The mouth of Majerus
It appears former UofU basketball coach Rick Majerus has put his foot in it again.
While on the Dan Patrick Show via streaming audio and satellite radio Monday, Majerus spouted off on the BYU—Texas A&M matchup.
Majerus: “I don’t like BYU from my Utah days. You know, Mitt and magic underwear and all those guys.”BYU lost yesterday, 67-62.
Patrick laughs and says: "You're going to get me put on probation."
Majerus was, of course, referring to the sacred garments of the LDS faithful. Outraged blogger Andrew Perkins at Bleacher Report says: "Not much is known in the mainstream world about the garment because it is a sacred belief, too sacred to be paraded around, and definitely too sacred to be referred to as 'magic underwear.' "
Whether or not he has any love towards Mormons is not the issue. The issue is that Majerus said something that is discriminatory and disrespectful to a specific group of people. Nobody would like it if Majerus said something of that nature about those who are, for example, Jewish. So why no outcry?As head coach at Saint Louis Univeristy, Rick bought himself trouble by attending a Hillary Clinton rally in January where he spoke in support of abortion and stem cell research. The local Catholic bishop called for the university to discipline Majerus.
I think that leaves the Buddhists as the only group Majerus hasn't bent out of shape, probably because they don't have a basketball team.
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Regardless of how he personally feels about Mormons, he spent a lot of time in Utah, many of his players and fans are Mormons, I would think he would choose his words a little more carefully.
What's wrong with referring to garments as "magic underwear?" Religion and its idiotic trappings too often get a pass because someone thinks its "sacred." To heck with that. Religion and its goofy little fairy tale charms (like garments, the doctrine of transubstantiation, etc.) SHOULD be open to criticism and, thanks to the First Amendment, Majerus has a right to do so. His right to decry "magic underwear" and make comments about it is more sacred than the LDS church itself, and all of its hocus pocus.
Funny...Majeras is a fat clown.....as I recall that fact that John Huntsman Sr wears magic underwear, yet majeras didn't mind taking his money or getting cancer treatment from his facility?
"Religion and its idiotic trappings too often get a pass because someone thinks its "sacred."
Well said!
You go big guy. The thing I always loved about the Maji was his off-the-cuff remarks and his lack of remorse about them.
Think Dean Smith would say the first nice word about Duke?
Some groups are fair game, including Mormons. Other groups are not, such as blacks, Hispanics, Jews, and women.
If Majerus had made similarly disparaging coments about Jews, he would have been crucified.
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