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April 18th, 2013, 7:59 PM
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Good For Griner!
Brittney Griner came out publicly yesterday in an SI interview. From the sound of her words it doesn't seem like it was a huge weight on her shoulders, but it's a smart move. She says how she was bullied in school for being so different, bigger and gay, and that she wants to work with children who face issues like this. As a professional athlete she will have a large forum to voice her opinions.
http://espn.go.com/wnba/story/_/id/9...-says-just-are
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April 18th, 2013, 10:35 PM
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Good For Griner!
I doubt that anyone was surprised. Nor will her coming out change people's regard for athletic prowess.
"A boy cannot become a girl and a man cannot become a woman, not even if he shuts his eyes and wishes really hard."
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April 19th, 2013, 7:37 AM
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Is not a surprise to me. Most of them in the WNBA are gay.
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
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April 19th, 2013, 1:05 PM
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Originally Posted by
CenTexDave
Is not a surprise to me. Most of them in the WNBA are gay.
REALLY?!?! And you base this on what fact? (Not that it matters - BRAVO to Brittney Griner!!!!)
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April 19th, 2013, 5:04 PM
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April 19th, 2013, 5:21 PM
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Good For Griner!
Originally Posted by
Night Owl
She lost a lot of fans.
No actually she didn't. A fan appreciates her talents not her social/private life. Who she is and the talents she has have not changed in the last 48 hours.
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April 19th, 2013, 6:23 PM
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I can see how Griner will lose homophobic fans. Fortunately the number of those is a minority.
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April 19th, 2013, 9:09 PM
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ONly in your mind.
Personally, I suspected a long time ago, but didn't want to appear judgemental about him.
Now, if RG III comes out, I will be dissapointed. But, Brittany did provide Baylor fans with a lot of hope and reason for pride for many years.
If you do not read the news you are uninformed. If you do you are misinformed. Mark Twain
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April 19th, 2013, 9:21 PM
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Good For Griner!
Originally Posted by
sojourner truth
ONly in your mind.
Personally, I suspected a long time ago, but didn't want to appear judgemental about him.
Now, if RG III comes out, I will be dissapointed. But, Brittany did provide Baylor fans with a lot of hope and reason for pride for many years.
Her not him.
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April 19th, 2013, 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by
sojourner truth
ONly in your mind.
Well OF COURSE when I say that the number of homophobes is the "minority" I'm not talking about you or those with your point of view. Obviously 100% of people with your point of view will be disappointed in Griner coming out and not be fans any longer. That's quite a majority!
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