Iron Fist wrote:mypaddock wrote:Can't see the problem with it. I'm comfortable enough with my own sexuality not to let such things make me feel uncomfortable.
Recently had one of my close mates 'come out' and he is treated no different around our group of friends. If anything, probably made our friendship with him stronger.
But I can understand how some people, within a footy club environment, could find it to be somewhat uncomfortable.
And as for Aker, good on him! If only we had more outspoken people like him in the football community. I'd take him any day over the media 'deadshits' we seem to have here in Adelaide. Probably the two most boring football clubs (Crows & Port), in terms of personalities, in the entire AFL.
I can see ya point mate
but I look at it from my point of view, we tend to make fun of gays and such other things (only between ourselves), like call ya mate a faggot if he does something u dont agree with
all tongue and cheek, it would change if one of the blokes in the change rooms was gay and out the closet cause he could take offence to it and could upset the whole side.
also what about the pat on the ass when he does something good or vice versa, could become awkward as you would think in yoir mind maybe he likes this, or if he does it to you maybe he is doing it cause he wants to touch my ass not cause I done a good job.
Alot of footballers would struggle with it initially I think.
As people have said though, could be likely some of us are already playing with them.
Think it is better in the case of footballers that they keep it secret till after there playing career is over, otherwise they will need to put up with the ridicule that comes with it. thats my opinion anyways!
Clutching at straws there i would have thought!
