Charles Barkley's Latest Comments Are Driving MAGA Insane [View all]
This week NBA Legend Charles Barkley went viral again after speaking emotionally about Jason Collins — the first openly gay player in major American professional sports — and talking openly about the homophobia that still exists in this country, particularly in sports culture and in parts of the Black community.
Barkley praised Collins for having the courage to come out publicly, defended LGBTQ people unapologetically, and said out loud what a lot of powerful public figures are still too cowardly to admit: America remains deeply homophobic despite how much progress people pretend we’ve made:
“There is such animosity toward the gay community. That’s what’s really unfortunate. If you think there’s not more gay players in the NFL, Major League Baseball and the NBA, you’re just stupid.”
And honestly, listening to him talk about it, you could hear something that feels increasingly rare in public life right now: actual sincerity.
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