| I watch nearly 10 hours of C-Span every single day. It's my favorite channel.
This week they had one of my personal hero's, the director of the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union, for those who don't watch better television), Anthony Romero. Anyway, Romero is taking phone calls about the Bush administration and wiretapping. Great fucking stuff. But out of nowhere the host, who basically does nothing, announces that Anthony Romero is the first Latin director of the ACLU and is also an openly gay man.
This wasn't news to me, but I was completely friggin' shocked that he'd just so casually say that on television. The thing is, I think most people were shocked that he had said that because why does it even matter?
I think the same thing would happen in sports. I think if someone came out of the closet it would just be ignored. What could they say about it? There's really nothing to say. I think it would be a non-story. Most people wouldn't know and they certainly wouldn't care. |