Posted on 06/21/2021 4:23:39 PM PDT by conservative98
Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib on Monday became the first active NFL player to come out as gay.
“What’s up people,” Nassib said in a video posted to Instagram on Monday. “I’m at my house in West Chester, Pennsylvania. I just wanted to take a quick moment to say that I’m gay. I’ve been meaning to do this for a while now but finally feel comfortable getting it off my chest. I really have the best life, the best family, friends and job a guy can ask for.
“I’m a pretty private person so I hope you guys know that I’m not doing this for attention. I just think that representation and visibility are so important. I actually hope that one day, videos like this and the whole coming out process are not necessary, but until then I will do my best and my part to cultivate a culture that’s accepting and compassionate and I’m going to start by donating $100,000 to the Trevor Project. They’re an incredible organization, they’re the number one suicide-prevention service for LGBTQ youth in America.”
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What is your basis for morality?
If not God, then is it by General Consensus or your own personal feelings about right and wrong?
From where do you claim your unalienable rights?
From men or from God?
All I am saying to you is I do not want strangers or casual acquaintances pushing theology on me—and I have explained why.
Thats exactly what I thought when I first read this story.
Politics is religion. Perhaps people don’t want you pushing your political views on them. If you don’t want people pushing their views on you, why are you here and why are you posting your opinions here?
Are you not Here trying to convince others to believe like you or to change their opinions to match yours?
What is the source of your unalienable rights?
What is the source of your morality?
The late great Imus Was not PC. He had a funny joke about this 20 years ago. I heard it while Howard Stern was on a commercial break.
He should play for the New York Jets. They have two good tight ends and 51 guy who suck.
More malignant narcissism from the usual suspects.
Backfield In motion!
No one cares what they do in their bedrooms.
That’s what they said circa 1990, but now THEY want to know what YOU do in your bedroom. Weird times we are living in.
Nasib played for PSU. Comes out in a sport that doesn’t strike me as being real friendly toward gay players, for a variety of reasons.
FWIW, and we are talking about the NFL here, I think Nasib was told to do this. Either threatened and/or bribed into acquiescing.
I seriously doubt he volunteered.
They wouldn’t let him play quarterback position, because that would mean sticking his hands between another guy’s legs while shouting a stream of numbers of indefinite length. Homophobes.
There is a big difference between on-line and in person.
Since I am small of stature, the biggest difference that I notice is that in person people who disagree with me may punch me out...
:-)
‘... snaps ...”
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I thought he was a linebacker?
Good for him for having the courage to speak up.
“I’m a pretty private person so I hope you guys know that I’m not doing this for attention. I just think that representation and visibility are so important. “
In other words, you’re doing this for attention.
A great big puddle, what I hear.
I'm probably missing your point, but each down played is referred to as a "snap".
He's also a DE playing DT occasionally. WAY to big for LB (6-7, 275).
Again, sorry if I was missing your point.
Back to the discussion I think he’ll devolve into a white version of Kapernick. Faggotry will be the cudgel he will bash management with to stay employed instead of “white racism”.
"Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness..."
Who wants to risk physical contact with a potential AIDS vector?
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