rsm650
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If Sam becomes all-pro one day, I actually want the media to beat this story to death. A lot of gay people in this country either have to endure hiding themselves or come out just to be subject to teasing, since it's still not "normal" according to many places not situated near Seattle/San Francisco/Boston/New York City/etc. And we all have heard about gay people committing suicide because of being forced to hide this secret. Having the first openly-gay NFL player (bonus if he plays well) will hopefully change the perspectives of some narrow-minded people and will definitely inspire many gay people around the country.
If we went back in time to 1947, you couldn't tell me with a straight face "Oh who cares about Jackie Robinson's skin color, as long as he plays well in the majors then that's all that matters." Because his skin color did matter, in the sense that it shattered a common, but narrow view held by most of the country. Same thing with this situation. I certainly wish Sam well with his future in the NFL and I don't blame the media making headlines with this story (although the part where they always question the locker room effect is dumb, I agree).
If we went back in time to 1947, you couldn't tell me with a straight face "Oh who cares about Jackie Robinson's skin color, as long as he plays well in the majors then that's all that matters." Because his skin color did matter, in the sense that it shattered a common, but narrow view held by most of the country. Same thing with this situation. I certainly wish Sam well with his future in the NFL and I don't blame the media making headlines with this story (although the part where they always question the locker room effect is dumb, I agree).