First Openly Gay Athlete (in a major sport)

[EMAWmeister]

It's pretty annoying how it is now a race for sportswriters to come out and proclaim how open and progressive they are. Especially if (GOD FORBID!!!) there is another one with a different opinion. It's very disingenuous.

[420seriouscat69]

I hope they don't let him drink out of the same waler bottles as the players. They all might catch being gay.

[EllRobersonisInnocent]

I hate the media, I really do

[bubbles4ksu]

It's pretty annoying how it is now a race for sportswriters to come out and proclaim how open and progressive they are. Especially if (GOD FORBID!!!) there is another one with a different opinion. It's very disingenuous.

use of "GOD FORBID" is kinda ironic. pretty bad post overall.

[8manpick]

It's pretty annoying how it is now a race for sportswriters to come out and proclaim how open and progressive they are. Especially if (GOD FORBID!!!) there is another one with a different opinion. It's very disingenuous.

use of "GOD FORBID" is kinda ironic. pretty bad post overall.

Well, god does forbid, so it is pretty appropriate

[EMAWmeister]

It's pretty annoying how it is now a race for sportswriters to come out and proclaim how open and progressive they are. Especially if (GOD FORBID!!!) there is another one with a different opinion. It's very disingenuous.

use of "GOD FORBID" is kinda ironic. pretty bad post overall.

I'm just sick of people like Doyel posting about how much more pissed off about Penn State they are than you, how much more accepting of homosexuals they are than you etc. The high horse that sports writers get on when sports and social issues combine is comical.

[The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep]

'meister you should say that on twitter instead of here.

[jtksu]

And the first dumbass athlete to make a homophobic tweet about Jason Collins goes to.
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Mike Wallace!

@Wallace17_daKid All these beautiful women in the world and guys wanna mess with other guys SMH (shakin' my head

Have fun in South Beach, Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!).

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ATTENTION SEXISTS:  WOMEN PLAY MAJOR SPORTS AND CAN BE OPENLY GAY TOO

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Also, Jason Collins is a chicken crap who should have come out when he was relevant if he actually gave a crap about the lgbt community.  Nothing to be lauded for here.  Just a bunch of self absorbed well wishers cheering on a coward to score "progressive points" with other self absorbed assholes.  Pathetic.

[bubbles4ksu]

i'm happy to see FSD is still his/her old self after being so thoroughly abused last week in the marathon explosion thread.

[bubbles4ksu]

i bet "gay" stories will stop leading the news when conservatives stop discriminating against them.

[MakeItRain]

It's pretty annoying how it is now a race for sportswriters to come out and proclaim how open and progressive they are. Especially if (GOD FORBID!!!) there is another one with a different opinion. It's very disingenuous.

use of "GOD FORBID" is kinda ironic. pretty bad post overall.

I'm just sick of people like Doyel posting about how much more pissed off about Penn State they are than you, how much more accepting of homosexuals they are than you etc. The high horse that sports writers get on when sports and social issues combine is comical.

Weird thing to get bent about. So you hate when people who are paid go give opinions actually give opinions?

[ednksu]

ATTENTION SEXISTS:  WOMEN PLAY MAJOR SPORTS AND CAN BE OPENLY GAY TOO

This is actually a really good point.  Like it or not the WNBA does have lesbians and is the major sport for 50% of the population to play.

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i'm happy to see FSD is still his/her old self after being so thoroughly abused last week in the marathon explosion thread.

 

Man, never look a gift horse in the mouth and such

[Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!)]

ATTENTION SEXISTS:  WOMEN PLAY MAJOR SPORTS AND CAN BE OPENLY GAY TOO

This is actually a really good point.  Like it or not the WNBA does have lesbians and is the major sport for 50% of the population to play.

It reflects poorly on me when you agree with me.












JK, edna

[EMAWmeister]

It's pretty annoying how it is now a race for sportswriters to come out and proclaim how open and progressive they are. Especially if (GOD FORBID!!!) there is another one with a different opinion. It's very disingenuous.

use of "GOD FORBID" is kinda ironic. pretty bad post overall.

I'm just sick of people like Doyel posting about how much more pissed off about Penn State they are than you, how much more accepting of homosexuals they are than you etc. The high horse that sports writers get on when sports and social issues combine is comical.

Weird thing to get bent about. So you hate when people who are paid go give opinions actually give opinions?

It's not that. He acts like he is some champion of gay rights for the sole purpose of bringing praise to himself.  His take was nothing revolutionary. It's a stance that many people, myself included, hold.  But when he goes around flaunting it like this tweet, it's like, get the eff over yourself.

Gregg Doyel ?@GreggDoyelCBS 2h
Someone show Chris Broussard my story on Jason Collins. Learn him a thing or two on decency http://cbsprt.co/ZRSlnW

Note: I didn't watch OTL or hear what Broussard said. I just remember him writing a story about John Amaechi where he stated that while he didn't support it, it was important to treat everyone with respect.  Maybe Broussard deserved it. I don't know.

[Testy Westy]

who gives a crap

[star seed 7]

the WNBA is not a major sport.

[ednksu]

the WNBA is not a major sport.

its the only full time pro sport for 50% of the population.  You might be able to say women's soccer, but I challenge anyone to say they've actually sat down and watched a match.  But the bigger point here, is that a lot of lesbians have been out in their respective professional sports without the same kind of hype.  So why are women doing it 'better' than men?

[PoetWarrior]

Collins is wrong in his choice.

This viewpoint is as valid as any other, more so than most.

[puniraptor]

Collins is wrong in his choice.

This viewpoint is as valid as any other, more so than most.

His choice to out or his """""""""choice""""""" to be gay?

[ednksu]

Collins is wrong in his choice.

This viewpoint is as valid as any other, more so than most.

bigot outed

[ednksu]

http://deadspin.com/espns-chris-broussard-says-being-gay-is-an-open-rebel-484708467?autoplay=1
have we discussed Chris Broussard?  (probably lukes I'm sure)

[star seed 7]

just because it's the biggest womens sport, does not make it a major sport.  this isn't bashing womens sports, it's just truth.

and lesbians are treated way different in american society than gay men.  even gay haters (typical religious people, not phelps types) are more lenient on gay women than gay men.