Michael Sam announces he is gay.

• SportsAndLady

  

  Rotinaj;1578471 wrote:If his middle name was Will would S&L still know who he is?

  lol'd
• WebFire

  Why do people have to announce they are gay?
• WebFire

  "Hey everyone! I'm gay! But please don't treat me any differently. Even though you weren't before you knew. Hey everyone, I'm gay!"
• pmoney25

  

  WebFire;1578489 wrote:"Hey everyone! I'm gay! But please don't treat me any differently. Even though you weren't before you knew. Hey everyone, I'm gay!"

  Because it was probably going to come out anyway. I'm assuming it is better to out yourself than have the media or someone else do it.
• WebFire

  pmoney25;1578506 wrote:Because it was probably going to come out anyway. I'm assuming it is better to out yourself than have the media or someone else do it.

  Because he acts gay? Because people see him with men?
• pmoney25

  

  WebFire;1578509 wrote:Because he acts gay? Because people see him with men?

  Maybe he doesn't want to have to hide who he is, so now when joins a team there is no need to worry about it.
  
  I highly doubt he did it for attention.
• WebFire

  pmoney25;1578524 wrote:Maybe he doesn't want to have to hide who he is, so now when joins a team there is no need to worry about it.
  
  I highly doubt he did it for attention.

  Hide from what though? I don't hide from being a hetero until I announce it. Just live life. Be normal. If someone figures it out, tell them you are gay and move on.
  
  I don't understand announcing it.
• wildcats20

  

  Maybe a coincidence, but I highly doubt it.
  
  @NFLdraftboard: cbssports dropped Michael Sam from their 90th ranked player to 160th overnight. #justsayin
• Classyposter58

  

  I think baseball would be a much bigger deal than football to be gay in
• Heretic

  

  WebFire;1578531 wrote:Hide from what though? I don't hide from being a hetero until I announce it. Just live life. Be normal. If someone figures it out, tell them you are gay and move on.
  
  I don't understand announcing it.

  If, as he said, a lot of people knew about it (such as all his teammates and the staff at Mizzou), he probably didn't want that sort of thing to be publicly disclosed by someone else during that time where he's having talks with NFL personnel and the like. As Wildcats posted, his draft stock immediately got a lot worse, but right now, there's plenty of time to improve it again. Having the stock plummet due to that coming out right before the draft would be a lot tougher to recover from.
• queencitybuckeye

  WebFire;1578487 wrote:Why do people have to announce they are gay?

  No idea. Why does it bother people when someone does?
• WebFire

  queencitybuckeye;1578555 wrote:No idea. Why does it bother people when someone does?

  So no one should ever be bothered by anything ever? WTF kind of question is that?
• WebFire

  Also, I'm not bothered. I'm asking questions. I won't lose sleep over it tonight.
• queencitybuckeye

  WebFire;1578559 wrote:So no one should ever be bothered by anything ever? WTF kind of question is that?

  Didn't say no one should ever be bothered by anything. They, however, should always be able to articulate why.
• WebFire

  Heretic;1578548 wrote:If, as he said, a lot of people knew about it (such as all his teammates and the staff at Mizzou), he probably didn't want that sort of thing to be publicly disclosed by someone else during that time where he's having talks with NFL personnel and the like. As Wildcats posted, his draft stock immediately got a lot worse, but right now, there's plenty of time to improve it again. Having the stock plummet due to that coming out right before the draft would be a lot tougher to recover from.

  So it has nothing to do with actually being gay, but maximizing his draft status?
• WebFire

  queencitybuckeye;1578567 wrote:Didn't say no one should ever be bothered by anything. They, however, should always be able to articulate why.

  I think I articulated why. I don't see the necessity in declaring one's sexual preference.
• Rotinaj

  

  Google too hard. http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/10429030/michael-sam-missouri-tigers-says-gay
• thavoice

  Ytowngirlinfla;1578372 wrote:Big ugly lineman who like penis. A lot of black guys are on the down low and I bet there are a bunch of athletes also.
  
  My favorite tweet so far: God ‏@TheTweetOfGod 37mMichael Sam. He's here. He's *****. Get used to him sucking your quarterback. #whoohoo

  Think this is what you meant
• queencitybuckeye

  WebFire;1578571 wrote:I think I articulated why. I don't see the necessity in declaring one's sexual preference.

  Doesn't explain why someone thinking the opposite bothers you.
• Heretic

  

  WebFire;1578570 wrote:So it has nothing to do with actually being gay, but maximizing his draft status?

  And the winner for comically missing the point is...
• lhslep134

  

  Anyone who is wondering why he felt the need to publicly come out (I'm looking at you webfire) seems completely ignorant to the internal struggle some GLBT deal with when it comes to finally coming out.
  
  I applaud him for doing it; he'll be the first openly gay player in any professional sport to be drafted, but apparently being the first to admit you're part of a group persecuted for nothing more than their sexual preference isn't a big deal.
  
  GTFO webbie.
• Al Bundy

  wildcats20;1578533 wrote:Maybe a coincidence, but I highly doubt it.
  
  @NFLdraftboard: cbssports dropped Michael Sam from their 90th ranked player to 160th overnight. #justsayin

  Teams aren't going to want to put up with the circus this guy is creating for middle round talent.
• like_that

  

  lhslep134;1578594 wrote:Anyone who is wondering why he felt the need to publicly come out (I'm looking at you webfire) seems completely ignorant to the internal struggle some GLBT deal with when it comes to finally coming out.
  
  I applaud him for doing it; he'll be the first openly gay player in any professional sport to be drafted, but apparently being the first to admit you're part of a group persecuted for nothing more than their sexual preference isn't a big deal.
  
  GTFO webbie.

  I agree, but I seriously hope in a couple years it won't be a big deal at all if someone lets it be known they are gay. The media circus over this shit is already getting old.
• rrfan

  

  I am waiting for Johnny Football to come out and announce that he likes many women...
• lhslep134

  

  like_that;1578611 wrote:I agree, but I seriously hope in a couple years it won't be a big deal at all if someone lets it be known they are gay. The media circus over this shit is already getting old.

  It shouldn't be a big deal now, but it is because of how bigoted some of America still is. The more athletes that come out, the less and less of a deal it becomes to the mainstream. Hopefully Sam opened Pandora's box.