Openly Gay Pro Athlete Is Member Of Kappa Alpha Order
Kappa Alpha Order, teaching acceptance and equality since 1865.
If you missed it, NBA center Jason Collins revealed to SI‘s Jon Wertheim that he is gay. Collins, a 12-year veteran of the NBA, was a member of Kappa Alpha Order’s Alpha Pi chapter at Stanford University, assumedly a terror in intramural leagues back then.
Truth be told, I was more surprised that Jason Collins was still in the NBA than I was that he is a homosexual. I mean, I haven’t heard the guy’s name in years. He’s past his prime, and even in his prime he wasn’t exactly a dominant player.
Blocking sissy layups, backing dudes down in the paint, playing rough-em-up defense, and banging down on anyone in his way — those were never facets of his game. He was always kind of a soft player in my opinion, and he possessed a beautiful rainbow jumper that he would drop in over helpless defenders. Sure, he had his role on the team, and performed his duties well, but Collins was never the kind of player to throw the team on his back and carry them all the way to the locker room. He has always been a great locker room guy, though.
Good on you, Jason Collins. The decision to come out was undoubtedly a difficult one. The man is all class and will likely prove to be an inspiration to others.
[via Sports Illustrated, Wikipedia]
The real issue here is the fact that he averages 1 point per game, and makes over a million dollars a year.
12 years ago at 4:10 pmSounds like a pretty sweet gig to me.
12 years ago at 9:23 pm^^Affirmative action
12 years ago at 7:19 amComplaining about how much money someone else makes? What are you? Some kind of liberal?
12 years ago at 11:54 amThe South Will Rise Once Again!
12 years ago at 4:11 pmJason Collins choosing to be himself over hiding from those who might hate him for it. TFTC.
12 years ago at 4:49 pm^ nah that’s gay.
12 years ago at 10:22 pmHomosexuals are so gay
12 years ago at 4:50 pmThe most surprising part of this story is that there’s a black KA. Also, since when did advocating homosexuality become something in keeping with fraternity ideals? I don’t give a shit what anybody does in the bedroom, but the more celebrities that come out and the more acceptable homosexuality becomes, the further the feminist agenda is pushed. Homosexuals, transsexuals, transgenders, sheep-fuckers, Mississippians–all these gain at the expense of heterosexuals. The feminist agenda is to end patriarchy. Insofar as it exists, patriarchy is what keeps us–predominately white males–in power. It’s why half the things on TFM, boats & hoes and get-out-of-jail-free cards, exist. So think about how you’re advocating for feminism the next time you encourage a pro athlete to come out or change your profile pic to a red equal sign.
12 years ago at 4:57 pmso Robert. E Lee is pretty pissed, right?
12 years ago at 4:59 pmThis will pass like that one Harvard educated Asian player
12 years ago at 6:00 pmI guess the “God and the Ladies” thing didn’t stick
12 years ago at 6:14 pmI laughed
12 years ago at 9:20 pmThis is by far the best comment in the thread.
12 years ago at 9:38 pmAs a KA I found this comment quite amusing.
12 years ago at 1:26 amTouché sir
12 years ago at 5:04 amAlso KA… That was good.
12 years ago at 9:55 pmBegrudgingly… yeah that was pretty funny.
12 years ago at 12:57 amI’m going to interpret this as Dorn coming out of the closet
12 years ago at 6:16 pmSo we make fun of GDI’s for expressing themselves by wearing cargo shorts, skating, wearing snapbacks, painting shit, listening to gay music, and wanting to “be different,” but this guy is pulling a TFM by being gay. No fuck you guys I’m not having it.
12 years ago at 6:48 pmHe’s “pulling a TFM”? Where’d you read that?
12 years ago at 7:45 pm