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The 'open' distinction matters because the gay men that played before felt they had to hide their identities as gay men or possibly face being ostracized or even reviled by players fans and coaches. Of course there were gay athletes, it's really unfortunate they had to live and love in secret. You are making my point about representation right here. One day (hopefully not taking 50-60 years to normalize...) being openly gay will not even be noteworthy and can be left entirely out of the story the same way being black or white is not worth reporting today. Sam is unique in that he is an openly gay professional football coach. Can you name any other openly gay professional football coaches? I don't think anyone can. (Don't say Sandusky) I'll reiterate nobody here thinks being gay has any bearing in his ability to do the job, any more than it did on his ability to play. In that sense (but maybe only that sense) youre 100% right that being gay doesn't matter. Going to add too that this is a totally healthy discussion to have, even on a football forum. How else is anyone going to learn or develop or form informed opinions if we can't talk about it or are afraid to say 'I don't get it' or 'I can't relate' as long as we can respect one another there is no taboo subject among friends and scholars right?

I will keep your seat warm

Hes definitely the type that makes you feel anything can happen when he touches the ball

Okay so this is awful but I was watching CTV news with my parents after shoveling them out today and the police said "these type of offenders find a hole to insert themselves in and literally do that" and I said "that's a bit on the nose, isn't it?" and laughed. I might be out of the will

Aww man not Gilbert Gottfreid... his take on The Aristocrats is hands down the filthiest version of the joke I've heard. He telegraphed his punchlines so you could see them coming from a mile away, yet his commitment to the delivery (if you could stand it long enough) was what made the joke funnier than it should have been. Carrie Fischer... thank you for visiting us from the past... when the producers looked on the dais they said 'we don't have enough washed-up drug-addicted alcoholic has-beens on the stage... get me Carrie Fischer.... you KNOW she's available'. R2-D2 has had more work since Star Wars HAHAHAHA RIP funny guy

Kliff Kingsbury comes to mind

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/multiple-people-shot-in-brooklyn-subway-sources/3641743/ At least five people have been shot in a Brooklyn subway station by a man in a gas mask and orange construction vest who may have tossed a smoke canister on the platform to distract the rush hour crowd, according to NYPD officials and senior law enforcement officials. They stress the investigation is preliminary. The shooter was not in custody an hour and a half after he opened fire at the 36th Street and Fourth Avenue station in Sunset Park around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. He's still out there, crazy. They better catch him or more nutcases will be emboldened to act and maybe get away with it

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If you're honestly curious (no pun intended) its just about representation. Being gay isn't all that defines Michael Sam, he's more than just a gay man, but he does have the distinction of being the first openly gay football player in the NFL (and CFL), that's just history. It's going to come up when his name does. Sam broke an unofficial barrier that existed in the locker room for a long time Same way Herb Trawick broke the CFL colour barrier in 1946 (no doubt to the chagrin of many people around the country), this matters to the people who once thought 'I'm on the outside, I'm not allowed in'. It's positive to see people 'like you' out there succeeding despite this thing about them (skin colour, sexual orientation) holding them back. We straight white guys would be unlikely able to relate, because we've seen straight white men in literally every imaginable role since we were born With all that said being gay has nothing to do with the position he holds, but people who are gay can now point to Sam and say 'he's doing it, maybe I can too'. It matters to someone somewhere, I assure you

If Frankie says it's so then it's so. Buy your cases of Pepsi and order your Chinese food, lots of snow heading for WINNIPEG MANITOBA

Blue Bomber HoF, Most Outstanding OL, East Div All-Star, and Ed Kotowich Good Guy... served 11 years as a Bomber, didn't miss a game from 1993-2000... proudly makes Winnipeg his home to this day.

Went for a visit to the Mantario hiking trail unfortunately right when there was a fire ban and the trails were closed. Lousy government denying me the right to burn to death miles from the nearest hospital. This is fascism in action. Buncha commies!

Too bad his hands aren't in the picture. They could have called this guy Knuckles LOL beat me to it

That is very fast, I had no idea. Most I read was along the lines of 'faster than he seems' which is usually feint praise for plodders. I'll take all the speed I can get in a 6'1 receiver

Yes I definitely would too! Those would surpass Woli's numbers by a fair margin and he has the right passport to go along with it. And think of all the promotional videos he could put out for us on twitter! Maybe he could do a backflip while spreading mustard on rye bread at the Touchdown MB social!

So much of the above. For years it's been the position of popular 'liberal' pundits like Jon Stewart, Bill Maher (very liberal for an American but the first to criticize his own sides' shortcomings) and John Oliver that the Democrats are brutal at promoting their own ideas or celebrating/highlighting their own accomplishments.

Which is bonkers because he has been fighting alongside the black community (among other marginalized communities) since his youth. Here he is at 21 getting arrested for his participation in a civil rights protest in Chicago. They were protesting 'Willis-Wagons', essentially cheap unadorned aluminum trailers that were dumped into vacant lots and parks throughout black communities as a solution for their housing crisis. Certainly no one politician is perfect but Bernie is a friggin' paragon of virtue compared to most of his colleagues and counterparts

Apparently in college he was a 3rd down conversion machine and the go-to for his QB in the clutch. Not at all a speedster from the look of it. Still chasing the NFL, I imagine he's here to 'get some film' like every other NFL hopeful trying to use the CFL as a stepping stone. Looks to me like any other UDFA good enough to have a cup of coffee with a couple teams til he eventually shook loose. That could describe Rasheed Bailey once and he's working out great. Only time will tell.

This clips lives in my head year round rent free

I thought Cooper would work out better for us but oh well. Sask is his best shot at starting ever again, his main competition is Kienan LaFrance (no disrespect) and the return man Morrow. Surely he'll be a contender

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I mean he's an Elk now so it's all talk either way but if he suddenly shook loose I'd hope we pounce on him. UofM products have been working out okay for us lately!

I think the people of Haiti are more concerned about their own government stealing from them. The former Haitian president implemented a flat tax of $1.50 for all calls and money transfers into Haiti over a decade ago, and all funds were supposed to rebuild schools and public buildings. Nobody in Haiti can point to a single school built with this money. The poorest country in the Western hemisphere has bigger problems than the Clinton foundation.