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Stephanie Rice apologises for ‘offensive Tweet’

Seven's Stephanie Rice says an extreme comment made on Twitter was made "in the excitement of the moment."

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Channel Seven personality and Olympic swimmer Stephanie rice has apologised for a comment she made on her Twitter feed which has been branded as homophobic.

After the Wallabies’ win over the Springboks in South Africa on Saturday night, Ricetweeted; “Suck on that f**gots”, adding; “Probs the best game I’ve ever seen!! Well done boys.”

Rice has since removed the comment and apologised.

“I made a comment on Twitter last night in the excitement of the moment,” she told news.com.au.

“I did not mean to cause offence and I apologise. I have deleted it from the site.”

Former NRL player, openly gay Ian Roberts slammed her actions.

“She is an idiot and anyone who continues to endorse her as an athlete is an idiot as well,” he said.

“And I say that with a very sad tone in my voice. What a fool.”

Rice was signed by Seven following the Beijing Olympics for a reported $700,000, but so far her on-air appearances have included a 90 second appearance in Make Me a Supermodel, plus a guest appearance on Better Homes and Gardens.

Source: news.com.au

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  2. To PAull..Reading lots of books like Lord of the Rings doesn’t make you an intelligent person . Free speach doesn’t mean you have the right to abuse or make generalised derogatory remarks about groups of people you don’t like.When you “publish “these remarks via twitter they are no longer a private conversation.
    t70 years ago.
    I was wondering if Paull thinks it ok to use the “N” word to describe your disgust at a certain group of people?
    Hope all gay people boycott Davenport.If she made this comment in the US she would be out of a job immediately.There would be lots of protests from the gay community.I have already complained about her to Davenport

  3. @ paull – the f word is a bunch of sticks/wood and that’s how it originated as a derogatory word for homosexuals when they were burned at the stake in the middle ages.

  5. If anything I think that Ian Roberts is a fool. We all have tikes where we are made fun of/ offended, but that does not mean that the person making the offensive remake has committed anything unforgivable!

    Besides, if the word bleeped out up there is what I think it is, then I think anyone who thinks that word specifically is owned by the gay community is an idiot! I was reading Lord of the Rings recently and that ‘word’ was used often in reference to wood being collected for a fire.

    Ian Roberts and the rest of the gay community that were offended by that remark need to live in a country where being part of a certain minority can actually get you killed!

    The word was not said to incite hate, nor was it a deliberate swipe at gay people.

  6. What’s the big deal? So she implies that the losing team are homosexuals – this does not indicate any form of homophobia on her part, it just means that she thinks they may not appreciate being called homosexuals.

    Sure, it may suggest that she believes homosexuals are not as good at playing rugby as heterosexuals, but so what. Not everyone has to like homosexuals. If you found her comments offensive, toughen up.

    Admittedly it wasn’t the smartest thing to tweet, but then again, if you don’t like it, don’t read it.

  8. What’s all the fuss about?
    Now she has all the qualifications required to achieve “star” status on any of the commercial stations. And maybe to co-host a ‘punked’ type show with that other mental giant, the chk-chk girl.

  9. I’ve never warmed to this woman and now I know why. She should stick to swimming, I have always found her very underwhelming as a public figure. It will take ages for her to live this one down. I don’t really get Twitter. I don’t understand the brain numbingly banal nature of it. It has always struck me as a supremely narcissistic way to communicate.

  13. I am deeply offended that these words are in her vocabulary,to describe her negative feelings about someone or something. Ian Roberts is so right..she is an idiot and Davenport should dump her..If she used the “N” word, the same reaction would apply.

  14. typical sportsperson with a sub par IQ (only the F1 drivers seem to be intelligent types). Ya know Im gen Y, late gen Y..i just dont get why my contemporaries seem to think they they can write crap like that and it wont get them into trouble.

  15. What a complete idiot! Is she so stupid that she thought publishing that comment on Twitter wouldn’t cause an uproar? Is her use of the word f@ggot in her day-to-day vocabulary that common?

    Matthew Mitcham should lay the smack-down on Rice (via Twitter of course).

  16. So, it’s okay to make offensive slurs at oppressed minority groups when one is excited?

    She deserves the same criticism and condemnation that Andrew Johns got.

  17. Just a comment made in the “excitement of the moment”…in other words, the type of comment I often make before my management team can apply a filter. From hero to zero in four easy words!

  18. Im not sure what is more offensive – her comments or the fact that she is paid $700,000 a year by Seven to do nothing !!!

    As Ian Roberts said “Idiot” – both her and Seven

  20. I’m sure it has been said before, but Twitter and tweets brings out the Twit in some people! When are people going to get the viral nature of posting such a stream of consciousness? Silly girl.

  22. ian roberts is correct. she is an idiot and i have no repsect for her now. to say she made the comment in the excitment of the moment is a copout. if she had of used the N word inside of the F word it would be taken a lot further. what a (sounds like ) s***t. oh sorry i said that in the excitment of reading this article stephanie.

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