Pacquiao cancels contract with Nike for homophobic remarks
WASHINGTON The US sports brand Nike today announced that ended his promotional contract with the Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiaopor your comments about homosexuals, those who said they are "worse than animals".
In a statement, Nike branded commentary boxer "abhorrent" and said that "fiercely discrimination of any kind" opposes and that the company has "a long history of support and defense of the LGBT community."
"We stopped to have a relationship with Manny Pacquiao," said the sports firm, which ends more than eight years that the Filipino has taken for promoting the brand.
On Monday, Pacquiao railed against homosexuals in an interview with local media in which he said that gays are "worse than animals".
"Do you see animals maintaining homosexual relationships? The animals are better able to distinguish between male and female, "Pacquiao said in response to a question about his view of gay marriage.
"If you approve men with men and women with women, that means that man is worse than an animal," he said.
Pacquiao's statements provoked outrage and ignited social networks, where many Filipino and international personalities criticized the stance of the boxer.
Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao subsequently apologized in his account of the social network Facebook for their statements.
"I apologize for having hurt people comparing homosexuals with animals," he said.
"I'm still against marriage between people of the same sex as the Bible says, but I'm not condemning the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender)," said the fighter.
The Filipino fighter, the admiration of his compatriots won to become one of the best boxers in history from a humble birth, she combines today the end of his career with the office of congressman from the province of Sarangani, in the south of the country.
Pacquiao has won in his career world crown in eight different categories and has a mark of 57 wins (38 by KO), 6 losses and 2 draws.
In a statement, Nike branded commentary boxer "abhorrent" and said that "fiercely discrimination of any kind" opposes and that the company has "a long history of support and defense of the LGBT community."
"We stopped to have a relationship with Manny Pacquiao," said the sports firm, which ends more than eight years that the Filipino has taken for promoting the brand.
On Monday, Pacquiao railed against homosexuals in an interview with local media in which he said that gays are "worse than animals".
"Do you see animals maintaining homosexual relationships? The animals are better able to distinguish between male and female, "Pacquiao said in response to a question about his view of gay marriage.
"If you approve men with men and women with women, that means that man is worse than an animal," he said.
Pacquiao's statements provoked outrage and ignited social networks, where many Filipino and international personalities criticized the stance of the boxer.
Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao subsequently apologized in his account of the social network Facebook for their statements.
"I apologize for having hurt people comparing homosexuals with animals," he said.
"I'm still against marriage between people of the same sex as the Bible says, but I'm not condemning the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender)," said the fighter.
The Filipino fighter, the admiration of his compatriots won to become one of the best boxers in history from a humble birth, she combines today the end of his career with the office of congressman from the province of Sarangani, in the south of the country.
Pacquiao has won in his career world crown in eight different categories and has a mark of 57 wins (38 by KO), 6 losses and 2 draws.
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