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France's Bastareaud gets three-week ban for homophobic comments

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What did he say?

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O come' on, 

it has never been different and never will, what is said between players in the heat of a game, is mostly not really meant as it is spoken. It is an unguarded moment most of the time. The guy should apologize and that 's it.

On the field talk and dressing room talk has to stay there, stop this ridiculous social correctness which actually is not correct at all.  " dirty home, fat ass, little dick,... all of us, ever played sport have been called it or have called it. Can not wait to hear the abuse on this comment, but it is real and it is ok like this

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Verbal taunts are a time honored method used to gain advantage over an opponent. Extensively utilized in historical warfare. Those unable to tolerate psychological attacks prior to and during contests are perhaps not really fit to compete.

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