Michael Sam

[Katpappy]

Posnanski knocks it out of the park.

http://www.nbcsports.com/joe-posnanski/robinson-sam-blazing-trails-seven-decades-apart

that was good

I liked the totality of what he said, I hate the Jackie Robinson comparison

how come?

If someone had said "maybe Jackie Robinson just needs some pussy" in 1944 or whatever, no one on message boards would have PI'd the crap out of that person.

we've come a long way

damn, there goes my long list of jokes. 

[gatoveintisiet]

can we have a master list of what people, groups, political parties, religions, universities, genders, age groups, etc. that are
goEMAW approved for mocking, laughing at, and general good time fooling around with and which social segments are on
goEMAW protected list. Thanks, I just don't want to bigot off in the wrong direction.

if you need a list then you need to get your ass away from our message board

Well, can I make fun of republicans on here?

[star seed 7]

can we have a master list of what people, groups, political parties, religions, universities, genders, age groups, etc. that are
goEMAW approved for mocking, laughing at, and general good time fooling around with and which social segments are on
goEMAW protected list. Thanks, I just don't want to bigot off in the wrong direction.

if you need a list then you need to get your ass away from our message board

Well, can I make fun of republicans on here?

you can make fun of whoever you want

[OK_Cat]

can we have a master list of what people, groups, political parties, religions, universities, genders, age groups, etc. that are
goEMAW approved for mocking, laughing at, and general good time fooling around with and which social segments are on
goEMAW protected list. Thanks, I just don't want to bigot off in the wrong direction.

if you need a list then you need to get your ass away from our message board

Well, can I make fun of republicans on here?

do whatever you want

[MakeItRain]

Posnanski knocks it out of the park.

http://www.nbcsports.com/joe-posnanski/robinson-sam-blazing-trails-seven-decades-apart

that was good

I liked the totality of what he said, I hate the Jackie Robinson comparison

how come?

Jackie Robinson literally risked his life breaking the color barrier, if a fan calls Sam a fudgepacker they would rightfully be barred from attending games for life. The struggle isn't comparable.

[sunny_cat]

Posnanski knocks it out of the park.

http://www.nbcsports.com/joe-posnanski/robinson-sam-blazing-trails-seven-decades-apart

that was good

I liked the totality of what he said, I hate the Jackie Robinson comparison

how come?

Jackie Robinson literally risked his life breaking the color barrier, if a fan calls Sam a fudgepacker they would rightfully be barred from attending games for life. The struggle isn't comparable.

It is comparable. Just to a different degree.

[gatoveintisiet]

can we have a master list of what people, groups, political parties, religions, universities, genders, age groups, etc. that are
goEMAW approved for mocking, laughing at, and general good time fooling around with and which social segments are on
goEMAW protected list. Thanks, I just don't want to bigot off in the wrong direction.

if you need a list then you need to get your ass away from our message board

Well, can I make fun of republicans on here?

do whatever you want

yeah, that sounds like a setup.  I don't trust you, if I start making fun of jayhawks or something, next thing I know I'll get ganged up
on by you and seven. 

[MakeItRain]

Posnanski knocks it out of the park.

http://www.nbcsports.com/joe-posnanski/robinson-sam-blazing-trails-seven-decades-apart

that was good

I liked the totality of what he said, I hate the Jackie Robinson comparison

how come?

Jackie Robinson literally risked his life breaking the color barrier, if a fan calls Sam a fudgepacker they would rightfully be barred from attending games for life. The struggle isn't comparable.

It is comparable. Just to a different degree.

Read a book

[star seed 7]

Posnanski knocks it out of the park.

http://www.nbcsports.com/joe-posnanski/robinson-sam-blazing-trails-seven-decades-apart

that was good

I liked the totality of what he said, I hate the Jackie Robinson comparison

how come?

Jackie Robinson literally risked his life breaking the color barrier, if a fan calls Sam a fudgepacker they would rightfully be barred from attending games for life. The struggle isn't comparable.

It is comparable. Just to a different degree.

it's absolutely not comparable

[sunny_cat]

Jfc, I'm not saying it's the same thing.

[Dugout DickStone]

Also, Robinson was literally excluded from playing in MLB for a portion of his career.  And it was officially sanctioned.  It's not like you could be an in the closet minority.

[michigancat]

Jfc, I'm not saying it's the same thing.

Just stop

[john "teach me how to" dougie]

Posnanski knocks it out of the park.

http://www.nbcsports.com/joe-posnanski/robinson-sam-blazing-trails-seven-decades-apart

that was good

I liked the totality of what he said, I hate the Jackie Robinson comparison

That was my first thought. Jackie Robinson didn't have the opportunity to choose when the time was right to confront racism. There's no hiding it. Being gay, while not a choice either, you usually get the opportunity to choose when to confront the bigotry, or even choose not to. You can keep it private.

[MakeItRain]

Anyway, the Jackie Robinson comparison was not at all essential to that column, not even sure how he tied it together

[sunny_cat]

Anyway, the Jackie Robinson comparison was not at all essential to that column, not even sure how he tied it together

I'm not going to argue. Didn't mean to offend anybody. I realize the difference.

[AbeFroman]

Also, Robinson was literally excluded from playing in MLB for a portion of his career.  And it was officially sanctioned.  It's not like you could be an in the closet minority.

This made me chuckle

[MeatGeeKSU]

Posnanski knocks it out of the park.

http://www.nbcsports.com/joe-posnanski/robinson-sam-blazing-trails-seven-decades-apart

that was good

I liked the totality of what he said, I hate the Jackie Robinson comparison

That was my first thought. Jackie Robinson didn't have the opportunity to choose when the time was right to confront racism. There's no hiding it. Being gay, while not a choice either, you usually get the opportunity to choose when to confront the bigotry, or even choose not to. You can keep it private.

You can't keep it private if rumors have already started swirling among your potential employers and there's a chance it'll be common hearsay pretty soon.  The idea that you can choose when to or when not to confront hatred for what you are and there's no pressure to have the courage to reveal yourself to others is rather ignorant of realities.

[Dr Rick Daris]

Anyway, the Jackie Robinson comparison was not at all essential to that column, not even sure how he tied it together

i think he tied it together by comparing the excuses that people made at the time to justify why it shouldn't happen. can't handle it, poor locker room morale, other teammates would not accept it, etc. and then saying that those sounded reasonable to a lot of people at the time but that in hindsight they all sound really, really, stupid.

[michigancat]

posnanski is really one of the worst writers in the world. Rick Reilly looks down on him.

[john "teach me how to" dougie]

Posnanski knocks it out of the park.

http://www.nbcsports.com/joe-posnanski/robinson-sam-blazing-trails-seven-decades-apart

that was good

I liked the totality of what he said, I hate the Jackie Robinson comparison

That was my first thought. Jackie Robinson didn't have the opportunity to choose when the time was right to confront racism. There's no hiding it. Being gay, while not a choice either, you usually get the opportunity to choose when to confront the bigotry, or even choose not to. You can keep it private.

You can't keep it private if rumors have already started swirling among your potential employers and there's a chance it'll be common hearsay pretty soon.  The idea that you can choose when to or when not to confront hatred for what you are and there's no pressure to have the courage to reveal yourself to others is rather ignorant of realities.

In this case you can. It isn't the ideal way to live, but it can be done.  Sam chose to fight and should be proud.

[Cartierfor3]

A better comparison would be like Sandra Day O'Connor or something

[OregonSmock]

Anyway, the Jackie Robinson comparison was not at all essential to that column, not even sure how he tied it together

i think he tied it together by comparing the excuses that people made at the time to justify why it shouldn't happen. can't handle it, poor locker room morale, other teammates would not accept it, etc. and then saying that those sounded reasonable to a lot of people at the time but that in hindsight they all sound really, really, stupid.

Yep.  NFL executives have already been quoted saying things like Sam is a potential "distraction" and a "risk" to the organization.  Discrimination is discrimination, regardless of who it's against. 

[Paul Moscow]

posnanski is really one of the worst writers in the world. Rick Reilly looks down on him.

The only thing I truly miss about Posnanski is not having him writing at the star simultaneously with Whitlock because from about 1994-1999 it was the easiest way for a Tuck (racist) to accidentally self-identify.

[Cartierfor3]

posnanski is really one of the worst writers in the world. Rick Reilly looks down on him.

The only thing I truly miss about Posnanski is not having him writing at the star simultaneously with Whitlock because from about 1994-1999 it was the easiest way for a Tuck (racist) to accidentally self-identify.

huh? that post makes no sense.

[Paul Moscow]

posnanski is really one of the worst writers in the world. Rick Reilly looks down on him.

The only thing I truly miss about Posnanski is not having him writing at the star simultaneously with Whitlock because from about 1994-1999 it was the easiest way for a Tuck (racist) to accidentally self-identify.

huh? that post makes no sense.

Tucks loathed the brash and aggressive Whitlock and loved the over-sentimental Posnanski.