The Daily Show Takes a Look at Michael Sam and the NFL's Homophobia

[telemann.livejournal.com]

Video segment and analysis here.

Comments

[badlydrawnjeff.livejournal.com]

The "controversy," in this case, is less about the locker room (which may be an issue in some teams, unfortunately), but the media circus that will inevitably surround it. Teams avoided Tim Tebow for a time for the same reason (until they realized he couldn't really play), and the media crunch will be a significant distraction for some teams.

I'm personally popping my popcorn for the inevitable "he got drafted in the fourth round 'cause he's gay" tweets as opposed to the point that he's not really a top player.

[rowsdowerisms.livejournal.com]

Tebow was a first round draft pick...

[badlydrawnjeff.livejournal.com]

Talking when he was cut. The surprise when the Pats scooped him up were based around the distraction he would cause.

Interestingly, this guy seems like a Belichick type.

[oslo.livejournal.com]

Meanwhile, I'll pop my popcorn to watch all of the people who claim to reason based on evidence that his fourth-round draft pick was based solely on his not being a "top player," and had nothing to do with the fact that he was gay, because something something something. Probably: "It would make no sense to pass on a good player for another who isn't as good, when the better player's only fault is that he's gay; that would allow other teams without that discriminatory attitude snap up the better player; therefore we can conclude that no team, in fact, discriminated on this basis."

There - now you don't need to find a blog to give you your line.

[malasadas.livejournal.com]

The arguments against the guy remind me of nothing less than Senator Sam Nunn touring submarines in 1993 and being shocked, shocked!, that anyone would CONSIDER letting a sailor who is gay crew in such a confined space, leading to the "compromise" of "don't ask, don't tell".

It takes some prodigious yet despicable talent to ignore that.

[yes-justice.livejournal.com]

he's not really a top player.

He'll get picked for his talent despite the fact that he is gay. Dude wins:

In Sam’s senior season, Missouri finished 12-2 and won the Cotton Bowl. He made first-team all-American and was voted by his teammates as Missouri’s most valuable player. (http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/12/sports/football/for-nfl-prospect-michael-sam-upbringing-was-bigger-challenge-than-coming-out-as-gay.html?_r=0)

But plenty of people are supporting him gracefully (http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-michael-sam-reactions-20140210,0,4876144.story#axzz2tEnOSjqu), which is nice.