Results 1 to 8 of 8
  1. #1
    RX MEMBER
    Join Date
    Feb 2009
    Posts
    11,832
    Rep Power
    2146988

    Default Michael Sam at the ESPYs

    LOS ANGELES — Michael Sam delivered an incredibly powerful speech after accepting the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the 2014 ESPYs on Wednesday night.

    There weren’t many dry eyes in the room following the words of Sam, who was honored for his decision to publicly come out and become the first openly gay player drafted into the NFL.

    Sam emotionally quoted Ashe’s words of wisdom, that included: Start Where You Are, Use What You Have and Do What You Can.

    “Those were words to live by,” Sam said. “Whether you’re white or black. Young or old. Straight or gay.”

    Sam fought back tears on stage, and he ended his speech by telling the story of a gay woman who told him she never again consider committing suicide after he came out as gay.

    Sam’s powerful message: “To anyone out there, especially young people feeling like you don’t fit in, or are not accepted, great things can happen when you have the courage to be yourself.”

    Sam brought boyfriend Vito Cammisano on the red carpet and specifically thanked him.

    Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson presented the award. Jason Collins, the first openly gay athlete in the NBA, was shown cheering in the audience.

  2. #2
    RX MEMBER
    Join Date
    Feb 2009
    Posts
    11,832
    Rep Power
    2146988

    Default


  3. #3
    MyOatmeal.com Rep Young Gotti's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2010
    Location
    PA
    Posts
    3,881
    Rep Power
    2147783

    Default

    i didn't see it and can't watch the video at work....so far ive heard:

    on FB someone wished michael sam would be bodyslammed

    another guy at work say how terrible it was

    neither of them homophobic, it's just annoying at this point that espn makes such a big deal about it

  4. #4
    HTW
    Guest

    Default

    If it's anything like his NFL draft party, I'll pass.

  5. #5
    FREAK Triple-H_2005's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2009
    Location
    Miami Beach, FL
    Posts
    5,502
    Rep Power
    1390624

    Default

    One day the first openly gay ping pong player will finally be recognized and the media will finally stop making a big deal out of what goes on in someones bedroom.

    I could care less either way...just play the game.

  6. #6
    HTW
    Guest

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Triple-H_2005 View Post
    One day the first openly gay ping pong player will finally be recognized and the media will finally stop making a big deal out of what goes on in someones bedroom.

    I could care less either way...just play the game.
    Exactly !! Espn tried to make a story of Ian Thorpe(swimmer) coming out as gay .. No one gave a fuck. So now it's a dead story

  7. #7
    FREAK Triple-H_2005's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2009
    Location
    Miami Beach, FL
    Posts
    5,502
    Rep Power
    1390624

    Default

    It really is a dead topic...they just keep running it because they know it will stir up shit with both the far Right and far Left.

  8. #8
    OLYMPIAN ~gymdiva~'s Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2009
    Location
    SoCal
    Posts
    7,332
    Rep Power
    2147912

    Default

    someone had to be "first"...and that was part of his goal...to one day make it a non-story...I think his backstory was more interesting...he's pretty much without family now due to crime, circumstance, and religion

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

X vBulletin 4.2.3 Debug Information

  • Page Generation 0.11313 seconds
  • Memory Usage 7,016KB
  • Queries Executed 27 (?)
More Information
Template Usage (41):
  • (1)SHOWTHREAD
  • (1)ad_footer_end
  • (1)ad_footer_start
  • (1)ad_global_above_footer
  • (1)ad_global_below_navbar
  • (1)ad_global_header1
  • (1)ad_global_header2
  • (1)ad_navbar_below
  • (1)ad_showthread_firstpost_sig
  • (1)ad_showthread_firstpost_start
  • (1)ad_thread_first_post_content
  • (1)ad_thread_last_post_content
  • (1)bbcode_quote
  • (1)bbcode_video
  • (4)block_html
  • (1)block_threads
  • (1)facebook_footer
  • (1)facebook_header
  • (1)facebook_likebutton
  • (1)facebook_opengraph
  • (1)footer
  • (1)forumjump
  • (1)forumrules
  • (1)gobutton
  • (1)header
  • (1)headinclude
  • (1)headinclude_bottom
  • (8)memberaction_dropdown
  • (1)navbar
  • (4)navbar_link
  • (1)navbar_noticebit
  • (1)navbar_tabs
  • (3)option
  • (8)postbit_legacy
  • (6)postbit_onlinestatus
  • (8)postbit_wrapper
  • (3)showthread_bookmarksite
  • (1)sidebarext_temp
  • (1)spacer_close
  • (1)spacer_open
  • (1)tagbit_wrapper 

Phrase Groups Available (6):
  • global
  • inlinemod
  • postbit
  • posting
  • reputationlevel
  • showthread
Included Files (37):
  • ./showthread.php
  • ./global.php
  • ./includes/class_bootstrap.php
  • ./includes/init.php
  • ./includes/class_core.php
  • ./includes/config.php
  • ./includes/functions.php
  • ./includes/functions_navigation.php
  • ./includes/class_friendly_url.php
  • ./includes/class_hook.php
  • ./includes/class_bootstrap_framework.php
  • ./vb/vb.php
  • ./vb/phrase.php
  • ./includes/class_facebook.php
  • ./includes/facebook/facebook.php
  • ./includes/facebook/base_facebook.php
  • ./includes/functions_facebook.php
  • ./includes/functions_bigthree.php
  • ./includes/class_postbit.php
  • ./includes/class_bbcode.php
  • ./includes/functions_reputation.php
  • ./includes/class_block.php
  • ./includes/block/html.php
  • ./vb/context.php
  • ./vb/cache.php
  • ./vb/cache/db.php
  • ./vb/cache/observer/db.php
  • ./vb/cache/observer.php
  • ./includes/functions_notice.php
  • ./includes/block/threads.php
  • ./packages/vbattach/attach.php
  • ./vb/types.php
  • ./packages/skimlinks/hooks/postbit_display_complete.php
  • ./packages/skimlinks/hooks/showthread_complete.php
  • ./mobiquo/smartbanner.php
  • ./mobiquo/include/classTTConnection.php
  • ./mobiquo/smartbanner/head.inc.php 

Hooks Called (77):
  • init_startup
  • database_pre_fetch_array
  • database_post_fetch_array
  • friendlyurl_resolve_class
  • global_bootstrap_init_start
  • global_bootstrap_init_complete
  • cache_permissions
  • fetch_postinfo_query
  • fetch_postinfo
  • fetch_threadinfo_query
  • fetch_threadinfo
  • fetch_foruminfo
  • load_show_variables
  • load_forum_show_variables
  • global_state_check
  • global_bootstrap_complete
  • global_start
  • style_fetch
  • global_setup_complete
  • showthread_start
  • cache_templates
  • cache_templates_process
  • template_register_var
  • template_render_output
  • fetch_template_start
  • fetch_template_complete
  • friendlyurl_clean_fragment
  • friendlyurl_geturl
  • fb_canonical_url
  • fb_opengraph_array
  • parse_templates
  • fetch_musername
  • notices_check_start
  • notices_noticebit
  • process_templates_complete
  • showthread_getinfo
  • strip_bbcode
  • forumjump
  • friendlyurl_redirect_canonical
  • showthread_post_start
  • showthread_query_postids
  • showthread_query
  • bbcode_fetch_tags
  • bbcode_create
  • showthread_postbit_create
  • postbit_factory
  • postbit_display_start
  • reputation_power
  • reputation_image
  • postbit_imicons
  • bbcode_parse_start
  • bbcode_parse_complete_precache
  • bbcode_parse_complete
  • postbit_display_complete
  • memberaction_dropdown
  • bbcode_img_match
  • tag_fetchbit_complete
  • forumrules
  • showthread_bookmarkbit
  • navbits
  • navbits_complete
  • build_navigation_data
  • build_navigation_array
  • check_navigation_permission
  • process_navigation_links_start
  • process_navigation_links_complete
  • set_navigation_menu_element
  • build_navigation_menudata
  • build_navigation_listdata
  • build_navigation_list
  • set_navigation_tab_main
  • set_navigation_tab_fallback
  • navigation_tab_complete
  • fb_publish_checkbox
  • fb_like_button
  • showthread_complete
  • page_templates