Navratilova vs *** Credit Card

[Datacipher]

Navratilova plays the G A Y Card

I had heard Navratilova "co-founded" the card in 95. Anyone know what "inappopriate and repugnant" marketing Navratilova is referring to?

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) -- Martina Navratilova is suing the sponsor of a credit card directly marketed to ***s and lesbians, saying it uses her name and likeness after her request last month to stop.

Navratilova is seeking at least $75,000 in damages from Do Tell, Inc., which offers the Rainbow Card. The card helps fund the nonprofit Rainbow Coalition, which promotes the health and social well being of lesbian, ***, bisexual and transgender people.

Do Tell had used Navratilova to market the card since 1995 with the tennis star's permission, said the suit, filed Monday. But in late 2004, Navratilova came at odds with the card's marketing, which she called "inappropriate and repugnant."

On Feb. 8, Navratilova's attorneys sent a letter to Do Tell telling them to stop using the former Wimbledon champ's likeness.

The suit charges that Do Tell, based in Conshohocken, Pa., has continued to use Navratilova.

A call seeking comment from Do Tell after hours Wednesday was not immediately returned.

Navratilova is a nine-time Wimbledon champion and winner of 18 Grand Slam singles titles. She also owns a record 167 singles titles and 40 Grand Slam doubles titles.

In her most recent action, she lost in the mixed doubles semifinals with Max Mirnyi at January's Australian Open

From SI.com

 

[andfor]

What a g-a-y post.

 

[Datacipher]

What a g-a-y post.

Why? It was headline news on CNN. So, I thought I'd post it in case somebody happened to appreciate the info. What could be your problem with that?

ps. I will admit this is not exactly exciting news to me....just a curiosity.

 

[Ronaldo]

Why not drop MN for the Rainbow Warrior?

 

[Jet Rink]

With only a few posts under my belt, I saw the *** in the header of this thread and truly thought I was missing something. Then I realized that there was some sort of filtering going on.

Based on the context of the thread it was easy to figure out that the word in question was "***."

According to Webster's, here are the following definitions for "***:"

1. Showing or characterized by cheerfulness and lighthearted excitement; merry.

2. Bright or lively, especially in color: "a ***, sunny room."

3. Given to social pleasures.

4. Dissolute; licentious.

Sure, there is another definition that can be applied to ****sexuals, but it's a darn shame that useage has to be exclusively reserved for that - when four other, original, definitions are so overwhelmingly positive.

Even when used in a seemingly perjorative manner ("this post is g-a-y"), I still don't get it.

Rant? Sure. It's similar to the "verb-i-fication" of our English ("networking," "interfacing," etc.). Drives me nuts.

Jet

 

[Datacipher]

Even when used in a seemingly perjorative manner ("this post is g-a-y"), I still don't get it.

Rant? Sure. It's similar to the "verb-i-fication" of our English ("networking," "interfacing," etc.). Drives me nuts.

Jet

Tis true that the filtering seems a bit over the top here. It's strange because I can read my subject line in my actual post, but not from the main index. Not sure if everyone else can see it in my actual post as well.

Sometimes in posting I write the word court-side

Of course I did not use *** in a pejorative manner, that was andfor.

 

[Datacipher]

Even when used in a seemingly perjorative manner ("this post is g-a-y"), I still don't get it.

Rant? Sure. It's similar to the "verb-i-fication" of our English ("networking," "interfacing," etc.). Drives me nuts.

Jet

Tis true that the filtering seems a bit over the top here. It's strange because I can read my subject line in my actual post, but not from the main index. Not sure if everyone else can see it in my actual post as well.

Sometimes in posting I write the word "court-side" which also gets filtered, I can't figure that one out.


Of course I did not use *** in a pejorative manner, that was andfor.

 

[Phil]

Tis true that the filtering seems a bit over the top here. It's strange because I can read my subject line in my actual post, but not from the main index. Not sure if everyone else can see it in my actual post as well.

Sometimes in posting I write the word "court-side" which also gets filtered, I can't figure that one out.


Of course I did not use *** in a pejorative manner, that was andfor.

My guess is that andfor was joking. A post related to *** issues, hence, "This is a *** post" Maybe not a joke that everyone will appreciate, but a joke. Just my guess, but you never know-after all, he does hail from a red state, so he may have had nastier intentions-I generalize here, but Red Staters TYPICALLY don't seem to take too kindly to *** issues.

I don't know why *** is blocked, and why isn't "lesbian" blocked then? And "court-side"? Well, that's a bit of a long story...you may have to check the archives for that one. There once was a poster who went by that particular screen name...

 

[Datacipher]

My guess is that andfor was joking.

LOL, yes, that was my first thought as well, but I thought I would ask his intention since he didn't put a *** smiley face or anything like that....

 

[andfor]

I was joking in a *** kind of way.

 

[Jet Rink]

Andfor - I caught the joke. I though, want to know the story of "court-side."

Jet

 

[Kaptain Karl]

Yeah. I don't get "court-side" at all. (But then, I sort of pride myself on how I am NOT current with popular culture....)

Just when I was ready to stop wearing bell-bottoms ... they came back in style(!).

- KK

 

[bamboo]

****phobe=Latent ****sexual

 

[Camilio Pascual]

Court*side's virtually sole occupation on the board was to troll Phil and make comments about him and his postings. I did not get along so well with Phil myself back then and was amused by them. Partly because they were so over the top, it wasn't really damaging Phil's rep.
Sorry, Phil, I did enjoy the show and it was kind of like watching kids throw rocks at bulletproof/shatterproof glass. Or, a 4 year old kid saying "poo-poo" over and over again to the grown ups. It didn't seem to dissuade you in any way.

 

[Phil]

Court*side's virtually sole occupation on the board was to troll Phil and make comments about him and his postings. I did not get along so well with Phil myself back then and was amused by them. Partly because they were so over the top, it wasn't really damaging Phil's rep.
Sorry, Phil, I did enjoy the show and it was kind of like watching kids throw rocks at bulletproof/shatterproof glass. Or, a 4 year old kid saying "poo-poo" over and over again to the grown ups. It didn't seem to dissuade you in any way.

Camilio - So you were entertained by that too? Dedans has told me the same thing, ya couple 'a bastichs! LOL! Seriously, your description of C-S is spot-on accurate.

But one thing you wrote I have to disagree with...We didn't get ALONG???? US? You and I? Fellow Piazanos? Man, you're like a brother-in-arms. I don't recall any bad feelings...but...oh, okay, maybe a FEW posts here and there...;-)

 

[Camilio Pascual]

Phil - It wasn't anything you said about me. It was the "featureless" landscape/countryside crack. Tara is set amongst the rolling hills of SE Ohio, suh, and is heaven on earth! You are welcome by for mint juleps and tennis anytime, suh, you will see the beauty of the Indian mound builders' land! - CP

 

[Phil]

Camilio - Did I say that?

"Rolling hills of SE Ohio"...LOL! Must be due to that major geological shift that occured in that area when I had my back turned.

But, kind suh, I appreciate your invitation to sup on mint julips and have a game of tennis, and I hope to take you up on yawh kind offer one of these days.