Greatness_Since_1884 Posted 20 September 2013 Posted 20 September 2013 www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24149109 Would like to get your thoughts on this. Basically it's a campaign that is aimed at tackling Homophobia in football through the wearing of Rainbow coloured laces (a symbol of gay rights). We're one of the minority of clubs who've supported it and whilst I fully agree with the idea, I think the crass way it's been marketed with slogans such as 'Right Behind Gay Players' completely undermines the whole thing and basically makes a mockery of what is a positive ambition.
Callabinho Posted 20 September 2013 Posted 20 September 2013 It's a great idea! Being gay doesn't make you any lesser a man! And we should welcome any player who is gay to come out and support them fully! It's about time attitudes changed towards this in football!
Captain... Posted 20 September 2013 Posted 20 September 2013 It's a great idea! Being gay doesn't make you any lesser a man! And we should welcome any player who is gay to come out and support them fully! It's about time attitudes changed towards this in football! True, but the campaign seems a bit crass.
Jakemoore Posted 20 September 2013 Posted 20 September 2013 Not a good way of campaigning IMO but fair play for addressing it.
Hollism Posted 20 September 2013 Posted 20 September 2013 www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24149109 Would like to get your thoughts on this. Basically it's a campaign that is aimed at tackling Homophobia in football through the wearing of Rainbow coloured laces (a symbol of gay rights). We're one of the minority of clubs who've supported it and whilst I fully agree with the idea, I think the crass way it's been marketed with slogans such as 'Right Behind Gay Players' completely undermines the whole thing and basically makes a mockery of what is a positive ambition. That's embarrassing, and almost a double-standard with the gay joke. I don't have an issue with the rainbow laces though. The rainbow theme is synonymous with the Gay Rights Movement and they've made incredible progress globally.
lgfualol Posted 20 September 2013 Posted 20 September 2013 It's 2013 and we actually need to do these campaigns, weird. Everyone should be supporting gay rights. I hope some City players do it.
The Year Of The Fox Posted 20 September 2013 Posted 20 September 2013 Rainbow coloured laces? That's well gay!
purpleronnie Posted 20 September 2013 Posted 20 September 2013 Rainbow coloured laces? That's well gay! Most footballers boots look terrible anyway, might as well add some rubbish laces too.
Bettsj2 Posted 20 September 2013 Posted 20 September 2013 If the club take part in this I wont be going again. Disgusting.
The Year Of The Fox Posted 20 September 2013 Posted 20 September 2013 Most footballers boots look terrible anyway, might as well add some rubbish laces too. Very true. Nothing against gay people really but rainbow coloured laces seems a bit excessive and dare i say it, girly.
Harry - LCFC Posted 20 September 2013 Posted 20 September 2013 If the club take part in this I wont be going again. Disgusting. You won't be going because our players might choose to wear coloured laces?
lgfualol Posted 20 September 2013 Posted 20 September 2013 If the club take part in this I wont be going again. Disgusting. I really hope you're joking.
Guesty Posted 20 September 2013 Posted 20 September 2013 If this didn't have Paddy Power marketing itself and tweeting everyone under the sun to wear the laces I'd be a little less cynical. It would have been better if players had just chosen to instead of Paddy Power pressuring them. Now everyone will be wearing them more to be part of the bandwagon than anything else. I sometimes wonder if campaigns like this whilst well-intentioned do more harm than good. If you're gay I'd think ideally you'd like to come out and it not being a big deal at all. But I imagine do-gooders would make more of a drama out of it than anyone else. Sure, you're going to get negative chants and positive support is good, but do they really want to be bombarded by interview requests and be trending number one on twitter with people giving them support. Just look at Robbie Rogers he came out; retired and was bombarded by interview requests and drama. In reality he didn't retire he went back to USA to play after it had all died down. If a player came out as gay I really wouldn't care at all and I think that's the way it should be. I'd be impressed he had the courage to do it, but I'd just leave him be and not make a big deal out of it. And I can't help but think this is just a way for people/bookies to join some sort of bandwagon to make themselves look good.
The Year Of The Fox Posted 20 September 2013 Posted 20 September 2013 If this didn't have Paddy Power marketing itself and tweeting everyone under the sun to wear the laces I'd be a little less cynical. It would have been better if players had just chosen to instead of Paddy Power pressuring them. Now everyone will be wearing them more to be part of the bandwagon than anything else. I sometimes wonder if campaigns like this whilst well-intentioned do more harm than good. If you're gay I'd think ideally you'd like to come out and it not being a big deal at all. But I imagine do-gooders would make more of a drama out of it than anyone else. Sure, you're going to get negative chants and positive support is good, but do they really want to be bombarded by interview requests and be trending number one on twitter with people giving them support. Just look at Robbie Rogers he came out; retired and was bombarded by interview requests and drama. In reality he didn't retire he went back to USA to play after it had all died down. If a player came out as gay I really wouldn't care at all and I think that's the way it should be. I'd be impressed he had the courage to do it, but I'd just leave him be and not make a big deal out of it. And I can't help but think this is just a way for people/bookies to join some sort of bandwagon to make themselves look good. Exaxtly. Its the same as black managers. The only people who don't make the black managers issue an issue are the black managers themselves
The Quick Brown Fox Posted 20 September 2013 Posted 20 September 2013 It's a great idea! Being gay doesn't make you any lesser a man! And we should welcome any player who is gay to come out and support them fully! It's about time attitudes changed towards this in football! Any man that can take a length in the back passage is more of a man than me, I had a finger there once, more than enough. I think it's a good thing, gay players shouldn't feel scared to come out. It doesn't make them any less a player. Sexuality doesn't define a person.
ADK Posted 20 September 2013 Posted 20 September 2013 I've no problem with gays but I'm not sure how campaigns like this really help. If you are homophobic, seeing players wearing rainbow coloured laces isn't really likely to change your opinion of gay people. FIFA haven't helped by awarding the next two world cups to openly homophobic countries and I think tackling homophobia amongst players would be a better start.
DANGEROUS TIGER Posted 20 September 2013 Posted 20 September 2013 I have no problems with homosexuals(the word gay means happy), but to integrate it with sport is ludicrous. My stepson is a homosexual, and I accept it, but to expose to children, as normal behaviour, (and we have them watching football), is a bloody disgrace, and little short of disgusting. If people are homosexual, or lesbian inclined, so be it, but don't promote natures sexually flawed humanoids.
Fatty Arbuckle Posted 20 September 2013 Posted 20 September 2013 Exaxtly. Its the same as black managers. The only people who don't make the black managers issue an issue are the black managers themselves Going way off topic by responding to this point, but that's not true at all. Paul Ince has been banging that drum for years. Every time he hasn't been given a job he's been going on about black managers. Present form aside Paul, you're just a shit manager! You've failed miserably everywhere you've been and I'm 99.9% sure that's why you've been turned down.
Mack Posted 20 September 2013 Posted 20 September 2013 Lets draw attention to ourselves because we are such a hard done by minority. Just get on with it and no one will care. p.s. General football & sport.
Mack Posted 20 September 2013 Posted 20 September 2013 Going way off topic by responding to this point, but that's not true at all. Paul Ince has been banging that drum for years. Every time he hasn't been given a job he's been going on about black managers. Present form aside Paul, you're just a shit manager! You've failed miserably everywhere you've been and I'm 99.9% sure that's why you've been turned down. Spot on. If you are a decent manager with the ability to more a club forward you will get a job. Even if you paint your balls blue, have a Green face and purple hair. All this crying racist / homophobia etc is just an unwanted attention seeking side show.
BoneDog Posted 20 September 2013 Posted 20 September 2013 I've never met a persecuted gay in my life. Not sure what their problems are really. Do they find it hard to get a job? No. Can't they go out and do their thing on a Friday and Saturday night? Yes they can. Can they buy/act in gay porn? Yes. Can they walk down the street with their arse hanging out of some leather chaps? Yes. Can they get on tele and become famous? F*&k yes. Where's the persecution people?
BoneDog Posted 20 September 2013 Posted 20 September 2013 I'm not gayist btw, my hairdresser is one and I always pay him.
Stadt Posted 20 September 2013 Posted 20 September 2013 I'm not gayist btw, my hairdresser is one and I always pay him. lol lol
DANGEROUS TIGER Posted 20 September 2013 Posted 20 September 2013 My stepson is a homosexual, and gets his niece and nephew to call him Aunty. The eldest is five, I find this disgusting, and have told him so. Even amongst strangers he lets them know his sexuality, and insists that it is the way to be, and attends all the "Gay Pride" marches he can. A real sick excuse for a human being.
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