Talk:Corey Duffel

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This page should not be deleted it serves a purpose, to Skateboarders on Wikipedia. ClayteX 19:02, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Racist Comments
I rewrote the section about his comments towards stevie. It's by no means perfect as is, but I think it provides a much more fair look at the event. There's so much more than was put in the one-sentence afterthought we had before. This edit covers other things mentioned in the original interview as well as things said later in an interview with Thrasher. -christos 72.137.103.253 (talk) 14:42, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

I used to know this kid when he was younger and i used to skate he snitched on me to the cops for smoking weed. Sounds like he still a square. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.202.82.255 (talk) 01:50, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

Himself
Is it necessary to put "himself" after each video appearance? One would assume it would be for his skateboarding, not as an actor. Dubkiller 02:11, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

i agree, it makes the article looks unprofessional with "himself" typed over and over again.

This article reads like a middle school essay. In need of serious work. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.157.44.98 (talk) 19:23, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

I see no reason to keep the testicle comment. If there are no citations or sources backing this up, it is not a "KNOWN FACT". The only mention of Corey Duffel and one testicle I managed to find on Google was simply a re-posting of this article on a random Myspace profile. I did, however, find mention of Patrick Melcher, another pro skater, and how he has only one testicle. The Duffel story is dubious until there is some sort of proof. CharCoal (talk) 06:05, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

What I don't understand is why the references to this guys racist past are always edited out. He made some unexcusable racist remarks and even though these get referenced in this article, somehow they always get edited out. One thing is for sure, in the commercialised world of modern skateboarding, i'd sure as hell want to know if my kids purchasing decisions of boards and shoes were going to racist ill educated morons like Duffel. ....................................................................................You don't know him and he is NOT a racist and a great guy, my son looks up to him and I don't care, he is a good role model and great guy, he made some bad remarks yes he did, we all make mistakes. Don't hate unless you know him, and I do, I have a lot of his products and am proud that he is my family, like I said my son looks up to him and it is my job to censor what parts of the videos and articles I let my son read, some of what Corey says and does are not for children, but I still stand by my word on what a great person he is all around.You seem to be forgetting what caused him to say those racist remarks, he too was called names, hateful hurtful names, no two wrongs don't make a right, but there was more to the story.I also am pretty sure he has both testicles, at least he did when I changed his diaper( when he was a baby of course) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.62.202.147 (talk) 23:38, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

We all make mistakes? At what point does calling someone 'a dirty nigger' stop becoming a mistake and start becoming just plain racist. He may be a great guy, I'm sure family members of the Klan think they are great guys too. Of course I don't know him. What I do know is people have a right to know who has controversial views on race and who doesnt. I'm sure Steve Williams' family has a different view of Duffel than you do. Being called names is no excuse. Racism is racism. You are either for or against it. I'm sure we can guess which side you come down on. And lets be honest, Corey must have got his racist views from somewhere......his family maybe?..................................................................................................... He does not come from a racist family, like I said it was bad on his part, but he was also called a faggot and other names. He publicly apologized for his remarks and he also has friends of many colors and backgrounds. People say dumb things and unfortunately he said something that was put in print. He has paid for it, he has learned from it, and it did bring embarrisment to many of his family, me included. But you should not judge one on one thing they have done, but their whole self.I and the rest of his family are not racist, not one of us, like I said he made a mistake and a bad one, stop the anger and start the love.....................ok so it's pretty obvious we are not going to see eye to eye so theres really no point in carrying on this discourse, so ill sign off with a few points. 1) publicly apologized? where? in the same article? only after he realised he'd made a BIG mistake. Tell me where these public apologies where? Ive seen his later interview in Thrasher a couple of months ago, and though he talks about it, theres nothing approaching an apology. 2) unfortunately put out in print? unfortunately? so its ok to have these views unless they are printed??!? Listen, if he's prepared to say these things IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN god knows what his non-public views are like. 3) How has he paid for it? He's moved from am to pro since then. 4)stop the anger and start the love? Tell corey that next time you see him. 4) Jim Greco ( who Duffel has ENTIRELY bit his style from ) isnt racist: buy his board instead. 5) Ive been called worse things than faggot in my life. doesnt turn you into a racist idiot by default...... Ok I am done, I have used the N word, and feel bad about it, and thank goodness it was not put into print, we have all said and done things that arnet nice, but it does not make us. If you want to continue to talk then email me. I still stand up for him, I think the apology was a few months after the first article, and though this may sound bad to some, a N word is a way to describe a certain type of personality not a whole race, and that's what he said, the guy was a jerk to him, and he said what he said, it was years ago, and like I have already said, one thing does not make up the whole person. I have know and loved him since the day he was born, when the article came out I was so embarrassed, so ashamed, and so was he. It is not my place to defend him, he can do that on his own, but from what I know he and the person he called the N word have no more problems, and if you know anything about him you will know he has many friends of different races and religion's.I still don't see how he is a racist idiot, I don't think all his black and Asian friends think he is. I don't think anyone that knows him think he is. Until you know him you only judge on certain things, and I would hate to be judged just on a few things I have done..............."a N word is a way to describe a certain type of personality not a whole race" !! youre a fucking idiot.

== Corey and the N word This is what started the whole Corey is racists (We were sitting in Wendy's once, and some nigger comes up to us, like, "Hey, Lesbians, get down on your knees and give me some blowjobs right now." That's the only time she has ever felt like a lesbian. He was like some trashy nigger like Stevie Williams, like gold fronts, like sketchy and had a pistol in his pocket, so I pretty much had to listen to whatever he said, like you don't want to talk back to him, so that's the only time she probably felt like a lesbian) He is not saying anything about a whole race, he was being pushed around by a trashy guy who happened to be black, and Corey chose the wrong word to describe the person. This whole interview with big brother was messed up. The guy interviewing him was trying to get him to say things, trying to piss him off. I am in no way saying it is OK to use the N word, but in a lot of circles people ( and I am not saying myself) use the N word as a description of a type of person, just like people use the saying white trash to describe some toothless idiot who lives in a trailer. The N word is often used to describe people who happen to be black and have gold teeth, carry guns, are in gangs, who wear their pants down to their knees, who have no concern about others and who use drugs. I don't know why I am being bashed. I stand up for him because he is family. I was so embarrassed when the article came out, and ashamed. But I understand what he meant.On another issues, I strongley beleave no one should use the N word, not blacks or whites or anyone. I don't understand what gives one group of people the right to say it and not another. Also when Corey said this he was young, naive, still in high school. It was a poor choice of words, but I can honestly tell you how bad he felt and still does about the whole thing. We have all said and done things that were not very nice or smart and we learn from it. This one statement does not make him a racist. If you notice I am calling no one names, and I am not saying he was OK with what he said. . If you are adult enough to have a conversation about this without calling names then fine, but I see no reason why I am being called names. Like I said if you don't know him, don't know him personally and know what he is about and the love he has in his heart you have no right to judge him. Let he who judges first walk a mile in the others shoes before you judge.

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