Sometimes I can't tell whether they are just trolling or whether they actually think that bigotry is acceptable. Either way it is all rather sad.
What's wrong with bigotry? Nothing wrong with the superior flexing their muscles once in a while IMO. No point ownig a Ferrari and never putting your foot down...
what annoys me is that if someone is gay they have to do things like gay pride etc. They moan about wanting to be accepted by everyone (which they generally are by the way) but then go and do things that are exclusive to them. I could not give a **** about what religion, sexuality colour, race or anything else someone is. Integrate and move on as it is just boring now
I think the idea is against homophobia - like the kick it out campaign against racism. Once a few footballers do come out (Robbie Rogers being one of the first), then it will be something which no one actually cares about (like boy band members - every band seems to have one), but it is the media obsessed culture which is partly to blame, as there will be (on the law of averages) several playing in the PL each week, just like there will be a percentage of gay men and lesbians in the KC on match day.
meyler supports it, posted a pic of his boots on twitter. Im all for acceptance but not in favor of promotion which is what this is. When my son asks why there all wearing rainbow laces why should I have to explain why, it has nothing to do with football.
I'm pretty sure they don't test to see if you're gay before you're allowed to go to Gay Pride. It's just about celebrating their culture and right to express themselves and is in no way exclusive. It's similar to the Notting Hill Carnival in London, you don't have to have Caribbean heritage to go and be a part of it. I have no idea how Gay Pride could annoy you and do you not think simply "integrating and moving on" would be the boring option? Letting different cultures express themselves and having an opportunity to learn about and share in their culture seems far from boring to me. As for gay footballers, there are undoubtedly going to be some problems in coming out, no matter how enlightened we think we are now. The extent of the problem won't be clear until we have a high profile gay player in this country and a high profile gay player is unlikely to ever come out unless they feel confident that it will not affect their life. I've no idea how you solve that, hopefully one day we'll just get lucky and a player will come out and it will pave the way for others to be open and honest about their sexuality, if they wish to.
I don't think it's promoting homosexuality, just tolerance. And you already said you are fine with that so what's the big deal? Biologically speaking it is the same as the kick it out campaign. And if your son ends up being gay it could be a positive thing for him.
Why would you want to go on a parade which is about expressing your pride in being gay if you are not gay? Being gay does not bother me. Some of my favourite singers and actors I have found out are gay but it is irrelevant I like them for their music and acting, their sexuality is irrelevant. But if they want to be expected to be accepted as just like everyone else promoting your self as different and therefore deserving of special treatment is not the right way. Would a heterosexual pride rally get taxpayer/ratepayer funding? And, for someone spouting about tolerance and equality, your choice of username is hardly the most appropriate.
Regarding the gay pride marches - not everyone who is gay goes on one. And as for taxpayers paying for it - I presume you mean local council tax payers, Hull Pride is claiming it pays for the entire costs (ie security etc) so unless someone can produce a figure disagreeing with that statement... And as for what do you tell your children about why players are wearing those laces, actually will they be visible from the seats?, as has been said before it is the same sort of principle as the Kick It Out t-shirts.
Some people on here need to give their heads a shake. It shouldn't be shoved down our throats, but neither is kick it out or the respect campaign. We (well, some of us) are evolving and need to move with the times.
