Pacquiao lost Nike sponsored
anti-gay remarks
Nike
has been terminated with boxing champion Manny Pacquiao who is running for the
Senate in the Philippines relationship, one day after he publicly called on
local ABC interview people in homosexual relationships "are worse than
animals,".
"We found that
Pacquiao's disagreement," Nike said in a statement. "Nike firmly
opposed to any form of discrimination, and support, and stand up for the rights
of LGBT community history.
"We no longer
relationship with Manny Pacquiao."
Mr and second term of
Congress, there is a lucrative sponsorship deal with Nike for years, but
Wednesday night, the company has canceled all his branded goods, from its
online store. When In the Philippines, Pacquiao, 37, a born-again Christian.
Anger began to spread
in Pacquiao's remarks on Monday when he TV5, the Philippine Network interview
criticizing gay video, widely shared online.
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"This is common
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they can distinguish male from female. If a man and a man and woman mating
female mating, they are worse than animals."
Pacquiao
comments from gay rights groups, celebrities and politicians compatriots in the
Philippines, in the Senate elections are scheduled for May attracted swift
condemnation. On Tuesday, he responded to the wave of criticism, and he issued
an apology video to social media.
"I
am gay compare animal wounding sorry," he said, wearing a T-shirt in the
chest Nike logo prominently. "Please forgive me that I hurt. I still stick
to my beliefs, I oppose same-sex marriage because the Bible says, but I will
not condemn LGBT I love you with the love of God. God bless you, and I pray for
you. "
This
seems to have been insufficient to apologize Nike world's largest sports
apparel brand and several L.G.B.T. group of supporters.
Retailers
find themselves in an awkward position, more than once before gay Pacquiao
dissatisfaction. In 2012, he opposed gay marriage article includes displaying
the Bible on gays should be killed. Language is inserted by the author, not
Pacquiao, but the article sparked outrage online petition asking Nike to drop
boxer.
Pacquiao,
who won the championship eight weight classes in the Philippines is known for
his movement and his personal success story, rising from poverty to
international stardom and political office.
He
has worked for the 24 Senate seats, of which some observers have predicted that
one day he would use as a springboard for a campaign to perform well in the
polls, one of his presidential race.
This
week, though his political opponents to seize gay people's views and make them
into the attack.
"This
declaration is below the belt," Neri Colmenares from the left wing Bayan
Muna party MPs told the Manila Times. He said Pacquiao "should stop
increasing discrimination."
A
deeply Catholic country affected by political
speech in the Philippines.
