phrase or using words that someone might take offense to. When and if this happens we should all resort to the Kobe Bryant model. After using a gay slur directed at a referee during a 2011 game Kobe said this: "[I]My actions were out of frustration during the heat of the game, period," he said. "The words expressed do NOT reflect my feelings towards the gay and lesbian communities and [B]were NOT meant to offend anyone[/B].". [/I] So if Sylvia did use that exact phrase and did not mean to offend anyone, an apology should be the end of it. Somehow I suspect it will not be because we already have lawyers quibbling about what exactly was said through the media. This is about something else! [/QUOTE]