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Blackpools Jake Daniels comes out as gay
Good on him.
Let’s hope this is the start of men being able to be comfortable with who they are.
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Shocking that he’s the first one in 32 years to do so. Hopefully he doesn’t get any stick from some of the idiots in our fanbase.
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Brave lad. It shouldn’t matter in this day and age though.
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Only seventeen and he made his league debut for Blackpool on the final day of the season. At that age, he belongs to a generation that appears to have far less of a problem with issues of sexuality than ours has. That said, I’d like to think that he’ll be fine as far as his own age group goes and, although I may be proved completely wrong here, I don’t believe it will be as much of a problem with older fans as some may think - I wouldn’t be bothered in the slightest if a City player came out as gay.
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the other bob wilson
Only seventeen and he made his league debut for Blackpool on the final day of the season. At that age, he belongs to a generation that appears to have far less of a problem with issues of sexuality than ours has. That said, I’d like to think that he’ll be fine as far as his own age group goes and, although I may be proved completely wrong here, I don’t believe it will be as much of a problem with older fans as some may think - I wouldn’t be bothered in the slightest if a City player came out as gay.
You'd be surprised if the use of rainbow corner flags is anything to go by on the area I sit in the ground
And to be honest it is not a generational issue given my experience - my daughter is in a same sex relationship and she gets far more stick/hassle etc from younger people than she does older
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Brave lad.
Hopefully it will be met with a positive reaction in all circles and give other players, who may not have had the confidence to come out before, to do so aswell.
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Brave move. I'm sure most football fans won't have an issue with this at all, and hopefully those that do keep their gobs shut.
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And the sad thing is that he has to be brave, it should be the same reaction as if he proclaimed to a vegan, who should care
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rudy gestede
Could be a whiskey move
:hehe:
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Undercoverinwurzelland
Brave move. I'm sure most football fans won't have an issue with this at all, and hopefully those that do keep their gobs shut.
I think he will have a few
But I would assume there’d be more fans shutting down that kind of behaviour as many do already with racism
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Amazing news, what a lad 👏👏
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Good on the lad, I wonder if there are any professional players a bit older thinking if this lad can then why can’t I.
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2b2bdoo
Good on the lad, I wonder if there are any professional players a bit older thinking if this lad can then why can’t I.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sp...w-colours.html
Because of teammates like this
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It's a shame this is news.
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WJ99mobile
Your going to get people like that in all jobs, I’m sure a lot more will support him.
As for Twitter etc that’s always going to happen sadly, just like Racial abuse and I don’t think that’s reflective of the real world. If anything a more senior player coming out would help.
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WJ99mobile
Not on twitter so are they positive or negative or mixed?
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WJ99mobile
Probably because his imaginary friend in the sky hates gays. Backwards bastard
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I hope he scores a load of goals but Blackpool go down , we sign him and he fires us to promotion
And we have a gay pride section of the Canton
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Pleased that the lad has the courage to announce his sexuality, and in time this kind of thing will be the norm. People shouldn’t have to feel different and ashamed of their sexuality. Hopefully this will encourage more and more sportsmen and women to be comfortable as to who they are and not hide it.
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SLUDGE FACTORY
I hope he scores a load of goals but Blackpool go down , we sign him and he fires us to promotion
And we have a gay pride section of the Canton
Why do you have to always go over the top with the virtue signalling?
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J R Hartley
Why do you have to always go over the top with the virtue signalling?
He's a wind up don't you know.
People adore his wind up postings.
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J R Hartley
Why do you have to always go over the top with the virtue signalling?
I don't know what that means but I think thou doth protest too much my lord
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SLUDGE FACTORY
I hope he scores a load of goals but Blackpool go down , we sign him and he fires us to promotion
And we have a gay pride section of the Canton
Oh shush you
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Canton Kev
Oh shush you
We could have a rainbow football club
First blind centre forward to score a hat trick
There is no limit 🙌
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Minority and marginalised groups getting visibility are a good barometer for the amount of thick attitudes still present in English League football grounds.
As soon as the knuckledraggers get all lairy they'll be rounded up and banned.
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Divine Wright
Minority and marginalised groups getting visibility are a good barometer for the amount of thick attitudes still present in English League football grounds.
As soon as the knuckledraggers get all lairy they'll be rounded up and banned.
There are a lot of incredibly thick feckwits watching football that's for sure
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Good on him, he'll be fine. :thumbup:
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SLUDGE FACTORY
I hope he scores a load of goals but Blackpool go down , we sign him and he fires us to promotion
And we have a gay pride section of the Canton
i hope so too, i think there is a gay near me the sooner they get put in a gay section the better
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Nobody's Rep
Not on twitter so are they positive or negative or mixed?
You don’t want to be mate, it is the most bigoted thread I ever seen, split along religious beliefs. There are no neutral comments, they’re either supportive or vitriolic religious venting.
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+ the native hipster
i hope so too, i think there is a gay near me the sooner they get put in a gay section the better
It's right and proper
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Let’s step back a minute. I thought we were after inclusion not segregated sections for different kinds of people/colour etc. It may have been said in jest but I’m not that sure it was.
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Des Parrot
You don’t want to be mate, it is the most bigoted thread I ever seen, split along religious beliefs. There are no neutral comments, they’re either supportive or vitriolic religious venting.
Cheers - very reason I'm not on there due to the number of keyboard warriors and not on Facebook either as i don't want to know what the genius child has done next or what food Debbie from Derby has had for tea
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Dave Blue
Let’s step back a minute. I thought we were after inclusion not segregated sections for different kinds of people/colour etc. It may have been said in jest but I’m not that sure it was.
I can assure you that the idea of a pink , black or womens area at CCFC was a complete piss take
Although I would put the tory scum in the car park
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He is the oldest looking 17 year old I’ve ever seen.
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Fair play to the lad, very gutsy decision for a 17 year old. I hope the knuckle draggers leave him alone. Any that don't should see a hefty ban and criminal charges.
Saw it mentioned above about things like rainbow corner flags etc. Not everyone who gets frustrated with what they see as 'virtue signalling' will also be homophobes, although obviously there will be a crossover of the 2.
I'd hope people are supportive over the summer, hopefully others will also come out and be true to themselves. Hopefully by next season it just seems normal and people don't see it as anything unusual
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Its 2022, I dont think its the big deal it would have been say 10 / 20 years ago. Hes only 17, so grown up in a generation where being gay is no longer taboo and its a lot more acceptable to be who you want to be. There will always be haters and homophobics, but id say they will be more and more in a minority as time goes by.
Best of luck to him, hopefully it will encourage others in the game who have felt they have had to hide their sexuality to come out too.
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J R Hartley
Its 2022, I dont think its the big deal it would have been say 10 / 20 years ago. Hes only 17, so grown up in a generation where being gay is no longer taboo and its a lot more acceptable to be who you want to be. There will always be haters and homophobics, but id say they will be more and more in a minority as time goes by.
Best of luck to him, hopefully it will encourage others in the game who have felt they have had to hide their sexuality to come out too.
I agree. I don't think it's an issue at all. Attitudes have changed and the laws have changed too, so even some of what may have been seen as the more 'legitimate' reasons to discriminate (such as parents fearing having no grandchildren or not seeing their child get married) have been swept away too.
We discussed this before and I think the issue in football is more in the changing room, highlighted by issues such as this: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sp...w-colours.html
Quite ironic, given the blokes surname..
Anyway, as with everyone else, I am sure we all wish the best to Jake Daniels in his personal life and every happiness.
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JamesWales
I agree. I don't think it's an issue at all. Attitudes have changed and the laws have changed too, so even some of what may have been seen as the more 'legitimate' reasons to discriminate (such as parents fearing having no grandchildren or not seeing their child get married) have been swept away too.
We discussed this before and I think the issue in football is more in the changing room, highlighted by issues such as this:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sp...w-colours.html
Quite ironic, given the blokes surname..
Anyway, as with everyone else, I am sure we all wish the best to Jake Daniels in his personal life and every happiness.
Social media is the issue rather than the dressing room imo.