'I'm Gay' Ian Thorpe tells Parkinson
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'I'm Gay' Ian Thorpe tells Parkinson
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Good for you Ian
Hopefully this helps him to overcome some of the troubles he has had in recent times.
Good for you Ian
Hopefully this helps him to overcome some of the troubles he has had in recent times.
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not quite breaking news though.
there's been speculation about Thorpey for years.
all the best to ya Ian, you're a legend.
there's been speculation about Thorpey for years.
all the best to ya Ian, you're a legend.
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Yeah , always thought he was
No big deal though
No big deal though
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I'm amazed it's still a big deal.
A gay friend of mine was just blowing up at this being described as 'brave' - completely disgusted at him for denying it for so long.
A gay friend of mine was just blowing up at this being described as 'brave' - completely disgusted at him for denying it for so long.
Son, we live in a world that has forums, and those forums have to be guarded by Mods. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Nickman? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for Lucy, and you curse GE. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know -- that GE’s moderation, while tragic, probably saved lives; and my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, keeps threads on track and under the appropriately sized, highlighted green headings.
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Hmmm, bit odd that he openly stated in his book that he was not gay.
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Good on him.
Not surprising he kept it to himself so long when you look at our society and media..
I mean just a few days ago we had an AFL commentator call a player a "big poofter" when describing his on field performance live on air..
Not surprising he kept it to himself so long when you look at our society and media..
I mean just a few days ago we had an AFL commentator call a player a "big poofter" when describing his on field performance live on air..
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/threadRaidersrawesome wrote:Yeah , always thought he was
No big deal though
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What! Thorpey is gay? I don't believe it. I have his book and he explicitly sys e isn't! What utter crap.
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Ever thought he was conflicted about it, but now accepts it? He may have felt under pressure from family and society to not accept it... like that's never happened before. None of our business in any event. Always been a champion, still is.
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The reaction/attention this is getting in the media (even though most of it is positive) is likely the reason he kept it secret for so long. If it really wasn't a big deal, it wouldn't be all over the news right now. In the end, it's his business, not anyone else's, who cares if he decided not to come out earlier. For athletes at least, "coming out" still brings with it a load of attention and I can see why someone might want to avoid that.
Good on him though. The more athletes that come out the more "normal" it will be and the less attention future athletes will get.
Good on him though. The more athletes that come out the more "normal" it will be and the less attention future athletes will get.
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I couldn't give a rats **** if he was straight, gay, bi curious or into grandmas. Good luck to him. Just hope he gets lucky real soon because it seems to me he takes himself wAaaaaaaaay to seriously. He needs a good you know what to unleash that tension.
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Needs another book entitled "this is me, but seriously, this time it is me".
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I've already burnt Rolf Harris' book this week, looks like thorpey's is the next one going into the incinerator.Raider 85 wrote:Needs another book entitled "this is me, but seriously, this time it is me".
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What I'm amazed with is that anyone ever doubted it.
Stuat part of the reason for the big deal could be due to how long and strongly he denied it
Stuat part of the reason for the big deal could be due to how long and strongly he denied it
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I honestly could not care less.
Son, we live in a world that has forums, and those forums have to be guarded by Mods. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Nickman? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for Lucy, and you curse GE. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know -- that GE’s moderation, while tragic, probably saved lives; and my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, keeps threads on track and under the appropriately sized, highlighted green headings.
You want moderation because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me on that forum -- you need me on that forum. We use words like "stay on topic," "use the appropriate forum," "please delete." We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very moderation that I provide and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather that you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you get a green handle and edit a post. Either way, I don't give a DAMN what you think about moderation.
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I don't really think Thorpes sexuality as a 14,15, 20, 25 yo was any of our business. He denied it because he kept being asked and obviously wasn't comfortable coming out at the time. I really don't think someone's sexuality is "public" if they don't want it to be. Who gives a **** what he does in private. The frenzy stems from some weird obsession from the media/etc over the last few decades to know where Thorpe is putting his *****. That seems like the weird bit to me, I couldn't care less.Manbush wrote:What I'm amazed with is that anyone ever doubted it.
Stuat part of the reason for the big deal could be due to how long and strongly he denied it
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Agree mate, but if someone's spent years denying something you can't be surprised its made a big deal out of when he finally admits to it.
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I am pretty conflicted TBH.
I am pretty disappointed he hid in the closet for so long because he had the opportunity to inspire so many young LGBT kids all over the world.
At the same time I can fully appreciate why he kept it a secret. There is no way IMO that he becomes the multi-million dollar face of Adidas and achieves all he achieved away from the pool as an openly gay man in the early 2000's.
I am pretty disappointed he hid in the closet for so long because he had the opportunity to inspire so many young LGBT kids all over the world.
At the same time I can fully appreciate why he kept it a secret. There is no way IMO that he becomes the multi-million dollar face of Adidas and achieves all he achieved away from the pool as an openly gay man in the early 2000's.
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I honestly thought he came out a couple of years ago. Guess not.
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I see nothing to celebrate in this. This is a kid who has basically been bullied since he was a teenager by the media (and large sections of the community) to publicly reveal his sexuality - as if it was anyone else's business.
Even now I don't get the feeling he is coming out because he is at a stage in life where he feels comfortable and confident about sharing the information but, rather, because he has been beaten down about it for the past 15 years. and just wants it all to end
Ian Thorpe appears to have much bigger demons to tackle than his sexuality, though the constant speculation would not have helped him. Good luck to him - I hope he can finally get some peace.
Even now I don't get the feeling he is coming out because he is at a stage in life where he feels comfortable and confident about sharing the information but, rather, because he has been beaten down about it for the past 15 years. and just wants it all to end
Ian Thorpe appears to have much bigger demons to tackle than his sexuality, though the constant speculation would not have helped him. Good luck to him - I hope he can finally get some peace.
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I guess it would be very challenging for a young guy to come out in an environment where hypocritical lefties use gay slurs to score cheap points on internet forums...Green eyed Mick wrote: I am pretty disappointed he hid in the closet for so long because he had the opportunity to inspire so many young LGBT kids all over the world.
Son, we live in a world that has forums, and those forums have to be guarded by Mods. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Nickman? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for Lucy, and you curse GE. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know -- that GE’s moderation, while tragic, probably saved lives; and my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, keeps threads on track and under the appropriately sized, highlighted green headings.
You want moderation because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me on that forum -- you need me on that forum. We use words like "stay on topic," "use the appropriate forum," "please delete." We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very moderation that I provide and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather that you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you get a green handle and edit a post. Either way, I don't give a DAMN what you think about moderation.
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Good on him for finally coming clean, but honestly, didn't we all know this years and years ago?
Dont see why it's big news
Edit: by that i mean i dont understand why athletes being gay is big news. I get the media blow these things up. I just hope in 25 years time when my son is near abouts my age that an athlete/former athlete saying their gay doesnt create this kind of Bull
Dont see why it's big news
Edit: by that i mean i dont understand why athletes being gay is big news. I get the media blow these things up. I just hope in 25 years time when my son is near abouts my age that an athlete/former athlete saying their gay doesnt create this kind of Bull
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Me either.T_R wrote:I honestly could not care less.
The spiral of silence refers to the idea that when people fail to speak, the price of speaking rises. As the price to speak rises, still fewer speak out, which further causes the price to rise, so that fewer people yet will speak out, until a whole culture or nation is silenced. This is what happened in Germany.
If you do not speak, you are not being neutral, but are contributing to the success of the thing you refuse to name and condemn.
If you do not speak, you are not being neutral, but are contributing to the success of the thing you refuse to name and condemn.
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Neitherdubby wrote:Me either.T_R wrote:I honestly could not care less.
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Maybe if shane warne came out and said he was gay, I would be briefly interested and surprised in a Sportsmans sexuality, but it would be nice to live in a society where this wasn't big news.
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As has been noted, Brian Taylor's disgusting babble on the AFL coverage last night just highlighted why he would have denied it for so long.
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Mick!we missed you bruzz, where have you been, it's been a long time. Talk to me mate.
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I would of hoped that was the end for BT, apparently notMichael wrote:As has been noted, Brian Taylor's disgusting babble on the AFL coverage last night just highlighted why he would have denied it for so long.
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Re: 'I'm Gay' Ian Thorpe tells Parkinson
I don't care.
When i read it last night, all I could say was "About time he finally admitted something we all knew about 15 years ago"
When i read it last night, all I could say was "About time he finally admitted something we all knew about 15 years ago"
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I think your friend has a **** attitude.T_R wrote:I'm amazed it's still a big deal.
A gay friend of mine was just blowing up at this being described as 'brave' - completely disgusted at him for denying it for so long.
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He'd be the first to agree that he's given to the odd Queenish hissy fit, and would be very pleased that you'd noticed.
I genuinely don't care either way (and frankly wonder about people obsessed with what other people are doing in their bedrooms), but I can see his point.
I genuinely don't care either way (and frankly wonder about people obsessed with what other people are doing in their bedrooms), but I can see his point.
Son, we live in a world that has forums, and those forums have to be guarded by Mods. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Nickman? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for Lucy, and you curse GE. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know -- that GE’s moderation, while tragic, probably saved lives; and my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, keeps threads on track and under the appropriately sized, highlighted green headings.
You want moderation because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me on that forum -- you need me on that forum. We use words like "stay on topic," "use the appropriate forum," "please delete." We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very moderation that I provide and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather that you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you get a green handle and edit a post. Either way, I don't give a DAMN what you think about moderation.
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Maybe he was unsure or confused. Maybe he was worried how his friends and family would react. Maybe he couldn't face the media pressure. Who is anybody to judge whether Ian Thorpe should or shouldn't come out.
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I agree with Dr Zaius.Dr Zaius wrote:I think your friend has a **** attitude.T_R wrote:I'm amazed it's still a big deal.
A gay friend of mine was just blowing up at this being described as 'brave' - completely disgusted at him for denying it for so long.
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All you can be is yourself. If people don't like that, then it's their own problem.
The spiral of silence refers to the idea that when people fail to speak, the price of speaking rises. As the price to speak rises, still fewer speak out, which further causes the price to rise, so that fewer people yet will speak out, until a whole culture or nation is silenced. This is what happened in Germany.
If you do not speak, you are not being neutral, but are contributing to the success of the thing you refuse to name and condemn.
If you do not speak, you are not being neutral, but are contributing to the success of the thing you refuse to name and condemn.
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ThisDr Zaius wrote:Maybe he was unsure or confused. Maybe he was worried how his friends and family would react. Maybe he couldn't face the media pressure. Who is anybody to judge whether Ian Thorpe should or shouldn't come out.