The Pendragon's Hall

Poor Junior Seau. Yesterday the black Miami lineman was forced to apologize for identifying himself as "not a faggot" in a speech to the team. "There is a great deal of respect among these guys," Seau commented. "I would say love but then people would say I'm a faggot and I'm not." For this slur on homosexuals (how is it a slur?) he was forced to publicly apologize. This is the second time, the news media reports, that the lineman has been forced to apologize. The other time he told reporters that the only way to stop one of his black teammates was to feed him watermelon and fried chicken. His friend laughed. He laughed. The media cringed. I find it ridiculous. Himself being black, it's like me telling my best friend, "You're just a white guy who can't jump." Blacks are way too hyper-sensitive if they cannot even joke about stereotypes among themselves. Bill Cosby recently got in trouble for the same thing. Blacks should try life as Catholics...then they'd understand the real meaning of prejudice.

While we're on the subject of football, the New York Giants signed veteran QB Kurt Warner yesterday. He is apparently going to be their new starter. As a Giants fan I am much more optimistic about the upcoming season than I was when they released Kerry Collins to sign some upstart rookie who's related to fallen MVP Peyton Manning. Warner brings experience and while he's been having a rough time lately, teaming up with two all-star receivers, a stellar tight end and a powerhouse running back should be the recipe he needs to get back in the middle of things and set the Giants on course for another Super Bowl title. We can only hope.