Comments by "Mat Broomfield" (@matbroomfield) on "UMass Basketball Player Derrick Gordon Comes Out As Gay" video.

  1. Interesting that Davey talked about breaking stereotypes, when you have the two campest people on youtube as representatives of the gay community.
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  2. Xzamilloh"We are past the point of needing people to represent us, or needing to appoint these people to be our face." I couldn't disagree more, and the fact that stories like this still makes the news, is proof positive. There are millions of ordinary gay teenagers who are desperate for gay role models who are as ordinary as they are - not the queenish, effeminate flamboyant types who get trotted out whenever someone needs to speak for them. I really wonder how grateful most kids are when Dan Savage stands up and speaks on their behalf. Sure, he's outspoken, but he plays to every negative stereotype that the ignorant public associates with gays. He's sluttish, effeminate, sexually aggressive, and as coarse as any high street hooker. That's why athletes like Tom Daley  and Derrick Gordon, presenters like Dave Rubin, and other masculine men are also so very important.They show that you can be gay and still be normal, and THAT'S the negative stereotype that has haunted gays since time immemorial.
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