A lot of reaction has come out of the Miami Dolphins’ 21-0 domination of the New England Patriots this week. People are now calling it “Tape-gate” after the Dolphins used game film with audio as a way to get Tom Brady’s audible calls. I’ve heard this phrase used a lot and I’m getting pissed off about it.

It’s time to ax any events with the ending of -gate. It’s annoying and nothing besides the original Watergate makes sense, seeing as how Watergate was a damn hotel. “Ball-Gate” was a stupid way to describe the NBA ball controversy and “Tape-Gate” is an idiotic way of describing this controversy, especially when it isn’t a controversy to begin with. What’s next? “Cut-off HoodyGate?”

It seems like whenever something happens that stays in the news, it automatically becomes tagged with the -Gate suffix. Michael Strahan’s broken sack record automatically became “Sack-Gate.” The headbutt by Zinedine Zidane, also known as the most badass thing in sports history, was named “Headbutt Gate”. Of course, the Janet Jackson “Wardrobe Malfunction” got crowned with a -Gate ending. The possibilities were endless for that one:

• Tit-Gate
• Pasty-Gate
• Shitty Halftime Show-Gate
• Nip-Gate
• Timber-Gate
• Gonna Have You Naked By The End of This Song-Gate
  
• Jacko-Gate
• Thank God it wasn’t Michael’s Tit-Gate

It’s a simple request, really. Stop coming up with stupid and catchy titles for events, especially when they use -Gate. A simple “Dolphins Tape Controversy” would have done justice. It’s not worth tiring out a crappy phrase, especially when it pisses me off as a result.