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Shall we become allies of gay4soccer?



http://gay4soccer.com/allies/

Shall we in the Black and Red United community join Josh Wolff and Clyde Simms in becoming allies of gay4soccer? Brotherly Game has signed up, can't let them beat us to the punch on the field or off it... ;) Especially since DCU was the first team to do an "It gets Better" video. Let's be there to support MLS players who come out and show in yet another way that soccer is the sport of the future. (and my goal is to help make it a more more equal and just future in terms of marriage equality, but at minimum a player should feel comfortable being out) Another idea after the jump...

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Also, while we're at it, this year I'm vowing to diplomatically speak up when fellow supporters yell "fag" at opposing players and remind them just how odious a slur it is (there's a reason the English call cigarettes fags...) The same people who wouldn't dream of yelling out the "N" word at blacks have no problem routinely yelling out fag... Even in a testosterone and beer-soaked environment, there's no reason for it. Anyone else care to join me in this awareness-raising?

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I like the speaking up idea, and not just at matches either.

by still ill on Jan 23, 2012 1:40 AM EST reply actions  

In honor of my sister and her wife, I'm all for this

It’s been said that soccer will be the sport of the future for the USA, so it’s time to start acting like it.

by Brendanukkah on Jan 23, 2012 8:37 AM EST reply actions  

Good call

Nice to see so many prominent MLS/USMNT voices on the “allies” list.

by rke on Feb 1, 2012 11:34 PM EST reply actions  

I just hit them up on Twitter

Also, apparently I am blind to everything on the right side of B&RU. This has been here for days!

Writer on SBN's DC United blog Black and Red United | @ChestRockwell14 | KEEP UNITED IN DC

by ChestRockwell on Feb 2, 2012 11:39 PM EST reply actions  

great!

I was wondering how long it would take the post to get noticed in Fanpost purgatory… ;)

by Irrlicht on Feb 3, 2012 8:41 AM EST reply actions  

New delay

Apparently I am not cool enough to be recognized as an ally. That, or there’s some lengthy vetting process that I am unaware of.

Writer on SBN's DC United blog Black and Red United | @ChestRockwell14 | KEEP UNITED IN DC

by ChestRockwell on Feb 3, 2012 9:22 AM EST up reply actions  

Just saw this

Well done. You got me curious about the relationship between the slur and the cigs. A round of Googling seems to indicate no connection, with “fag” the cig coming from the verb “fag”: to flag or droop.

by dccal on Feb 11, 2012 12:02 PM EST reply actions  

word origins

checked my Dictionary of word origins and you’re right, not a connection

by Irrlicht on Feb 19, 2012 7:45 PM EST up reply actions  

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