Progress is being made. Maybe not as fast as Amaechi would like, or as slow as Hardaway would prefer, but we're approaching a moment when being a gay athlete in a predominantly straight world simply doesn't matter. Sure, buddy. Sure we are. And that occurs when people like Amaechi step up and put themselves out there.
Woj. isn't the sharpest Crayola in the box, but I can see where he's coming from. Doesn't mean he's correct, of course. I can't believe he suggested Hardaway should have been kept in the All-Star activities. Yes, let's show fans that people who publically claim to hate gays and believe they shouldn't be allowed in the US are welcome at NBA events. Dickwad. Also - many athletes out themselves after they're retired or after they've left the spotlight in their sport. Gene W. never wondered why people wait until afterwards?
Frankly, I'm all for Hardaway not getting any attention by the press. But not seeing ramifications for public statements like that? a bit foolish. And yeah, keeping the man from working the All-Star gig isn't going to turn him from a homophobe to a friend of the Friends of Dorothy, but appearances count.
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Date: 2007-02-16 03:05 am (UTC)Sure, buddy. Sure we are. And that occurs when people like Amaechi step up and put themselves out there.
Woj. isn't the sharpest Crayola in the box, but I can see where he's coming from. Doesn't mean he's correct, of course. I can't believe he suggested Hardaway should have been kept in the All-Star activities. Yes, let's show fans that people who publically claim to hate gays and believe they shouldn't be allowed in the US are welcome at NBA events. Dickwad. Also - many athletes out themselves after they're retired or after they've left the spotlight in their sport. Gene W. never wondered why people wait until afterwards?
Frankly, I'm all for Hardaway not getting any attention by the press. But not seeing ramifications for public statements like that? a bit foolish. And yeah, keeping the man from working the All-Star gig isn't going to turn him from a homophobe to a friend of the Friends of Dorothy, but appearances count.