[Fot] Gareth Thomas

[Scott Janzen]

I agree with you that excessive political correctness can be as narrow minded as the other extreme.  If I came to the wrong conclusion, I apologize for that.  
I'm still puzzled, though, as to why the gay reference was appropriate, especially in the context of the prior emails.  Near as I can tell, Gareth Thomas (the rugby player) was an outrageously good rugby player for reasons having nothing to do with being gay, long before he came out.  The only reason his being gay is news is that there are so few professional athletes willing to be public about it in an environment that is typically anti-gay.

So, would you routinely describe Kobe Bryant as that straight basketball player?  Lewis Hamilton as that straight F1 driver?  Tom Brady as that straight NFL quarterback? 

OK, I'm sticking to Triumph subjects in this forum from now on . . . anybody else going to be at Summit Point for the Jefferson 500 this weekend?


On May 10, 2011, at 2:21 AM, Bill Babcock wrote:

What exactly is homophobic about referring to an openly gay rugby player as a gay rugby player? If you took the time to do a little research instead of leaping to judge you'd find ample reason to dismiss that particular person's comments that have nothing to do with homophobia, as Joe wrote--he's an outrageous character. 

There's always someone ready to tell other people what they should or should not say. I find that far more offensive than any presumed prejudice. 

On May 9, 2011, at 7:41 PM, Scott Janzen wrote:

> hey, guys, no homophobic remarks please.  I didn't think this was the forum for politics, personal prejudices or religion, other than any of those related to worship of Our Lady of Internal Combustion.
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> On May 9, 2011, at 8:44 PM, Joe Curry wrote:
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> When I googled him, I ran across that as well.  Unfortunately, it doesn't
> appear to be the same person.  If it was, it would be very easy to dismiss
> him.  :-)
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> Joe
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> From: Bill Babcock [mailto:billb at bnj.com] 
> Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 4:24 PM
> To: Joe Curry
> Cc: fot at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Gareth Thomas
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> You mean the gay rugby player?
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> On May 9, 2011, at 10:53 AM, Joe Curry wrote:
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> Folks,
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> I am trying to gather as much information about this person as possible.  He
> seems to be a very (should I say) PROUD individual who has said some pretty
> nasty things about certain well respected individuals that we all know.  So
> I would like some first hand information from people who have dealt with him
> so that I can formulate a more complete picture of what this guy is all
> about.  I am already aware of the dealings he has had with Steve Smith so
> anything else that can be provided will be greatly appreciated.
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> Thanks,
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> Joe Curry
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