If It's About Pride...Then Why Hide?
RF23 - If It's About Pride...Then Why Hide?
www.keepingitright.blogspot.com
2/12/07
Last week a former NBA center, John Ameachi announced to the world that he is gay. He also bashed Utah Jazz owner, Larry Miller and its coach Jerry Sloan for what he perceived as "homophoebic" attitude toward him.
Also announced was the fact that Ameachi has written a book and by the way, his public "coming out" was plastered all over ESPN and most major news medias. So what's the hub bub about?
That a guy who averaged about four points and a couple of rebounds a game has come out and said , "I'm gay." No. It's about his bottom line, the number of book sales he receives at the end of the day. It's not about his team mates, coaches or owners; it's about interviews on Oprah, Dr. Phil and other talk shows.
It's not about educating a couple yahoo's who are too ignorant to now accept the fact that someone prefers to have same sex intercourse. No! it's about being a victim to those yahoo's who express their opinions about his coming out.
But the issue here is the "pride" that gays and lesbians want to exude. Hell where is it?
If it's about pride, then why hide it? why keep it, and this is going to be ironic here, but why keep it behind closed doors. If Ameachi wants to move this country on "gay" issues, then why wait until everyone says, "who in the hell is John Ameach?" and who did he play for?
Ameachi didn't show pride in his sexual preference and who he really is and for this fact, show his team-mates who he was.... As far as the basketball world knew, is that Ameachi was from England who happens to be of mixed race, black and white. And by virtue of his skin tone, whatever prejudices he may have experienced, if any, were probably because of his perceived race. Not because of his sexual preference.
And this is why I get upset, when gays equate their sexual preference or choice to the civil rights movement. It ain't the same, it ain't even the same sport!
Blacks, Afro - Americans, African-Americans, Negros can't just come out the closet, and announce after making hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars, that they're black; without hearing "no s@#t Sherlock"!
However, Ameachi was able to hide behind his preferences, go to the bank, and basically misrepresent himself to his team-mates by doing something that 80% of the leagues player's can't. Hide their skin color.
So if it's about pride...then why hide?
According to Dallas Mavericks owner, Mark Cuban. A gay NBA player would sashay all the way to the bank. Really. That player better have game like Kobe Bryant to make that big money via endorsements.
Cause if Ameachi is the player, Cuban was alluding too....and if Ameachi had the pride that gays and lesbians claim there is...
Why hide, pick and choose when you want to "come out."?
The player should come out and face the media and then let the story play out.
Not hide behind closed doors where ironically, the sexual intimate relationship should be between two consenting adults..Unfortunately, gays and lesbians opened the door to their intimate world and demanded equal treatment through this perceived pride
now they want to blush.
Mark Cuban article: http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/6465980?MSNHPHMA
www.keepingitright.blogspot.com
2/12/07
Last week a former NBA center, John Ameachi announced to the world that he is gay. He also bashed Utah Jazz owner, Larry Miller and its coach Jerry Sloan for what he perceived as "homophoebic" attitude toward him.
Also announced was the fact that Ameachi has written a book and by the way, his public "coming out" was plastered all over ESPN and most major news medias. So what's the hub bub about?
That a guy who averaged about four points and a couple of rebounds a game has come out and said , "I'm gay." No. It's about his bottom line, the number of book sales he receives at the end of the day. It's not about his team mates, coaches or owners; it's about interviews on Oprah, Dr. Phil and other talk shows.
It's not about educating a couple yahoo's who are too ignorant to now accept the fact that someone prefers to have same sex intercourse. No! it's about being a victim to those yahoo's who express their opinions about his coming out.
But the issue here is the "pride" that gays and lesbians want to exude. Hell where is it?
If it's about pride, then why hide it? why keep it, and this is going to be ironic here, but why keep it behind closed doors. If Ameachi wants to move this country on "gay" issues, then why wait until everyone says, "who in the hell is John Ameach?" and who did he play for?
Ameachi didn't show pride in his sexual preference and who he really is and for this fact, show his team-mates who he was.... As far as the basketball world knew, is that Ameachi was from England who happens to be of mixed race, black and white. And by virtue of his skin tone, whatever prejudices he may have experienced, if any, were probably because of his perceived race. Not because of his sexual preference.
And this is why I get upset, when gays equate their sexual preference or choice to the civil rights movement. It ain't the same, it ain't even the same sport!
Blacks, Afro - Americans, African-Americans, Negros can't just come out the closet, and announce after making hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars, that they're black; without hearing "no s@#t Sherlock"!
However, Ameachi was able to hide behind his preferences, go to the bank, and basically misrepresent himself to his team-mates by doing something that 80% of the leagues player's can't. Hide their skin color.
So if it's about pride...then why hide?
According to Dallas Mavericks owner, Mark Cuban. A gay NBA player would sashay all the way to the bank. Really. That player better have game like Kobe Bryant to make that big money via endorsements.
Cause if Ameachi is the player, Cuban was alluding too....and if Ameachi had the pride that gays and lesbians claim there is...
Why hide, pick and choose when you want to "come out."?
The player should come out and face the media and then let the story play out.
Not hide behind closed doors where ironically, the sexual intimate relationship should be between two consenting adults..Unfortunately, gays and lesbians opened the door to their intimate world and demanded equal treatment through this perceived pride
now they want to blush.
Mark Cuban article: http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/6465980?MSNHPHMA
posted by J.C. "Fanz23" Lewis, Jr | 2:19 PM
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