Some NFL players now supporting gay marriage!
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Do a google search in news about Raven's player supporting same sex marriage. But it may have started with him supporting gay marriage, it has gone on to involve an MD polititian telling the player he should shut up, then other players backing him up and blasting the polititian.
Raven's player Brandon Ayanbadejo publically supports same sex marriage. A local politition basically said he should not be turning the NFL political. But seems Chick Fil A had no problem turning their business political. And other players including a punter and the president of the players association basically backed Brandon up and condemned the comments of that politician.
It often takes big public figures and even sports figures to make social change that leads to equality. It wasn't that long ago when people condemned inter racial marriage.
I have to admit, having been bullied by jocks, I have had my own bias. But when any human steps up for social equality like this, it makes me proud. Thank YOU Brandon, and to all the players who backed him up.
My ability to copy links in the address bar is not working for some reason, must be a setting issue. But there are multiple stories from lots of media so do the search and take your pick. If someone can post a link in this thread please do.
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http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_21499330/baltimore-ravens-brendon-ayanbadejo-wowed-by-response-gay
Wow, I completely missed this story. Yet another politician that deserves to be thrown from office by the scruff of the neck.
Where the fuck are we, China? I could see the NFL perhaps having a problem if he was doing activities in his official NFL uniform and asking him not to wear the uniform while attending political events, but it is none of their business what he does in his time off the field. Good for the Ravens for standing by Brendon's side and not caving in to this political thug.
Still rooting against the Ravens tomorrow night though.
If, if a white man puts his arm around me voluntarily, that's brotherhood. But if you - if you hold a gun on him and make him embrace me and pretend to be friendly or brotherly toward me, then that's not brotherhood, that's hypocrisy.- Malcolm X
Here is a letter from another player to that asswipe.
I love the last line in this letter.
I will be rooting for the Ravens! And you still owe this commie a beer.
"We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus -- and nonbelievers."Obama
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Way to break a stereotype by showing a supposedly dumb jock having written a brilliant letter.
Sadly, I doubt the politician will actually read, let alone understand, more than the first sentence or two.
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Yes. Gay people need to be able to discriminate against single people too.
That's a whole other argument. > >
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