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Something that has been brought up that I had never thought about it. Everyone seems to be saying that the NBA was always going to be the first sports to have a active player come out. Here is a piece from one article that seems to be a point of agreement by many in the media:
Metta World Peace, NBA community supports Collins' decision to come out - NBA - Lee Jenkins - SI.com Quote:
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05-02-2013, 05:33 AM | #52 |
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Stole it from Jon Stewart, but the 1:00 mark cracked me up.
Obama: 'Couldn't Be Prouder' of Jason Collins - YouTube |
12-30-2013, 07:54 PM | #53 |
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Rumors going around that Aaron Rodgers is about to be outed by former lover. Supposedly Rodgers almost came out last Sumer.
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12-30-2013, 07:58 PM | #54 |
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lol
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12-30-2013, 07:59 PM | #55 | |
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I'll believe it when it happens, but if it was a "marquee" player like that that would be good for like...it being accepted by the homophobic-public and teammates.
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12-30-2013, 08:10 PM | #56 |
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Lately we have a thing in Wisconsin with whispering about the sexuality of our unmarried superstars. Ryan Braun was gay before steroids.
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12-30-2013, 08:13 PM | #57 |
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Good thing for him we haven't banned polygamy, I guess.
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12-30-2013, 08:15 PM | #58 |
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The tweets by his supposed ex are... interesting.
Aaron Rodgers Gay Rumors: Did He and Boyfriend Kevin Lanflisi Break Up? - The Hollywood Gossip Hope he wins another Super Bowl & comes out just to get this whole thing about no marquee athletes being in the closet over with. |
12-30-2013, 08:35 PM | #59 |
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Hard to believe the rumors are true, but it would be huge if they are and he came out along with the three others mentioned in the article. Would probably open the floodgates and many more would come out.
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12-30-2013, 08:36 PM | #60 |
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I'm gay Spartacus!
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12-30-2013, 08:51 PM | #61 |
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makes you wonder if that factored into him falling so far in the draft...(and if so, glad that he made a lot of teams pay)
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12-30-2013, 09:00 PM | #62 |
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12-30-2013, 10:00 PM | #63 |
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A fair amount of smoke there... I think it would be awesome if one of the first NFL players to come out was one of the best players in the league and a Super Bowl champ. Would have been better if it was on his terms...
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12-30-2013, 10:01 PM | #64 | |
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Did anyone see the similar rumors regarding Tim Duncan when he was getting divorced? At first I just assumed it was the divorce proceedings getting ugly, but this Rodgers story sounds similar with the alleged lover being a roommate early in his pro career. I also found a story with this quote from Duncan's teammate Danny Green.
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12-30-2013, 10:05 PM | #65 | |
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Thought this was interesting ... Jason Collins isn't the first openly gay sports star |
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12-31-2013, 06:45 AM | #66 |
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very interesting.
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+1. This still kind of rubs me wrong. He's not the first openly gay athlete and yet that's what he got promoted at.
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12-31-2013, 10:17 AM | #68 |
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I reflect back on how much society has changed in a good way on this topic. In that it would be a big deal, but at the same time it wouldn't be. I can say my personal views on this topic have changed dramatically over the past decade.
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12-31-2013, 06:46 PM | #69 |
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Rodgers addressed the rumors on his radio show. " I'm not gay. I really really like women. That's all I have to say about that."
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