Arkansas nixes offensive pink jerseys

[Slayer]

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) -- Arkansas coach Houston Nutt has decided that his players who are caught loafing will no longer wear pink jerseys during practices in an effort to avoid offending breast cancer survivors.

 

Nutt said Monday that he had received negative reaction from people when they saw the players in the pink jerseys. Breast cancer survivors and their supporters often wear pink ribbons and the nationwide Race for the Cure, which raises funds for breast cancer research, uses the color pink as well.

 

"That's the last thing I want to do, is to offend a cancer victim, someone who I know how strong and brave they are," Nutt said. "That was the last thing on our mind, to discredit somebody who has shown a lot of toughness. I've had members of my family who had cancer."

 

Nutt said the coaches are considering another color, possibly burnt orange, the color of Arkansas rival Texas.

 

I don't know what's funnier: That yet another American subgroup found something to be offended about, or that a football team agreed to wear pink jerseys for any reason.

[Angel_Grace_Blue]

Well, as it said, it wasn't an agreement, but a punishment for players.

[razazteca]

Sounds like a Married With Children episode.

[Slayer]

Well, as it said, it wasn't an agreement, but a punishment for players.

Well fuck... score one for skipping a few words here and there

 

My other point remains though

[Crimson Platypus]

What bullshit. It's not like the punishment was that the players had to pretend to have breast cancer or some shit. It's a fucking color.

[Edwin MacPhisto]

Burnt orange is a way better choice for punishment anyway. Pink's in these days.

[Damaramu]

Maybe they should just make them wear Texas jerseys period.

I think a Texas jersey would be a punishment for any school in the country. They're like the most hated school in D-1.

[kkktookmybabyaway]

I think a more fitting punishment for loafing football players would be to give them cancer...

[2GOLD]

Why hasn't the Breast Cancer society sued the t-shirt companies who make the pink "Yes, they're real" shirts?

 

This is stupid, they don't own the rights to the color pink. It's a weak version of the color red because they are the weak versions of the Tide. Too much Tide in a red jersey, you get pink. This is just silly.

[Guest Vitamin X]

Noone got sued, dumbass. Read the article.