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2021-06-29 -Great Cultural Revolution

NFL says 'Football is gay' in new commercial

[USATODAY] As Pride Month
A twelfth of our entire year spent on this nonsense.
comes to a close, the NFL has released a new commercial that makes clear its support and embrace of the LGBTQ+ community.

The 30-second spot begins with the line, "Football is gay" as light cheering plays in the background.

The 30-second spot begins with the line, "Football is gay" as light cheering plays in the background.

"Football is lesbian. Football is beautiful. Football is queer. Football is life. Football is exciting. Football is culture. Football is transgender. Football is queer. Football is heart. Football is power. Football is tough. Football is bisexual. Football is strong. Football is freedom. Football is American. Football is accepting. Football is everything. Football is for everyone."

The video is a direct response to Carl Nassib's public coming-out last week, according to Outsports. Nassib, a defensive end for the Las Vegas Raiders, is the first active NFL player to be out.

“I am proud of the clear message this spot sends to the NFL’s LGBTQ+ fans: This game is unquestionably for you,” NFL senior director of diversity, equity and inclusion, Sam Rapoport, told Outsports. “I will be playing its first line over and over in my head all season.”

Rapoport told USA TODAY Sports last week: "It’s OK to not fully understand the LGBTQ+ experience for you to be an ally. You don’t need to be an expert in all the terms. You just need to try."

Along with his announcement last week, Nassib donated $100,000 to the Trevor Project, a leading national organization that provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention help for LGBTQ+ youth. The NFL followed suit with its stated support of The Trevor Project in the commercial, while reiterating the fact that LGBTQ+ youth with at least one accepting adult in their lives have a 40 percent lower risk of attempting suicide.

"If you love this game, you are welcome here," @NFL wrote on Twitter. "Football is for all. Football is for everyone. The NFL stands by the LGBTQ+ community today and every day."

Posted by Fred 2021-06-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ] Top

#1 They really are trying to lose fans, aren't they?

Posted by Raj 2021-06-29 00:27|| 2021-06-29 00:27|| Front Page Top

#2
1 word -

Bankruptcy

Posted by Ebback Shavith4684 2021-06-29 00:32|| 2021-06-29 00:32|| Front Page Top

#3 Yeah, well it is, kinda. Hands under the crotch for the snap. Patting each others' butts. Rasslin' and such.

But not, like, GHEY ghey.

Posted by Ebbaper Barnsmell4326 2021-06-29 01:12|| 2021-06-29 01:12|| Front Page Top

#4 Oh, football! It's brutal, but slimming;
With physical culture it's brimming,
And grappling galore!
It's a little like war,
And a lot like ballet without women.

Posted by Floque Fleting4635 2021-06-29 01:47|| 2021-06-29 01:47|| Front Page Top

#5 All these man always grabbing each other while ignoring the ball

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2021-06-29 04:28|| 2021-06-29 04:28|| Front Page Top

#6 [From a soccer player]

Playing with oblate spheroids;
all tackles, blitzes and steroids.
Traumatic brain boo boos
and backward fumble pooch screws.
How do homos with no ball
manage to play at all?

Posted by Dron66046 2021-06-29 04:50|| 2021-06-29 04:50|| Front Page Top

#7 One of the fundamentals of entertainment is to attract more audience. The NFL's is seeking a more selective audience. Next up a merger of the NFL and Victoria's Secret.

Posted by Procopius2k 2021-06-29 07:40|| 2021-06-29 07:40|| Front Page Top

#8 Becoming gheyer by the hour.

Posted by Woozle Theamble4130 2021-06-29 07:44|| 2021-06-29 07:44|| Front Page Top

#9 It's getting easier and easier to not watch football...or soccer.

Posted by Spoter B 2021-06-29 07:46|| 2021-06-29 07:46|| Front Page Top

#10 I had a mild case of the shingles a few years back. I'd rank watching "professional" sports right up there with the pain of having the shingles.

Posted by Besoeker 2021-06-29 08:05|| 2021-06-29 08:05|| Front Page Top

#11 National F (GAY SLUR) League?

I agree soon to be: WOKEN, BROKEN, BANKRUPT NFL

Posted by NN2N1 2021-06-29 08:11|| 2021-06-29 08:11|| Front Page Top

#12 A; We need new fans.
B: I have an idea, let's alienate the ones we have!

Posted by Angstrom 2021-06-29 09:33|| 2021-06-29 09:33|| Front Page Top

#13 Been saying this for years. It all started with dancing in the end-zone.

Posted by Hupolutle Chosh1350 2021-06-29 10:07|| 2021-06-29 10:07|| Front Page Top

#14 the white guys were not dancing in the end zones, just sayin'

Posted by 746 2021-06-29 10:21|| 2021-06-29 10:21|| Front Page Top

#15 I remember when I was laughed at for Soccerization of Sports Theory (not here, among die hard friends when it was starting to transition of competitive sports to male entertainment).

Posted by swksvolFF 2021-06-29 13:40|| 2021-06-29 13:40|| Front Page Top

#16 I long ago stopped bothering to watch these gay criminals fondling each other while begging for OUR money while looking down on 'normal' people.

Posted by Silentbrick 2021-06-29 16:02|| 2021-06-29 16:02|| Front Page Top

#17 Oh my God, they killed football!

Posted by SteveS 2021-06-29 18:17|| 2021-06-29 18:17|| Front Page Top

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