Washington Wizards center Jason Collins reveals he is gay

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  1. Sedatedfork

    Sedatedfork Rip City Rhapsody

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    I think it was Stern's doing. Anything to get the NBA fans to not pay attention to the Sacramento Kings vote.
     
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  2. HomerLovesKoolAid

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    A couple of times? The gf told me you shoot faster than J.R. Smith at a pickup game!
     
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  3. Sedatedfork

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    But it is fun to play the Pain Olympics! We love to give draft grades, and power rankings. Why not try to rank which communities have experienced the worst discrimination? Oh that's right, because it can only serve to degrade another person's experience. I haven't personally experienced discrimination (except maybe for my Nerddom, but Nerd Pride baby!), so I don't really feel that comfortable telling a minority of any kind that the discrimination they experienced wasn't that bad, so buck up Cowboy.
     
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  4. Denny Crane

    Denny Crane It's not even loaded! Staff Member Administrator

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    We do rank atrocities, especially when it comes to the law. Japanese Americans get reparations, but the Indians do not.

    There is also considerable reasoning and law based upon the 14th amendment that applies to "protected groups" and gays are not a protected group. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protected_class

    I don't recall entire neighborhoods of gay people burned to the ground as there were with blacks (because they were thriving).
     
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  5. Sedatedfork

    Sedatedfork Rip City Rhapsody

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    Well if the 14th Amendment doesn't apply to them (by the way it does, they may just not be given strict scrutiny) and they don't get reparations, they must not have been oppressed. Case closed!
     
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  6. BlazerCaravan

    BlazerCaravan Hug a Bigot... to Death

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    Why is this even a discussion? I feel like this is an intentional derailment.
     
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  7. magnifier661

    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    THis reminds me of the time I came out and said I was a Raider's fan.
     
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    Hopefully, for your sake, it's Sly's gf and not your gf that provided this info.
     
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    Your giving attention to the comment is creating the derailment. :devilwink:
     
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  10. Denny Crane

    Denny Crane It's not even loaded! Staff Member Administrator

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    The 14th only applies to states, not to the private sector.

    I'm not at all convinced that gays need to be a protected class under the 14th to matter in any significant way. The 14th without scrutiny should apply to marriage just fine.
     
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    He's continuing with it whether I mention it or not; I just thought I'd call him out on it.
     
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  12. BlazerCaravan

    BlazerCaravan Hug a Bigot... to Death

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    The Juggalos of the NFL.
     
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  13. Sedatedfork

    Sedatedfork Rip City Rhapsody

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    Which NBA player will finally come out as a Never Nude? Given that there are literally dozens of them, it only makes sense that there was once a Never Nude in the NBA.
     
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    all these "new bible translation" verses need to gtfo, unless there is a new "word of god" every time some yahoo decides to "interpret" the bible

    i mean, can you change "the word of god" and have it still be so?

    garbage
     
    3RA1N1AC, Apr 30, 2013
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  15. Denny Crane

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    Change from greek or latin to english and there's a translation process that may not be literal.
     
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    Yes you can, very easily. They are both being discriminated against for something they didn't choose and can't control. Discrimination is less now, for blacks and gays, because of the civil rights movement and the overall advancement of society. I honestly don't see how you can think they aren't comparable. They are extremely similar situations.
     
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    yeah, i always run the bible through 30 languages on google translate, i feel that is gods true word
     
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  18. Denny Crane

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    I must have missed the "gays only" drinking fountains when I was growing up. Surely they were there!
     
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    Pardon me, I didn't know that only things that are exactly the same can be compared.
     
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    We sure do live in a different world today. I think it is easier to come out and say you are a gay NBA player than it is to come out publically and say you are against gay players in the NBA.



    If I understand it right, Jason is now a free agent. Will be interesting to see what kind of contract offers he gets . . .
     
    The_Lillard_King, Apr 30, 2013
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