Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Is it time for gay athletes to be more open?

http://www.npr.org/2011/05/18/136391234/can-gay-athletes-come-out-and-play

Can they become more open? It really depends. First it starts with the community they play in and how big the stage is. If an NBA player comes out, it would be a major headline for a day or two and then be a random follow-up story. If it is a NASCAR driver, with many hicks watching, then there will be a bigger issue. If it is a college player at the University of Michigan in liberal Ann Arbor, then it would totally be okay and there would be great support. If it is high school players, then the stage is smaller and easier to manage. So is it time now?

Answer: It totally depends. Would be okay in some situations (maybe NBA), and not okay in others (NASCAR). Good luck to anybody coming out, I totally support it and hope that others judge a person based on who they are, not what they are.

5 comments:

  1. interesting blog, and nice words " I totally support it and hope that others judge a person based on who they are, not what they are."

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  2. Interesting topic. I don't know what to say. I can't say that I know the sexuality of most of the athletes that I know so it's kind of a non-issue for me. I wouldn't care either way but it's sad that it could affect their career one way or another.

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  3. One might argue that regardless of the sport, if athletes began to come out, even in rural "hick" areas then perhaps instead of being shunned they would be accepted and it would start to get through some thick-skulls that people with varying sexuality is actually quite prevalent in society. This might actually prove to be beneficial in the long run, given that sports figures are a large influence on youngsters in society, and also serve the purpose of removing "feminine" stereotypes.

    Strength in numbers, as it were.

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  4. I don't know who you are anonymous one, but your comment was very articulate, really impressive and great food for thought.

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  5. I totally support it and hope that others judge a person based on who they are, not what they are."

    i'l save it in a notepad :)

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