I admit it. I am suffering from a case of writers' block. But Fear not my loyal readers, I have left no stone unturned in providing you with entertaining, thought prokoving, reading material. I dug deep into the recesses of my past and contacted a gentleman that I ran with, what seems like a lifetime ago. A gentleman that blurs that fine line between genius and madness, like no one that I have ever known. A gentleman that will be known only, as 'The Teflon Don'. Lets peer into his derranged, yet brilliant mind, READER DISCRETION IS ADVISED:
First off I would like to begin by saying what an honour and privilege it is to be requested by jsaps to start off his blog. Jsaps has given me ‘carte blanche’ and I really do not know where to start. I know all of his blogs are sports related, however I am not feeling sports today. Last week I had to endure a borefest called the NHL All Star Game, I am also in the middle of a 2 week prelude to Super Bowl XXLVIXVILM (I think), and am anxiously awaiting the beginning of the baseball season. So as you can see there really is nothing in the world of sports I want to discuss.
Did someone say NBA??? Well well well! Let’s look at the NBA a little more closely, shall we? No Shaq for most of the year, Kobe changes numbers, the Titanic Division, Steve Nash on another MVP run, Iverson to the West and the Nuggets, Melo bitch slapping and running, more Isiah Thomas drama etc. See where I am going with this, SAME OLD SAME OLD. The most interesting topic this year has to be which one of the Nets is gay. My money was on Lawrence Frank, keeping with the Doogie Howser theme, however the smart money seems to be on Richard Jefferson. I can’t say I am shocked, but I can honestly say who gives a FUCK!
It seems like every so often a story “leaks” about an athlete who is gay. The rumours were rampant in the 80’s with Glenn Anderson, Wendel Clark, in the 90’s we had Steve Young, Troy Aikman, in the late 90’s and turn of the century we had Jeff Garcia and now we have Richard Jefferson. This is a story that has no merit. It is strictly based on an internet rumour, which provides a vague description about a gay athlete in New Jersey. Some geniuses out there put 2 and 2 together and get Richard Jefferson. Now, we are all shocked and appalled that a gay man exists in the world of sports, however every other profession has gays and lesbians. From police officers, to doctors, to politicians, to newspaper writers, to movie stars, to even priests. With the explosion of homosexuality in general one must admit that the professional sports world is an anomaly. I mean can anyone name 5 admitted gays in professional sports today? I can’t even think of one. The only one that comes to mind is Mark Tewksbury and he has since retired and moved on to a broadcasting career with CBC as well as being a highly sought after speaker on said topic. There are more than likely several gay athletes in every professional league, however they are probably afraid to “come out of the closet” in fear of being blacklisted by the league, teams, teammates, fans and heaven forbid SPONSORS!!!!!!!!!
For all those who care about an athlete’s sexual orientation, do you care as much about what they eat for breakfast, their favourite colors, their favourite type of music, what type of underwear they wear, what they watch on television, where they spend time during the off-season. The answer is a resounding NO. So why waste so much time and energy worrying about whether or not these athletes enjoy same sex intercourse. If RJ likes men, who cares? The more important issue is when is this guy is getting back into the lineup to help salvage the Nets’ playoff chances?
So I say to all of you out there, if RJ is gay, so what? Does this make him less of a player? Less of an all-star? Less of an integral part to his team? Or if you care so much about his sexual preference is it because you are homophobic, afraid, or scared that the gays and lesbians will invade your final frontier, your so called gay free arenas and stadiums across North America?
Get over it and spend your time worrying about more important issues, like who is going to pay me for this piece!!!
First off I would like to begin by saying what an honour and privilege it is to be requested by jsaps to start off his blog. Jsaps has given me ‘carte blanche’ and I really do not know where to start. I know all of his blogs are sports related, however I am not feeling sports today. Last week I had to endure a borefest called the NHL All Star Game, I am also in the middle of a 2 week prelude to Super Bowl XXLVIXVILM (I think), and am anxiously awaiting the beginning of the baseball season. So as you can see there really is nothing in the world of sports I want to discuss.
Did someone say NBA??? Well well well! Let’s look at the NBA a little more closely, shall we? No Shaq for most of the year, Kobe changes numbers, the Titanic Division, Steve Nash on another MVP run, Iverson to the West and the Nuggets, Melo bitch slapping and running, more Isiah Thomas drama etc. See where I am going with this, SAME OLD SAME OLD. The most interesting topic this year has to be which one of the Nets is gay. My money was on Lawrence Frank, keeping with the Doogie Howser theme, however the smart money seems to be on Richard Jefferson. I can’t say I am shocked, but I can honestly say who gives a FUCK!
It seems like every so often a story “leaks” about an athlete who is gay. The rumours were rampant in the 80’s with Glenn Anderson, Wendel Clark, in the 90’s we had Steve Young, Troy Aikman, in the late 90’s and turn of the century we had Jeff Garcia and now we have Richard Jefferson. This is a story that has no merit. It is strictly based on an internet rumour, which provides a vague description about a gay athlete in New Jersey. Some geniuses out there put 2 and 2 together and get Richard Jefferson. Now, we are all shocked and appalled that a gay man exists in the world of sports, however every other profession has gays and lesbians. From police officers, to doctors, to politicians, to newspaper writers, to movie stars, to even priests. With the explosion of homosexuality in general one must admit that the professional sports world is an anomaly. I mean can anyone name 5 admitted gays in professional sports today? I can’t even think of one. The only one that comes to mind is Mark Tewksbury and he has since retired and moved on to a broadcasting career with CBC as well as being a highly sought after speaker on said topic. There are more than likely several gay athletes in every professional league, however they are probably afraid to “come out of the closet” in fear of being blacklisted by the league, teams, teammates, fans and heaven forbid SPONSORS!!!!!!!!!
For all those who care about an athlete’s sexual orientation, do you care as much about what they eat for breakfast, their favourite colors, their favourite type of music, what type of underwear they wear, what they watch on television, where they spend time during the off-season. The answer is a resounding NO. So why waste so much time and energy worrying about whether or not these athletes enjoy same sex intercourse. If RJ likes men, who cares? The more important issue is when is this guy is getting back into the lineup to help salvage the Nets’ playoff chances?
So I say to all of you out there, if RJ is gay, so what? Does this make him less of a player? Less of an all-star? Less of an integral part to his team? Or if you care so much about his sexual preference is it because you are homophobic, afraid, or scared that the gays and lesbians will invade your final frontier, your so called gay free arenas and stadiums across North America?
Get over it and spend your time worrying about more important issues, like who is going to pay me for this piece!!!
posted by average john at 8:10 PM
1 Comments:
Jsaps, I hope you get back your writing, because this blog is no saps by any stretch of the imagination. I give your usual blogs A+'s, I give this one a B.
hurry up and return to us.
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