A Pro Football Player Speaks out for Gay Marriage

Stingo

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Wed Sep-23-09 02:07 PM
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A Pro Football Player Speaks out for Gay Marriage

A Baltimore Raven, Pro Bowler Brendan Ayanbadejo, is speaking at events supportive of gay marriage. That sure busts up a stereotype.

http://allspinzone.com/wp/2009/09/23/a-pro-football-player-speaks-out-for-gay-marriage/

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FLAprogressive

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Wed Sep-23-09 02:10 PM
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1. K&R

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flvegan

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Wed Sep-23-09 02:14 PM
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2. Awesome. Good for him!

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MNDemNY

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Wed Sep-23-09 02:14 PM
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3. Farve.

that is all.

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positrac

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Wed Sep-23-09 02:16 PM
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5. What about Favre? I've never heard of him taking a position on this

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MNDemNY

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Wed Sep-23-09 02:17 PM
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6. perhaps, I've spoken "out of school.

Edited on Wed Sep-23-09 02:21 PM by MNDemNY

Well two that I've heard of, anyway.

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Drunken Irishman

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Wed Sep-23-09 02:22 PM
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9. Well he does wear purple...

Just kidding. :D

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MNDemNY

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Wed Sep-23-09 02:23 PM
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10. not me.

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Stingo

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Wed Sep-23-09 02:53 PM
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27. Two schools?

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gatorboy

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Wed Sep-23-09 02:26 PM
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13. Are you worried he's speaking for

or against?

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positrac

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Wed Sep-23-09 02:49 PM
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25. I'm not worried at all, I just wondered what the reference was.

I'd HOPE he would be in favor but he's entitled to an opinion either way. Don't you think so?
:eyes:

I am learning that asking an innocent question around this place gets the nasty juices flowing in some.

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gatorboy

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Wed Sep-23-09 03:03 PM
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30. Who's getting nasty?

I asked a simple question. That you read so much into it says more about yourself. Just sayin'...

And welcome! :hi:

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Stingo

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Wed Sep-23-09 03:15 PM
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37. That position would be

prone

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Toasterlad

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Wed Sep-23-09 03:12 PM
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33. First I've Heard Of This. Any Anecdotes That Point Towards This Conclusion?

And Packers fans shouting "Favre is gay!" during a game don't count.

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positrac

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Wed Sep-23-09 04:38 PM
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38. Same here...I've been gay for 65 years and I've heard a lot of stories but never any

about him...
:shrug:

I mean it's fine with me if he's gay...or if he isn't. ;-)

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foxfeet

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Wed Sep-23-09 03:15 PM
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36. Favre can't make up his mind.

:sarcasm:

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Toasterlad

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Wed Sep-23-09 04:48 PM
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39. That's Pretty Funny.

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Captain Hilts

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Wed Sep-23-09 02:14 PM
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4. Vince Lombardi was completely tolerant of gay players. His brother was gay as was...

Jerry Smith:

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Stingo

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Wed Sep-23-09 02:18 PM
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7. Do you have a link?

I think I knew about Jerry Smith, but didn't know it was an open thing then.

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Captain Hilts

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Wed Sep-23-09 02:26 PM
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12. It wasn't open. But Lombardi read the riot act to the team about anti-gay slurs, etc.

Pat Fischer was also suspected of being gay:

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Drunken Irishman

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Wed Sep-23-09 02:44 PM
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18. Lombardi was also a Kennedy fan.

Campaigned for him and everything.

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Captain Hilts

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Wed Sep-23-09 02:49 PM
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24. Lombardi was a good Dem, his wife was the Republican. nt

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Drunken Irishman

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Wed Sep-23-09 02:42 PM
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16. That's cool.

Edited on Wed Sep-23-09 02:43 PM by Drunken Irishman

There are a lot of tolerant coaches/players in sports.

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Captain Hilts

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Wed Sep-23-09 02:43 PM
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17. I think there are a lot more gay athletes - particularly in football - than we could guess. nt

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Drunken Irishman

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Wed Sep-23-09 02:45 PM
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19. Oh definitely.

And it just isn't sports, either. Hollywood. Politicians. Reporters.

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Captain Hilts

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Wed Sep-23-09 02:48 PM
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22. Darn those gay folks for acting like regular people!!

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Drunken Irishman

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Wed Sep-23-09 02:52 PM
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26. Just a shame they can't be open about it.

Especially in sports.

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Captain Hilts

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Wed Sep-23-09 02:53 PM
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28. Yes. It really is. Sad. It's not like being gay is contagious. nt

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imdjh

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Wed Sep-23-09 02:20 PM
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8. Run a Google image search for ; Brendon Ayanbadejo

Some interesting stuff out there. Nothing more "damning" than that basketball player (black with tattoos loves drag queens) from a couple of years ago.

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Drunken Irishman

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Wed Sep-23-09 02:25 PM
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11. Dennis Rodman.

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imdjh

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Wed Sep-23-09 02:30 PM
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14. Yeah, him. Thanks. All I could think of was A Rod

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rudy23

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Wed Sep-23-09 02:37 PM
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15. Believe it or not, this obvious joke caused enough of a stir it was virtually an endorsement.

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Drunken Irishman

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Wed Sep-23-09 02:46 PM
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20. He must've been high when they did that photo shoot. ;)

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rudy23

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Wed Sep-23-09 02:48 PM
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21. Probably. Ricky, too. nt

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Toasterlad

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Wed Sep-23-09 03:10 PM
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32. That's the First Thing I Thought, Too!

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mrbarber

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Wed Sep-23-09 02:49 PM
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23. What a relief.

Being a Gator fan, I'm forced to sit and hear the admiration heaped upon that religious wackjob Tebow. Nice to hear not all football players are as batshit looney as he is.

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bullwinkle428

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Wed Sep-23-09 02:57 PM
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29. I'll never forget that Faux Sports anchor frothing all over Tebow -

"ZOMG...just being in the same room with Tebow makes you a better person!!1!1!"

:eyes: :eyes: :eyes:

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Mojambo

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Wed Sep-23-09 03:09 PM
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31. Good for him. Pretty brave. Homophobia is RAMPANT in fottball locker rooms. n/t

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LibertyLover

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Wed Sep-23-09 03:12 PM
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34. GO RAVENS!

That is awesome. I'm glad that my favorite team has members like Brendan.

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Liberal_Dog

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Wed Sep-23-09 03:13 PM
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35. Pretty Bold Move

He might not the most popular guy in the locker room after this.

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