Posted on 06/08/2022 8:28:24 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Openly gay pro-baseball player Bryan Ruby is outraged over some Tampa Bay Rays players’ personal decision not to wear rainbow-colored logos on their uniform for Pride Night, in at least one case expressly for “faith-based” reasoning.
Ruby, who has played in the minor leagues but is reportedly taking June off, trashed the players in an interview with USA TODAY Sports, claiming their actions make other gay people feel like “second-class citizens” and are using Jesus to shield their homophobia.
“It always baffles me when guys use Jesus as their excuse to discriminate,” Ruby told the news outlet. “Like, wasn’t Jesus the guy who preached ‘Love Thy Neighbor.'”
“This isn’t about religion,” he continued. “This is about being a good teammate. When guys go out of their way to make a point of opposing Pride Night, they’re sending a clear message that people like me just aren’t welcome in baseball. It’s a reminder that even on the one night we get to be proud of ourselves at the ballpark, we are still second-class citizens. It’s as simple as that.”
Rays pitcher Jason Adam recently told the Tampa Bay Times he refused to wear the rainbow-colored logo after making a “faith-based decision.”
“It’s a hard decision,” the pitcher said. “Because ultimately we all said what we want is them to know that all are welcome and loved here. But when we put it on our bodies, I think a lot of guys decided that it’s just a lifestyle that maybe — not that they look down on anybody or think differently — it’s just that maybe we don’t want to encourage it if we believe in Jesus, who’s encouraged us to live a lifestyle that would abstain from that behavior, just like (Jesus) encourages me as a heterosexual male to abstain from sex outside of the confines of marriage. It’s no different.”
Ruby continued to fume about players’ personal decisions.
“It sends a very clear message, and that message is: LGBTQ people are not welcome here,” he claimed. “A lot of guys just don’t get that they’ve always had, and will continue to have, gay teammates. Such antiquated language and behavior actively hurts the team. It’s hard enough to be gay in baseball.”
“I can’t help but notice that for the 146th consecutive year, there are zero openly gay players in Major League Baseball,” Ruby added. “And when your own teammates could publicly gesture that you don’t belong there, it’s damn near impossible to succeed in the sport.”
The athlete also took a swing at Rays management for suggesting no divide was brewing on the team.
“I wonder if Rays management would parrot their completely bogus message of supporting ‘diversity and inclusivity’ in the organization if Rays players flat out refused to wear number 42 on Jackie Robinson day,” Ruby said. “Don’t get me wrong, Pride Nights are great for the fan base and surrounding community, but they do very little to address the situation in the locker room.”
“When your teammates go out of their way to indicate they don’t accept you, it can be absolutely crushing, and obviously pretty damn hard to suit up and play well,” he continued. “What does it say to all the young minor leaguers dreaming of one day getting a shot in the big leagues? That once you get there, you can live your dream but only at the cost of hiding your authentic self from the world? It’s both sad and infuriating to know most other guys like me are relegated to walking on eggshells in the shadows of a culture still eerily reminiscent of the ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ world we supposedly moved on from over a decade ago.”
F him.
We had someone local on social media asking for nearby places with drag queen story time.
Then they said, please no critical comments, I will report anyone being critical.
These people desperately need to be told to go to hell.
And, people posted about 25 drag queen story times all over the area.
Really sick. Of course that’s child abuse.
What about S&M Pride Night? Players can wear little knots and chains.
Or Hooker Kink Pride Night - each player can walk in with a whore by his side.
Not wearing that logo means that LGBTs are not welcome inside my uniform.
I like to change the term to GBLT. Since they are so unsure which giblets they have in their pants.
NEVER ENOUGH with these people!
The guy gets ON THE TEAM as a gay man, and gets to play.
AND the rest of the team treats him like a regular.
So he’s one-up on Jackie Robinson in his debut.
THAT is what the rest of us always called “acceptance.”
But, NNNNOOOOO, BECAUSE he’s a gay man, “acceptance” has to mean MORE; it’s not enough for the team to do for him the same as they do for EVERY OTHER FREAKIN’ PLAYER, just letting him play ball like everyone else won’t cut it, there has to be SPECIAL recognition; everyone else has to BOW DOWN to The Gilded Prong, or whateverthef’k, or this soy-fed Nebuchadnezzar wannabe will throw them into the fiery furnace of woke-ist opinion.
Such emotional fragility. It’s a hallmark of a lot of liberal beliefs. A fragility that leads to intolerance and hatred on their part.
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A good teammate doesn’t ask teammates to go against their Scripturally-based beliefs.
These gay blades can prostrate themselves before the altar of their alphabet soup god, but no way should they expect anyone else to leave a prostrate patch before their god.
I am sure they are jive giblet nibblers.
I reject his concerns.
Ah, a drama queen.
This clown plays single A ball. That’s about the same level as a good high school team.
If they don’t die and get born again, they will be told exactly that.
And those Christians must also celebrate Murder Pride Week, Thieves’ Week, Adultery Month, Porn Day and Antichrist Worship Week.
If they don’t, they’re not LOVING THEIR NEIGHBORS.
We will tell THEM how they should be Christians.
For this gay goofball, Sodom and Gomorrah were minor faux pas. But I am going to go along with those who say that “taking” it anally (men and women) really scrambles up your nervous system and brain. Lots of sensitive nerve endings are there in your little poop chute. Then radiates outward from there to mess up your mind.
Buttigieg is a fine example with his delusions of taking 3-4-5 months of paternity leave. When all he and his homo “partner” did was adopt two unfortunate babies.
i was brought up from the days of Mickey Mantle and Sandy Coufax.
there was no politics in baseball!!!
nowadays? (brooklyn raspberry!!!)
when the queers et al percentages of the population are larger than the negro/hispanic combined, then I will consider the issue!!
So now it’s mandatory to ‘celebrate’ these scumbags?
Let them celebrate their own perversity. Don’t expect others to be forced to wear their symbols.
Toleration of perversion is not sufficient. Not promoting it eagerly is BIGOTRY!!!
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