Lebron james = sweLL guy

[sniffa]

LeBron James, however, said he didn’t think an openly gay person could survive in the league and worried about any players who have not revealed they are gay.

“With teammates you have to be trustworthy, and if you’re gay and you’re not admitting that you are, then you are not trustworthy,” James said. “So that’s like the No. 1 thing as teammates — we all trust each other. You’ve heard of the in-room, locker room code. What happens in the locker room stays in there. It’s a trust factor,
honestly. A big trust factor.”

Injured Philadelphia Sixers forward Shavlik Randolph acknowledged it’s a new situation.

“As long as you don’t bring your gayness on me I’m fine,” Randolph said. “As far as business-wise, I’m sure I could play with him. But I think it would create a little awkwardness in the locker room.”

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070208/SPORTS13/70208024/1145/YAK02

yep, cuz every gay person wants to hit on you.

[hippiechick]

1. "Bring your gayness on me" ???

:wtf: :wtf: :wtf:

[Catherine Vincent]

2. That's how a lot of heterosexual males feel.

They think every gay person want their body or want to turn them gay. :eyes:

[Behind the Aegis]

7. Well, you know the old saying...

"10% is not enough! Recruit, recruit, recruit!" :evilgrin:

Edit: I think faster than I type, thank G-d!

[sniffa]

9. y'know what i Love about those phobes?

they're usuaLLy the most ugLy, out of shape, one-tooth-wagging-in-the-wind mother fuckers. they'd be Lucky to have any one hit on them.

[Behind the Aegis]

3. When I see things like that, it makes me giggle.

That some people still talk and act like that is sad, but when it is sad that way, it is kinda funny.

[burythehatchet]

16. I'll tell you what I think me means

As far as I know I'm a breeder. But since the age of 14 I've been hit on by guys countless times. As a young person I resented it, now I just take it as a compliment and forget about it. This guy probably resents that aspect of the imteraction, if such does occur.

[Marnieworld]

4. The ignorance of youth

On the one hand he says an openly gay person wouldn't survive and on the other he says closeted people aren't "trustworthy". What's a gay player to do? Clearly stay closeted until you retire and hope that you don't suffer too much when you play. I can't wait until a SuperStar gets the courage to come out while they are active. Just one guy in any sport would change the world.

[bicentennial_baby]

5. Not to mention Stephen Hunter:

"“For real? He’s gay for real?” said Philadelphia center Steven Hunter, who added he would be fine with an openly gay teammate.

“As long as he don’t make any advances toward me I’m fine with it,” he said. “As long as he came to play basketball like a man and conducted himself like a good person, I’d be fine with it.”

:puke:

[Midlodemocrat]

6. I'm not gay and I don't want to hit on him. I think he's a major asshole.

[twilight_sailing]

8. Hired guns complaining about trust.

[Mrspeeker]

10. So whats really happing in the locker room?

Don't ask don't tell lol

[ncrainbowgrrl]

11. Ahhh.... good ol' shav randolph...

Making more news for what a swell guy he really is. (Note: I will not bring Duke into this discussion, in the interest of civility :evilgrin: )

[Blue_Tires]

12. the loaded irony in that Shavlik Randolph quote just singes my brain

like acid!

[Duncan Grant]

13. The straight players are worried that gay players will treat them like women.

There have been gay players for decades. What the hell -- locker rooms aren't safe now that someone has come out?

Idiots.

edit: subject line

[Bluebear]

14. 'As long as you don’t bring your gayness on me I’m fine' - BRING YOUR GAYNESS?

[Horse with no Name]

15. I worked with a lady that was homophobic

One of our colleagues was a lesbian.
This one was always afraid that the lesbian was going to molest her in the med room if she was in there alone with her.
One of our male nurses had had enough of hearing about this and he just looked at her and told her that HE was a straight male who didn't find her attractive so what makes her think a lesbian female would find her attractive?
It was hilarious.:rofl:

[Lex]

18. OMG. Okay, that was priceless.

:thumbsup:

[devilgrrl]

19. That's a good one...

:-)

[sniffa]

22. bingo

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x157983#158106

[devilgrrl]

17. What is it with "straight" men complaining about gays?????

More pussy for you... PUSSY!

Fuckin' grow up! :nuke:

[LeftyMom]

20. It's the guys who couldn't get any with zero competion who do it. nt

[LeftyMom]

21. Those guys need to grow the hell up.

They probably have gay teammates now. It's statistics, more than ten guys in the room, chances are one of them is gay. If it isn't an issue now, it shouldn't be an issue when that as-yet-theoretical active player gets the nerve and comes out, either.

[11 Bravo]

23. LeBron James is a strutting, chest-thumping punk.

I didn't even need another reason to dislike him, but you have certainly provided me with one. As for Shavlik Randolph ... Hell, he went to Dook. 'Nuf said.

[ncrainbowgrrl]

24. Heh- good point.

That kid keeps coming out with more and more interesting statements...

[JackBeck]

25. sniffa, would you please just get over it.

everyone knows that homophobia in professional team sports is an accepted lifestyle that should go on unquestioned without a challenge. we should all just ignore it and let the boys be boys. well, not the gay boys. those boys are jack nasty.