Dr Winston O'Boogie;1116964 wrote:I contend that he would not be ostracizing a whole group of people. Were I him, I would bet that most of the gay alumni community could give a hoot about this jersey. As with similar issues, it is the vocal minority that makes the stink. The problem with catering to their whining is that you then establish the pattern of responding to all manner of criticism no matter how ridiculous. Had Meyer refused to acknowledge this, I would be willing to bet that gay Buckeye fans would still be passionate supporters of the program.
Maybe, maybe not. The problem is, you can't ostracize a group your first few months on the job. The group is not the "gay buckeye fans" the group is an actual gay outreach group on campus.
All he's done is feed into this mentality that some group has ownership of a color and therefore has final say in how the rest of us use such color. It is frankly hard to say that without laughing.
Maybe in your mind. I am 99% sure that the whole point of the response was to show that he cares what the OSU Community thinks about his program.
Some quarterbacks wair black or green jerseys during practice to protect them from hits. Does this practice somehow suggest that African Americans or Irish people are somehow not up to the rigors of the sport? I don't see how that is any more ridiculous.
Wair?
Anyway, I think the complaint is ridiculous, never said it wasn't. I have actually mentioned on this thread that the complaint is "weak" and made fun of the complaint (Next up, Barney). I just think that the position that Meyer is in, with the microscope on him locally and nationally, he did the right thing.
