Comments on: No place in football for gays?

By: kev

kev — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 07:48:58 +0000

Joe Bloggs I find your statement about only spotting 1 or 2 gays on the streets of London laughable. For a start, how can you tell? Do you realise there are many MANY gay men who do not dress in tight white t-shirts whilst sporting a dash of fake tan? I use that description because I assume thats how you gauge peoples gayness, from looks alone. Trust me, I know guys that are gay who you would never ’spot’ in a million years. What about the truck driver who took up that job because its easier to be out on the road on his own instead being around a bunch of homophobes in some office or factory somewhere?
What about the hoody wearing black guy on some council estate somewhere who agonizes over his feelings for other men but must continue the facade in order to survive in his environment?

Just because someone doesn’t ‘LOOK’ gay doesn’t mean they aren’t.

It’s ridiculous, this notion that the only gays out there are the ones who conform to gay stereotypes, the ones we can spot on the street or in the office. For every gay man who dresses a bit camp and goes down Old Compton St or Canal St there are at least 3 or 4 others who don’t and choose to be very private about it, and is it any wonder with idiots like Joe Bloggs walking around?

As for gays in football, it’s a safe bet they exist and it would be good for younger gay lads if some of their sporting heroes were comfortable enough to be open about their lives, unfortunately I don’t see that happening any time soon, just read some of the comments about gays on any football blog to understand why.

By: dave

dave — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:12:25 +0000

joe bloggs, how the hell can you say you might see one or two gays on the streets of london, do you have gay-dar, are you more atune to gayness than you’d like to share with us?
you obviously dont go out weeknds and, how many times have you clocked the guy next to you at the piss-stone, does that make you gay???

gay people are more likely to have better jobs than straight people, have more mony etc, etc. i used to screw a surgeon and a barrister for christ sake.

there are more important issues at large today than what gays can do and cant do, football is a skill and anyone can fucking learn one. you need to open your yes and shut your face just like this neolithic ass hole.

there is more feeling, touching, and kissing in one game of football than in any other televised event and then they all go and take a bath together!! your perception is flawed, should have gone to spec savrs mate.

By: Mr Blackett

Mr Blackett — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:17:49 +0000

I don’t think it matters what proportion of the population is gay. The fact is that “The World of Football” is extremely homophobic. Any gay footballers are going to keep it to themselves. Remember Justin Fashanu? I bet he wished he’d kept his homosexuality to himself. Will Young went on record as having a lover who was a famous footballer. He refused to name him knowing what it would do to his career.

And Joe Bloggs, if that is your real name, I can only point you in the direction of Stewart Lee. He points out that morality is not set in stone. That, in some societies, love between two men is the highest and most moral form of love (I’m paraphrasing). Just because you don’t like cocks, doesn’t mean the rest of the men aren’t allowed to.

By: Ahmed Bilal

Ahmed Bilal — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:05:31 +0000

actually this was a play on what Gerry said in one of his recent articles

By: United on Fire

United on Fire — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:28:32 +0000

“our chin-guard wearing brethren”

What are you trying to say about Petr Cech ?

By: Joe Bloggs

Joe Bloggs — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:05:33 +0000

This article is ridiculous. I’m sorry, but one in 20 footballers are not gay! Though gays and pro-gay groups would like to say that, of the normal population, one in 10 are gay, that is simply not true. The actual figure is about one in 100. Walk around the streets of London and you might see one or two gays, if you’re lucky… or rather, if you’re unlucky! So to say that one in 20 footballers are gay is totally absurd. And to tell ‘traditionalists’ like Moggi to get his head out of the sand and face what you call reality is also absurd. Disliking such immoral people and their behaviour is only right and, dare i say it in this day and age, moral (if there is such a thing anymore). If you’re prepared to diss someone who actually has some correct/moral convictions then you’re seriously screwed up yourself!