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Eh, hasn't the topic been in the news recently? beetnemesis Send a noteboard - 02/05/2013 03:05:29 PM

Edit- Totally betraying how little I pay attention to sports, I just realized that Jason Collins is in the NBA, not NFL. Blame the fact that I've been playing a lot of Madden on XBox lately, I guess. Anyway, too lazy to edit, and my basic point still stands, so, whatever.

I don't follow sports news much, but I know there's been a couple news items in the last few months. There was that team who condoned some anti-gay remarks, and some player that said that there were definitely some gay players in the NFL, and maybe a third thing?

On the one hand, it's not a big deal in the sense that we need to discuss it endlessly, but I think it's as relevant as any "human interest" story.

There wasn't a single (out) gay man in the entire NFL- an organization filled with role models, watched by a large swath of our country's population, and pretty heavily stereotyped as being only for real, macho, men? I don't think it's unnotable (woo double negatives!) to spend 30 seconds reading about one of them coming out.

That said, I've already forgotten his name and team.

I amuse myself.
This message last edited by beetnemesis on 02/05/2013 at 04:14:52 PM
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Still, he seems like a better role model for gay kids than the girly sex maniacs the media loves *NM* kHz1000 - 01/05/2013 12:48:31 PM 191 Views
Yeah because gay people are not discriminated against and never receive hate thrown their way *NM* Nighthawk - 01/05/2013 01:07:20 PM 176 Views
In their fantasies. Cannoli - 03/05/2013 01:34:30 PM 406 Views
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Personally I think he "came out" for money HyogaRott - 01/05/2013 04:51:45 PM 366 Views
It may be as you say. nossy - 02/05/2013 08:08:28 PM 359 Views
That was pretty much my point. Cannoli - 03/05/2013 01:36:36 PM 468 Views
Bottom line = Who cares? Anonymous2000 - 01/05/2013 07:03:26 PM 341 Views
It is news in professional sports. Legolas - 01/05/2013 08:36:21 PM 384 Views
Re: It is news in professional sports. Cannoli - 03/05/2013 01:37:36 PM 373 Views
Read Legolas's post again. *NM* Stephen - 03/05/2013 02:16:05 PM 154 Views
Legolas' post didn't make sense to Cannoli either.....re-reading it won't help. *NM* Anonymous2000 - 03/05/2013 06:56:41 PM 164 Views
"We" being those who care in the least about gay rights in the first place, that is. Legolas - 03/05/2013 09:03:45 PM 368 Views
Eh, hasn't the topic been in the news recently? beetnemesis - 02/05/2013 03:05:29 PM 441 Views
Why he came out doesn't really matter, in the end. Dannymac - 06/05/2013 05:52:57 PM 339 Views
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