Forrest Griffin apologizes for rape comment and makes donation to rape crisis center
by Jesse Holland on Nov 11, 2011 11:05 AM EST
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Former UFC light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin, who recently won $5000 for having one of the "most creative" tweets as judged by the promotion's new Twitter contest, will be giving some of that bonus money to the Rape Crisis Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
That's because Griffin came under fire for a comment he made on his Twitter account that read, "Rape is the new missionary."
Griffin went to the Rape Crisis Center on Thursday (Nov. 10, 2011) to meet with Executive Director Hannah Brook. After touring the facilities and making a donation, the best-selling author formally apologized for his comment.
Hear more from a "disgusted" Griffin (via ABC News), after the jump.
"I like to cause trouble, I like to stir the pot and I like to make a mess of things, but I really do not want to be mean or malicious to anyone. I feel bad, I want to apologize, I feel like a should be punished a little bit. Maybe other professional athletes or just guys in locker rooms can kind of be more sensitive towards the topic of rape. Once you take the comments in the light of day you feel disgusted by it, but at the time you don't think."
Zuffa has been walking on egg shells as it gears up for its first-ever network television debut with UFC on FOX: "Velasquez vs. Dos Santos" on Nov. 12 in Anaheim, California.
And the timing of Griffin's tweet couldn't have been worse, now that most of the sports media is focused on the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal at Penn State.
Now perhaps that Griffin has made amends, both he (and the UFC) can move on.
For more on the fallout from Griffin's tweet click here and here.
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Forrest gets it!glad he owned up to his error
"They say it's lonely at the top but it isn't, I have all my family and friends up here with me."-letter19
by letter19 on Nov 11, 2011 11:06 AM EST via mobile reply actions
have you heard of the tempura house for lightly battered women………..sorry i could not help myself..i joke inappropriately all the time..and people know i am just joking…i am not actually evil!!
there's nothing wrong with being evil
as long as you can admit it.
I’m a pathetic clown who thought I stood a chance against the best wrestler to step into a ring, once again I got my ass raped by the Cloverleaf; When will I learn that I cannot beat Lance Storm?
by ShivanTiger on Nov 11, 2011 12:09 PM EST up reply actions
You know what you do when the dishwasher isn't working?
You slap her.
Anyway, I wonder how many of the finger pointers are fans of Sasha Baron Cohen fans, who as Borat has made plenty of jokes about rape and abuse towards women.
only as Ali G
thought Borat and more recent movie(I forget the character) sucked
I’m a pathetic clown who thought I stood a chance against the best wrestler to step into a ring, once again I got my ass raped by the Cloverleaf; When will I learn that I cannot beat Lance Storm?
Your nuts
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Too funny
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by Kalejohncox on Nov 11, 2011 2:52 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Forrest is the best heavyweight on the roster
Cain/JDS better watch there back, Forrest in coming back strong in 2012.
"You're a towel" - Towelie
Hes not a HW....
You almost got it tho!
enzo
by enzo-enormous on Nov 11, 2011 11:12 AM EST up reply actions
Forrest tried to make light heavyweight
He could not make the cut, so he beat Rampage for the heavyweight title
"You're a towel" - Towelie
Im sorry dude... but Page isnt a HW...
Check this out www.google.com
enzo
by enzo-enormous on Nov 11, 2011 11:21 AM EST up reply actions
What next, Frankie Edgar is not a middleweight??!!
Man you must be a noobie
"You're a towel" - Towelie
Screw that!
Bob Sapp is the best Bantamweight Champion… period!
Your obvious attempt at trolling in every thread is a bit dull and lacks imagination
Id just give it up already
Slappin da Bass mon.
by Rampagelangford on Nov 11, 2011 1:19 PM EST up reply actions
That'll learn ya
Think b4 you drink
by dragonassault on Nov 11, 2011 11:12 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Damnit forrest
i thought he would remain above the pressure. he caved
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Yeah I'm sure he feels horrible about it, especially with that PSU bullshit going down.
Long live the dragon!!!
by Octagon Brilliance on Nov 11, 2011 11:13 AM EST reply actions
Yup. Guess its not the best time to be making rape comments. Dumb dumb dumb..
by dragonassault on Nov 11, 2011 11:18 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
What’s worst is people were defending his ridiculous comment even he understood he was wrong and immediately deleted the tweet and now he’s donating to rape crisis center..good
"They say it's lonely at the top but it isn't, I have all my family and friends up here with me."-letter19
by letter19 on Nov 11, 2011 11:17 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Oh please
It only happened because people wanted to make a federal case about a stupid statement
enzo
by enzo-enormous on Nov 11, 2011 11:22 AM EST up reply actions
You’re a rape victim aren’t you? Sorry
GSP
by danago on Nov 11, 2011 11:38 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
I am surprised Forrest does not win more often
since the UFC is fake and someone like Forrest is a fan favorite, you would think the fights would be choreographed in such a way that Forrest wins more often
"You're a towel" - Towelie
Sherdog Wanderers
They’re like zombies.
by G Squat on Nov 11, 2011 12:00 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
If I fake fought you in the UFC I would beat you with a front face kick
"You're a towel" - Towelie
His chin is that weak he can’t last 3 rounds with his opponent. You can see that they try set it up. The odd time he’ll manage to pull it off but more often than not he ends up eating a fake jab and dropping.
Forrest was set to beat Shogun in their second fight but couldn’t withstand a Rua jab. Their first fight was also fake, Rua landed 0 punches.
GSP
by danago on Nov 11, 2011 12:01 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Yeah, but Forrest took all of Liddell’s best punches and still knocked him out
"You're a towel" - Towelie
Bootlegs..
Thats what bootleg dvds do to you RangJi…
Well this is a good start. . .
but he should donate his future purses to charity as well.
And then he should get raped just he knows how it feels
enzo
by enzo-enormous on Nov 11, 2011 11:25 AM EST up reply actions
He already was raped didn’t u see the Silva fight
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by Jiguyg Fjhj on Nov 11, 2011 12:53 PM EST up reply actions
Uh...No he shouldn't. It's just ONE tweet.
Not a hundred thousand tweets.
Also, he has ZERO History of doing something so stupid(unlike guys like Rampage) so I believe his Donation and apology should and WILL be sufficient with the promise that he never again pulls something like this.
I think this whole thing is blown outta proportion.
This whole country,world is getting waaaay to soft, it was a joke in bad taste. He shouldnt have to be scrutinized for it. I am ot a fan of is but this is retarded! Oooops, hope I didnt offend the handicap!
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I'll be needing the name of your employer Big-dawg,
so I can tell him to forward your check to a local charity for that comment.
wow! epic fail
I like bacon...
#1 Quinton Rampage the Dragon Slayer Jackson fan for LIFE..FTW!!! Nick Diaz would mop the floor with GSP and the fight with Sheilds confirms it!!!
The object of war is not to die for your country, but to make the other bastard die for his" I hate Jon Jones
That's the thing...
The world is getting outta proportion and way too soft. That’s why you gotta watch what you say
Forrest has cleansed himself
hallelujah!
"Did you know that if you mix equal parts
of gasoline and equal parts frozen orange juice
concentrate, you can make napalm?"
certain jokes are forbidden
murder drugs rape lying cheating stealing etc. these things hurt people’s feelings and there is nothing funny about bad things, jokes should be sensative and about good things. If we just don’t joke about bad stuff maybe it’ll just all go away. Even reporting on jokes about bad stuff could be traumatic or indirectly encourage evil sinners. Griffin should be sent to prison and raped for proper punishment.
by talkfight on Nov 11, 2011 11:56 AM EST via mobile reply actions
You ever seen that movie Demolition Man?
I think that’s where this society is headed. Sadly, I think there are many folks who would see nothing wrong with the oppression.
Say what you will about the sweet miracle of unquestioning faith, I consider a capacity for it terrifying and absolutely vile!
by JoshuaThomas on Nov 11, 2011 12:08 PM EST up reply actions
what the hell are the three sea shells?
by talkfight on Nov 11, 2011 1:29 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
just another one of life's great mysteries
Say what you will about the sweet miracle of unquestioning faith, I consider a capacity for it terrifying and absolutely vile!
by JoshuaThomas on Nov 11, 2011 2:49 PM EST up reply actions
griffin's two books should be banned
Having read both of his horrible new york times best selling books i think all good professional people can admit he isn’t funny its a fact. He jokes about sex and booze and cage fighting which are all unfunny topics and encourages bad behavior. As an american leader and role model our children look to him as an example, he should do and say what people who agree with me think.
by talkfight on Nov 11, 2011 12:02 PM EST via mobile reply actions
My sarcasm detector just exploded … fuck.
by MrGrapplefan on Nov 11, 2011 12:09 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
america is so soft now QUIT BEING SO DAMN SENSITiVE!!!
Everyone is just wanting to sue for discrimination, bullying, or want to bitch about how horrible our troops are. If you can’t take a joke then don’t read his fuckin twitter and take up playing tennis instead of watching a combat sport. When did america become so soft. Minority stuff is bullshit cause white ppl are no longer majority, and the fuckin president is black. Yet you can get a college scholarship for being anything other than white, or you can tattoo mexican pride on ur chest and its exceptable…. But white ppl can’t be proud to be white… Bullying… Whatever happened to getting ur ass kicked, fighting back, and then it being done… Now parents wanna sue or kids wanna use guns…. Quit bein pussys and stand up for yourself and don’t be a bitch and use a gun cause u can’t win in a fight. If you don’t like our troops get the fuck outa the country, cause ur not appreciative of them keeping u safe. And last but not least. Get you panties out of a bunch over what a mma fighter says… If you have read any of his books this wouldn’t surprise you… You live life how you want to and try not to tell other people how to live. Freedom of speech, go to a communist country if you wanna bitch about stupid shit.
by KCmmaBadBoy on Nov 11, 2011 12:21 PM EST via mobile reply actions
umm
as of 2010 72% of Americans were white….
I’m a pathetic clown who thought I stood a chance against the best wrestler to step into a ring, once again I got my ass raped by the Cloverleaf; When will I learn that I cannot beat Lance Storm?
by ShivanTiger on Nov 11, 2011 12:33 PM EST up reply actions
hahahaha maybe that percentage has dropped drastically in a year! lol
"They say it's lonely at the top but it isn't, I have all my family and friends up here with me."-letter19
by letter19 on Nov 11, 2011 12:39 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I could have kept on going,
but I didn’t want too many facts to get in the way
I’m a pathetic clown who thought I stood a chance against the best wrestler to step into a ring, once again I got my ass raped by the Cloverleaf; When will I learn that I cannot beat Lance Storm?
by ShivanTiger on Nov 11, 2011 12:44 PM EST up reply actions
ok I just looked at the stats and your right
My point with that is people who bitch about racism are dumb. I forget which famous black comic said it but he said “you can’t bitch about the man, when you are the man!” I’d be racist for saying the n word but yet you can call white ppl cracker, whitey, ect and its exceptable.
And the point of my whole post is that people are to sensitive and wanna tell everyone else how to live. Society is messed up, wheither you believe in whatever god you have or you don’t. Its funny they want to take god out of schools and work. But then they want to try to ban abortions. Trying to instill morals in us. Playing boths sides of the fence… I’m against abortion but I’m not gonna tell someone else how to live… Everything should be equal, black, white, mexican, female, ect… Just like no one should give forrest shit for saying a joke that ppl want to take to literal. Don’t like him if you want, but don’t take away his freedom of speech. Ppl don’t get this bent out of shape when people make priest jokes or michael jackson jokes. So why is this so different when they all involve rape?
by KCmmaBadBoy on Nov 11, 2011 1:02 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
mostly because rape isn't funny
Beyond that, people that bitch about racism aren’t dumb. I’m white, and I would be lying to myself if I said I would have had the same opportunities that I have had in my life if I was a minority. That being the case I have no problem if a person or group that has historically been on the bad side of predudice wants to complain, it’s well with in their rights to do so. As far as your abortion/ GOD in schools argument, those two points are coming from opposite sides of the spectrum. The people that want to ban Abortions, are the same people that want God in schools.
I’m a pathetic clown who thought I stood a chance against the best wrestler to step into a ring, once again I got my ass raped by the Cloverleaf; When will I learn that I cannot beat Lance Storm?
jokes aren't allowed to offend others
and killing babies or even potential babies is a fundamental freedom, besides it’s not like babies are a voting block so whocares
by talkfight on Nov 11, 2011 1:22 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I've got family members that have been raped
And they don’t bitch about that stuff. If comedians say much worse things than forrest about rape, race, mental conditions or sexual preference and they don’t catch hell. Just cause its not ur type of comedy don’t get on the guy for trying to make light of the messed up situations. And people who have been on the bad side historically that want to complain about slavery, something that they have never lived through, that’s a bit rediculous. I’m irish and irish were slaves before black people were… So y don’t I complain about that? So why don’t people who are orphans or grow up without a mom or dad complain about not having the same oppertunities in life? Its something that they had no control over and it is in they’re lifetime…? I understand the people who are doing the god and abortions deal are on the same side of the sperctrum, but. Federally in the u.s. The government trying to tell u how to live. If its abortions, god, sexual preference, gun control, freedom of speech, ect. Either its the land of the free or u wanna make it communist. By telling people how to live and what they can and can’t say. Forrest is a good example. And so is hank williams jrs song being banned from football, or the general who didn’t agree with obama being fired. God forbid people have they’re own personal opinions. My point to all of this once again is why the hell should people be aloud to judge other people and tell them what they can and can’t say?
by KCmmaBadBoy on Nov 11, 2011 1:27 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
KC, Honestly I don't give a shit what Forest
or anyone tweets, blogs, speaks, whatever. Doesn’t effect me at all. I was just responding to your original rant, which was full of opinion and no factual evidence.
I’m a pathetic clown who thought I stood a chance against the best wrestler to step into a ring, once again I got my ass raped by the Cloverleaf; When will I learn that I cannot beat Lance Storm?
I got ya
I wasn’t trying to give an opinionated rant, I was trying to show situations that people always wanna bitch about. Instead of just worrying about they’re own shit
by KCmmaBadBoy on Nov 11, 2011 2:59 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
just because over 90% over americans
believe in a god doesnt mean the education system should acknowledge it. Everyone knows super smart scientists proved everything spontaneously manifested and assembled itself string theory hello.
by talkfight on Nov 11, 2011 1:28 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
so with your theory since 10% of america doesn't believe in some kind of god
That they should get all butt hurt about the pledge of allegence saying god in it, even tho that’s what this country was built on. People want to bitch about anything they can, instead of working with each other and excepting that everyone is different but equal. But bitching about race, religion, and how everyone else should live, man that just really makes things so much better
by KCmmaBadBoy on Nov 11, 2011 1:41 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
aethists are miniority
and religion is only for stupid people who aren’t smart enough like me, or people who think like me
by talkfight on Nov 11, 2011 1:47 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
90%?
That seems a bit high. I read that there’s more atheists in this country, than there are gays or blacks.
Say what you will about the sweet miracle of unquestioning faith, I consider a capacity for it terrifying and absolutely vile!
by JoshuaThomas on Nov 11, 2011 2:52 PM EST up reply actions
Bitching about people being too sensitive, and bitching about the disadvantages you have as a white man in the same post, is AWESOME.
When relationships become a ledger, you're alone.
its debating, not bitching
Just gets annoying people trying to tell others how to live and what is acceptable and what isn’t. The conversation was taken way to far. I was just trying to list a few examples, and of course ppl get sensitive. The point is, why the fuck should forrest be critisized for ppl not having the same sense of humor as him? Cause rape isn’t funny? K… Make light out of situations.
by KCmmaBadBoy on Nov 11, 2011 2:04 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
You're just being a hypocrite and I called you out on it.
It’s cool dude, we’re all hypocrites. And no one is saying Forrest doesn’t have First Amendment rights. Just as he has the right to make distasteful jokes, people have the right to criticize him for it. The whole damn argument is laughable. Do you not see the irony of bitching about what people say, because they are bitching about what someone else said? Your whole argument is that Forrest has the right to say what he wants, and people shouldn’t be so sensitive. Guess what….those people have the right to criticize him, and you’re being equally sensitive by getting all butt-hurt about it.
When relationships become a ledger, you're alone.
america is so soft now QUIT BEING SO DAMN SENSITiVE!!!
Understatement. I mean why would anyone think a country that lets vagrants and miscreants squat in parks for weeks on end under the filthiest of living conditions and under the guise of protesting while at the simultaneously causing TB outbreaks in these same parks was soft?
your right, it is and understatement, I will fix it
America is full of a bunch of whining, bitching, unappreciative pussys!
There ya go fixed it
by KCmmaBadBoy on Nov 11, 2011 2:09 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Says the whiny, bitchy poster. Irony...
You’re doing it right.
When relationships become a ledger, you're alone.
Forrest was on Law and Order
I have no idea how long ago the original episode aired but I just saw it like 3 days ago mid day and it was too funny that he pulled this crap days after he played a fighter accused of rape and beating up girls
Sexual chocolate will reign supreme.
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He's a fighter not a politician
people need to stop being cry baby pussies. Anybody that knows who Forrest Griffin is knows he did not mean his comments to be malicious. People are so miserable with their own lives they can’t wait to fucking jump on someone when their down or make a mistake.
"Rape is the new missionary"
Hmmm…
on the one hand, it doesn’t sound good.
On the other hand, there are couples out there who do what’s called “Rough Sex” or Fake-Rape(Roleplaying, if you will).
Maybe that’s what Griffin was alluding to…..
Shouldn't the contest judges at twitter...
be responsible for actually making the comment a winning comment????
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