Side note, the interviewer was also gay and he went off on Chris Broussard after. It was pretty awesome.
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We have the right to ignorant speech though, no?
EDIT: That being said, I wrote a 600+ words on this on my blog so I'm not going to be as long winded here, rofl. The thing is though, for all the people (like heinz) that say this shouldn't be a big deal, it's true. But the fact remains, the culture that still exists, especially in male pro sports, means it is a big deal. It's true that it shouldn't be a big deal, but we're not at that point yet. Hopefully it won't be a big deal one day but we're going to have to go through a phase where it IS a big deal before we get to the part where it's not a big deal. It's a big deal that athletes don't think they're free to be themselves. It's a big deal that not a single male athlete has come out while still playing. It's not a big deal that Collins is gay - but it is a big deal that he (and any other gay players) doesn't think he can speak about it casually.Last edited by TRX; Mon Apr 29, 2013, 08:35 PM.
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TRX wrote: View PostWe have the right to ignorant speech though, no?
TRX wrote: View PostThe thing is though, for all the people (like heinz) that say this shouldn't be a big deal, it's true. But the fact remains, the culture that still exists, especially in male pro sports, means it is a big deal. It's true that it shouldn't be a big deal, but we're not at that point yet. Hopefully it won't be a big deal one day but we're going to have to go through a phase where it IS a big deal before we get to the part where it's not a big deal. It's a big deal that athletes don't think they're free to be themselves. It's a big deal that not a single male athlete has come out while still playing. It's not a big deal that Collins is gay - but it is a big deal that he (and any other gay players) doesn't think he can speak about it casually.
The only reason its seen as a big deal to the public is because no ones done it before. But judging from the over-whelming support he's received, I think it was very much overdue to happen, and most very much expected it to happen.
While the public opinion remains one thing, the NBA is not the Military.
With players like Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, Dwyane Wade, Tony Parker and Jason Kidd all coming out and publicly supporting Collins, they've shown the Players themselves to be accepting of this.
Besides Broussard, I haven't heard anything but support and praise for Collins.
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Statistics will tell you that 4% of the population are homosexual. That means every second team should have one player who is homosexual. To me it's amazing he's the only one out because how do they hide it from their teammates? These guys are together all the time and hang out. Some of his teammates/friends must have known and kept quiet.
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And the only reason why this is a big deal is because "being gay" unfortunately still isn't socially accepted for the most part. I mean, who was that NFL player today who said something along the lines that with all these gorgeous women in the world and Collins chooses to pursue guys? It doesn't get any more ignorant then that folks.
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Doc Naismith wrote: View PostAnd the only reason why this is a big deal is because "being gay" unfortunately still isn't socially accepted for the most part. I mean, who was that NFL player today who said something along the lines that with all these gorgeous women in the world and Collins chooses to pursue guys? It doesn't get any more ignorant then that folks.
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tucas wrote: View PostNot sure how to embed videos on mobile but here's a link to Chris Broussard being an asshole about it.
http://youtu.be/G4PTUPXdfE0Twitter - @thekid_it
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Dr. James Naismith wrote: View PostAnd the only reason why this is a big deal is because "being gay" unfortunately still isn't socially accepted for the most part. I mean, who was that NFL player today who said something along the lines that with all these gorgeous women in the world and Collins chooses to pursue guys? It doesn't get any more ignorant then that folks.
“All these beautiful women in the world and guys wanna mess with other guys ***,”
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