First Openly Gay Athlete (in a major sport)

[420seriouscat69]

Collins is wrong in his choice.

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

[PoetWarrior]

Collins is wrong in his choice.

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

bigot outed

I'm not a bigot, by definition.

I also have something to anchor by belief to. You?

[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?

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.

  that's Doyel though, its pretty easy to not be exposed to his grandstanding and it is not indicative of "the media'

[MakeItRain]

Collins is wrong in his choice.

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

bigot outed

I'm not a bigot, by definition.

I also have something to anchor by belief to. You?

My God loves gays the same way he loves the judgmental looking down their noses from their ivory towers at people who lead different lifestyles or make different choices. You'll feel better about yourself when you start taking people for who they are, all of them. My day was made brighter by this, sorry it had a negative effect on you.

[ednksu]

Collins is wrong in his choice.

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

bigot outed

I'm not a bigot, by definition.

I also have something to anchor by belief to. You?

: a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices; especially : one who regards or treats the members of a group (as a racial or ethnic group) with hatred and intolerance
Yeah saying someone's life is a 'choice' makes you intolerant.  If by choice you mean his decision to come out, that makes you intolerant because no person should have to live in the closet because of their humanity. 

I would love to know what you anchor your belief in, because I have a feeling its about to get biblical in here, which won't end well for you.

[PoetWarrior]

My God loves gays the same way he loves the judgmental looking down their noses from their ivory towers at people who lead different lifestyles or make different choices. You'll feel better about yourself when you start taking people for who they are, all of them. My day was made brighter by this, sorry it had a negative effect on you.

THE God disagrees with your god.

[PoetWarrior]

I would love to know what you anchor your belief in, because I have a feeling its about to get biblical in here, which won't end well for you.

I would love for you to educate me on the Bible.

[puniraptor]

PW, did god choose to make certain individuals gay to test them more thoroughly than the people he saw fit to make hetero?

[PoetWarrior]

In the world you believe you live in, no opinion, thought, belief, etc. can be invalidated.

Grasp this first, then realize we have no argument.


Then let's talk reality.

[PoetWarrior]

PW, did god choose to make certain individuals gay to test them more thoroughly than the people he saw fit to make hetero?

Homosexuality is a simple temptation. (God doesn't tempt, he tells us this.)

The same as an unmarried man's choice to have sex with an unmarried woman. The same as a man's choice to have sex with a child.

He can resist, with Help.

[ednksu]

My God loves gays the same way he loves the judgmental looking down their noses from their ivory towers at people who lead different lifestyles or make different choices. You'll feel better about yourself when you start taking people for who they are, all of them. My day was made brighter by this, sorry it had a negative effect on you.

THE God disagrees with your god.

yeah, so back to you being an intolerant bigot

[star seed 7]

I would love to know what you anchor your belief in, because I have a feeling its about to get biblical in here, which won't end well for you.

I would love for you to educate me on the Bible.

separate from the conversation, this is a pretty great post from PW.

[ednksu]

I would love to know what you anchor your belief in, because I have a feeling its about to get biblical in here, which won't end well for you.

I would love for you to educate me on the Bible.

separate from the conversation, this is a pretty great post from PW.

quite being a rough ridin' Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!)

[star seed 7]

I would love to know what you anchor your belief in, because I have a feeling its about to get biblical in here, which won't end well for you.

I would love for you to educate me on the Bible.

separate from the conversation, this is a pretty great post from PW.

quite being a rough ridin' respect

 

[ednksu]

I would love to know what you anchor your belief in, because I have a feeling its about to get biblical in here, which won't end well for you.

I would love for you to educate me on the Bible.

separate from the conversation, this is a pretty great post from PW.

quite being a rough ridin' respect

 

If you weren't tacitly supporting bigotry with that attempted call out, I wouldn't have a problem. 

The issue is that many of the piece of scripture used to support the hate agenda are left unqualified in the bible.  The abomination word actually relates to a biblical felony.  Left unqualified it could be read on the same level as murder or eating shellfish. 

I really hope Poet has never gotten a hummer from a girl, or watch out, he could be getting a lightning bolt up the ass soon.

[star seed 7]

I would love to know what you anchor your belief in, because I have a feeling its about to get biblical in here, which won't end well for you.

I would love for you to educate me on the Bible.

separate from the conversation, this is a pretty great post from PW.

quite being a rough ridin' respect

 

If you weren't tacitly supporting bigotry with that attempted call out, I wouldn't have a problem. 

 

[ednksu]

Great response bigot supporter. 

"Zomg, even though I know your post is about hate, you totally burned him with an unqualified statement of bigotry.  Oh man you totally got him." said 7

[star seed 7]

Great response bigot supporter. 

"Zomg, even though I know your post is about hate, you totally burned him with an unqualified statement of bigotry.  Oh man you totally got him." said 7

 

 

[The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep]

Bubbles and I see pretty much eye to eye on this one.


... eff 

[bubbles4ksu]

Bubbles and I see pretty much eye to eye on this one.


... eff 

either one of us is lying or we've stumbled upon a universal truth.

[j-dub]

hey guys, remember when ednksu had matured and overcome his anger problems and quit being an ignorant bad person on the board...?

yeah - me neither..

[ednksu]

Homosexuality is a simple temptation. (God doesn't tempt, he tells us this.)

The same as an unmarried man's choice to have sex with an unmarried woman. The same as a man's choice to have sex with a child.

He can resist, with Help.

I mean seriously....gays on the same level as pedophelia?  No way should you ever consider this kind of crap as being a good post or part of a good response.  Why don't you tell me about all the good things Hitler did too while you're at it.

[MakeItRain]

My God loves gays the same way he loves the judgmental looking down their noses from their ivory towers at people who lead different lifestyles or make different choices. You'll feel better about yourself when you start taking people for who they are, all of them. My day was made brighter by this, sorry it had a negative effect on you.

THE God disagrees with your god.

Oh you're one of THOSE people, like the Klan who use scripture as justification for burning crosses in yards of unsuspecting niggers, spics, and jews.  Got it.

[ednksu]

hey guys, remember when ednksu had matured and overcome his anger problems and quit being an ignorant bad person on the board...?

yeah - me neither..

there is a difference between being stupidly (on my part) angry and unfairly blaming a student athlete/young man for actions and saying that a gay person is on the same level as a pedophile and using an archaic, unqualified, translation of the bible to espouse hate and intolerance.  Hating someone because of their basic humanity should be shouted down from all directions at all times.  That isn't unjustified anger, that is righteous condemnation.   

[PoetWarrior]

I wasn't aware of ednksu until now. He/She is funny.