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Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Manny Pacquiao is a Filipino legend. The boxer is world champion in seven classes. But now he allows himself a huge low blow. The 37-year-old incites against gays and lesbians. In the summer he intends to run for the Senate of the country.
The Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao has allowed a nasty verbal low blow. In an interview with the local TV5 he said gays were “worse than animals”. The 37-year-old, who was world champion in seven weight classes, declared its discriminatory attitude as: “You see in animals that male with male and female are female together, the animals are better you know the difference between male and female?..” What is a false claim otherwise.
A little later then the apology followed via Twitter. “I’m sorry that I have hurt people by comparing homosexuals with animals. Please forgive me,” Pacquiao wrote and published a 30-second video message. The statements had been made in human rights groups and known homosexual personalities in the Philippines for great indignation.
Dedicated local politicians
On the island group with approximately 100 million predominantly Catholic population homosexuals in a difficult position. Pacquiao had won in May 2010 midterm elections in his home province of Sarangani and was drafted into parliament. In the upcoming elections in May, the boxing idol is now considering even a candidate for a seat in the Philippine Senate.
First, however, puts Pacquiao his athletic career continued and is in Las Vegas on April 9 as a challenger to WBO world champion Timothy Bradley return from the USA in the ring. Whether it is the farewell, let promoter Bob Arum but open. “It could be his last fight, but I will not commit myself now, he chooses to be otherwise, and I look like an idiot,” Arum told ESPN. For the 37-year-olds, it is the first time after his defeat in the lost 250-million-dollar title fight against Floyd Mayweather early May of last year, then the needed “Pac Man” undergo a shoulder surgery.
Source: n-tv.de
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