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University of Hawaii football head coach Greg McMackin is in deep kim chee after making a derogatory remark while describing Notre Dame's dance during a dinner banquet prior to last year's Hawaii Bowl.
McMackin used a gay slur during a media briefing at the WAC football preview in Salt Lake City. After the briefing, McMackin returned to the reporters and repeatedly apologize for using the inappropriate word, pleading for them to not quote his comment.
Of course, those pleas were ignored. You can find them all over the internet. And now McMackin and UH are the focus of negative national attention.
My guess is that McMackin, whose team opens camp next week, will face some internal discipline from the university and the conference, as well, that will result in a more formal apology and some sort of financial contribution to gay awareness group.
The bottom line is that McMackin used extremely bad judgment in an effort to be funny. In the process, he brought negative attention to UH and the WAC. For that, he should be punished.
But I don't think that his remark, hurtful as it may be to some people, warrants an extended suspension or termination.
But it's ironic that many of the same people who are so critical of McMackin's lack of sensitivity can't wait to hear audio clips of his comments. A bit hypocritical, if you ask me.
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