Gay athletes don’t fit in what is perceived as a homophobic NFL

Kansas City Star ^ | October 30, 2009 | Randy Covitz

[bitterohiogunclinger]

Imagine if you will how many times both the offense and defense would be drawn offsides with slobbering Barney Franks at quarterback.

[Chode]

FDRQ in the NFL...

[Dr. Ursus]

The most famous-Donovan McNabb!

[Freddd]

Don’t the ‘musicians’ sing about ‘bit*hes’ as much as they can ?

[RoadTest]

“I guess Rush was too divestive for this league.”

What do you mean?

[Past Your Eyes]

Or at least have one standing by.

[BobL]

There are plenty of professions for gays (like interior design, fashion model, actor, hair stylist, flight attendant, etc.). Why can’t they leave one of the few areas where true men compete alone?

[Past Your Eyes]

Or wide receiver?

[Buckeye Battle Cry]

Guess you’ve never seen Haruki Nakamura of the Ravens. He’s a safety and special teams demon. Graduate of the University of Cincinnati. His father was a judo gold medalist in the `64 Olympics in Tokyo for Japan.

[DungeonMaster]

I thought it was the National Felon league not the National Fairy League.

[airborne]

If Rush was a liberal, he could get away with saying divisive things.

If he started supporting Obama, he'd be welcomed into the NFL with open arms.

[Caipirabob]

When you use the term ‘gay’ or ‘faggot’ or ‘queer’ and you use it in a negative term, it’s the same as calling a woman a ‘bitch.’ It’s demeaning to another human being. And it’s not right.”

Regardless of the oppression the homosexual fascists want to inflict upon us, you simply cannot alter the natural revulsion that occurs when encounter something so unnatural, as unwholesome and completely disturbing as open homosexuality.

It is the height of man's inhumanity to their fellow man to deny these people the treatment they need to recover from this mental illness.

It disgusts me beyond further commentary.

[hoagy62]

How about queer NASCAR drivers? Why aren’t we hearing more about them?

(Southern)That's 'cause they ain't none, son! 'Course I wonder about that Gordon fella....(/Southern)

[flowerplough]

The most famous-Donovan McNabb!

I was hoping someone else would add him to the list. I’m, to some degree, a location-motivated Eagles fan, but Andy Reid just doesn’t seem to have the creativity and originality to direct and optimize the talent on his team, and Rush was right about that over-rated, aging, Irish-Scotsman quarterback.

[Burkean]

I suspect that professional wrestling also has a significant homosexual demographic in its fan base—certainly in comparison to other sports. It’s not much of a stretch that the athletes would be more open about it.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

How could any sport be homophobic that has as an on field position called “tight end?”

Or "wide receiver?"

[Tribune7]

Action is needed. The NFL should start wearing pink shoes!!

[verity]

These are the more seasoned players. :-)

[Dr. Ursus]

NE pa. born-Lifetime Phillies fan,but lifetime Giants fan.
Seriously, the black community both male and females don’t
like homosexuals especially black ones that’s why its called
“ON the Down Lo” in the black community.

[SamuraiScot]

it’s so crippling to someone who is going to work knowing there is no support in their organization.

What were you planning to do at work that would require "support" for your homosexuality? (Not sure I want to know, but sure I wouldn't approve.)

I'm nostalgic for the days of Oscar Wilde's The Portrait of Dorian Gray. The "love that dare not speak its name" has become the love that won't shut the h*** up. There's nothing more disgusting than a 300-pound whiner.