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Warren DeMontague

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5. don't get me wrong- I get it. I caught a lot of that crap when I was younger, no question.

Wed Sep 4, 2013, 01:14 AM

Sep 2013

Smart, nerdy, wore glasses until I discovered contact lenses, that kind of thing.. and certainly not athletic, not back then. Plus I was an Atheist and outspoken about a lot of shit that people were not supposed to speak up on. I got all the slurs and crap, and I was certainly not immune to it making me feel bad.

My attitude of not giving a flying fuck what 99.999% of people think took a long time to care and nurture before it fully bloomed to the magnificent flower it is today. Now I deal with it with my kids, who will invariably run into many (but hopefully not all) of the same stripes of bullshit as I did.

I just look at these attitudes -like, "hurr durr, yuh don't like teh sports hurr" as just being indications of a not terribly developed, inquisitive, or intelligent psyche. (Which is NOT the same thing as saying that's what an interest in sports indicates- a lot of cool, funny, smart people DO like sports, and more power to 'em)

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If you don't like sports, you're gay! [View all] radicalliberal Sep 2013 OP

I dunno, most of the people in that thread you posted seem to say.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Sep 2013 #1

You may be right. radicalliberal Sep 2013 #3

people who actually give a shit about anyone being gay or not Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #2

Perhaps I'm a bit thin-skinned. radicalliberal Sep 2013 #4

don't get me wrong- I get it. I caught a lot of that crap when I was younger, no question. Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #5

Remaining true to one's own convictions and not being distressed by what others think . . . radicalliberal Sep 2013 #7

As a runner AND a gay man, I'll just say this... LeftofObama Sep 2013 #6

Please forgive me for not writing a longer post. I'm all pooped out from writing the last one. radicalliberal Sep 2013 #13

It works both ways.. Upton Sep 2013 #8

I'm not big on being a spectator vis a vis professional sports, I admit it. Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #9

I hate to break it to you.. Upton Sep 2013 #10

Honestly, that particular period with the Bulls was something else. Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #11

I'm in basic agreement with you. radicalliberal Sep 2013 #12

I actually considered deleting this post of mine (the one above) in its entirety. radicalliberal Sep 2013 #15

Thank you for leaving the post Broken_Hero Sep 2013 #16

Thank you very much for posting and sharing your background with us! radicalliberal Sep 2013 #18

"Like I said, the sports media does not present the human side of athletes" ProudToBeBlueInRhody Sep 2013 #19

There is some truth to what you say. radicalliberal Sep 2013 #21

Real Sports and Outside the Lines absolutely address the "dark side" ProudToBeBlueInRhody Sep 2013 #23

Thank you for the two references. radicalliberal Sep 2013 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author radicalliberal Oct 2013 #26

And I doubt you will find a Food section in your local newspaper.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2013 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author radicalliberal Oct 2013 #29

All I'm going to say to you is this.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2013 #30

You hit some very strong points. Broken_Hero Sep 2013 #20

Please don't worry about your response not being as in-depth as you'd like it to be. radicalliberal Sep 2013 #22

Female and love sports. RiffRandell Sep 2013 #14

I know a lot of women who get super-irritated by those commercials. Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #17

I despise mainsteam sports. I'm straight. Katashi_itto Sep 2013 #25

Gay? We should all be so lucky. EOM. Levon Oct 2013 #27

I'm indifferent to sports lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #31

In a sense, I'm indifferent to HS sports as long as players are held accountable . . . radicalliberal Oct 2013 #32

I guess I'm not gay then because I watch sports every week... Revanchist Oct 2013 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author radicalliberal Oct 2013 #34

Just so there won't be any misunderstanding, Proud, I haven't read any of your replies -- radicalliberal Jan 2014 #35

WTF??? ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jan 2014 #36

I like football and loosely follow baseball. One of the things I like most about them... JVS Jan 2014 #37

This message was self-deleted by its author radicalliberal Jul 2014 #38