sallycinnamon78
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I'm not too sure about all this hoohah. The guy who made this joke could have been more tasteful, obviously. To cut a long story short, I think he was making fun of residents of Boise and Boston who are too dense to pronounce Kiwanuka's name properly. It doesn't seem (to me, anyway) that he was poking fun at Kiwanuka at all. That said, I guess I might feel differently if it had beem me in Kiwanuka's place - but I'm not sure of that, either.
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At a banquet Monday night before the MPC Computers Bowl between the Eagles and Boise State, Mike Adkins read a list of the top 10 things Boise and Boston have in common, including, "No one in either city can properly pronounce Mathias Kiwanuka." Adkins mispronounced Kiwanuka's name in the punchline and some Boston College players said later they found the joke insulting and disrespectful.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/20...ls/2005/12/30/bc.fbc.mpcapology.ap/index.html
I'm not too sure about all this hoohah. The guy who made this joke could have been more tasteful, obviously. To cut a long story short, I think he was making fun of residents of Boise and Boston who are too dense to pronounce Kiwanuka's name properly. It doesn't seem (to me, anyway) that he was poking fun at Kiwanuka at all. That said, I guess I might feel differently if it had beem me in Kiwanuka's place - but I'm not sure of that, either.
Here's the rest of the article... what do you think of all this?
The CEO of MPC Computers apologized to Boston College defensive end Mathias Kiwanuka on Thursday for making fun of his name during a banquet before the Eagles' bowl game against Boise State.
[Adkins later stated] "The MPC Computers Bowl, whose roots are based on a humanitarian model of service, would never attempt to discredit, humiliate or offend anyone," said Gary Beck, the bowl's executive director. "We again apologize to Mr. Kiwanuka for any discomfort or embarrassment the speech at the event caused him or his family. It was certainly unintentional and without any malice."
Mayor David Bieter acknowledged Thursday that he had ended a welcome speech at the banquet with a plug for the hometown Broncos, who have participated in the bowl four of its nine years. But he didn't believe his remark was out of line.
"As the mayor of the city, a little friendly comment seemed appropriate," Bieter told the Idaho Statesman newspaper.
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http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/20...ls/2005/12/30/bc.fbc.mpcapology.ap/index.html
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