re: OBJ &quot;outing campaign&quot;

Posted by bbrownso

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Posted on 1/18/16 at 5:29 pm to sorantable

Someone I know also knows OBJ. He's not gay. And the women that OBJ sees are insanely hot.

Posted by UFownstSECsince1950

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Posted on 1/18/16 at 5:30 pm to sorantable

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LINK to OBJ dancing foot loose and fancy free

Jesus Christ, someone from lsu or the NY Giants or his daddy or uncle or some shite needs to tell him to just stop. How embarrassing

Posted by Bestbank Tiger

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Posted on 1/18/16 at 5:32 pm to hendersonshands

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Cam's negatives to a lot of people on this board are what would attract him to someone in a poor black community

Most of the Cam hate here is because of he played for a division rival in college and plays for another division rival in the pros.

This post was edited on 1/16/21 at 5:40 pm

Posted by chalmetteowl

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Posted on 1/18/16 at 5:37 pm to hendersonshands

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Right and you can't even point to a guy like Colston in a lot of examples because he's not a star. A lot of young black males from lower class neighborhoods don't grow up wanting to be an investment banker or the president of the United States. They want to be like that dude who's on TV catching touchdown passes and doing hilarious dances in the endzone afterwards.

Colston is a more "local" star that NOLA and his hometown in PA might aspire to be, even though he's probably done now...

The black lower class would want to be the President or investment bankers if they thought they could achieve it, and we're still striving for equality in those areas. They want to be Cam Newton, etc. bc they see a clear pathway to it and dudes that look like them doing it

Posted by tigerfan88

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Posted on 1/18/16 at 5:38 pm to UFownstSECsince1950

If being name dropped in Kanye songs, making millions of dollars a year, and fricking any woman I want is embarrassing then sign me up for being embarrassing

Posted by chalmetteowl

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Posted on 1/18/16 at 5:40 pm to tigerfan88

Exactly... these dudes make too much money now to worry about being "real"

Posted by hendersonshands

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Posted on 1/18/16 at 5:45 pm to chalmetteowl

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The black lower class would want to be the President or investment bankers if they thought they could achieve it, and we're still striving for equality in those areas. They want to be Cam Newton, etc. bc they see a clear pathway to it and dudes that look like them doing it

Correct.

My point is that imitating guys like Cam and Odell is progress for those communities.

We still have a lot of work to do so that more of them dream to be something big outside of the world of sports but there's progress in the "image" department.

Posted by 632627

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Posted on 1/18/16 at 5:47 pm to DestrehanTiger

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I don't know if I'd throw Kobe in that group. Kobe was clean-cut with the mini-fro and had no tattoos. Then, he had the Colorado situation and got a bunch of tats. Now, I wouldn't really associate him with the colorful clothing and lens-less glasses that Westbrook and LeBron wear. I'm not saying he is a thug or anything, but he seems to just have his own style.

kobe dresses professionally/conservative; like a businessman. Same as Jordan did.

Posted by JohnnyKilroy

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Posted on 1/18/16 at 5:49 pm to SlowFlowPro

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i hate to do it, but kanye gets the lion's share of the credit there

Kanye deserves credit for sure, but the majority goes to David Stern and the NBA imo.

Kanye has furthered the "movement" but Stern and Co. were the ones who started it.

Posted by JohnnyKilroy

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Posted on 1/18/16 at 5:53 pm to JohnnyKilroy

As to the OP, it's a jealousy thing imo.

Average people see a guy with tons of money, tons of fame, tons of women falling off them, tons of talent, and tons of personal success, and the response is to find something "wrong" with the guy.

Look at how many A list celebrities that have been hit with gay rumors. It's been like that for a long time.

It's a coping mechanism for some people I guess. "Yea I'll never be as successful/rich/interesting/talented/etc. as that guy, but I heard he fricks guys, so really I wouldn't want to be him/ I am "better" than him.

This post was edited on 1/18/16 at 5:55 pm

Posted by shel311

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Posted on 1/18/16 at 6:30 pm to SECSolomonGrundy

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he's in no way a role model.

Cam Newton?

You may need a refresher on some of the things he's doing off the field nowadays.

Posted by D011ahbi11

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Posted on 1/18/16 at 8:02 pm to shel311

Solid video om the is Odell gay debate LINK

Posted by Bunk Moreland

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Posted on 1/18/16 at 8:05 pm to D011ahbi11

Posted by RIPMachoMan

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Posted on 1/18/16 at 8:06 pm to D011ahbi11

I know he is not gay. He was getting it in with my then gf's friend for a semester his sophomore year.

Posted by texag7

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Posted on 1/18/16 at 8:06 pm to JohnnyKilroy

Would it bother you if he was actually gay?

Seems like it

Posted by TT9

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Posted on 1/18/16 at 8:32 pm to texag7

Couldn't give two Shits who he sleeps with, Julio has the exact same shite Said about him.

Both are elite.

Posted by JohnnyKilroy

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Posted on 1/18/16 at 8:37 pm to texag7

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Would it bother you if he was actually gay?

Seems like it

Posted by Roger Klarvin

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Posted on 1/18/16 at 8:51 pm to sorantable

I feel bad for any gay person who feels like they have to live a lie, but I especially sympathize with black athletes.

OBJ is a young black male from the deep south playing NFL football. If he is gay (and I have no idea if he is) no demographic has it harder. Being openly gay in the Bible belt is tough, being openly gay in African-American circles is even harder, and being gay in a professional men's locker room is the hardest of all. He has EVERY reason to hide it.

I honestly hope he isn't, because if he is dude's gonna have a stressful next 15 years.