Nike drops Manny Pacquiao after anti-gay marriage comments

Nike just fired Manny Pacquiao. All nike endorsement lined up for him was now cancelled after his anti-gay comments posted on facebook.
Nike made this announcement on February 17, this is after Pacquiao made comments saying that gay marriage are "worse than animals."

Nike said in a statement that it found Pacquiao's comments "abhorrent."
"Nike strongly opposes discrimination of any kind and has a long history of supporting and standing up for the rights of the LGBT community," the statement read. "We no longer have a relationship with Manny Pacquiao."
The eight-time world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao made an anti-gay comments and this is what he said:
"It's common sense. Will you see any animals where male is to male and female is to female," Pacquiao said during an appearance on the Filipino station TV5. "The animals are better. They know how to distinguish male from female. If we approve [of] male on male, female on female, then man is worse than animals."







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