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[BonesKnows]

Chicago Women's Groups and UNITE HERE Demand UFC and Fox Drop Main Card Fighter Over "How to" Rape Video

Advocacy groups call on the UFC and FOX to pull fighter "Rampage" Jackson from Saturday fight at the United Center and Enforce a Meaningful Code of Conduct that Respects Women

CHICAGO, Jan 24, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Today, Chicago women, local groups and national organizations sent a letter to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), FOX executives, and UFC sponsors demanding the cage fighting franchise and television network immediately drop UFC light heavyweight Quinton "Rampage" Jackson from the Saturday January 26, 2013 UFC on FOX fight for repeatedly denigrating women, including female reporters, and posting a video last year in which he makes light of sexual assault by pretending to rape a woman in a parking garage. To view the letter, click here.

The video, entitled "How to Pick Up a Gurl...Fast," was posted on YouTube last April. In the video, Jackson pretends to attempt to rape a woman, telling viewers to use chloroform to "help her relax," and buy zip ties. At one point Jackson states that he hopes his target "got low self-esteem."

According to the letter: "The UFC must begin holding its fighters accountable for their actions and adopt a meaningful code of conduct...The behavior of Rampage Jackson, UFC President Dana White and other UFC fighters is unacceptable. Misogynistic and sexist behavior can no longer be tolerated in the UFC."

Representatives from the National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence, Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation, Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault, Rape Victims Advocates, YWCA Metropolitan Chicago, Between Friends, Chicago Metropolitan Battered Women's Network, and Mujeres Latinas en Accion, along with seven clergy leaders from the Chicagoland area including Father Clete Kiley from the Archdiocese of Chicago, the 8th Day Center for Justice, 20 professors and staff from seven Chicagoland area universities, and labor union UNITE HERE signed the letter calling on the UFC and FOX to immediately pull Jackson from the event.

The UFC has not issued an official discipline of Jackson nor issued a public statement about Jackson's offensive and inappropriate video. Rather than punish Jackson, the UFC scheduled Jackson to fight at the United Center on Saturday.

Because irresponsible remarks and actions in the UFC do not end with Jackson, the women's groups and other organizations are also demanding the UFC adopt and enforce a meaningful code of conduct.

"This is truly appalling and undermines the work we do every day," says Athanasia Papaioannou, Assistant Director of the University of Illinois Chicago Women's Leadership and Resource Center.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/chi...deo-2013-01-24

^Video they are talking about.


Now i dont want to sound sexist or anything like that, but these womens group need to shut their mouth and not bitch just to bitch. The fact that they actually sent a letter to the UFC makes me laugh. This is what happens when you bring Women into an all male professional sport, they carry a lot of baggage and womens groups are just the start of it IMO.

[Fedorlei Gomipierre]

Rampage himself was probably behind this whole thing to get out of having to fight Glover lol.

[BonesKnows]

Originally Posted by Fedorlei Gomipierre

Rampage himself was probably behind this whole thing to get out of having to fight Glover lol.

Only a few days until our status bet on this fight FG. You were already wrong once saying Rampage wouldnt even make it to this fight and you will be wrong again come saturday night hahaha

#BonesKnows

[KevoOnTheRadio]

Originally Posted by BonesKnows

Now i dont want to sound sexist or anything like that, but these womens group need to shut their mouth and not bitch just to bitch. The fact that they actually sent a letter to the UFC makes me laugh. This is what happens when you bring Women into an all male professional sport, they carry a lot of baggage and womens groups are just the start of it IMO.

It never fails. Whenever you hear someone start a sentence with "I don't want to sound racist...." or "I don't mean to come off as sexist..." or "I'm not homophobic.." there's always a but afterward, followed by something incredibly homophobic, racist or sexist. Every time.

[Cat--Smasher]

Originally Posted by Fedorlei Gomipierre

Rampage himself was probably behind this whole thing to get out of having to fight Glover lol.

Rampage made this video months and months ago when he was trying to get the UFC to fire him.

[BonesKnows]

Originally Posted by KevoOnTheRadio

It never fails. Whenever you hear someone start a sentence with "I don't want to sound racist...." or "I don't mean to come off as sexist..." or "I'm not homophobic.." there's always a but afterward, followed by something incredibly homophobic, racist or sexist. Every time.

shit happens i guess. I stand by what i said, im all for women in MMA and im a big fan of Rousey. Im just not a fan of the bullshit that comes along with it (ex. this article, rousey saying gsp is only good because of his looks, and tate/rousey calling gsp sexist for not wanting to watch womens mma)

[Fedorlei Gomipierre]

Originally Posted by BonesKnows

Only a few days until our status bet on this fight FG. You were already wrong once saying Rampage wouldnt even make it to this fight and you will be wrong again come saturday night hahaha

#BonesKnows

Well, the fight hasn't happened yet, there's still plenty of time.

Oh and as far as the status bet:

But, Fedorlei Knows More

[Fedorlei Gomipierre]

Originally Posted by Cat--Smasher

Rampage made this video months and months ago when he was trying to get the UFC to fire him.

I was more talking about being behind the women's demand for FOX to drop him from the card lol.

[KevoOnTheRadio]

Originally Posted by BonesKnows

shit happens i guess. I stand by what i said, im all for women in MMA and im a big fan of Rousey. Im just not a fan of the bullshit that comes along with it (ex. this article, rousey saying gsp is only good because of his looks, and tate/rousey calling gsp sexist for not wanting to watch womens mma)

I'm not saying I agree with the article or not, I barely glanced at it. Something about Christian Republican Mothers Against Fun (CRMAF) not liking instructional videos featuring black fighters?

[AnchorPunch]

Originally Posted by BonesKnows

Now i dont want to sound sexist or anything like that, but these womens group need to shut their mouth and not bitch just to bitch. The fact that they actually sent a letter to the UFC makes me laugh. This is what happens when you bring Women into an all male professional sport, they carry a lot of baggage and womens groups are just the start of it IMO.

WTF?

1. You sound sexist.

2. Women's groups have been complaining about the UFC long before WMMA got in the spotlight. They have a lot of ties to the same family values and unions and other groups that complain. It's a community and they share interests/support. You might find reading more about "Baptists and Bootleggers" to be interesting and informative.

3. You seem to be carrying more baggage than anyone else.

4. I'm being a jerk. I'm a little grumpy but, really man, think about what you're saying... It doesn't even make sense. It's clearly an asinine justification for complaining about women and/or WMMA.