Amaechi Reaction: ‘Gayness’ and ‘Sick Perverted Stuff’
Uncategorized February 9th. 2007, 3:23pm
We brought you the news early Tuesday that former Utah Jazz reserve center John Amaechi was coming out of the closet. On Wednesday, he did.
Players are getting grilled more about Amaechi’s announcement than they are about All-Star weekend in Vegas (debauchery is only eight days away!). And predictably, with the questioning comes boneheaded answers clearly lacking in judgment. The two best (worst?) emit from Philadelphia.
Shavlik Randolph: “As long as you don’t bring your gayness on me I’m fine. As far as business-wise, I’m sure I could play with him. But I think it would create a little awkwardness in the locker room.”
Steven Hunter: “For real? He’s gay for real? “Nowadays it’s proven that people can live double lives. I watch a lot of TV, so I see a lot of sick perverted stuff about married men running around with gay guys and all types of foolishness.”
Ignorant? Funny? Homophobic? Or just two young scrubs in this league who aren’t well-versed in speaking with the media? There’s always the chance they were drunk.
Either way, we’d be shocked if there wasn’t some kind of apology issued in the coming days. We fully expect the team bus to be full of this kind of sophomoric, alpha-male humor, but projecting it out to the masses? Not in 2007.
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February 9th, 2007 at 3:55 pm
This is about the only time Shalvok Randolph or Steven Hunter will make the headlines. While we should give these two guys crap for being so ignorant and retarded, shouldn’t we give some hell to the league’s best guys like Kobe, Wade, Anthony, Nash for not saying anything positive about Amaechi?
February 9th, 2007 at 6:17 pm
1. I think Hunter’s “sick perverted” comment was about people living on the D.L., with which I must concur. If you’re gay, be gay. Don’t hide it, or bring that type of drama to your family. You can’t have your cake and eat it too.
2. Why should the league’s superstars be compelled to say anything? If most athletes are unwilling to voice opinions that could be construed as controversial or political, why would/should they make mention of this? The overtones of gay athletes are understood, (i.e., acceptance in the locker room, etc.) but in the end, this situation will play out as it did with the military; don’t ask, don’t tell.
3. There are many retired athletes that are gay that just haven’t come out, and they don’t seem to be any less mad about their situations.
February 9th, 2007 at 6:21 pm
Don’t worry Shavlik I’m guessing that no one of either sex has ever found you attractive.
February 9th, 2007 at 6:58 pm
actually, no. why is it their place to say positive things about Amaechi just because he’s gay? thats pretty offensive to me actually, its like talking up a retard because you feel bad for him. the real point that should be made is that i dont care if this guy is gay, i dont want to hear about it… he’s just trying to make some cash off of a book. i cannot wait until this story finally dies.
February 9th, 2007 at 7:09 pm
I disagree WBRS. Those guys shouldn’t say a damn word about it because its a NON issue. The correct answer here is “so what…”
February 9th, 2007 at 8:12 pm
Not to defend Steven Hunter, but there is a paranoia in the Black community about “down low” men, men who are married or otherwise purport to be heterosexual having secret homosexual sex. They are supposedly guys you would never expect. They are life ruiners to the people they betray. So, that is probably where Hunter’s comments are coming from.
February 9th, 2007 at 9:27 pm
These guys’ comments are being blown out of proportion. The press got comments from some of the most inarticulate players in the league and have used the quotes to generalize the feelings of the majority. Its akin newscasters going to the scene of a horrific accident, and seeking out the obvious idiot to tell what happened.
February 9th, 2007 at 9:38 pm
I think the bigger question here is : Why the Fuck is Shavlik Randolph even in the league? From one of the best high school players in the nation to scrub in Philly in less than, what, eight years?
What it really comes down to though is, if you got game, you got game. I don’t think a guy is gonna give a shit what you do in your personal life if you can put up 15-20 pts. a game and pull down 7-10 rebounds. The thing that I think bothers people is that this is all just about making $$$$ selling a book that otherwise no one will buy, and probably still won’t buy.
I still have money on Christian Laettner being gay. Or did he admit that he’s bi?
February 11th, 2007 at 6:23 pm
Believe it or not, there is a vast majority of morally-grounded people in the world who believe homosexual acts ARE sick and perverted. You want diversity, but not that kind, right?
February 12th, 2007 at 10:39 pm
From Shavlik’s comments, he seems worried that something will happen if a gay player “brought their gayness on him.” It seems Shavlik is susceptible to being infected by the gayness.
So….ATTENTION GAYS! Do not bring your gayness near Shavlik Randolph, he has no control of what he might do (or who he might do).