Gay footballers about to come out

[harry]

many schools in norway now have a bigger percentage of blacks than whites, and as a result, whites is getting discriminated.

But that doesnt happen?

 

[dandydan]

Of course.

For example, women are unpaid compared to men, black people are too. Look at Hollywood actors as an obscure example.

How about chat show hosts?

 

[Elong]

Will smith seems to do ok. Mayweather is the highest paid athlete. I bet morgan freeman, samuel l jackson and hale berry are up with the top paid actors. I dont believe those stats.

You named 3 actors and 1 actress. Mayweather is a boxer, not sure how it's relevant?

 

[jal123]

If a RS comes out then I hope it's not one of their utterly horrible players.

I am completely non-homophobic, but pandering to someone who is a bad person because of their sexuality is not progressive.

Please be someone inoffensive like Milner ffs.

Why would you feel the need to pander to someone because they happened to be gay? I find Elton John insufferable, it's got naff all to do with who he sleeps with.
If you think someone's a biff, and they come out and you feel now you have to like them or be nice about them then that says more about your insecurities than anything else.
A divvy is a divvy is a divvy, regardless of creed, colour, sexual orientation etc.

 

[roydo]

I don't think we're talking about somewhere though, we're talking about the UK really aren't we? I'd wager it would be a minority of places in any event.

Ok. Fair enough. I dont think there is discrimination in the UK. There are people who get paid less than others, there are people who get beaten up, (yeah, sometimes because they might be gay, or black, or a female, or white), but that is more down to the idiots who hold those opinions, not proof that those groups are discriminated.

I take your point about a gay footballer being concerned about the press intrusion if he came out, but I think that is more a reflection of the gutter press, not evidence of widescale discrimination.

 

[Elong]

How about chat show hosts?

I'm not sure what Rikki Lake is to be honest.

 

[jal123]

You named 3 actors and 1 actress. Mayweather is a boxer, not sure how it's relevant?

http://uk.businessinsider.com/jennifer-lawrence-paid-less-than-male-co-stars-2014-12?r=US&IR=T

 

[Elong]

Ok. Fair enough. I dont think there is discrimination in the UK. There are people who get paid less than others, there are people who get beaten up, (yeah, sometimes because they might be gay, or black, or a female, or white), but that is more down to the idiots who hold those opinions, not proof that those groups are discriminated.

I take your point about a gay footballer being concerned about the press intrusion if he came out, but I think that is more a reflection of the gutter press, not evidence of widescale discrimination.

There's a deep underlying feeling that it's unacceptable to be gay the western world over. Just like deep down many people sympathise with the EDL but wouldn't openly vote for them.

 

[Arteta2391]

it is 2015 ffs

 

[Norwegian Cow]

I don't live there but I'm still calling bollocks.

why is that? why is it impossible to think blacks can discriminate whites?

 

[dandydan]

I'm not sure what Rikki Lake is to be honest.

Do you know what Oprah Winfrey is? Or Serena Williams?

 

[harry]

I don't live there but I'm still calling bollocks.

Ok. Fair enough. I dont think there is discrimination in the UK. There are people who get paid less than others, there are people who get beaten up, (yeah, sometimes because they might be gay, or black, or a female, or white), but that is more down to the idiots who hold those opinions, not proof that those groups are discriminated.

I take your point about a gay footballer being concerned about the press intrusion if he came out, but I think that is more a reflection of the gutter press, not evidence of widescale discrimination.

We wasnt just talking about the uk mate as ogher countries are mentioned. Those goal posts seem to be being moved again.

 

[roydo]

There's a deep underlying feeling that it's unacceptable to be gay the western world over. Just like deep down many people sympathise with the EDL but wouldn't openly vote for them.

Well you asked to keep it to the UK, and I would say that it is utterly bobbins. In the UK.

Yeah, there are neanderthals who will use their own inadequacies to beat someone up, but there is not gay discrimination in the UK. A crappy press, yes.

 

[RFUS]

Why would you feel the need to pander to someone because they happened to be gay? I find Elton John insufferable, it's got naff all to do with who he sleeps with.
If you think someone's a biff, and they come out and you feel now you have to like them or be nice about them then that says more about your insecurities than anything else.
A divvy is a divvy is a divvy, regardless of creed, colour, sexual orientation etc.

Imagine if Steven Gerrard came out. Every Everton fan who dared to insult him would be called a homophobe.

Now don't get me wrong, that's a tiny problem in the face of homophobia and I'd much rather live with that than know gay people in football have to hide who they are.

But in a perfect world, the first active players in the league brave enough to come out would also be people less likely to attract negative attention. Maybe I'm overthinking it though!

 

[harry]

There's a deep underlying feeling that it's unacceptable to be gay the western world over. Just like deep down many people sympathise with the EDL but wouldn't openly vote for them.

How many people do you know, i mean speak to? You have no idea what the majority of people think, get from out of your own arse.