No it would not have, but really what Jason did is not about your or me, it is about making life better for those that are afraid to be who they are, that is why this is a big deal. When this stuff is brought out into the open, and the MAJORITY yawn like you do, then it shows those that are afraid to be themselves, that it really isn't a big deal. Well in the nonathletic venues we have had plenty of people telling others that it doesn't matter, but we need ATHLETES and more specifically MALE ATHLETES to show it doesn't matter to help those athletes that are suffering with their sexuality to see that it doesn't matter. When we finally get to this point then we won't get stories about athletes coming out.
For the male athlete we need to get to the point where were were a couple weeks ago when Brittney Griner was asked about her sexuality and she was like who cares I have always been out everyone always knew, and it was a story for about 5 seconds. Unfortunately in the male athletic world we are not there yet, and people like Jason Collins are going to help us eventually get to the point that no one actually cares. I mean in the male athletic world we are still at the point where the tabloid media starts a mainstream media buzz when it catches the SON of a male athlete with his male partner. Apparently there has to be an issue when the fact that Magic Johnsons KID makes mainstream news because TMZ takes a picture of him holding his boyfriends hand. When the male athletic world gets to your point Mick, of not caring then a male athletes kid being gay will never even make it to print, but we are not there yet.
(FYI, I am not attacking you Mick at all, I commend your attitude of not caring, I wish more people were like you, I am just explaining I feel you are actually in the minority with this issue)
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