Tim Hardaway’s Homophobia
15 February 2007 10:45 am by Taylor Marsh
Tim Hardaway\’s Homophobia
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The prejudice is out of the bag. Hardaway revealed it today.
It\’s edifying that Hardaway thought that airing his bigotry on radio would be acceptable. He was swiftly reminded that regardless of the inside sports homophobia, being openly bigoted isn\’t American. It\’s becoming more obvious every day that being openly anti-gay won\’t fly in the pr world or in big biz sports. Really despicable stuff. At least he was called out on it, but he\’s by no means
the only athlete with these views.
We can also look to the military where we would rather recruit criminals than gays! I\’ll have a lot more on that story on my radio show today.
But to put a finer point on the Hardaway story, the African American community, including the churches, have not been exactly helpful to the gay community over the years. Religious beliefs play a big part in it.
So, let the conversion begin, or at least an open conversation on the bigotry that is rampant in sports. It\’s a place to start.
