Gay Football Player

I thought this was a very interesting reaction to a young man entering the NFL draft who came out publicly as gay.  Unfavorable responses from NFL officials prompted a fascinating reaction from a TV news personality.  Here's his report:



First, I absolutely loved his description of the hypocrisy in the NFL, how they are perfectly fine with young men who were involved with rape or even with murder, but coming out as gay would cross a line.  However, I felt he then went on to weaken his argument.  He started to complain about how people who wanted smaller government are also trying to get big government into our bedrooms.  This is terribly detrimental to his point.  It changes the focus from concern for the well being of a real person into a political rant aimed at a fairly unrelated vague political group -- those who promote small government.  It makes him seem like a political ideologue who is just using the young man's situation as a springboard to attack ideological opponents.  His concern for the football player now starts to seem insincere, and it weakens his position.

It's too bad, because his main point was originally done so well and powerfully.  In order to affect change, we have to speak honestly and powerfully.  Keep it focused and real.  Don't tell people what they should think or how the information must be applied.  Just make your point and let people decide for themselves how to interpret it.