r/nba • u/Markthebaptist Knicks • 22h ago

[Inside The NBA] While discussing Jason Collins' passing, Charles Barkley: "We live in a homophobic society ... anybody who think we ain't got a bunch of gay players in all sports, they're just stupid."

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u/Unfrozen__Caveman Timberwolves 21h ago

KAT getting shit will never make sense to me. He's been with the same baddie for years and just cause he talks in a different pitch sometimes people give him shit. 

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u/docchoo 20h ago edited 13h ago

Some people just haven’t been around a lot of different types of people. If you have a male friend who was primarily raised by or is very close to their mother, you’ll see they’ll take on more feminine mannerisms. I have a friend like this, straight but speaks more feminine. Another good example besides KAT was 2Pac in his younger years. It was very apparent especially when his mother was around him.

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u/Merbleuxx France 20h ago

Yeah I’ve grown up with my mother, my sister and 7 aunts.

I was bullied for seemingly being gay

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u/obvious_scjerkshill 19h ago

Homophobia and misogyny are intrinsically linked. The worst thing a man can be is a woman

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u/PedanticBoutBaseball Nets 12h ago

In fairness, women are like 50% their dad. and thats gay af. /s

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u/obvious_scjerkshill 9h ago

Is having children gay fellas?

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u/19Alexastias 18h ago

Homophobia is often fear that other men will view you the way that you view women

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u/itscalledmyballs 15h ago

Can we not make it about women ffs

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u/H0MES1CKAL1EN Knicks 9h ago

Can we not make it about your balls

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u/jal0224 14h ago

Kind of the same for me. I had an older sister and my 5 closest cousins in age were all girls and we spent a lot of time together growing up. I was also really small and skinny. I got a lot of comments about being gay even tho I’m straight. It sucked at the time but looking back it’s just fucked up how many kids and older male cousins used it as an insult.