Classyposter58;1435871 wrote:Of course it's not a choice. I mean it's unnormal to like the similar sex, as nature's main goal is to survive and breed. Essentially gays are going against one of the main laws of nature by liking what they do, and that is not a choice
Classyposter58;1435871 wrote:Of course it's not a choice. I mean it's unnormal to like the similar sex, as nature's main goal is to survive and breed. Essentially gays are going against one of the main laws of nature by liking what they do, and that is not a choice
Yeah..but how does Jason Collin's mechanics when throwing stack up?Classyposter58;1435871 wrote:Of course it's not a choice. I mean it's unnormal to like the similar sex, as nature's main goal is to survive and breed. Essentially gays are going against one of the main laws of nature by liking what they do, and that is not a choice
wildcats20;1435877 wrote:You should have stopped at ''unnormal" smh.
Agree with most of your sentiment, but Jason Collins isn't a hero and he doesn't need a cookie for proclaiming what he chooses to do in his private life.Fly4Fun;1435781 wrote:Not sure anyone is "praising" him because he is gay. People are saying he has courage for coming out in a team sport that typically has lots of machismo. It's not about that individual, but about that individual hopefully showing others that it is okay. It's about him being a role model to those who struggle with their sexuality and are still told in many instances that homosexuality is bad (not as common as it used to be, but still there).
This.Manhattan Buckeye;1435999 wrote:Agree with most of your sentiment, but Jason Collins isn't a hero and he doesn't need a cookie for proclaiming what he chooses to do in his private life.
Well you obviously missed the importance of this announcement then.ernest_t_bass;1436005 wrote:My feelings are, "big fucking deal." I don't go around celebrating being heterosexual... I just be heterosexual, and get on with my fucking life.
Because so many people are treated like shit for being straight, smh. I agree it wouldn't be a big deal if everybody thought the same way but the fact is they don't.ernest_t_bass;1436005 wrote:My feelings are, "big fucking deal." I don't go around celebrating being heterosexual... I just be heterosexual, and get on with my fucking life.
Exactly, what is the "importance?"SportsAndLady;1436024 wrote:Well you obviously missed the importance of this announcement then.
False.SportsAndLady;1436024 wrote:good ol' Toledo education there.
aOSH;1436030 wrote:Exactly, what is the "importance?"
That we now have identified 1 of the 4 homosexuals in the NBA? And now homosexual youth basketball players know they can be a professional basketball player now they have someone to look up to?
So the reason people attack Tebow so much is because he is straight?Manhattan Buckeye;1436052 wrote:"Because so many people are treated like **** for being straight, smh."
Tim Tebow much?
The virgin stuff.BORIStheCrusher;1436053 wrote:So the reason people attack Tebow so much is because he is straight?
Either way, it's a pretty big stretch to compare the two.ernest_t_bass;1436054 wrote:The virgin stuff.
Or the Christian part.ernest_t_bass;1436054 wrote:The virgin stuff.
while there certainly are gays in all professions...the interesting part comes from the fact that as a society, there is a pedestal that athletes are placed on. a certain bravado and machismo that makes this a story and to a certain extent the christian thing as well.Manhattan Buckeye;1436064 wrote:Or the Christian part.
I'm not at Tebow fan, and I'm glad the Jets cut him if they don't think he can contribute. But if you come out as a Christian you are ridiculed by the intelligentsia (see Jon Stewart, and his ilk). If you come out as gay you get a SI issue dedicated to you.
Jason Collins is/was a lousy basketball player, and there are gay people in all facets of society. Barney Frank (politics), Martina Navratilova (sports), Tom Cruise (entertainment). There is nothing interesting about this other than some sort of strange self-congratulation.
I was talking to classyposter...hence,ernest_t_bass;1436033 wrote:False.
And classy--
Deion Sanders? He did it all of the time after he came out as a "fornicator" and found religion with the Cowboys. Granted I'm going back a few years than some of you guys remember.gorocks99;1436072 wrote:I think a lot of people are religious in sports, and some outwardly so. Pretty much every post-championship interview on the floor involves thanking god.
Tebow really does take it to a different level, which (IMO) leads to the added attention. It's not every athlete that starts every press conference with "First, I'd like to thank my lord and savior Jesus Christ"
It's not important to me or probably you. And I'm not trying to say everyone in America can now feel "good" about this announcement.OSH;1436030 wrote:Exactly, what is the "importance?"
That we now have identified 1 of the 4 homosexuals in the NBA? And now homosexual youth basketball players know they can be a professional basketball player now they have someone to look up to?