Two Premier League Stars Coming Out As Homosexual
- Thread starter C/O
- Start date
- Latest activity Latest activity:
- Status
She's clearly a beard.
Still boggles my mind that this is really even newsworthy. There are almost certainly dozens of homosexuals in the Premier League and I hope that once the story finally breaks (hopefully with the consent and at the initiation of the involved player) it will quickly become a non-story.
To be fair someone threw a pizza slice at Wenger about 10 years ago and they called it 'PizzaGate' and still reference it today. It's the way football is these days.
Honestly I think adults throwing pizza at each other is more newsworthy (certainly more out of the ordinary) than homosexuality. It's not like sportsmen are somehow excluded from whatever percentage of the general population are gay.
I'm just trying to give an example of how the most minor things have become talking points for over a decade, there was no comparison between the two.
I know, our media culture is so banal. All attention focused on the insignificant. No difference on this side of the ocean either.
Estimated 20-25%. That's a LOT of footballers, even taking into account the fact a lot of gay lads may have been put off playing the sport by the bigoted attitudes that remain.
If they both don't play for Arsenal I'll be amazed.
You think one in four people is gay? Where do you live, San Francisco?
I've no idea where I got the stat from, just remember reading it a while ago. It could well be bollocks!
O'Shea
Sterling? The guy that's father a billion kids.
I think you guys are overstimating (or overcompensating) the level of acceptance of homosexuality in football. The culture war might seem well and truly won on the surface, but away from publicity there still will be plenty of teammates, coaches, staff, fans, and even owners who are not comfortable with openly gay players for cultural (football is a global game, don't forget) and religious reasons. Once the initial media hype subsides, the player in question might find himself silently ostracized and before long pushed out from the team. If something like this happens and he chooses not to be silent about it, there will be a media firestorm which will be a huge distraction to that player's career. And conversely, if that player's agent will try to use his client's gayness as a bargaining tool (which they surely will), this can lead to all kinds of media wars and negative perseptions. Just imagine what terrible things people would say if Lallana came out as gay and later got "rewarded" with a bigger contract than Coutinho...
There is a reason no active player in any of the major leagues has come out up to this point and don't forget that the last guy who did so in England was hounded and driven to suicide - not that long ago. And people are still being persecuted or even executed for being gay even today in many countries and most of these countries do play football (and some also produce mega-rich guys who own top-4 English football teams).
The players who have decided to come out will surely receive a lot of support from all quarters, but don't underestimate the risk they are undertaking.
There is a reason no active player in any of the major leagues has come out up to this point and don't forget that the last guy who did so in England was hounded and driven to suicide - not that long ago. And people are still being persecuted or even executed for being gay even today in many countries and most of these countries do play football (and some also produce mega-rich guys who own top-4 English football teams).
The players who have decided to come out will surely receive a lot of support from all quarters, but don't underestimate the risk they are undertaking.
Last edited:
Nah. If they're good enough on the pitch they'd play a fucking paedophile mate, players get away with anything now.
Why do you think they'd both play for Arsenal?
I don't underestimate the risk they would be taking. I do think the over-the-top attention the media gives to the issue enhances rather than mitigates that risk. Which is why I'd rather they just bin it off. Would be lovely if a player came out, everyone regarded it as no big deal, and that helped further render it as a non-issue and encouraged others to feel comfortable enough to be open (or at least not compelled to be secretive) about their sexuality.
Good post but this bit is a bit misleading. Fashanu received quite a bit of support, and was offered several jobs, after his decision to come out. He became depressed when he was accused of sexual assault in the US, and because he felt he wouldn't get a fair trial in that country, partly because of his race, he fled back to Britain, where he committed suicide.
I think ched Evans would beg to differ.
Shaw and Sturridge are good bets given all the time they'll have had on the sports massage table over the past year.
Yeah, I could believe that. If a quarter were gay, I think the population would be seeing a massive, massive decrease in numbers!
I don't think it would ever have been taboo either if one in four were batting for the other team.
Yeah, but he's not good enough. If it were a top top player things would be very different.
I think when fans react to such rumours by saying, 'Well, it could be anyone,' then the closeted gay will know it's time to relax and come out. When fans are still scouring pictures to check on their dress sense, hairstyles, tone of voice and manner of running, I'd advise the player to think again!
Fag.
- Status
