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Charles Barkley: In sports, ability to play should outweigh sexual orientation
Washington Post ^ | May 17, 2011 | Mike Wise

Posted on 05/17/2011 10:33:21 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement

Charles Barkley is sick and tired of hearing how the sanctuary of the locker room is not ready for a male athlete in a major team sport to come out to his teammates, how awkward everyone would feel after they heard a teammates say, “I’m gay.”

After all, Barkley has no doubt he played with several gay teammates.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: barkley; gays; sports
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1 posted on 05/17/2011 10:33:24 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement
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To: ConservativeStatement

Something you want to tell us, Chuck?


2 posted on 05/17/2011 10:35:26 AM PDT by dfwgator
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The only people that wouldn’t mind appearing naked in front of gay teammates are those who are gay themselves or exhibitionists.

Of course, as entertainment and sports are full of exhibitionists, they wouldn’t mind.


3 posted on 05/17/2011 10:37:57 AM PDT by I still care (I miss my friends, bagels, and the NYC skyline - but not the taxes. I love the South.)
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To: ConservativeStatement

so a team mate likes ot get off in a certain way and they feel the need to tell us that and then ask for equal rights.

What a frigging joke this is.


4 posted on 05/17/2011 10:38:52 AM PDT by manc (Hannity is a fraud , he admitted he's socially liberal on his show, he's took us for suckers)
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To: ConservativeStatement

And in the buisness world, the ability to do the job should outweigh the color of ones skin.


5 posted on 05/17/2011 10:39:28 AM PDT by devistate one four (United states code 10.311 Militia Kimber CDP II .45 OORAH! TET68)
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To: ConservativeStatement

Charles, when I walk into the women’s restroom at work, it’s called “sexual harassment” even if I don’t say anything to them. That’s because I’m attracted to women.

What do you call it when a gay man is in the locker room with men, Chuck? I’ll give you a hint: same thing.


6 posted on 05/17/2011 10:39:30 AM PDT by bolobaby
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To: ConservativeStatement

Turrible. Just turrible.


7 posted on 05/17/2011 10:40:44 AM PDT by RichInOC (Palin 2012: The Perfect Storm.)
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To: ConservativeStatement

Around 20 years ago when I was living in NYC and in a financial bind with my pregnant wife in law school, I worked as a bartender in a high-end gay bar.

There were not lots of gay professional athletes that would show-up but there were quite a few, mostly from baseball and some from football and basketball.

From what I could tell, these guys were not trying to hide their orientation and it was clear that while the public may not have known, their teammates did know.


8 posted on 05/17/2011 10:41:44 AM PDT by trumandogz
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Well, to solve that locker room problem, you could have separate locker rooms for homosexual males. Frankly, you might have to do something like that to resolve the issue of getting dressed and undressed and sex attraction and all that.

But it might be considered bigoted if men wanted to send the “gay” men to a separate locker room.


9 posted on 05/17/2011 10:42:08 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: ConservativeStatement

SORRY.

NO FAGS ALLOWED IN THE LOCKER ROOM !!


10 posted on 05/17/2011 10:42:29 AM PDT by Delta 21 (Make your choice ! There are NO civilians.)
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To: ConservativeStatement

Several were also same-sex pedophiles, but hey,as long as they can play b’ball for bucks, no problem.


11 posted on 05/17/2011 10:44:40 AM PDT by Neoliberalnot ((Read "The Grey Book" for an alternative to corruption in DC))
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To: ConservativeStatement
Are you sure that's true for all sports, Charles?


12 posted on 05/17/2011 10:44:40 AM PDT by PGR88 (I'm so open-minded my brains fell out)
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To: ConservativeStatement

If you guys are so afraid of gays in the locker room, don’t be. Unless you are a serious hottie they will not be getting turned on. You guys really think that if you changed on the beach and your towel blew away at the wrong moment, all the girls will be delirious with desire? Not so, my friends.


13 posted on 05/17/2011 10:45:21 AM PDT by Yaelle
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To: trumandogz

How bout naming a few. Sounds like BS to me. Football is a man’s sport, not a fag’s.


14 posted on 05/17/2011 10:47:23 AM PDT by Neoliberalnot ((Read "The Grey Book" for an alternative to corruption in DC))
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To: bolobaby

Charles, when I walk into the women’s restroom at work, it’s called “sexual harassment” even if I don’t say anything to them. That’s because I’m attracted to women.

What do you call it when a gay man is in the locker room with men, Chuck? I’ll give you a hint: same thing.””

The goal is to allow the deviants, full, unhindered, access to the object of their sick obsession.


15 posted on 05/17/2011 10:49:12 AM PDT by Neoliberalnot ((Read "The Grey Book" for an alternative to corruption in DC))
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To: Neoliberalnot

“How bout naming a few.”

No.


16 posted on 05/17/2011 10:49:25 AM PDT by trumandogz
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To: ConservativeStatement

I thought that freak Dennis Rodman was gay - or at least a polysexual.


17 posted on 05/17/2011 10:51:20 AM PDT by ZULU (Lindsey Graham is a nanometrical pustule of pusillanimous putrescence)
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To: ConservativeStatement

Each and every day I discover another thing to add to the “shove it up you smelly Obama, slimebag liberals” list.

The fight is coming.

And it isn’t gonna be pretty.

And we have the names of all responsible “progressives”


18 posted on 05/17/2011 10:52:35 AM PDT by Da Coyote
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After all, Barkley has no doubt he played with several gay teammates.

Not interesting unless you give us their names, Charles.

19 posted on 05/17/2011 10:52:45 AM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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To: trumandogz

Been watching your homophilic postings for some time. Why NO—it was 20 years ago? That is exactly why I said BS.


20 posted on 05/17/2011 10:52:57 AM PDT by Neoliberalnot ((Read "The Grey Book" for an alternative to corruption in DC))
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