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  • #721
    Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

    Originally posted by Dude Love View Post
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    • #722
      Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

      Originally posted by MountieBoyOz View Post
      Nice of Stephen A. to at least acknowledge the existence of the Blackhawks.

      http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-pu...3Rpb25z;_ylv=3
      Let's not give him too much credit. He only did it because ESPN made him...
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      • #723
        Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

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        • #724
          Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

          Originally posted by MountieBoyOz View Post
          Chris Broussard. Professional Twit

          http://deadspin.com/espns-chris-brou...ium=socialflow
          If you're going to spend an entire hour making a big deal about the gender of people to which a player derives personal enjoyment, what else should you expect? What's the big deal about the topic? What does his personal beliefs have to do with putting a ball through a hoop?

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          • #725
            Originally posted by FlagDUDE08 View Post
            If you're going to spend an entire hour making a big deal about the gender of people to which a player derives personal enjoyment, what else should you expect? What's the big deal about the topic? What does his personal beliefs have to do with putting a ball through a hoop?
            So freaking what if he's queer? It means nothing to his job of putting the ball into the hoop. Hell, if he was a hockey player, would they have spent as much time on it??? Its a blurb of a story at best.
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            • #726
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              I think ESPN handled this completely wrong but I'm Abe to disagree. This is a big deal. As much as people want to just move on this is the first pro athlete to come out while actively playing. Others have come out after retirement but this is a big deal in the "macho" sports world.
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              • #727
                Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

                Originally posted by Shirtless Guy View Post
                I think ESPN handled this completely wrong but I'm Abe to disagree. This is a big deal. As much as people want to just move on this is the first pro athlete to come out while actively playing. Others have come out after retirement but this is a big deal in the "macho" sports world.
                I thought Glenn Anderson on the 94 Rangers was known to be gay during their cup run, but wasn't "out" about it.

                That said, I agree with you. Many athletes are exceedingly homophobic, be it because they're showering with their teammates, or they don't like the idea of a tougher guy than them being a "fairy." How this plays out could be a signal for other gay athletes to come forward while still active, or they'll go back into hiding. They'll be like Tom Cruise and his affinity for closets.
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                • #728
                  Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

                  Originally posted by FlagDUDE08 View Post
                  If you're going to spend an entire hour making a big deal about the gender of people to which a player derives personal enjoyment, what else should you expect? What's the big deal about the topic? What does his personal beliefs have to do with putting a ball through a hoop?
                  Maybe not have one of their anchors promote fear mongering? Just a thought.
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                  • #729
                    Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

                    Originally posted by Dude Love View Post
                    Maybe not have one of their anchors promote fear mongering? Just a thought.
                    He's not an anchor, he's an editor at ESPN the Magazine. That said, Broussard's thoughts on homosexuality were known...no way he should have been asked to comment.
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                    • #730
                      Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

                      Originally posted by MinnesotaNorthStar View Post
                      He's not an anchor, he's an editor at ESPN the Magazine. That said, Broussard's thoughts on homosexuality were known...no way he should have been asked to comment.
                      His position is irrelevant. He's some idiot who yells about basketball.
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                      • #731
                        Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

                        Originally posted by MinnesotaNorthStar View Post
                        He's not an anchor, he's an editor at ESPN the Magazine. That said, Broussard's thoughts on homosexuality were known...no way he should have been asked to comment.
                        Ding. He was put in a ****ty position. The producer of the show should be the one under fire.
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                        • #732
                          Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

                          Originally posted by dxmnkd316 View Post
                          Ding. He was put in a ****ty position. The producer of the show should be the one under fire.
                          Or Broussard should have listened to the little voice in his head that was telling him "maybe you shouldn't say this out loud."
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                          • #733
                            Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

                            Originally posted by Dude Love View Post
                            Or Broussard should have listened to the little voice in his head that was telling him "maybe you shouldn't say this out loud."
                            You really think their basketball people have a little voice in their head that says "DON'T TALK"

                            See: Steven A. Smith
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                            Originally posted by Quizmire
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                            Originally posted by asterisk hat
                            MNS - sometimes you gotta answer your true calling. I think yours is being a pimp.
                            Originally posted by hockeybando
                            I am a fan of MNS.

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                            • #734
                              Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

                              Originally posted by Dude Love View Post
                              Or Broussard should have listened to the little voice in his head that was telling him "maybe you shouldn't say this out loud."
                              Well, yes and no. He wasn't put on the show to say, "HOOORAYYYYY FOR GAYYYYYYYYYY!!!"
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                              He's probably going to be a superstar but that man has more baggage than North West

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                              • #735
                                Re: The "Complain About ESPN" Thread

                                "I do not personally approve of the gay lifestyle."

                                That's what he SHOULD have said. No harm no foul. But, he said more than he needed to. Yay for modern media personalities.
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