CrimsonPhantom
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A NASCAR Driver’s Dad Made Racist Statements Before He Was Born, He's Losing Sponsors
Quote:Conor Daly was set to begin his NASCAR debut, but he hit a roadblock after his sponsor, Lilly Diabetes, pulled their sponsorship for comments Daly's dad made 30 years ago.
Daly's father, Derek Daly, admitted to using the n-word during a radio interview in the early 1980s. His son Conor was born in 1991, almost a decade after the interview.
The comments made by Derek resurfaced because they reportedly occurred during an interview with Indianapolis Colts' announcer Bob Lamey. Lamey then told the story of the interview to a colleague, using the same language as Derek Daly.
Word of the insensitive language used by Lamey while telling the story spread. In response to the controversy, Lamey announced his retirement on Saturday.
Because of this incident, Lilly Diabetes pulled its sponsorship from Derek Daly's son, stating:
“Our sponsorship in Saturday’s race is intended to raise awareness of treatment options and resources for people living with diabetes. Unfortunately, the comments that surfaced this week by Derek Daly distract from this focus, so we have made the decision that Lilly Diabetes will no longer run the No. 6 at Road America this weekend. We remain committed to our mission of supporting people with diabetes.”
Daly and Lilly Diabetes agreed to the partnership in May. The driver himself suffers from diabetes and was excited to help with their “Drive Down A1C” campaign.
In a classy response to the ridiculous move, Conor took to Twitter, thanking Lilly Diabetes for their support in helping him grow, even though they dropped him for something that happened before he was born:
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RE: A NASCAR Driver’s Dad Made Racist Statements Before He Was Born, He's Losing Sponsors
Can't tell the difference between satire and reality anymore.
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RE: A NASCAR Driver’s Dad Made Racist Statements Before He Was Born, He's Losing Sponsors
Thanks for these amazing new rules, alt-left.
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RE: A NASCAR Driver’s Dad Made Racist Statements Before He Was Born, He's Losing Sponsors
Something you’d expect to read on The Onion.
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RE: A NASCAR Driver’s Dad Made Racist Statements Before He Was Born, He's Losing Sponsors
(08-26-2018 02:47 PM)Kronke Wrote: Thanks for these amazing new rules, alt-left.
Yup. Based on these new rules...
Lock her (Chelsea Clinton) up!
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RE: A NASCAR Driver’s Dad Made Racist Statements Before He Was Born, He's Losing Sponsors
Trial ballon that needs to be popped.
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RE: A NASCAR Driver’s Dad Made Racist Statements Before He Was Born, He's Losing Sponsors
The left better enjoy this while they can, the pendulum is bound to swing back the other way eventually.
It's incumbent on the rest of us to hold the left to the SAME standard and one of them get caught, hold their feet to the fire.
Sad that we've digressed to the point where we need to have a purity test for everything a person has EVER said or done.
Also sad that corporations have absolutely no backbone to stand up to these SJW's....
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RE: A NASCAR Driver’s Dad Made Racist Statements Before He Was Born, He's Losing Sponsors
This should surprise no one in 2018.
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