Sister of fu wrote:Can you imagine the scenes if say a Man U player came out as gay and played at the Etihad. Are people on here honestly saying that wouldn't join in with homophobic chanting when it started? Or would people have the courage to stand up to these people and say no?
That IMO is why you will not get a high profile player coming out as gay. Look at the abuse Raheem has got for being a bit shit and buying his Mum a dodgy sink. Jesus imagine the scenes if someone was gay. Not worth the harassment and intrusion.
SOF has it absolutely spot on here. The level of abuse any PL player would get if he came out would be uncontrollable (as things stand). We are not going to know exactly how to manage this until a player actually comes out while he is playing at the highest level.
nottsblue wrote:
Sadly, as a society, we are a long way off accepting our elite sportspeople, both male and female, are gay. Heaven knows why that is. It doesn't happen in other walks of life. You wouldn't care less if your doctor or dentist or postman or local shopkeeper or bar tender or indeed any of your colleagues were gay. It just doesn't matter.
Notts makes an interesting point, and it’s interesting that when lots of money is involved, and the support of the public, we have not come that far. If you look at the film industry, and even the music industry it is still not permitted for ‘stars’ to come out while they are at the top of their game. So many top names are not only forced to deny their sexuality, but placed in fake relationships and marriages to cover everything up.
I am very curious about Ronaldo, and what he will do, but it won’t surprise me if he waits until his career is over before we really find out which way he swings. Ultimately it’s nobody’s business, but we are along long way from being universal acceptance.