"Clearly there are gay footballers in the A.F.L"

Magpie_Dan · Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2004 6:13 pm

I reckon there is deffinatley Gay Players in the AFL! Theres a few I can think of that could be but I aint willing to comment as it may offend!!!

Joe · Joined: 01 Jun 2003

Assimilation involves being part of a community.It frustrates me without end why this sort of article needs to be brought to our attention.
Who gives a stuff.People want to be accepted yet they do nothing but bring attention to themselves and their circumstance,this may be a bad example because Caro wrote the article.
At the end of the day what these boys do in their private life is no bodies business.
Why cant minority groups just blend into the community.Due to one reason or another we have all been involved with a minority group over the years,is there really a need to shove our opinion or lifestyle into the face of others.
People are not that concerned about what we do as long as we dont taunt them with it and expect them to conform to our ideology.
Just a few thoughts on this.
I have alot of associates and some friends that are gay,they cannot stand these pride marches and stuff as they dont view it as something to be celebrated but rather thats just the way they were born.
Leave these players alone if they wanna come out it is their business if not thats fine,nobody ever reveals everything about themselves any way.
CHEERS JOE

Yobbo^LuKa · Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2004 8:52 pm

There is no doubt about it, if an AFL player came out publicly it would be huge. But when it comes down to it, what goes on off the field in ones private life has nothing to do with anybody but the people concerned and the people they are intimate with.

DidakinthePocket · FIGJAM Joined: 11 May 2003 Location: Magpie Country

In the Rugby League, Ian Roberts came out and had shit put on him both off and on the field.

For a play to come out, it takes balls. you would also need to be very strong mentally to take the s*** which will be put on you.

Of course there are 'gay' players in the afl. There are probably gay players in collingwood. There were probably gay players in the pies of yesteryear.

Like joe said, who cares if someone is gay straight, or whatever. Unfortunently this is not the case for all supporters.

Personally, I say good luck to em. If u r that way, then so cares? but alot of people dont see it that way.

So, good luck to them!

CQ · ambitious that Joined: 25 Jul 2000 Location: melb

yeh i agree joe, why do we wana see this article? i couldnt give a flying if such and such was gay. im sick and tired of hearing about it actually.

CQ · ambitious that Joined: 25 Jul 2000 Location: melb

i didnt. isnt that what the pink magpies site is for? so the minority can rave on about things that are relevant to them?!?!

ie you dont need to post it here. if ppl are interested i think they can find the site themselves!

Donny · Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2004 10:54 pm

"I have alot of associates and some friends that are gay,they cannot stand ..... (blah blah) "

Just indicates by how much you miss the point, Joe. Gays are individuals just like heteros are.

Hey, perhaps even some umpires are gay ?

CQ · ambitious that Joined: 25 Jul 2000 Location: melb

yeh and im one of the hetros that is sick and tired of gay ppl shoving their lifestyle down our throats.
its like this 'wow, you're gay. AND???'

hey lets have a march for straight ppl!!

like get over it!

Cakewalk · Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2004 11:18 pm

Donny · Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2004 11:20 pm

" ... shoving their lifestyle down our throats." ?? What ?

Does this really happen to you, CQ ? Whether it does or not, it's certainly not happening here.

The author of this thread posted a link for anyone who wanted to read more on the issue. It wasn't an order.

CP · Joined: 05 Feb 2003 Location: Melbourne

Is anyone else sick of people who start the same thread at 15 different collingwood forums just so they can stroke their own egos and draw attention to their own agendas?

Fair dinkum, it's just bloody ridiculous that you go to Hotrod's, Nick's, LSD and wherever else, and 8 of the top 10 threads are all common.

Most of us would have all of the messageboards in our Favourites, so lets just keep the topics to whatever board you happen to be on when you're posting, or the board that best suits your comment, or whatever, but just start one bloody thread!!!

lsdswooper · Joined: 10 Mar 2003

Of course there are gays playing aussie rules! and good on anyone who can play at that elite level.

If a collingwood player came out, i reckon he would have the backing of 90% of the collingwood, if your gay, straight, blue, green or from mars, i don't care, so long as you give ya best for collingwood.

dilly5 · Joined: 14 Jul 2003 Location: Essendon

I dream of a day when the mere mention of homosexuality isn't a big enough deal to start a heated argument (regardless of anyone's position).

Blanch · Joined: 01 Jul 2002 Location: Back in Perth!

Joe · Joined: 01 Jun 2003