Britain's Gay Footballers 2/4

Documentary about how Amal Fashanu goes on a mission to discover why no professional football player has followed in her late uncle Justin's boots in over twenty years and come out publicly as gay

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Football
• homophobia
• gay
• Justin
• John
• Fashanu
• Matt Lucas
• Brighton
• Joey Barton
• Millwall
• bigotry
• BBC
• documentary
• Nottingham Forest
• Anton Hysen
• Gareth Thomas
• rugby
• Max Clifford

[salfordguy69]

I found the segment with John McGovern very homophobic and spine chilling with his laughing. He doesnt think calling someone a puff as discrimination its just another word! and used in a "comical sense" would he still say that about racial abuse using the N word? He also started with the derogatory comment that Justin "smelt nice". He should be sacked from the BBC.

[lilsi93]

McGovern is clearly a homophobe

[ZlatanZeppelin]

Yes

[TheZoostudio13]

I'm not from England, so does " take the mickey out" mean teasing or something?

[DerrikRose1991]

totally get your point.

but dont you have to devide between jokes and serious?

[salfordguy69]

I know you probably think I am being over sensitive but that was the word that was used against me when younger so it brings back bad memories. It seems gay ppl have to put up with derogatory terms as ppl dont mean them to be hurtful?!?! I always like to compare it to racial slang. Would it be ok to call someone a Nigger or Nig Nog so long as they said it with a smile on their face and didnt mean it?

[DerrikRose1991]

i see your point, but ... really?

puff? i am german and i might underestimate that word, but having played football 15 years of my life and being a ref for 5 i think stuff like that isnt meant to be hurtful on and off the pitch when said within a team

[salfordguy69]

well i have 18 votes up!! I actually like top gear. I do have a sense of humour and I dont want shows about cruise ships cocktails?!??! and greek masseurs. That just shows your level of homophobia that you have to resort to abuse on Youtube!!

[kmica2008]

hey, asshole! you're discriminating yourself by being stupid and hypersensitive. everyone is discriminated every single day by everyone else. why do you want special rights for yourselves?

people like you should be an alternative to mcgovern? ha! that's funny. yea, bbc should get rid of all talented, funny people and hire people without a sense of humor like you and your friends. they should stop top gear and give you and your homo buddies a show about cruise ships, cocktails and greek masseurs.

[colonia3059]

What a horrid little man, the one at the beginning....

[asankagurusinghe]

An England cricketer came out recently and his team congratulated him. Not sure if he's still in the squad though.

[OrthodoxDarwinist]

Fuck that McGovern cunt. Would love to wipe that hateful grin off his face.