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51 NFL players surveyed - their thoughts on having a gay teammate
Posted on 2/17/14 at 4:58 pm
Posted on 2/17/14 at 4:58 pm
quote:
on the condition of anonymity, four true-false questions about their thoughts on having a gay teammate. Here are the results:
• A player's sexual orientation matters to you.
» True: 7
» False: 44
• I had teammates or coaches who used homophobic slurs last season.
» True: 32
» False: 19
• I would shower around a gay teammate.
» True: 39
» False: 12
• An openly gay player would be comfortable in an NFL locker room.
» True: 25
» False: 21
» No answer: 5
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Posted on 2/17/14 at 4:59 pm to genro
Espn :beatdeadhorse: :beatdeadhorse: :beatdeadhorse:
Pretty sure the horse has been turned into paste and somehow into a noxious gas due to ESPN bringing this up every five damned minutes.
Pretty sure the horse has been turned into paste and somehow into a noxious gas due to ESPN bringing this up every five damned minutes.
This post was edited on 2/17/14 at 5:00 pm
Posted on 2/17/14 at 5:00 pm to Zantrix
While the topic has been beaten to death, this an actual survey of NFL players which I haven't seen.
Posted on 2/17/14 at 5:03 pm to genro
quote:
• I would shower around a gay teammate.
» True: 39
» False: 12
hmmm......
Posted on 2/17/14 at 5:04 pm to genro
Honestly, who gives a frick what they think? Will they suddenly quit the league because of a gay player? No. Will they play worse because of a gay player? No. Will they change teams because of a gay player? No. WILL ANYTHING ACTUALLY CHANGE? No.
I miss the days when the sports reporters kept their nose in their own fricking business and played highlights - not worry about what is going on at the players/coaches homes, beds, hangouts, etc.
I miss the days when the sports reporters kept their nose in their own fricking business and played highlights - not worry about what is going on at the players/coaches homes, beds, hangouts, etc.
Posted on 2/17/14 at 5:26 pm to Zantrix
quote:
I miss the days when the sports reporters kept their nose in their own fricking business and played highlights - not worry about what is going on at the players/coaches homes, beds, hangouts, etc.
When was that?
Posted on 2/17/14 at 5:32 pm to genro
My first thought: Good to see this.
My second thought: Why the hell did they survey 51 players?
My second thought: Why the hell did they survey 51 players?
Posted on 2/17/14 at 5:33 pm to diddydirtyAubie
quote:
I would shower around a gay teammate.
» True: 39
» False: 12
hmmm......
not that big of a deal. We had a quasi gay guy (hasn't come out of the closet yet, but has been caught spooning with another guy and strange noises were coming out of the room) and it was not anymore awkward than showering with straight guys. Just don't drop the soap
Posted on 2/17/14 at 5:36 pm to ohiovol
They have this fan poll next to the article
Why wasn't that an option?
quote:The real answer, of course, is "indifferently".
How will players respond to Michael Sam when he enters the NFL?
17%
Overwhelmingly positively
42%
Somewhat positively
35%
An even mix of positive and negative
6%
Mostly negatively
Why wasn't that an option?
This post was edited on 2/17/14 at 5:37 pm
Posted on 2/17/14 at 5:39 pm to genro
quote:
• I had teammates or coaches who used homophobic slurs last season.
quote:
» False: 19
19 players are lying their arse off
Posted on 2/17/14 at 5:41 pm to Hazelnut
Calling someone a fig-got is fightin' words. There's a lot of locker room crudeness and horseplay, but players generally aren't going around calling each other fig-gots
Posted on 2/17/14 at 5:42 pm to genro
A player's sexual orientation matters to you:
True: 7
Would you shower around a gay teammate?
No: 12
So clearly, a player's sexual orientation matters to 5 people who said it didn't matter... otherwise they'd have no problem around them in the shower.
True: 7
Would you shower around a gay teammate?
No: 12
So clearly, a player's sexual orientation matters to 5 people who said it didn't matter... otherwise they'd have no problem around them in the shower.
Posted on 2/17/14 at 5:43 pm to genro
quote:Players and coaches say all kinds of things in a joking manner. Or a coach might say you are playing like a bunch of queers.
Calling someone a fig-got is fightin' words. There's a lot of locker room crudeness and horseplay, but players generally aren't going around calling each other fig-gots
There is more slurs than just "****".
Posted on 2/17/14 at 5:44 pm to genro
As a gay guy who's been in a locker room, I can tell you that this is being blown way out of proportion.
Posted on 2/17/14 at 5:46 pm to PrimeTime Money
Our coach constantly called us pussies and titty-babies and geeks and shitstains. Not queers or homos. He didn't care about any gay sensitivity or anything. Just wasn't his choice of words.
Posted on 2/17/14 at 6:01 pm to diddydirtyAubie
quote:
I would shower around a gay teammate.
» True: 39
Posted on 2/17/14 at 6:11 pm to Kafka
Everyone who says there won't be a major media prescence around Michael Sam that will distract the team... just look at how ESPN has covered this story so far and how they are still all over it. They have a damn Michael Sam section on their NFL page.
Major media storm to whoever team drafts him.
Major media storm to whoever team drafts him.
Posted on 2/17/14 at 6:15 pm to goldennugget
and STILL they haven't bothered to ask him whether he pitches or catches
Since he found it so important to tell us who he likes to frick that isn't a private question anymore.
Since he found it so important to tell us who he likes to frick that isn't a private question anymore.
Posted on 2/17/14 at 6:21 pm to genro
most likely all from Atlanta..
amirite?
amirite?
This post was edited on 2/17/14 at 6:24 pm
Posted on 2/17/14 at 6:26 pm to 3HourTour
quote:
As a gay guy who's been in a locker room
You've got balls to admit this on TD.
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