GoldenLee Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 There are thousands of Professional Footballers in the U.K. today and unbelievably not one of them is said to be gay (in public anyway). As we know only one professional footballer in the UK has ever come out whilst he was playing (Justin Fashanu) and that was 30 years ago, since then, no one. So what do you think would happen if you saw on the news tomorrow that a current Sheffield Wednesday player had publicly come out? How would the media react (both local and national), how would the Sheffield Wednesday fans react? How would social media react? I think a player coming out today would be a blessing and a curse for him. A blessing because the times are changing and more and more people are much more comfortable with accepting who they are and who other people are. But also a curse because with the current trolling and abuse on social media a player who came out would receive online homophobia like you would not believe. So how would you react and how do you think the other Sheffield Wednesday fans would react if this happened? Would the fans protect him, support him, abuse him, refuse to go to games if he played, or just sit on the fence? What do people think? I personally think it would depend on the player, I think if it was a popular player who came out he would receive more support than if it was a not so popular player. I know this is quite a bold topic but unfortunately homophobia is still rife in football, yes the times are changing but not quickly enough or someone else would have come out by now. What do people think? WAWAW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Grez Bez Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 I couldn't give a flying fuuvk. Don't care as long as they are a player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosborough-owl Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 The sooner we stop making a fuss about it the better! If someone’s gay.. who cares. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReadingOwl Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Couldn’t care less personally. It’s nothing to do with anyone else. And, on that basis - I don’t see why anyone should have to declare anything about their private lives. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhubarb n Custard Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Couldn't care less. Each to their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sibon Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 I don’t even think that it is a serious question. The serious answer is that it is none of your business, or mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ferkorf Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Wouldnt bat an eyelid. Be more surprised if any of them were straight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sultan_Pepper Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 (edited) Most of us couldn't care less but the idiots on Twitter and some from other teams would hurl abuse. Can understand why players don't feel they can come out publicly Edited March 6, 2020 by Sultan_Pepper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bing Cosby Posted March 6, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 6, 2020 I don't care who anyone shags as long as its consensual... And that includes my Mrs. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulva Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Whoever did it first would make a fortune and I’m surprised an agent hasn’t encouraged it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s73owl Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 2 minutes ago, Bing Cosby said: I don't care who anyone shags as long as its consensual... And that includes my Mrs. Pictures 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 I think the first openly gay decent level footballer will be a bit of a megastar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRightSide Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 4 minutes ago, Ferkorf said: Wouldnt bat an eyelid. Be more surprised if any of them were straight Exactly the attitude that exists everywhere. Homophobic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bing Cosby Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 2 minutes ago, s73owl said: Pictures Struggle to find a camera with a wide enough lense tbh 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LondonOwl313 Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Wouldn’t care less.. I’m sure a few jokes would be made but it’s just a bit of fun. Also don’t think there are many footballers who are actually gay for a start.. would imagine if they were, rumours would spread around and it would become common knowledge. Imagine if you’d just had gay sex with a footballer.. you could sell that story to the tabloids for thousands. The fact that nobody has means it’s probably less common than you’d think, at least vs the general population. That suggests becoming a footballer has a bias towards straight people.. not sure why that would be but it seems likely that the % of gays amongst footballers is lower than elsewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetsheri Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 2 minutes ago, McRightSide said: Exactly the attitude that exists everywhere. Homophobic. It’s called humour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrickyTrev Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Couldn’t care less. What he chooses to do in his time is his business, nobody else’s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRightSide Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 (edited) 3 minutes ago, sweetsheri said: It’s called humour Exactly my point. It’s apparently funny to call people gay. I also suspect - just my opinion - that it was referring to the fact that our current team isn’t very good...almost as if gay people aren’t very good at football. And in a thread about what would happen if a player of ours came out... Edited March 6, 2020 by McRightSide 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetsheri Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 1 minute ago, McRightSide said: Exactly my point. It’s apparently funny to call people gay. I don’t think that’s what was said. But you carry on And by the way don’t ever go and watch a comedy show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReadingOwl Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 5 minutes ago, Ellis Rimmer said: I think the first openly gay decent level footballer will be a bit of a megastar. On a serious note - that’s a bit sad too, isn’t it? Celebrity culture has a lot to answer for. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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