Wallace steps in it before he even plays for MIA: Mocks Jason Collins for coming out.

"Bumrush wrote:

This should not be in the rants forum.. In this day in age that level of ignorance should be called out and discussed. Not relegated to the back pages of the forum.

Agreed. And those of you who think it's appropriate for Wallace to be expressing the opinion on TWITTER that homosexuality is something that should prompt a "head shake" are really out of touch. This will rightfully receive a lot of very negative media attention.

Putting aside whether Wallace is entitled to his own opinion, dumb as it may be, it is an incredibly stupid thing to tweet or otherwise express publically.

As if anyone cared what Mike Wallace had to say on this subject.

Wallace steps in it before he even plays for MIA: Mocks Jason Collins for comin

Was the tweet deleted?

Wallace steps in it before he even plays for MIA: Mocks Jason Collins for comin

"schmolioot wrote:

Putting aside whether Wallace is entitled to his own opinion, dumb as it may be, it is an incredibly stupid thing to tweet or otherwise express publically.

As if anyone cared what Mike Wallace had to say on this subject.

Apparently a lot of people do care.

I am amazed at the depth to which people will reach to defend the "politically correct" trend of today.

The reaction here is staggering. Calling Wallace a douchebag, idiot, ignorant, etc; i'm just baffled.

If he would have twitted insults, i would understand the reaction, but he said no such thing. His twit is the exact reaction of a straight man to a homosexual, which is inability to understand how a man can love another man that way. He did not insult Collins.

"Pagan wrote:

Bill Burr did a bit about that where he was in a diner with a friend, turned and saw two men making out and had an "ugh" reaction and his friend called him homophobic. He responded by saying it wasn't homophobic, just not something he finds appealing, and that if a gay man turned his head and saw a vagina in front of him he'd have the same reaction.

The man is entitled to his preference and opinion, whether we agree with it or not.

thats a little different I don't much care for PDA period and that would probably get an ugh out me too as would a heterosexual PDA...

"Vinny Fins wrote:

Look. I didnt choose to be gay. It happened. If Wallace had said "I cant understand why people choose to be Jewish" would anyone be defending him? No.

So stop it. It is bigoted.

It's crazy how far away we've gotten from what our country was built upon. The freedom to choose and express. I didn't think it was hateful at all. While I'm not an idiot, I imagine he has plenty of ignorance to the subject. However, he's free to have that opinion - just you do as a Democrat or Republic, for or against abortion, etc etc I don't agree with him, but I'm not upset at him expressing his opinion and it being different than mine. Not at all.

"Sumlit wrote:

I am amazed at the depth to which people will reach to defend the "politically correct" trend of today.

The reaction here is staggering. Calling Wallace a douchebag, idiot, ignorant, etc; i'm just baffled.

If he would have twitted insults, i would understand the reaction, but he said no such thing. His twit is the exact reaction of a straight man to a homosexual, which is inability to understand how a man can love another man that way. He did not insult Collins.

Look at my example: If he said " I dont understand how someone could choose to be Jewish" would it be inoffensive?

"Anonymous wrote:

Was the tweet deleted?

I hope not. That would say a lot about how far we've strayed from freedom of speech.

"Anonymous wrote:

Was the tweet deleted?

He tried to clarify with a second tweet 5 minutes later, and then deleted both tweets. Probably because someone let him know that his insensitivity probably wasn't the best thing to put on display.

"Vinny Fins wrote:

Look at my example: If he said " I dont understand how someone could choose to be Jewish" would it be inoffensive?

That is not even remotely the same thing.

He didn't say anything negative about gays or about being gay. Just said that he can't relate, which is perfectly understandable. I can't relate to anyone choosing to root for the Jets, but that doesn't mean I hate all Jets fans...

Ok, bad example... lol

"Vinny Fins wrote:

Look at my example: If he said " I dont understand how someone could choose to be Jewish" would it be inoffensive?

Well, actually you can convert to Judaism.

"Vinny Fins wrote:

Look at my example: If he said " I dont understand how someone could choose to be Jewish" would it be inoffensive?

Why would that be offensive? I have my own religious beliefs, and can't relate to those that have a different one than mine. But that doesn't mean I hate people that dont share my religious beliefs.

Defending players, coaches, etc for poor performance based on homerism is one thing. But to defend bigotry out of homerism is sad. Some of you really need to put this in the right perspective. It is a bigoted viewpoint. And it's also incredibly stupid given the sensitivity of the topic.

"rdhstlr23 wrote:

I hope not. That would say a lot about how far we've strayed from freedom of speech.

He has his freedom of speech. No one is putting him in jail for anything he says. However, we here also have the right to mock him and point out his stupidity.

Any while you may be entitled to your own opinion, there are a lot of dumb opinions out there that people shouldn't hold and they should eb called out on. This one of them. Thinking blacks are dumb or Jews control the media are another. If Mike Wallace was tweeting out Boston Marathon and Sandy Hook conspiracy theories I doubt we'd hear much of "well, it's his opinion"

@Wallace17_daKid Never said anything was right or wrong I just said I don't understand!! Deeply sorry for anyone that I offended

We can move on now. Again, blown way out of proportion.

"MonstBlitz wrote:

Defending players, coaches, etc for poor performance based on homerism is one thing. But to defend bigotry out of homerism is sad. Some of you really need to put this in the right perspective. It is a bigoted viewpoint. And it's also incredibly stupid given the sensitivity of the topic.

What is bigoted about not being able to relate to it?

"MonstBlitz wrote:

Defending players, coaches, etc for poor performance based on homerism is one thing. But to defend bigotry out of homerism is sad. Some of you really need to put this in the right perspective. It is a bigoted viewpoint. And it's also incredibly stupid given the sensitivity of the topic.

Bull****, what I'm defending is everyone's right to hold an opinion if one cannot see it then spare ones pity for onesself.

Wallace steps in it before he even plays for MIA: Mocks Jason Collins for comin

@Wallace17_daKid: Never said anything was right or wrong I just said I don't understand!! Deeply sorry for anyone that I offended

"Zeke0123 wrote:

thats a little different I don't much care for PDA period and that would probably get an ugh out me too as would a heterosexual PDA...

No, you absolutely crystalized the example. It's not something you find appealing, so that would be your reaction. That tweet was Wallace's reaction to something he doesn't find appealing. He said nothing derogatory, just that he didn't understand it.

I don't understand it either. Doesn't mean I'm against gay people. I'm all for gay people having the right to marry, adopt, or any other rights everyone else has.

"Vinny Fins wrote:

Look. I didnt choose to be gay. It happened. If Wallace had said "I cant understand why people choose to be Jewish" would anyone be defending him? No.

So stop it. It is bigoted.

You may assume that everyone believes that being homosexual is genetic, but not everyone does. I think it's something you're born with, but that is not universally accepted. And I do NOT declare people to be evil or stupid because they disagree with me on something. I hold some beliefs that aren't popular particularly about religion: I am an agnostic and just about everyone I know is a Christian. I don't look down on them because they believe strongly in their faith, I just accept that not everyone believes the same thing.

Nowhere does that tweet specifically mention Jason Collins. I find it sad that in today's culture having an opinion about something, whatever it may be - race, gender, orientation, religion, nationality, etc. is so frowned upon if it's not 100% politically correct. Not to slight gays or lesbians, my aunt is a lesbian and I support equal rights, but I think this is making a bigger deal out of something than it needs to be. It's a man's opinion, nothing more.

"MonstBlitz wrote:

Defending players, coaches, etc for poor performance based on homerism is one thing. But to defend bigotry out of homerism is sad. Some of you really need to put this in the right perspective. It is a bigoted viewpoint. And it's also incredibly stupid given the sensitivity of the topic.

How is this bigotry? He did not say "I hate the gays" he just express his inability to understand how a man can love another man that way. That is a perfectly understandable reaction for ANY straight man. As a straight man, you can accept that a man loves another, but you cannot explain it nor relate to it because it is a concept that goes against your nature.

Not saying Wallace cannot be a bigot, or is not a bigot, i cannot prove that either way. Just saying his comment was not insulting, and the reaction here is baffling.

whats bigoted about it is THIS: I'd never presume to see a guy and girl making out and go EWWW Gross. Its accepptable to do that to gays though, for some.