Bobby's Blue State

Man of God, Huh?

Last month after the passing of Football's Reggie White, at the age of 43, the media, with their selective memories, offered up only the good deeds of the player, while excluding any mention of his homophobic rants. Instead of a balanced obituary, we got a canonization. This man was a virulent, verbal gay-basher, which started back in 1998. This "man of god" spewed some truly evil rhetoric about gays. And I took note. Back in 1998, White had an endorsement deal with Nike. It was then that I stopped buying anything Nike. I still haven't gone back to them. Companies should think twice before rewarding our sports heroes/men of god with endorsement deals. But that's another topic.

Anyway, I can't say I was sad to hear about his untimely death, though it was surprising and ironic, given how he once claimed that gays were destined to live shortened lives.

posted by BBS @ 9:39 PM