By now everyone’s heard of Tim Hardaway’s comments on hating gay people. So we’d like to point out this bit from Chris Rock. We’ve said it before: Chris Rock is a friggin’ genius and the most important comic out there. (And on top of that, he can tell the future.) In any case, here’s what Rock had to say about gays from Bigger and Blacker:
You know what’s fucked up? Everybody gets so homophobic. People, we need to cut that shit out… ’cause everybody in this room got at least a gay cousin. Every last one of you got a gay cousin. You knew he was gay when y’all was kids. You was playing ball, he was jumping rope. He didn’t turn gay, he was gay then. He just didn’t have nobody to be gay with.
Shit, l got a gay uncle. Call him Aunt Tom. Every Christmas, he comes over with his ”friend.” See, it don’t make no sense to hate nobody. lt don’t make no sense to be a racist, sexist, or nothing, but…. lt don’t. lt doesn’t. lt don’t make no sense… ’cause whoever you hate will end up in your family. That’s right, you don’t like gays,you’re gonna have a gay son.
Now check out this clip of Hardaway when asked what if he had a gay family member. I’m sure Tim is a God fearing man. And the best thing is that God has a great sense of humor. Can’t wait for someone in Hardaway’s family to come out. Wait… does Hardaway have any kids?
(By the way, no more Tim Hardaway stories until he does something really stupid.)
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2 replies on “Can Chris Rock please call Tim Hardaway?”
check out chris broussard on espn — As a non-white person who grew up in the South, I can tell you that it’s better to know a person’s prejudice up front than have them stab you in the back later (of course, if you choose to let me know about your prejudice by getting in my face in a confrontational, demeaning manner, then you and I will have a problem).
I like Chris Broussard’s take, where he openly admits he thinks homosexuality is a sin but he works (and plays) just fine with homosexual colleagues:
Here’s the bottom line: If I can accept working side-by-side with a homosexual, then he/she can accept working side-by-side with someone who believes homosexuality is wrong.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=2764353&name=broussard_chris
That’s exactly what i’m saying — at least you know where Hardaway stands on the issue. He hates gays and he’s ok with that.