Dwayne Bowe Salutes 'Javon' Belcher
Dwayne Bowe Salutes Jovan Belcher By Wearing A T-Shirt With His Name Misspelled Full size http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/1877...g/original.jpg DEC 3, 2012 12:00 PM17,080http://ganja.gawkerassets.com/assets...tbar.flame.png 42http://ganja.gawkerassets.com/assets...ar.comment.png<button class="button ui-light share_button" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgb(255, 255, 255) 0px 1px 0px 0px inset, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0470588) 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039) 0px 0px 0px 1px inset, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0470588) 0px 1px 0px 0px; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(201, 201, 201) rgb(201, 201, 201) rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: pointer; height: 20px; outline: none 0px; background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 0%, 0% 100%, from(rgb(248, 248, 248)), to(rgb(221, 221, 221))); background-attachment: scroll; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px 5px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, sans-serif; text-transform: none; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: middle; border-top-left-radius: 3px; border-top-right-radius: 3px; border-bottom-right-radius: 3px; border-bottom-left-radius: 3px; color: rgb(82, 87, 110) !important; float: left; width: 44px; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat repeat;">Share</button> http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/17sm.../avt-small.jpg Barry Petchesky I think it's entirely reasonable for people to disagree on the proper way to commemorate a complex tragedy like that of Jovan Belcher, who killed his girlfriend before killing himself. Of those who argued for the Chiefs game going on as scheduled because football provides a distraction from the awful parts of life, and those who said the game should have been postponed because it was unfair to ask Chiefs players and coaches to take the field so soon after a traumatizing event, neither side was "wrong"—they were just stating their opinions. You can see both sides of the argument on how Belcher should have been commemorated. It's easy to grasp the argument that Belcher was a murderer before he was a suicide, that taking his own life is the only thing that separates him from Rae Carruth or O.J. Simpson and he shouldn't be celebrated for it, that it's an insult to Kasandra Perkins's death to marginalize her for her more famous killer. On the other hand, Belcher was the famous one, and the only reason fans feel a connection to this horror at all. He was clearly a very troubled person, and if he wasn't strictly a tragic figure, it's impossible to expect those who knew him in life to vilify him now. It's definitely OK to turn this into a public debate on larger issues. If the wake of nationally relevant firearm deaths isn't the time to bring up gun control, when is? But this runs the risk of polarizing a tragedy for political means, and distracting from the perhaps more germane issue of mental illness. Everyone deals with sadness in their own way, and there's no single "right" way to mourn, especially when tragedy and crime intermix. Maybe the only "wrong" thing you can do is tell someone else that their grief isn't the right kind of grief, as if that's something that can be dictated. Any way someone chooses to react to Jovan Belcher's murder-suicide—yes, even with dark humor—is fine if it works for them. That said, spelling "Javon" Belcher's name wrong on the commemorative t-shirt is definitely the wrong way to grieve. |
How is it spelled?
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It's the thought that counts.
Speaking of ... So Jovan went "up there," huh? |
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I think the team handled it right, with the moment of silence for domestic violence victims and by choosing not to commemorate the player in any way. He doesn't deserve it.
But at the same time I think Bowe's perfectly entitled to personally mourn the loss of a teammate and friend however he chooses. |
Bowe spelled it Javon
It is spelled Jovan. |
WAY up there.....that's where Cassel was throwing footballs
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Stage one grief. It's call denial. If he's doing this in a month or two then I'm a bit more concerned and disgusted.
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Powe must have been in charge of getting the shirts printed.
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I can't argue with anything the team has done, and I don't think we should censor Bowe. Even if he can't spell. |
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Remember Sunday when Quinn threw one like that to Bowe, andhe just dropped his arms and didn't even bother. |
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If your best friend did this, I'm sure you wouldn't instantly send him to the bottom of your shit list for being a murderer. It'd take awhile to process the situation.
Leave Bowe alone. And yeah, I know this is about the spelling. Whatever. Nobody said Bowe was a scholar. |
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What keg said.
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Best part of this bizarre pic is the shrine to Bowe on the wall. I want that painting! Gotta love Bowe, our play-making knucklehead.
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Hard to believe Bowe can't spell. Shocking, really.
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It's the thought that counts. Dwayne isn't the sharpest knife in the drawer, but he is genuine. I like him a lot.
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FWIW USA Today misspelled the girlfriend's name.
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Got it. It's Jovan Bitchler not Javon Bitchler.
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While Belcher is a murderer, and I do not personally give a shit that he's dead, I also did not know him. |
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Also: perhaps misspelling is an inside joke.
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Your and idiot |
ANOTHER knucklehead move by Bowe! Can't wait till he's playing with Andrew Luck!
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Now, am I conceited? no... but those are good memories hanging there to remind me that I set out to achieve a goal and accomplished it. I don't fault bowe for having cool pictures of his accomplishments up on his wall. Ps: I'm guessing Bowe had a local print shop do the graphic design and print that t-shirt... so the misspelling is on THEM, most likely not on Bowe. (although it very well could be if he spelled Jovans name out for them) |
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I love Daweyne Bow even if he kant spul. |
Snapbacks and tattoos, bro!
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Reminds me of a time I was selling cd's out of a tattoo shop and this couple walks in and ol girl is going to get ol boys name tattooed on her arm. Artist was like ok "what's the name?" and ol girl paused for a second and kind of mumbled something and ol boy was like "bitch that ain't my name!" Guy told their dumbasses to get the **** out.
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See it's all laughs and giggles right now, but you're missing the real tragedy. Right now there is a man named Javon Belcher saying "what the ****? I didn't do none of this shit."
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Uh, the name is misspelled on our main topic on this board...:doh!:
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best season for Bowe this year imo. He has finally become an elite football player to me. His blocking is fantastic, his routes are good and he lost a lil weight/did some training for explosive moves & cuts. He's quicker and faster now than ever. He has dropped a few, but not too bad all things considered. Bowe is finally matured. |
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Could you imagine the response if Winston/Cassel/Quinn or any other 'non-approved' player had taken this picture?
Even with the name spelled correctly they would of been blasted for the picture and the ego wall behind it. |
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"In the locker room, some wore T-shirts that included a photo of Belcher and “Rest in Peace.”
Wide receiver Dexter McCluster, whose locker is next to Belcher’s, wore his during interviews." quote source: After tragedy, emotions surge at Arrowhead Stadium |
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Plus its misspelled on a thread on this very board. |
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Maybe they were just trying to throw it somewhere that he couldn't drop it. |
How do I love me? Let me count the ways.....
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