A player who played for England against Denmark Wednesday night is coming out gay on Sunday in an exclusive with The Sun, Cant help but think The Sun caught him out and forced him into it? Got to say total respect to him for doing it but should it really be that big of a news story in 2014? Anyone heard any names of who it is? Adam Lallana is the rumored name on twitter?
Total respect to whoever it is. I truly believe in todays society they would be supported with the bonheads being the minority. English football has moved on a lot since the days of Justin Fashunu.
Of course its a bloody story! People are fascinated (wrightly or wrongly) with this subject. I would want to know who it is if only to support their career more closely. Football needs a trailblazer in this regard to enable other gay footballers to feel liberated enough to be themselves. Virtually every other profession it is a non issue but the caveman mentality perceived to still be in existence in the game inhibits some people being the person they truly are.
It's inherently homophobic to even make a story out of it. The Sun should be ashamed. If they ran 'exclusives' with regards player's heterosexuality, this wouldn't be an issue, but to make a special case as its a gay story is therefore surely prejudicial?!
It shouldn't be a big news story in 2014, but unfortunately it is. And I'm sure a few comments in this thread will show exactly why.
Here we go again.
Destroy the team before we even get there.
Should not be a story these days.
Of course its a bloody story! People are fascinated (wrightly or wrongly) with this subject. I would want to know who it is if only to support their career more closely. Football needs a trailblazer in this regard to enable other gay footballers to feel liberated enough to be themselves. Virtually every other profession it is a non issue but the caveman mentality perceived to still be in existence in the game inhibits some people being the person they truly are.
When I lived in Brighton gay couples could go walking through the city and nobody batted an eyelid-unfortunately other parts of the country haven't quite caught up.
I wouldn't even buy the Sun to wipe my arse on! Gutter Press rag!
What if the person involved doesn't want to be a trailblazer though, and just wishes to get along with their life lawfully and discretely? What right does The Sun have to 'expose' them?
r u gay bruv?
This is true but no one can be naïve enough to believe that this wont be the topic on most football fans lips at water coolers up and down the country. This is just the way it is. People have a perverse obsession when it comes to this stuff - hence why The Sun are allegedly unmasking the individual most likely on the front page of their flagship Sunday paper.It is only an issue if people make it an issue. Be that the people who "come out", those that "out" them...or people that make, or contribute to, a topic of discussion (including me now!) about it. Personally I really don't care who it is.
I am glad that there are only supportive posts on here though (thus far). No doubt The Sun will do their subtle upmost to remind everyone of the guys sexual status at every opportunity...thus provoking backlash from some idiot at some point.
PUSB
It's inherently homophobic to even make a story out of it. The Sun should be ashamed. If they ran 'exclusives' with regards player's heterosexuality, this wouldn't be an issue, but to make a special case as its a gay story is therefore surely prejudicial?!
could it be if he doesn't think he will get picked for the euros so can have that card if not so Hodgson might feel pressured?
The whole 'coming out' thing is very odd. Just the whole idea of it implies that it is a big deal. Frankly I couldn't care less who is or isn't gay in any context let alone the England team. I'm nore concerned about them doing as well as they possibly can in the World Cup and this kind of thing, if it's against the players wishes, is not going to help in the slightest.
What if this player was a "fringe" player? What better way to guarantee a place in the euros?
The thing is, coming out is a big deal. For the person coming out. The risk of not being accepted and victimised. The risk of abuse etc.
I don't care if someone is gay or not, and like you say, nobody should. But for the person coming out it is a big deal.
It will be like Tom Daley, is anybody really interested if he is gay or not? Every day he was posing with gay pride stuff etc. People will only be interested in how he plays football, apart from the knobheads who will find it away to abuse, sadly.
Nobody in their right mind would do that. It's an interesting theory, but frankly ridiculous.
People were interested and it was fairly big news, but it very quickly became 'oh right, thought so' and if the next swimming star is gay, nobody will really be bothered. Hopefully this is what happens here, the sooner we're at the point where who a sportsman likes to have sex with is as interesting as whether they prefer Pepsi over Coke the better.
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