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Michael Sam Says He Is Gay; May Become First Publicly Gay Player in N.F.L.

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by YankeeFan, Feb 9, 2014.

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  1. Decadent

    Decadent New Member

    I was going to post that, but you beat me to it.

    This "discussion" is getting very close to concern trolling. Michael Sam is an adult and making adult choices. Other adults have the right to decide their beliefs about those choices.

    Some of the people here who think every isolated event represents some sort of gauge of world society need to grasp a fucking clue.
     
  2. BenPoquette

    BenPoquette Active Member

    They have never asked about it...like they did when ESPN aired that kiss so many times.
     
  3. JC

    JC Well-Known Member

    He sure does, but out of curiousity what this should be rated. Should it get an NC17, PG 13, Mature or G? It's 2 adults kissing, ESPN shows a hell of a lot worse.
     
  4. BenPoquette

    BenPoquette Active Member

    They absolutely do...totally agree. At the same time I do not expect to have to explain homosexuality to my young men because of watching the NFL Draft....if there was an Outside the Lines or something about Michael Sam I would know what was coming. This, not so much.
     
  5. Decadent

    Decadent New Member

    I don't know, but that post should get an F. I bet I could pay for some porn right now, and that would be a lot worse than anything ESPN shows, too.

    Get a fricking grip.
     
  6. Oggiedoggie

    Oggiedoggie Well-Known Member

    We told our children that they were European.
     
  7. JC

    JC Well-Known Member

    You paying for porn and ESPN showing two adults kiss seems to be a good comparable.
     
  8. Greenhorn

    Greenhorn Active Member

    DAD: Son, I want to talk to you about Michael Sam. Do you know who that is?

    SON: Um, no.

    DAD: Well, he’s a football player that was just drafted into the NFL, and a lot of people are really upset about it.

    SON: Why are they upset? Did he abuse his child?

    DAD: No, that was Michael Boley who’s still playing for the Cincinatti Bengals.

    SON: Did he get arrested for trying to solicit a prostitute?

    DAD: No, that’s Quentin Groves, who’s still playing for the Cleveland Browns.

    SON: Was he arrested for assaulting his ex-wife and mother of his child?

    DAD: No, that was Daryl Washington who’s currently playing for the Arizona Cardinals…

    SON: Was he arrested on three felony counts of illegal possession of an assault weapon?

    DAD: No, that was Aldon Smith who’s currently on the San Francisco 49ers roster.

    SON: Is there video of him dragging his unconscious fiancée out of an elevator after a reported altercation?

    DAD: Nope, that’s Ray Rice, he’s still on the Baltimore Ravens.........

    http://americablog.com/2014/05/talk-kids-michael-sam-drafted-nfl-video.html
     
  9. MisterCreosote

    MisterCreosote Well-Known Member

    True equality for gay people can simultaneously mean A) People shouldn't get disgusted seeing two men kiss on teevee, and B) Teevee stations shouldn't plaster it all over the airwaves in a blatant attempt to be passive-aggressively "scandalous."
     
  10. Decadent

    Decadent New Member

    What a shock -- you took that literally.

    This discussion is obviously beyond your reasoning capability.
     
  11. Decadent

    Decadent New Member

    Another dumb comparison.
     
  12. JC

    JC Well-Known Member

    I get that and I get that ESPN, like they do with most stories beat it into the ground I'm just not sure a network should worry about parents having to explain a kiss to their kids. Despite Decadents comparison it is not porn.
     
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