Nate apologizes for gay slur... sort of

You may remember from my interview with Brad Virata from Survivor: Cook Islands when he talked about fellow castaway Nate calling him a nancy boy. Well, Nate was recently voted off the island and he was asked about his choice of words in an interview by TV Guide. Here's what he had to say about the offensive comment: "At the end of the day, considering Brad's actions toward not swimming and me calling him out, no, I don't regret that. The fact that I called him a nancy boy and it offended him — I want to take that back, because I'd never want to hurt him. He's a dear friend, and I like the guy a lot. I think people made a big deal out of it because of his sexual preference. I'm not a homophobe. I was an ally of his when I knew he was gay. We were cool. If Adam had done the same thing, I'd have called Adam a nancy boy. If I offended homosexuals or Brad by saying that — if they think I was directing it toward his sexual preference — then I am going to apologize, because that is not my style. I would have called him something else a "f--k-off" or something else that didn't [hint at] his sexual preference. I texted him [after my elimination] and said "I'm sorry," and he said it was cool. But I've heard comments that he wouldn't want to hang out with me, and that is too bad because I thought we were close friends." I guess that's not bad as far as an apology goes. He did say he didn't mean it to be directed at Brad's orientation, but it was still an insensitive remark. Nate is kind of a meathead, and doesn't seem to be the sharpest tool in the shed, so I guess you have to take it for what it's worth. At any rate, it was kind of cool to see the interview quoted.