(I guess his current team photo looks a little more menacing, but barely) But good on him to make an emotionally-charged, yet succinct and relevant response to a politician. I think more NFL players should make political statements, regardless of who or what they're supporting. It's much more entertaining and real than Angelina Jolie's or George Clooney's weepy pleas for humanitarian aid. Now we just need to get the rest of the world to listen to what these hotties in tight pants have to say.Monday, September 10, 2012
Same-Sex Marriage & the NFL...a surprise union
I was just as shocked to hear a piece on the radio today about NFL players openly supporting gay marriage as I was to hear about the secret weekend wedding of Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds. Now this blog is in no way an outlet to express my political views, but the story of Baltimore Ravens' Brendon Ayanbadejo openly supporting same-sex marriage and the subsequent attempt by Maryland's congressman Emmett C. Burns Jr. to get him to shut up about it by sending a letter to the Ravens' owner was too big (and awesome) to ignore. What was even more awesome was the total reaming that Minnesota Viking's Chris Kluwe delivered to Mr. Burns Jr. via an open letter posted on Deadspin. Luckily, I am not held to the same high standard as journalists so I will link to the colorful language-filled letter here. Seeing this old team photo of Kluwe, a punter for the Vikings, I really didn't think he had it in him to call someone a "narcissistic fromunda stain" or that he would tell a congressman to "shove it in your close-minded, totally lacking in empathy piehole and choke on it".
(I guess his current team photo looks a little more menacing, but barely) But good on him to make an emotionally-charged, yet succinct and relevant response to a politician. I think more NFL players should make political statements, regardless of who or what they're supporting. It's much more entertaining and real than Angelina Jolie's or George Clooney's weepy pleas for humanitarian aid. Now we just need to get the rest of the world to listen to what these hotties in tight pants have to say.
(I guess his current team photo looks a little more menacing, but barely) But good on him to make an emotionally-charged, yet succinct and relevant response to a politician. I think more NFL players should make political statements, regardless of who or what they're supporting. It's much more entertaining and real than Angelina Jolie's or George Clooney's weepy pleas for humanitarian aid. Now we just need to get the rest of the world to listen to what these hotties in tight pants have to say.