Comments on: John Amaechi Is Gay http://hoopeduponline.com/2007/02/07/john-amaechi-is-gay/ hoopeduponline.com Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:37:18 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rick Dulin http://hoopeduponline.com/2007/02/07/john-amaechi-is-gay/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Rick Dulin Mon, 12 Feb 2007 19:03:56 +0000 http://hoopeduponline.com/?p=259#comment-28 Gay men and women are present in every facet of human life. Accept that. Gay men and women are present in every facet of human life. Accept that.

]]> By: Jake http://hoopeduponline.com/2007/02/07/john-amaechi-is-gay/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Jake Sun, 11 Feb 2007 03:58:46 +0000 http://hoopeduponline.com/?p=259#comment-25 It is a shame that someone had to retire, from the NBA, before he could live his life fully. What is wrong with America today? People should realize that being gay is not something people choose. We are born gay. Don't all people have a right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness? Do people ignore the Pledge of Allegiance, where we say with liberty and justice for all? What part of justice do the people not understand? Good for John! It is a shame that someone had to retire, from the NBA, before he could live his life fully. What is wrong with America today? People should realize that being gay is not something people choose. We are born gay. Don’t all people have a right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness? Do people ignore the Pledge of Allegiance, where we say with liberty and justice for all? What part of justice do the people not understand?
Good for John!

]]> By: drmike http://hoopeduponline.com/2007/02/07/john-amaechi-is-gay/comment-page-1/#comment-30 drmike Thu, 08 Feb 2007 14:58:12 +0000 http://hoopeduponline.com/?p=259#comment-30 Do note that he's coming out four years after he retired. Do note that he’s coming out four years after he retired.

]]> By: DOG http://hoopeduponline.com/2007/02/07/john-amaechi-is-gay/comment-page-1/#comment-29 DOG Thu, 08 Feb 2007 07:35:38 +0000 http://hoopeduponline.com/?p=259#comment-29 It is no big deal people. This is 2007 not 1980. We have all grown to accept people are people. PERIOD! It is no big deal people. This is 2007 not 1980. We have all grown to accept people are people. PERIOD!

]]> By: jte87 http://hoopeduponline.com/2007/02/07/john-amaechi-is-gay/comment-page-1/#comment-27 jte87 Thu, 08 Feb 2007 02:44:11 +0000 http://hoopeduponline.com/?p=259#comment-27 See, now, I bet that lots of his teammates had a pretty good idea he was gay. NBA rosters are smaller than in any other major North American sport. It would seem that one random gay guy has less chance of just fading into the background, like one player out of 50 on an NFL team. Teammates could just pick up on some things that would tip them off. Which is to say that all this stuff about how a gay pro athlete would be a pariah in his sport is most likey bunk. Straight people can handle gay people in this day and age, even pro athletes. See, now, I bet that lots of his teammates had a pretty good idea he was gay. NBA rosters are smaller than in any other major North American sport. It would seem that one random gay guy has less chance of just fading into the background, like one player out of 50 on an NFL team. Teammates could just pick up on some things that would tip them off.

Which is to say that all this stuff about how a gay pro athlete would be a pariah in his sport is most likey bunk. Straight people can handle gay people in this day and age, even pro athletes.

]]> By: kieltsch http://hoopeduponline.com/2007/02/07/john-amaechi-is-gay/comment-page-1/#comment-26 kieltsch Thu, 08 Feb 2007 01:10:25 +0000 http://hoopeduponline.com/?p=259#comment-26 Wow. He's pretty hot. What's that orange thing in his hand? Wow. He’s pretty hot. What’s that orange thing in his hand?

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