OT NBA referee Bill Kennedy reveals he is gay; Rajon Rondo made slur to him

Thank you.

 

That is not what I said, but feel free to jump to conclusions I suppose. I am not even talking about encounters like that.

I think you misunderstood what I meant when keeping to oneself.

To both you and King -- I am talking about these events where people parade their sexuality in front of everyone in the world to see, and have these pressers to 'announce' their gay. Just fucking be gay and shut it, or be straight and shut it. Stop giving a shit about what others think about you and stop trying to parade it around in others faces (both straight and gay). In other words, stop publicizing your sexuality like its Lebrons "the decision".

@blue9 I have a gay Aunt, which is already giving to much info on here, but since you inferred I was homophobic, you couldn't be farther from the truth.

 

Not a fan of the Sydney Mardi Gras then?

 

Introducing someone as your husband or wife, whether gay or straight, or introducing your child, whether gay or straight, is not even remotely the same as someone holding a press conference to tell the world that they are gay or straight. People who do so really need to get over themselves, IMO, and I for one don't give a shit either way. Of course, when someone is intensely emotionally involved in an issue, like the oppression they perceive due to their sexuality, I suppose they are going to react emotionally rather than rationally to others not giving a shit. C'est la vie.

 

If you don't care if people come out, then just don't care in private. I don't see why some people have to parade the fact that they don't care out in the public and shove it down everyone's throat.

 

I agree. But we are talking about the Rondo situation , the ref and his public gay announcement, etc.

So realistically we would have never had this discussion had a gay man not gone and announced it to the press , etc.

 

Yep that's worth a T.

 

So realistically we would have never had this discussion had Rondo not gone and called the guy a faggot.

 

I have so many things I could say right now that are 3ra1n1ac worthy

 

Actually, I didn't infer it - but I can see how you could read it that way. So, sorry for the vagueness of that statement about doing something about your discomfort. I don't equate general discomfort to homophobia.

However, it's also disingenuous to say that what is standard behavior for straights should also be standard behavior for gays. Straights have never been persecuted for being straight. There's a huge difference between "announcing" that you're straight versus announcing that you're gay. While I personally would never call a press conference to announce something like my sexuality (or anything!), I can understand why some might.

 

The reason an announcement that one is gay matters is because a 10 year old gay basketball player in Utah gets to hear another voice say I'm gay and it's okay. His parents may be anti-gay, his church may be anti-gay, he may be totally alone, but when a guy like Bill Kennedy COMES OUT, it makes a difference for this 10 year old boy. It lets him know that he is not alone and that he can be open about himself and still be successful. Every star athlete who is gay should come out and make the announcement for the sake of this 10 year old boy and all the other young gay men and women who are ashamed of who they are. This is what you are missing, blue32. And that's also why parades are important. Gays didn't begin to get rights until they came out and said "See? We're real people. We're your friends, neighbors, and relatives, and we're proud to be who we are. We are not going to hide." Such parades and public announcements are VERY important. One day, it won't matter. That day has not arrived.

 

Good enough.

 

Thanks.

 

I understand this and I see where maybe it could help. I don't agree that every single person needs to do this to the world. But that's just my opinion. It doesn't mean I dislike gays or am uncomfortable around them, or a bigot, or what-ever-the-fuck some may have assumed here. I just disagree with this and I think people would be better served to stay more private, maybe its because in my world, like you said there, "one day it wont matter", to me, my life outlook "it doesn't matter" right now.

More importantly, I respect your opinion, and I hope you understand I am not trying to bash you at all. Just debating each others opinions, etc.

 

He's not a homophobe. He's a sociopath.

Although, there's probably a significant overlap in that Venn diagram...

 

Very well put KAJS.

 

Mods, please move thread to OT

 

Wait a minute here. This is a lot to absorb in one thread.

Does this mean Rondo isn't gay?