NFL Draft Prospect Michael Sam comes out

[ram29jackson]

MOST people really don't give a shit if someone is gay... they can hang out and party just the same.

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that doesn't counter what I said. The fact is he will be ostracized by the majority.

 

[Aso]

Not even close... and yes you can draw pretty good comparisons with black folks in the early 20th century.

Well this is a ridiculous statement seeing as blacks were still being lynched in the early 20th century.

 

[buckeye]

that doesn't counter what I said. The fact is he will be ostracized by the majority.

That is an assumption... not based on any sort of real information.

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[buckeye]

Well this is a ridiculous statement seeing as blacks were still being lynched in the early 20th century.

I was referring to how they are perceived. Not violent treatment from backwoods rednecks...

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[ram29jackson]

That is an assumption... not based on any sort of real information.

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LOL based on life and reality quite frankly. He will be ostracized by the majority.

no parents want to keep explaining to their kids about that gay athlete.

only bottom 10 teams might give him a chance. No playoff caliber teams will want him around.

 

[Aso]

I was referring to how they are perceived. Not violent treatment from backwoods rednecks...

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Stupid statement any way you slice it.

 

[buckeye]

Stupid statement any way you slice it.

Not worth arguing over...

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[buckeye]

only bottom 10 teams might give him a chance. No playoff caliber teams will want him around.

Now that I agree with... most teams won't want the media distraction.


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[dave]

If he gets 12 sacks a year, no one will care who he has sex with. He just needs to be drafted by a strong organization with a good locker room. If that happens, and he produces, this quickly dies down. And it's only a matter of time before the flood gates open and more and more players come out, making this a non-story.

 

[ram29jackson]

If he gets 12 sacks a year, no one will care who he has sex with. He just needs to be drafted by a strong organization with a good locker room. If that happens, and he produces, this quickly dies down. And it's only a matter of time before the flood gates open and more and more players come out, making this a non-story.

LOL at floodgates. I dare you to come up with any number and I guarantee beyond the shadow of a doubt that it will be incredibly less than any percentage you want to come up with. It will be far ,far less than 1 per team on average.


and of course your excuse will be its because theres more but they kept their mouth shut.

 

[Youk]

If he gets 12 sacks a year, no one will care who he has sex with. He just needs to be drafted by a strong organization with a good locker room. If that happens, and he produces, this quickly dies down.

It won't quickly die down, period. If he sucks, it doesn't. If he's average, it doesn't. If he's great, it doesn't. If more come out, it doesn't. Don't be silly.

 

[buckeye]

LOL at floodgates. I dare you to come up with any number and I guarantee beyond the shadow of a doubt that it will be incredibly less than any percentage you want to come up with. It will be far ,far less than 1 per team on average.


and of course your excuse will be its because theres more but they kept their mouth shut.

You ASSUME a lot based off of your own personal outlook on people.. just an observation.

http://deadspin.com/heres-how-the-n...ource=deadspin_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

Huh? Sounds good for now


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[ram29jackson]

I'm here for the VSN orgy.

try developing some kind of female forum...

 

[dave]

I hate drawing this comparison, because I'm not 100% sure that's it's a valid comparison and might get crucified for it.

Jackie Robinson.

I'm not sure gay people should be compared to black people. It's a very difficult parallel.

But the first "out" athlete in the NFL will face hate from the fans, teammates ... but because it's 2014 and not the mid-1940s, it's obvious Michael Sam is not Jackie Robinson. That said, I draw the parallel because Robinson's battle became much easier as more Negro League players entered MLB. Of course racism still exists today, and so will homophobia 50 years from now ... but it takes someone to get the system to change.

 

[ram29jackson]

You ASSUME a lot based off of your own personal outlook on people.. just an observation.

http://deadspin.com/heres-how-the-n...ource=deadspin_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

Huh? Sounds good for now


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LOL that doesn't prove crap but some people keeping their liberal followers happy with some rhetorical gobblety goop.
guess what, you can tolerate people and still disagree with their lifestyle.

 

[Youk]

LOL that doesn't prove crap but some people keeping their liberal followers happy with some rhetorical gobblety goop.
guess what, you can tolerate people and still disagree with their lifestyle.

Also, it was several people publicly commenting compared to the thousands of players in the league.

 

[dave]

LOL that doesn't prove crap but some people keeping their liberal followers happy with some rhetorical gobblety goop.
guess what, you can tolerate people and still disagree with their lifestyle.

This should neither be a liberal or conservative issue. Both agree with personal liberty. How someone chooses to live their life legally is personal liberty. If your 24-year-old male friend wants to marry another 24-year-old guy, it's personal liberty - something both sides say they favor.

 

[buckeye]

Also, it was several people publicly commenting compared to the thousands of players in the league.

Yes but once again Rams is assuming those few were being fake.

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[Youk]

Yes but once again Rams is assuming those few were being fake.

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No player is going to come out against it on Twitter :kanye:

 

[EmpireWF]

So. A story about a gay football player coming out.....of course rams is here to spew his misguided opinions on the topic of homosexual people.

Michael Sam seems like he'll be a 3rd-5th round pick in April. Doubt this plays against him at all...as usual, as long as he's healthy and doesn't crap out in workouts, he'll have a role on someone's 53-man roster.