Field Theory by Hadyn Green

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Field Theory: The score is 43-1

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  • Naly D,

    Would Jenkins' campaign for gay rights if any of his children were homosexuals?

    Homosexual sports players in sports are a tricky one. Teams [especially in the States] have obligations to sponsors as well as their coaches.

    But of course, it isn't just a US thing. Can anyone name 5 openly homosexual athletes from Australasia?

    Wellington • Since Sep 2008 • 307 posts Report Reply

  • LegBreak,

    Can anyone name 5 openly homosexual athletes from Australasia?

    Well according to Zoe Goss, the Australian Women’s Cricket team gives you 11 to start with.

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 1162 posts Report Reply

  • Emma Hart,

    Would Jenkins' campaign for gay rights if any of his children were homosexuals?

    Or just ship them off to gay re-education camp?

    Christchurch • Since Nov 2006 • 4651 posts Report Reply

  • Hadyn Green,

    Can anyone name 5 openly homosexual athletes from Australasia?

    Not 5, but the guy who won the diving gold medal at the Olympics was gay (though the American TV stations did everything they could do to hide it.

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 2090 posts Report Reply

  • Hadyn Green,

    By the way I realised at lunch that the title of this post is incorrect.

    While there have been 43 white presidents and 1 black one. Technically black candidates are 1-0 in US presidential elections.

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 2090 posts Report Reply

  • Kyle Matthews,

    There was a gay rugby league player playing for Manly in the 1990s. Roberts?

    But I suspect that, depending on the sport, 50 - 90% of gays/lesbians are in the closet in terms of their sport and their teammates.

    In a competition between basketball and ice hockey, I suspect basketball might be more homophobic, but ice hockey is certainly more racist. Not sure about sexism, that could be a tie.

    Would Jenkins' campaign for gay rights if any of his children were homosexuals?

    Cheney wasn't exactly spending too much time working for PFLAG, so no, not necessarily.

    Since Nov 2006 • 6243 posts Report Reply

  • Hadyn Green,

    I would say that football is the worst sport in the states for any kind of -ism. Case in point: Buck Burnette from the University of Texas Longhorns. After the election, he updated his Facebook status to: all the hunters gather up, we have a #$%&er in the whitehouse.

    Thankfully he was kicked off the team.

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 2090 posts Report Reply

  • LegBreak,

    The reason Roberts “got away” with being gay in the NRL (the ultimate Aussie macho sport) was because he was just such a hard bustard.

    No-one would ever dare give him a hard time.

    One of the great sporting minority role models of all time.

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 1162 posts Report Reply

  • LegBreak,

    Our take on gays in sport from the archives.

    And yes, that's Roberts in the pic.

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 1162 posts Report Reply

  • Hadyn Green,

    Outsports would probably be the best place to start for lists of gay sportsfolk (and lists of the hottest guys in sport).

    It's possibly a little too beefcake to call it SFW however (Hadyn suddenly discovers).

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 2090 posts Report Reply

  • Emma Hart,

    It's possibly a little too beefcake to call it SFW however (Hadyn suddenly discovers).

    Well there goes my afternoon...

    Christchurch • Since Nov 2006 • 4651 posts Report Reply

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