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HappyHighwayman t1_iwntstl wrote

And then he turned into an asshole politician who didn’t pay taxes and hates the gays. Very Motivational.

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rabman123 t1_iwor3wv wrote

Doesn’t take away what he did to be a boxer. You don’t have to agree with people’s opinions to respect what they’ve done in other fields

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rectifier9 t1_iwpukqh wrote

Him believing that a human is below an animal because of their sexual preferences does take away from his accomplishments, both in sport and his philanthropic efforts. Further, he supports the killing of humans to fight the war on drugs. Ironically he used to do drugs, so it's a bit hypocritical of him.

You absolutely can judge the character of a person, which impacts their accomplishments, based on what they believe in.

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ViciousFenrir t1_iwpuml5 wrote

You might not have to but I lose a lot of respect for someone overall when it turns out they are a horrible person.

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erv4 t1_iwpxqae wrote

Who gives a shit if he was a good boxer or what he did to achieve that. The second he is shown to be a disgusting human all his accolades go out the window. He is no longer Manny Pacquiao the boxer, he is Manny Pacquiao the biggot loser hypocrite.

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Drkknightcecil t1_iwqw7d0 wrote

Because boxing is what he's famous for dummy. He didn't go to the boxing gym trying to be the next fucking Elvis Presley.

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Affectionate_Guava87 t1_iwo3eu8 wrote

Yeah, the typical way to political power in his country is very much "your opponents have 'fatal accidents'" as I understand it. And I've heard he's no exception.

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ethyl-pentanoic-acid t1_ixu2rmn wrote

He made his money and like so many other celebrities, overlooked the fact that it was time to leave the stage.

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Otherwise-Young627 t1_iwqoaj9 wrote

“ hates the g@ys“ So what ? He can hate whatever he wants

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ziggyiggze t1_iwovo2k wrote

does having a different opinion invalidate the good he has done? in my country manny helped millions, i remember my family and neighbors was given donation when a typhoon hit our area, throughout his career an inspiration for the poor, i remember back then the crime rate in the philippines would be much much lower when he has a boxing match cuz everyone was watching, and everyone was so happy and united. dont call him an asshole dude, u have no idea.

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elpajaroquemamais t1_iwpo28q wrote

That’s great it you aren’t gay.

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ziggyiggze t1_iwpqa83 wrote

That's great dude, nice argument very rational people.

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elpajaroquemamais t1_iwpqdy9 wrote

Pretty much sums it up. He’s anti guy and likely votes that way. So if you’re straight, yeah easy to look past that because it’s not your problem. That seems to be your argument.

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ziggyiggze t1_iwpr86s wrote

i think that there is literally nothing i can do to change your opinion, one opinion of manny is your whole argument that he probably already regrets, but please do research on the other things he's done. manny isn't known to have the best intellect, he tried to run for presidency but wasn't really a serious contender. he is taken as a meme in our own country which is sad but to call him as asshole i think isn't right.

https://pacquiaofoundation.org/

countless other websites/articles you can see if you search :)

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