Charles Barkley is "certain he had gay teammates"

grimballer · Post #41 » by **grimballer** » Wed May 18, 2011 5:44 pm

i love these x amount of pop is gay, so that directly applies to bball as well.

so lets assume 5 to 10% of the pop is gay, how does that translate to nba?

im pretty sure everybody will agree theres more than that in fashion or entertainment industry.

so it very well be that there is 0 gays in nba today.

think about it

gays tend to be more effeminate than straight ppl, n there are around 500 nba players in a game played by millions.

so if there were 5 to 10% gay teens playing bball in hs (probably still too high. they probably choose other extra curricular activities). that number gets significantly reduced in college with increased competition, n then even more in nba.

Friend_Of_Haley · Post #42 » by **Friend_Of_Haley** » Wed May 18, 2011 5:51 pm

The problem is that you're thinkin of homosexuals as strictly effeminate men just because thats what it is portrayed as a lot.

Again, its just as likely to be represented as a higher population than a lower population than the general population because it is a small sample.

BubbaTee · Post #43 » by **BubbaTee** » Wed May 18, 2011 5:52 pm

JackFinn wrote:I've seen quite a few polls re-apply in 10 years and show wildly different results. There are those who are ashamed to admit, those who are afraid, and those in denial. Also the varying degrees of bi-sexuality and attraction to transgenders that blur the definition.

If you wanna get down to it, everyone's bi, unless they live in a nudist colony or are psychic.

You can be attracted to a person you walk past on the street, but unless they're naked there's no way to actually know what sex they are. All you see is feminine traits, not proof of female genitalia/genetics (or masculine or androgynous, depending on each person's preferences). Yet the attraction is still there, despite the lack of knowledge of the other person's sex.

JDRochholz · Post #44 » by **JDRochholz** » Wed May 18, 2011 5:56 pm

How about, who cares?? This isn't news. It's common knowledge.

grimballer · Post #45 » by **grimballer** » Wed May 18, 2011 6:00 pm

Friend_Of_Haley wrote:The problem is that you're thinkin of homosexuals as strictly effeminate men just because thats what it is portrayed as a lot.

Again, its just as likely to be represented as a higher population than a lower population than the general population because it is a small sample.

thats the reality. u can be in denail or pc n say

"theres no distinctive gay features"

or u can be realistic n accept that there are.

what u think it term "gaydar" means?

most gay ppl behave in a certain way, that u can spot them easily.

grimballer · Post #46 » by **grimballer** » Wed May 18, 2011 6:02 pm

BubbaTee wrote:
JackFinn wrote:I've seen quite a few polls re-apply in 10 years and show wildly different results. There are those who are ashamed to admit, those who are afraid, and those in denial. Also the varying degrees of bi-sexuality and attraction to transgenders that blur the definition.

If you wanna get down to it, everyone's bi, unless they live in a nudist colony or are psychic.

You can be attracted to a person you walk past on the street, but unless they're naked there's no way to actually know what sex they are. All you see is feminine traits, not proof of female genitalia/genetics (or masculine or androgynous, depending on each person's preferences). Yet the attraction is still there, despite the lack of knowledge of the other person's sex.

this doesnt make sense

if u think u saw a lady n it turns out to be a dude with a wig, that dont mean u gay.

wtf?

doctorfunk · Post #47 » by **doctorfunk** » Wed May 18, 2011 6:03 pm

sometimes you can, sometimes you can't
Chuck attitude towards this is good imo, i wouldn't care either if my colleagues were gay

Personally I doubt that no of gays is more than 5% in any societies it just doesn't seem likely,
and as a gay I count a man who is really gay and thinks about gaysex all the time.

Blazing_royale · Post #48 » by **Blazing_royale** » Wed May 18, 2011 6:07 pm

oh WOW my teammates gay WOW OH MY GAWD, WORLD IS GONNA END

geez, who cares if they're gay, just play the dam game.

grimballer · Post #49 » by **grimballer** » Wed May 18, 2011 6:07 pm

maybe chucks tryin to say some.

he did make out with the ref.

DanoMac · Post #50 » by **DanoMac** » Wed May 18, 2011 6:07 pm

I have a buddy who works at Brandon Jennings' basketball camp here in Milwaukee. We all have opinions, and he has a very strong opinion that Jennings is gay.

NapoleonII · Post #51 » by **NapoleonII** » Wed May 18, 2011 6:08 pm

there's only 1 way to be certain Chuck..

grimballer · Post #52 » by **grimballer** » Wed May 18, 2011 6:12 pm

DanoMac wrote:I have a buddy who works at Brandon Jennings' basketball camp here in Milwaukee. We all have opinions, and he has a very strong opinion that Jennings is gay.

theres only one way to find out.

1. get a gay guy

2. show him the pic of jennings

3. collect the data

4. give the kind gentleman his reward (that one is on you)

Raps in 4 · Post #53 » by **Raps in 4** » Wed May 18, 2011 6:17 pm

grimballer wrote:i love these x amount of pop is gay, so that directly applies to bball as well.

so lets assume 5 to 10% of the pop is gay, how does that translate to nba?

im pretty sure everybody will agree theres more than that in fashion or entertainment industry.

so it very well be that there is 0 gays in nba today.

think about it

gays tend to be more effeminate than straight ppl, n there are around 500 nba players in a game played by millions.

so if there were 5 to 10% gay teens playing bball in hs (probably still too high. they probably choose other extra curricular activities). that number gets significantly reduced in college with increased competition, n then even more in nba.

That's my logic as well. I don't think are any gays in the NBA, and if there are, it would only be a handful.

Doo Doo_Brown · Post #54 » by **Doo Doo_Brown** » Wed May 18, 2011 6:18 pm

grimballer wrote:thats the reality. u can be in denail or pc n say

"theres no distinctive gay features"

or u can be realistic n accept that there are.

what u think it term "gaydar" means?

most gay ppl behave in a certain way, that u can spot them easily.

Exactly what are "distinctive gay features?" Do all gay guys have them?

RunSunRun · Post #55 » by **RunSunRun** » Wed May 18, 2011 6:23 pm

Next Coming wrote:Gotta be Dan Marleje or Hersey Hawkins.

Definitely not Majerle, he wouldn't stop flirting with my girl at the time when we went to his restaurant's grand opening on the west side of Phoenix. Thank god she didn't care about basketball, :lol:

juror1 · Post #56 » by **juror1** » Wed May 18, 2011 6:28 pm

kerplunk wrote:And who would that be?

I dunno but once we find out, you and I should get together and lynch 'em.

No homophone... or racist

juror1 · Post #57 » by **juror1** » Wed May 18, 2011 6:32 pm

zulu wrote:pretty sure that gays control like %5 of the population, so its probably a little lower in the NBA, not higher.

That is if you buy into stereotypes. There are gays of every shape, size, and color, to think that just because we're talking sports there are going to be less gays is way off. Some of the biggest baddest men in the world are gay, but you'd never expect it.

jmcfaul13 · Post #58 » by **jmcfaul13** » Wed May 18, 2011 6:33 pm

The real question is what % of RealGM posters are gay? It's alright guys, you can come out.

Post #59 » by **FJS** » Wed May 18, 2011 6:33 pm

Probably there's a few gays, but what is the % of gays who love to play "macho" sports like basketball or football.
At least in my country the most of them are not interested in it. Some of them like fitness, but they aren't interested in playing team sports. (the most of them, i mean)

hayden · Post #60 » by **hayden** » Wed May 18, 2011 6:37 pm

just sayin