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Richardson Uses Anti-Gay Slur; GLAAD Covers Up
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| Last Edited | The Sunset Provision Jul 12, 2007 08:22pm |
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| News Date | Friday, July 13, 2007 02:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Bill Richardson, the governor of New Mexico and a Democratic presidential hopeful, used the word "maricón," a Spanish anti-gay epithet, when appearing on the now defunct but soon to be resurrected Don Imus radio show, Gaynewswatch.com reported. After telling the governor that his sidekick Bernard McGuirk questioned whether he was really Hispanic, or simply claiming to be for political advantage, Imus asked Richardson whether he considered McGuirk "a maricón." Richardson replied, "Yo creo que Bernardo, sà - es un maricón si él piensa que yo no soy hispano" which translates as, "I believe that Bernard, yes - he's a faggot if he thinks that I am not Hispanic." After some laughter, the Democrat continued, "Was that good enough or what?"
According to Gaynewswatch.com, Christopher Hubble, a member of SoulForce who was monitoring the program, alerted the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. GLAAD in turn consulted with Equality New Mexico which counseled giving Richardson and Imus a pass because of the governor's otherwise strong record of support on LGBT issues. GLAAD has a long record of failing to follow up on anti-gay diatribes that were typical of the Imus show.
Alexis Blizman, head of the New Mexico gay group, told the news service that Richardson apologized to her and said that he thought it meant "effeminate" not "faggot." Right.
Gaynewswatch.com reports that Richardson now apologizes for the slur, but questions the political motivation behind the story surfacing more than a year later. Karen Ocamb, who wrote the story with Chris Crain, said that after it appeared, she spoke to Richardson. "'I'm your guy,' he said (or words to that effect.) 'Why do you want to embarrass me like that?'" Ocamb wrote |
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