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Jaguar fires Stephanie Rice for homophobic tweet.
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Rice in hot water over Tweet
Even if it was a post "in the moment", I can't see how any luxury brand would be willing to retain such a spokesperson to promote their brand image. IOW, I'm not sure how much of this is indignation on Jag's part, and how much is just protecting their bottom line, but on both counts I'd agree with Jag's position here. She made a very, very stupid post, and unfortunately for her, she'll have to deal with the consequences.
Either way, kudos to Jag for acting so quickly and decisively. (I still have no interest in their cars though.)
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She'd fit in on XBOX Live.
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Heh. She has an endorsement deal with SunRice too.
Rice reportedly earns $800,000 in endorsements from Davenport, SunRice, Speedo and Telstra.
I wonder if she'll lose one of them too. Davenport undies seems to be keeping her though, presumably because they just recently launched a big new ad campaign with her. Doh!
Underwear brand Davenport stung by Stephanie Rice’s gay Twitter slur | The Wall Blog
I wouldn't be surprised if the Aussie companies are more likely to keep her though, since she is a local girl. The big question I have is with Speedo. Will they keep her? Well, probably, since she is the world record holder.
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I also have to say, adding that g-o-t really cranks it up a notch. It's like dropping a hard 'J' in Jew or holding your 'r' in the n-word.
Edit: Maybe the 'fag' hasn't quite caught on in Australia yet.
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Wow, I can't believe that Jaguar is still around.
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What is that picture for? I'm trying to figure out why an Asian dude is holding up a portable toilet. Or a fancy rice cooker?
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Originally Posted by The Final Dakar 
dropping a hard 'J' in Jew
WTF? You pronounce it "zhoo?"
Also I'm a little put off that you think of the word "jew" as analogous to "faggot" and the n-word. Did I just miss the joke here?
You can make it up to me by picking up the mysteriously un-used "jag-hag" joke
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Originally Posted by The Final Dakar
Edit: Maybe the 'fag' hasn't quite caught on in Australia yet.
Or maybe, like most English speaking countries, they use 'fag' to refer to cigarettes. (Derived, I assume, from the word 'faggot' as in a bundle of sticks to burn.)
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Originally Posted by Uncle Skeleton
WTF? You pronounce it "zhoo?"
Also I'm a little put off that you think of the word "jew" as analogous to "faggot" and the n-word. Did I just miss the joke here?
Yup, Always Sunny in Phila reference.
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Had to go and make the joke obvious just to avoid the racism charge eh... pussy
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Originally Posted by ShortcutToMoncton
What is that picture for? I'm trying to figure out why an Asian dude is holding up a portable toilet. Or a fancy rice cooker?
$1000 rice cooker
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Originally Posted by ShortcutToMoncton
Had to go and make the joke obvious just to avoid the racism charge eh... pussy
Huh?
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Originally Posted by Eug
Are they going to do 'will it blend' parodies?
Will it steam cook?
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Bush Tax Cuts == Job Killer
June 2001: 132,047,000 employed
June 2003: 129,839,000 employed
2.21 million jobs were LOST after 2 years of Bush Tax Cuts.
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Originally Posted by The Final Dakar
Huh?
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