Pancake Posted 17 November, 2010 Share Posted 17 November, 2010 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2010/11/16/why-gay-footballers-should-not-come-out/ Interesting read, good starter for a debate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baj Posted 17 November, 2010 Share Posted 17 November, 2010 and there was me thinking mario gomez just made poor decisions ON the pitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 17 November, 2010 Share Posted 17 November, 2010 and there was me thinking mario gomez just made poor decisions ON the pitch that is a bit of homophobic comment Baj. Are you going to infract yourself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocco boxo Posted 17 November, 2010 Share Posted 17 November, 2010 I would like to know what that horrible **** Clifford knows! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake Posted 17 November, 2010 Author Share Posted 17 November, 2010 I would like to know what that horrible **** Clifford knows! Why? Would you think of those 4 players any differently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesaint sfc Posted 17 November, 2010 Share Posted 17 November, 2010 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Fashanu a very interesting read - I had no idea that he played for us for a short period! What a sublime goal that was against Liverpool when he won goal of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 17 November, 2010 Share Posted 17 November, 2010 He was on loan for a bit. Quite ironic that he played for Brighton for a while Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesaint sfc Posted 17 November, 2010 Share Posted 17 November, 2010 Not the way it should be, but I can't blame gay footballers for not coming out at all. It's a bit like being in the Police - you're in a role that gets a lot of stick, therefore people who already criticise you for appearance, or whatever they can get out of you would have something far more sensitive and personal to criticise you for if you came out (don't mean within the Police, but punters you deal with etc.) But then again I guess it can't always be like this, and someone needs to start the trend sooner or later to get the ball rolling so that gay footballers don't receive homophobic abuse. We've managed to get over the racism at football hurdle to some extent - now maybe homophobia needs to be dealt with in the same way. People need to move on and get on with their own lives without digging at other peoples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponty Posted 18 November, 2010 Share Posted 18 November, 2010 He was on loan for a bit. Quite ironic that he played for Brighton for a while Even allowing for your homophobic attitude towards the stereotype of Brighton, you need to check the definition of irony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baj Posted 18 November, 2010 Share Posted 18 November, 2010 that is a bit of homophobic comment Baj. Are you going to infract yourself? How is it, in ANY WAY homophobic? Mario Gomez is a hetrosexual footballer who is trying to tell other people of a different sexual persuasion how they should live their lives. That is a bad decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamster Posted 18 November, 2010 Share Posted 18 November, 2010 This shouldn't even be an issue imho. There's a conclusion in that article that says that gay footballers should not 'come out' for 'sound financial reasons'! Bloody hell, is money really so important to the masses that we would endorse such reasoning? Madness and quite a sad indictment in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocco boxo Posted 18 November, 2010 Share Posted 18 November, 2010 Why? Would you think of those 4 players any differently? Only when they have scored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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