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Like Jody Foster, Griner handled this with taste. No histrionics. No politics.
 
orangehomer said:
shame one you. do you think that was easy for her? i would think that the #1 women's basketball program would be more sensitive to the idea of gay athletes. most likely uconn has had gay women players, like it or not. this thread is an abomination.
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Just heard Bernie Fine was gay too and actually it was him, not his wife, sleeping with all of the Orange recruits and players!!;)
 
sammydabiz said:
Since when is it big news for a Man to prefer Women?
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I'm sorry but sammydabiz just happened to say what many of you thought.........let's cut the holier than thou BS.........

Do I feel sorry for her because of these assumptions and labels? Hell yeah but I feel sorry for many people who others joke about and sometimes the timing can be pretty funny......geez:rolleyes:
 
She wouldn't get abused had she attended UConn. Geez..................as if our closets are clean, or free from 'big feet' female ballers.

As for the jokes "she's rich bitch!"
 
It's big deal to be gay at a school like Baylor. I doubt she was encouraged to talk about her sexuality and may have been conditioned to keep quiet about it.
 
HuskyNan said:
It's big deal to be gay at a school like Baylor. I doubt she was encouraged to talk about her sexuality and may have been conditioned to keep quiet about it.
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If that's the case, I wonder why she would choose to attend that school if they were not going to support her.
 
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MattMang23 said:
If that's the case, I wonder why she would choose to attend that school if they were not going to support her.
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It would be a good question to ask her, but if i had to guess, I suspect she liked the coach (Mulkey), liked the tradition (Baylor already won a NC), liked the other classmates Mulkey was recruiting (there were terrific complementary players in her class recruited to Baylor), and Griner's from Houston, so only 3 hours to Waco. Very close for family to see her play.
 
HuskyNan said:
It's big deal to be gay at a school like Baylor. I doubt she was encouraged to talk about her sexuality and may have been conditioned to keep quiet about it.
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Will be really interested to watch how the school markets her moving forward.
 
CAHUSKY said:
You said:
"this is not news worthy or surprising. as far as this being inspirational to other girls and boys to feel the confidence to come out is pointless"

It's not pointless. It's helpful. It sounds like you were saying itbwasnt was inspirational to kids struggling with their sexual identity which is silly. Perhaps I misunderstood. What were you saying was pointless?
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Its been done already so many times its pointless. gay kids arent all of a sudden going to walk around being proud to be gay because some athlete says its ok. you know what inspires gay kids to come out? acceptance of themselves and others. Not some athlete whom everyone already knew was gay mentioning it in an interview. These things are given way too much credit when the fact is the gay kid that was scared to come out today will still be tommorow even after seeing her come out in some interview.
When someone says "i just want to be an inspiration to others to let them know its ok to be yourself" what theyre really saying is "im tired of living this lie and i just want to live the way i want to live but there might be some backlash so ill say im doing it to inspire kids and not my own needs so it looks like im selfless and inspirational". has she been active in the gay community? has she been doing work with gay teens? i doubt it but of course now she will to keep appearances. its crap honestly.
 
Just leave Griner alone! She never asked for all this attention. She's obviously been one of the best Women's Basketball players the past 4 years. She's set a new standard in Women's basketball. She's put up with more abuse (aka ) from opposing fans than anyone of us could ever imagine in our lifetimes. I've read many, many, many nasty posts against her on the ESPN boards, only to be baffled about so much hate. Obviously, she stronger than most of us can realize. To come out like this, just proves how tough she is. I admire her for being so brave. Good for her! No, Excellent for her!
 
I think that a story like this is still somewhat "news-worthy", but I can't wait until the day when it's not. I can't wait until the day when kids are allowed to feel comfortable in their own skin, and nobody gives a damn who they desire to be romantic with.

I'm at least pleased that we seem to be at a turning point in history, though, where many people are saying, "That's fine..."
 
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Best Comments on Griner: the politicians on both sides of the gay issue lose.

>>In the SI interview, Griner acknowledges that she's been open about her sexual identify for years. And--concurrently, not incongruously--she has consistently reported on how loved and accepted she's been by the Baylor Family.

Mark Osler seems to find an inconsistency between a school that both stands against homosexuality and yet loves homosexuals. And he seems to think that Griner's acceptance at Baylor is a sign that Baylor's opposition to homosexuality is destined to end.

Griner and Baylor just don't seem to be playing by the media script, however. Maybe the real story is that a faith community can remain both faithful to their principles and loving to their neighbors at the same time.<<

http://getanchored.blogspot.com/2013/04/griner-and-baylor-mark-osler-doesn-get.html
 
BearJWS said:
Just leave Griner alone! She never asked for all this attention. She's obviously been one of the best Women's Basketball players the past 4 years. She's set a new standard in Women's basketball. She's put up with more abuse (aka ) from opposing fans than anyone of us could ever imagine in our lifetimes. I've read many, many, many nasty posts against her on the ESPN boards, only to be baffled about so much hate. Obviously, she stronger than most of us can realize. To come out like this, just proves how tough she is. I admire her for being so brave. Good for her! No, Excellent for her!
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Brave? brave is a child fighting cancer and still having a smile on his face. brave is injured people helping others in a terrorist attack. brave is sacrificing your life to save children from a madman. brave is not telling someone you like to have sex with your own gender in a time where it is no longer looked at as taboo like in the past.
 
RS9999X said:
Best Comments on Griner: the politicians on both sides of the gay issue lose.

>>In the SI interview, Griner acknowledges that she's been open about her sexual identify for years. And--concurrently, not incongruously--she has consistently reported on how loved and accepted she's been by the Baylor Family.

Mark Osler seems to find an inconsistency between a school that both stands against homosexuality and yet loves homosexuals. And he seems to think that Griner's acceptance at Baylor is a sign that Baylor's opposition to homosexuality is destined to end.

Griner and Baylor just don't seem to be playing by the media script, however. Maybe the real story is that a faith community can remain both faithful to their principles and loving to their neighbors at the same time.<<

http://getanchored.blogspot.com/2013/04/griner-and-baylor-mark-osler-doesn-get.html
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Its easy because faith/religion is the worlds greatest hypocrisy.
 
superjohn said:
To the losers making jokes about this young woman, grow up. You aren't funny or clever, hopefully at some point in your lives you will figure it out.
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I'm 53 and have life figured out pretty damn good........jokes are made of everyone, ethnic and alike. This is a board for discussion and fun, with a little of creativity thrown in and this was not the first time. sammy felt the time for some humor who some do find it to be just that without any ill intent for the woman and that's their choice. When you figure out people have a choice to laugh about it or dislike the intentions then maybe you'll have it figured out!! I laughed and I know I'm not a "loser"........;)
 
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I love basketball and I enjoy watching good players excell at their craft. All the other crap is just crap.
 
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BearJWS said:
Just leave Griner alone! She never asked for all this attention. She's obviously been one of the best Women's Basketball players the past 4 years. She's set a new standard in Women's basketball. She's put up with more abuse (aka ) from opposing fans than anyone of us could ever imagine in our lifetimes. I've read many, many, many nasty posts against her on the ESPN boards, only to be baffled about so much hate. Obviously, she stronger than most of us can realize. To come out like this, just proves how tough she is. I admire her for being so brave. Good for her! No, Excellent for her!
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How about when she blind side punched another player in the face? Happy she is out because everyone deserves to live their life, but lets not make her out to be some amazing person.
 
TheChamps990411 said:
brave is not telling someone you like to have sex with your own gender in a time where it is no longer looked at as taboo like in the past.
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If that's the case then why hasn't a single guy in any american team sport ever done it?
 
zyron said:
How about when she blind side punched another player in the face? Happy she is out because everyone deserves to live their life, but lets not make her out to be some amazing person.
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Eh, I don't know the first thing about Britney Griner but Shaq came about an inch and a half from decapitating Brad Miller when he was walking away from him and people don't hold it against him. Basketball players who have a pronounced physical advantage get cheap shotted all the time. You'd like for them to always keep their head but sometimes they lose their composure. Hardly a character indictment.
 
She punched someone?

- how is she allowed to walk free among us?

 
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mauconnfan said:
I'm sorry but sammydabiz just happened to say what many of you thought.........let's cut the holier than thou BS.........

Do I feel sorry for her because of these assumptions and labels? Hell yeah but I feel sorry for many people who others joke about and sometimes the timing can be pretty funny......geez:rolleyes:
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Like Fishy and Deep, for instance
 
BigErnMcCracken said:
If that's the case then why hasn't a single guy in any american team sport ever done it?
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Is Griner planning on playing for one of those teams ? No. As previously mentioned in this thread, she is hardly the first or last member of the WNBA to come out.
 
Deadrody said:
Is Griner planning on playing for one of those teams ? No. As previously mentioned in this thread, she is hardly the first or last member of the WNBA to come out.
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If your position is that it's not a big deal, and a positive thing that should be commended, when a high profile athlete comes out, then you're entitled to it. And I'm entitled to think that you're pretty out of touch with reality.
 
TheChamps990411 said:
Brave? brave is a child fighting cancer and still having a smile on his face. brave is injured people helping others in a terrorist attack. brave is sacrificing your life to save children from a madman. brave is not telling someone you like to have sex with your own gender in a time where it is no longer looked at as taboo like in the past.
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First of all, you obviously haven't been out of the state of Connecticut if you think it's no longer a taboo. Trust me, it is. And in fact, I actually wasn't sure if she was gay or not, specifically because of the school she went to. I'm surprised she wasn't kicked out if they were aware of it.

Second of all, this young woman faces ridicule every single day just by virtue of genetics. Heck, there's evidence of it in this thread. And this has likely been the case her entire life. Sure, she doesn't put herself in physical danger (although, that might have just been the case of the people who have bullied her in the past not taking it that far..) but she's pretty damn tough. In recent years we've seen how some kids have reacted to a lot less bullying than Griner's received. (Between suicides and shooting sprees.)

But she's not, this is a young woman who is clearly comfortable in her own skin, with essentially the entire country telling her she shouldn't be.
 
Fishy said:
She punched someone?

- how is she allowed to walk free among us?

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Speaking of buzz aldrin. I once delivered an amenity to his room at the Resort at Squaw Creek in Tahoe and he answered the door in boxer shorts. Very disturbing. Not as disturbing as his wife but really disturbing.
 
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