ESPN is the Faux Noose of sports television. We report, We decide.
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I completely agree. Everybody has the right to their own thoughts and feelings. If a highly-paid professional athlete does not want to be seen naked in a locker room by his teammates, I fundamentally support his right to choose not to shower in a communal shower and to dress and undress in a private room. I would urge his union or agent to lobby for reasonable facilities that accommodate his unique needs.
What I DONāT support is a playerās ability to discriminate or limit someone elseās actions, based on what that player thinks is someone elseās thoughts and feelings, especially if those thoughts and feelings have not been expressed or manifested in behavior.
In short, if a teammate feels uncomfortable being seen by Michael Sam, then that teammate should do what HE needs to do to deal with his own feelings, because they are his problems, not Samās.
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Son of a bitch, these people are stupid homophobes.
You make way too much sense for the Internet.
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The power does exist. Iāve used it too many times to count.
For a bunch of straight dudes, it seems that some of the Rams players spend an inordinate amount of time worrying about the shower habits of a gay man.
And yet no one is asking any of the Cleveland players if they have a problem showering with an egomaniacal douchebag ;).
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So if there were communal showers for a mixed-gender team or for a womenās team practicing with men, there would be no right for women to object or demand their own time when men canāt come in? So long as the men havenāt manifested any thoughts or feelings. Or for instance, menās professional teams were forced to accept women reporters in the locker room during shower and changing times, but not the other way around. Any objections to that?
TBF, she didnāt actually ask anything about the shower. Some of the players mentioned it when asked how he was getting along generally and she reported it (which was just stupid to do). I assume this jumped into their minds because so many jokes have been made about the shower, by comedians and trolls the world over.
What a bunch of sissies afraid that a gay man could possibly be checking the straight players out. Who cares? What is wrong with these people?
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I wonder if Chuck Todd will ask Bob McDonnell if he showers with the priest heās staying with at the Rectory.
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So your reporter didnāt bring it up, but it was the editorial decision to repeat it as if it mattered that deserves the ridicule.
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Big yawnburger, except for the fact that ESPN has been forced to defend a Oogety Boogety thereās teh GAY in the lockerroom! kind of reporting.
Progress. Never pretty.
Oh, gramps! Donāt you worry. The poster to whom you are responding just pointed out that any pee-shy gentlemen could request private accommodations. The oppressed women in your hypothetical situation would, according to that poster, be welcome to request private accommodations as well. The world will not end if a shy millionaire demands a private shower to prevent his genitals from being observed.
Private accommodations will have an additional benefit for the shy gentleman, for Michael Sams is not the only gay man who might catch a peek of the shy manās genitals. Sams is the only OUT gay player on the team, probably not the only gay player on the team.
The article tells more about the ESPN ājournalistsā than it does about Sam or his teammates.
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This isnāt news. Let me know when a real sausagefest gets going.
Go home ESPN. Kids in high school canāt stay up this late. Childish, amateurish, and embarrassing. Try writing a sports story sometime.
I remember a Brit Marine who was reacting to the new (all gays are welcome) law which Republicians especially that jerk Sen. from AZ said were going āto destroy our military combat effectivenessā. The Brit (who was not gay said this) āyou will have the same problems we did, close to noneā. "In one year people will never remember all this nonsense.
He was right.
In one year ESPN will have to again make up some kind of problem.
The day I either care about ESPN or millionaire football players is the day I have to assess the priorities of life.