Originally Posted by
Clutchshooter
Why things like this matter is beyond comprehension.
I'm straight, in fact I don't even have any gay male friends, ( I know a handful of females though) and people always wonder why I have such a strong stance on gay rights.
And the answer is simple. Athlete or not people deserve the simple human dignity of living happily as who they are so long as they aren't hurting anyone. Racism is the exact same thing. The EXACT same.
And yet there's such a negative stigma attached to it. Not just in sports but in life.
I wouldn't bat an eyelash if one of my friends told me he was gay. My answer to such a revelation would likely be something like, "Sooo are we still going to McDonalds or what?"
Even in the people who are giving Sheridan props in this very thread still have to precurse or follow it with some sort of backhanded gay joke to make themselves ok with it.
Example.
Originally Posted by
airmaxpenny1
A Villanova big man is gay, what s a surprise
Props to him for coming out now & his teammates being cool with it that whole time though
. If Sumpter hadn't gotten hurt, still believe they prolly win it all that year.
Implying what? That being gay is inherently bad? Why exactly? Is there an answer other than it says so in a book somewhere?
People are people. And so long as they are not hurting anyone or breaking any laws they deserve dignity and respect.
Props to Sheridan for living his life and not hiding it.
On the other hand that music video is bad on a universal scale.
Looks like an SNL skit.
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