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Current NBA player Jason Collins comes out as gay

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*TURBONERD*
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I hope this is the start down the path where nobody cares about an athlete's sexuality. Regardless, this is incredibly courageous.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/29/sport/collins-gay/index.html
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Jeebus.
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Good thing there aren't any gays in the NFL. NFL > NBA
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theabortionator
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People are stuck in their ways. I was brought up super religious so gay people were making horrible lifestyle choices and god hated them. My parents still believe that strongly and send lots of money to campaigns to keep any progress from happening on that front.

It doesn't make sense how something somebody else does that doesn't involve them, can bother them so much.

Bigots are lame.
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Ryan*
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Relevant, especially for addressing some of the problems with coming out as an action sports athlete specifically: http://www.huckmagazine.com/features/gay-skaters/
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theabortionator
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Great article, thanks for posting that
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Alex_G
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This is going to sell so many jerseys to the gay demographic. such a good marketing move for the wizards and the NBA. $$$$$
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HentaiHero
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Honestly i dont see why it should be that big of a deal.. if its "normal" why are people making a juge deal of it?
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GayWolf420
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Woah.
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whoa-dere
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It's obviously still not very normal for pro male athletes. duh.
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will_powder
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I was going to post that. Skateboarding is probably one of the most homophobic sports out there, and I could see there being a lot of backlash against openly gay skaters.

And to all the people saying "why is this news blah blah", it IS important. Sports are held up as a hetero thing to do. "Real men play football, or rugby, or basketball". Collins is defying this stereotype, and showing that gay men are not all fashionistas or nonathletic. It further proves that LGBTQ people should not be discriminated against. Furthermore, Collins is also religious to an extent, going against the main anti-gay protests of gay marriage being against god's wishes. I can't believe gay marriage is not legal everywhere yet.
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nagger
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sounds like you want to suck his cock
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Byron_tha_gr8
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except there are at least 3, and according to this source 4 notable nfl players who have all considered coming out, but still haven't.
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Bogs
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The more you talk the more you sound like an extremely stupid 13 year old
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nagger
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yep I am 13
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Huck_Norris
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Wait, what?
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GayWolf420
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Glad I'm not the only one who missed that. He's starting to get a little too carried away with his redneck bullshit.
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assface
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I had forgotten that newschoolers consists of 12 year olds, so obviously it's not a big deal to them, either because they assume that everybody is fine with gays except the south or they don't have the life experiences (friends coming out, etc.) that make them realize that gays go through a lot of shit. (Pun?)

Keep that in mind before you comment. Not that that has ever stopped anyone before
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Mr.Sloth
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One you become a redneck, your iq drops a good 80-100 points. Sometimes into the negatives.
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HentaiHero
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I wonder if players are going to react to this as much as they did when they found out magic johnson had hiv...
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LiquorLanch
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And your dick shrinks 3" and your b hole gets a little looser.

FACT.
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*TURBONERD*
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It's just Frenchy being intolerant.
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Huck_Norris
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It means Frenchy is a fucking idiot. .
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*TURBONERD*
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It might be an attempt at suggesting he sucks at basketball, but China would make more sense as a destination in that case.
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Jeebus.
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doesnt list names of 4 players... clearly just speculation. Or this dudes just sippin that hateraid.
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Arabian
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you're all fig-enabling fig-lovers here. God hates figs!
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Jeebus.
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shut up fig newton
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GayWolf420
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He's probably gonna play it off as a joke like he always does on here despite the fact he's dipshit bigot.
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fujarome
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nah, now, now simmer down, he just a good old boy with deep connections to his dixie confederate roots who loves his southern lifestyle and can't imagine life above the mason-dixon.

wait...what's that?

He's from Connecticut and is a huge habs fan?

oh.
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Bogs
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That's what I figured, it explains a lot
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theabortionator
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You really think there aren't a few gay players in the nfl?

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Huck_Norris
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Any other Arli$$ fans from back in the day are chuckling right now. That was such a good episode haha
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TheClap.
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Kickers
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Huck_Norris
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Tight ends? 
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theabortionator
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Receivers?
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.frenchy
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lost it
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