Jason Collins comes out {merged}

[BallSoHard]

People its not ignorance.it may be prejudgment...but Chris Bosh tendacies is EXTREMELY feminine. I do not care about a person love, howver I think being honest and open is important. Lets stop kidding ourselves folks. And by the way I have a gay family members and friends. No disrespect.

Does having feminine tendencies mean you are attracted to men ? Does a man getting a manicure and pedicure mean he would rather spend his nights with men ? Does saying lets be honest and open and "stop kidding ourselves" mean we ignore he's married to a woman so we can say something that's not true ?

[WhoDatPelican]

Haha this reminds me of Mitch Hedberg's "To hell with Purple people!" rant... Good for Jason Collins but this shouldnt be a big deal. Is there still homophobia, sexism, racism going on? Definately, but people are much more accepting these days than days past. Espn is taking advantage of their liberal bias to create news. I think its sad; I hold no love for politics as you can tell. I just hate the media....

Speaking of hating "the media"...check out this duke... http://publicshaming.tumblr.com/post...-who-is-isnt-a

[Heavy]

And calling an ignorant person ignorant is an observation as well.
He is married to a woman. Idiot.

i never said Bosh is gay. I have no idea, and i never heard that rumor until today. (nor do i care)

but that clip is pretty darn gay.

relax, folks.

[JJackisangry]

Speaking of hating "the media"...check out this duke... http://publicshaming.tumblr.com/post...-who-is-isnt-a

Lmao. Hero is just thrown around to easily these days. It was brave ill give him that. I just think ESPN is doing this "Look how much we love the gays!" bit. Ppl coming out isnt bad in the fact it shows its okay to be different... I just dont trust ESPN's intentions

[NDHornet]

Lmao. Hero is just thrown around to easily these days. It was brave ill give him that. I just think ESPN is doing this "Look how much we love the gays!" bit. Ppl coming out isnt bad in the fact it shows its okay to be different... I just dont trust ESPN's intentions

Curious..how should they have gone about it then?

[JJackisangry]

Curious..how should they have gone about it then?

I dont think JC needed to do this. You can promote your ideals this day w/o being persecuted (to a degree). ESPN kept encouraging players to "come out"... They should have just left it alone. Would it be big if a star player came out? Sure, but i dont think its necessary in todays society. Im sure there are plenty of gay people in professional sports as we speak. They just dont publicize it to the world. Hence the word privacy Its nobodies Gurdamn business!!!!!

[NDHornet]

I dont think JC needed to do this. You can promote your ideals this day w/o being persecuted (to a degree). ESPN kept encouraging players to "come out"... They should have just left it alone. Would it be big if a star player came out? Sure, but i dont think its necessary in todays society. Im sure there are plenty of gay people in professional sports as we speak. They just dont publicize it to the world. Hence the word privacy Its nobodies Gurdamn business!!!!!

But it's okay to publicize your heterosexuality, is it not? Even if you personally don't "approve" of Michael Jordan announcing his marriage to the world through ESPN, SI, and NBA.com, no one has a problem with it -- in fact, it's the kind of thing people enjoy hearing about, or else it would not be news in the first place. Should a gay player be afraid to share the same aspects of his personal life that straight players often share with their teammates?

I agree with most of your points, but I think you put a lot more faith in today's society than is deserved. People, in general, are pretty stupid...

[JJackisangry]

But it's okay to publicize your heterosexuality, is it not? Even if you personally don't "approve" of Michael Jordan announcing his marriage to the world through ESPN, SI, and NBA.com, no one has a problem with it -- in fact, it's the kind of thing people enjoy hearing about, or else it would not be news in the first place. Should a gay player be afraid to share the same aspects of his personal life that straight players often share with their teammates?

I agree with most of your points, but I think you put a lot more faith in today's society than is deserved. People, in general, are pretty stupid...

Good point, but I and I dont care about anyones sexual preference. ESPN created a problem when there was none (imo anyways). If a player admitted he was gay in an interview or something im fine with that... I just dislike the way he went about it, and i hate ESPN for pressuring people to do this. The fact that he did this proves that he felt pressured to say something; he has nothing to really gain.

[luckyman]

Don't care. Give gay people the right to marry also religious zealots. However they want to do it.

That said, I wanna see the look on the face of the first guy that has to post him up. I bet he faces up real quick.

[nowillrise]

I kind of think the players already knew what was up. That could explain the overwhelming response in favor of JC coming out. These players are with each other months at a time, they know who are doing what and who. Nevertheless, it's not a big deal. The media just was waiting for something like this to keep the clicks going.

[luckyman]

I don't think everybody in every organization is that tight lipped. There is always a blabber mouth somewhere in the building. I just don't think anybody cares that much.

[da ThRONe]

I agree coming out is stupid. Imagine if every heterosexual athlete "came in"(for a lack of a better term). If we truly want equality then gay people should be treated exactly like straight people.

[UNO Gracias]

I had no idea that he was still in the league.

[42]

For those just spouting off without actually reading . . . SI is publishing his story, not ESPN. The other media outlets are just repeating what is coming out through SI that Collins himself wrote.

[JJackisangry]

For those just spouting off without actually reading . . . SI is publishing his story, not ESPN. The other media outlets are just repeating what is coming out through SI that Collins himself wrote.

Thats fine and dandy but ESPN has been doing this ecourage coming out thing for a while. I literally witnessed it myself during sportscenter and thought; this is an incredibly dumb idea... this just advocates that there is a problem between teammates coaches w/e based on sexual preference... It just reeks of political agenda; nobody should care about another's sexual preference.

[Kumar]

I agree coming out is stupid. Imagine if every heterosexual athlete "came in"(for a lack of a better term). If we truly want equality then gay people should be treated exactly like straight people.

The problem is that gay people are not treated exactly like straight people. Thats why no one came out until 2013. That alone should say something.

[NDHornet]

The problem is that gay people are not treated exactly like straight people. Thats why no one came out until 2013. That alone should say something.

This.

I don't understand how sane people don't see this.

[JJackisangry]

The problem is that gay people are not treated exactly like straight people. Thats why no one came out until 2013. That alone should say something.

Nobody came out to the media- im sure teamates knew about it. There is more than homophobia in this world; ppl will always be persecuted in some manner. Its sad but it happens; jason coming out isnt going to change things. I applaud the man for showing some courage, but nobody needs to know this. You either accept people or you dont.

[Silverfoxx]

Does having feminine tendencies mean you are attracted to men ? Does a man getting a manicure and pedicure mean he would rather spend his nights with men ? Does saying lets be honest and open and "stop kidding ourselves" mean we ignore he's married to a woman so we can say something that's not true ?

I don't wanna to get to deep into this, but just know cover marriages exist. People have done this in the past and admitted to it lol. But hey maybe I'm wrong maybe I'm right. It doesn't matter because that's his life.

[42]

Thats fine and dandy but ESPN has been doing this ecourage coming out thing for a while. I literally witnessed it myself during sportscenter and thought; this is an incredibly dumb idea... this just advocates that there is a problem between teammates coaches w/e based on sexual preference... It just reeks of political agenda; nobody should care about another's sexual preference.

And you witnessed all the other organizations not doing it ever?

[NOLa.]

God it's going to be a long offseason.

[da ThRONe]

The problem is that gay people are not treated exactly like straight people. Thats why no one came out until 2013. That alone should say something.

And having people "come out" does nothing IMO either. There are tons of rumors that go around about athletes and nobody even cares. Most of the guys that would likely come out wouldn't shock any one. Hell I'm not shock about Collins.

If these things will become apart of culture it should be natural not these ground shaking moments people seem to be looking for. Besides just because there is a large group of ignorant people doesn't mean I or anybody else should have to cater to them. I have no problem if a person wants to come out, but I still fail to see the point. Nobody batted an eye lash when Brittney Griner came out. Why because we just knew.

[42]

Everybody is an expert on this, I see...

[Kibner]

I agree coming out is stupid. Imagine if every heterosexual athlete "came in"(for a lack of a better term).

They don't for a similar reason as to why there is no white male history month. If Collins publically embracing his sexuality helps even one person to be accepted by his family or peers, it was worth it.

The discrimination gays face in this country is not on the same scale as minorities (especially blacks) and women used to be. However, they are still discriminated against (imo unjustly). Collins coming out as an active player in a major team sport can be a landmark moment for the LBG movement.

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[da ThRONe]

They don't for a similar reason as to why there is no white male history month. If Collins publically embracing his sexuality helps even one person to be accepted by his family or peers, it was worth it.

The discrimination gays face in this country is not on the same scale as minorities (especially blacks) and women used to be. However, they are still discriminated against (imo unjustly). Collins coming out as an active player in a major team sport can be a landmark moment for the LBG movement.

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I feel black history month is dumb as well. Black history is American history and vice versa. Why do we have to focus on it for just one month then the other 11 we can ignore it? These things are a crutches on society. Sure they are good to a certain point, but the continued usage of them only stunts the overall healing and growth.

I rather people just be who they are and if it's accepted great if not who cares. The constant search for a gay male athlete just seems media driven. We have been so conditioned to wait for these huge landmark moments. When in reality true equality is something that happens subtly and naturally.