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Good for him.
Not really sure why this is news. He's gay, good for him.
Was anyone at all surprised? Also there is no reason for this to be considered news really
Is he a well known sports figure or something? If so it would make some sense.
Sense that he got in the news for coming out.
(Sorry just edited it after noticing it sounded very offensive. Please forgive me.)
I thought it was probably relevant as he's an Olympian, and regardless of how little it matters to anything, it's going to be all over most British news sources.
not really surprised
Called it back during the Olympics someone owes me a mars bar
Who?
And exactly no-one is surprised.
Good for him anyway!
The funny thing about all of this is that he is actually coming out as Bisexual and no one seems to realize that.
[QUOTE=Fatfatfatty;43045522]Who the hell is Tom Daley?[/QUOTE]
what the hell is google?
[QUOTE=shozamar;43045308]I thought it was probably relevant as he's an Olympian, and regardless of how little it matters to anything, it's going to be all over most British news sources.[/QUOTE]
Well this would be big news if he's gonna compete in the olympics in Russia, wouldn't it?
For those of you who don't think it's very important that some olympian is bisexual, it's important to consider how people look at sexuality.
No history text book will tell you that Alan Turing was chemically castrated for being a homosexual, or that it lead to his suicide. It will tell you that he's the father of modern computers.
No one will ever remember that Anderson Cooper is gay. Just that he's got a nice voice, white hair and has been a prominent journalist for the last decade.
I could go on, but when history forgets that gay and bisexual people exist, it's easier for people to say they never existed. When that happens, it becomes easier to believe what folks like the Russian majority believe, that homosexuality is a deviance and not just a difference. And that deviances need to be corrected, not embraced.
[QUOTE=latin_geek;43045662]Well this would be big news if he's gonna compete in the olympics in Russia, wouldn't it?[/QUOTE]
Somehow I don't think they have diving at the winter olympics
I know there might be legit reasons for them coming out, maybe now is the best time, but It just seems like the celebrities doing it now are just screaming for attention.
Obviously not all of them does it for publicity, but countless of pe
[QUOTE=shian;43045890]Seems to me, now 'coming out' is a useful thing for gaining popularity.
Oh shit, I'm not popular now? I'll just come out then!
I know there might be legit reasons for them coming out, maybe now is the best time, but It just seems like the celebrities doing it now are just screaming for attention.[/QUOTE]
it's not like it helps gays be recognized or anything
[QUOTE=shian;43045890]Seems to me, now 'coming out' is a useful thing for gaining popularity.
Oh shit, I'm not popular now? I'll just come out then!
I know there might be legit reasons for them coming out, maybe now is the best time, but It just seems like the celebrities doing it now are just screaming for attention.[/QUOTE]
Last time I checked, faking coming out as something that can create stupid controversy and makes some judge your character isn't exactly the best stunt for publicity...
Good that he's coming out as bisexual. There's a lot of bi erasure in the media that makes it really hard for us bi folks to really fit in with anyone, at least in my experience.
I just have to wait until his next calendar signing and then I can finally seduce him!
[QUOTE=Crazy Ivan;43045815]For those of you who don't think it's very important that some olympian is bisexual, it's important to consider how people look at sexuality.
No history text book will tell you that Alan Turing was chemically castrated for being a homosexual, or that it lead to his suicide. It will tell you that he's the father of modern computers.
No one will ever remember that Anderson Cooper is gay. Just that he's got a nice voice, white hair and has been a prominent journalist for the last decade.
I could go on, but when history forgets that gay and bisexual people exist, it's easier for people to say they never existed. When that happens, it becomes easier to believe what folks like the Russian majority believe, that homosexuality is a deviance and not just a difference. And that deviances need to be corrected, not embraced.[/QUOTE]
I haven't heard of many textbooks that state everything that went on in a person's private life, how many of them tell you "x scientist dude was straight"
Who the fuck is Tom Daley? And why should I care?
[QUOTE=Leestons;43045285]Not really sure why this is news. He's gay, good for him.[/QUOTE]
Cynnical as this is, it's nice this is becoming the reaction to "x comes out". I mean to me coming out is like a person yelling "I LIKE BLUE" to me.
[QUOTE=kenji;43046253]Cynnical as this is, it's nice this is becoming the reaction to "x comes out". I mean to me coming out is like a person yelling "I LIKE BLUE" to me.[/QUOTE]
Blue is an unholy color, you will be sent to hell for such ideas!
[QUOTE=Fuck_The_Pooch;43046181]Who the fuck is Tom Daley? And why should I care?[/QUOTE]
you obviously care enough to post
[QUOTE=Crazy Ivan;43045815]For those of you who don't think it's very important that some olympian is bisexual, it's important to consider how people look at sexuality.
No history text book will tell you that Alan Turing was chemically castrated for being a homosexual, or that it lead to his suicide. It will tell you that he's the father of modern computers.
No one will ever remember that Anderson Cooper is gay. Just that he's got a nice voice, white hair and has been a prominent journalist for the last decade.
I could go on, but when history forgets that gay and bisexual people exist, it's easier for people to say they never existed. When that happens, it becomes easier to believe what folks like the Russian majority believe, that homosexuality is a deviance and not just a difference. And that deviances need to be corrected, not embraced.[/QUOTE]
For Alan Turing, it should absolutely be known about his homosexuality, because it had a huge impact on his life. He suffered because he was homosexual.
However, for Anderson Cooper? I don't think it's not a big deal to know or not know. It's just another variable of a person, and please, correct me if I'm wrong, but Cooper's homosexuality hasn't made much of a difference in his life or career. He's a journalist that happens to be gay.
Isn't the goal so that sexuality is just another variable that isn't a big deal, in terms of public image, such as sex, gender, or ethnicity?
haha more like tom GAYley
hahahahah
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[QUOTE=Scot;43046341]you obviously care enough to post[/QUOTE]
The point is "why is this person in the news," rather than apathy, compared to a common citizen coming out.
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