I may be wrong, but I smell a good dose of internalized homophobia here... A review of online images of Mr. Culliver reveals that he demonstrates a great number of OGTs*
NFL Player, Chris Culliver, has said in an interview that he didn’t think there were any gay players on his team, and that they wouldn’t be welcome if there were.
The cornerback for the San Francisco 49ers said in an interview that gay NFL football players were not welcome, and should leave if there were.
He said: “I don’t do the gay guys man… I don’t do that. No, we don’t got no gay people on the team, they gotta get up out of here if they do.
“Can’t be with that sweet stuff. Nah…can’t be…in the locker room man. Nah,” he continued, reports Yahoo.
When asked whether if there were gay athletes, they would need to keep their sexuality a secret in the industry, Mr Culliver said: ”Yeah, come out 10 years later after that.”
All of this on the heels of the recent sensational revelation that former San Francisco 49's player Kwame Harris is gay.
Culliver has since issued the perfunctory media apology, but I think the genie may be out of the bottle in his case. We'll have to watch and see.
"Fear Eats the Soul"
* "Obviously Gay Traits" (OGTs) - are mannerisms, behaviors and actions that are common markers stereotypical among gay men. Example include: hand talkers, tribal tattoos verbal lisps, fastidious grooming habits, use of flowery language and terms, stereotypical body language and movement patterns, and among some closeted gay men, vehemently homophobic comments and actions intended to deflect attention from their own sexual orientation.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Comments may be moderated and will appear within 12 hours if approved.