Are there any African Americans out there who agree with Tim Hardaway?

Question

As a white I find his statements to be very hipocritical considering the struggles of the black athlete to be accepted. Only a few weeks ago we were celebrating the first two black coaches in the super bowl and the fact that there had been progress over prejudice and now an African American athlete makes it clear that he has the same attitude as those who pesecuted Jackie Robinson. I think this is just as horrible.

I didn't mean to imply that its a black thing only that its just more of the same prejudice that exists for anybody who is part of a minority group but this time its coming from a member of a minority group.

question for JR.R? Do you really think that everyone should just say whatever they think in public while representing an organization? If you do then I think you may have some trouble in the coporate working world. Also I doubt you really feel that way ...only when you agree with the person. Suppose that a politician was a muslim and he came out and said he hated christians and didn't want them around him. I bet you wouldn't be ok with that.

Answer 1

I am an American. I agree with Tim Hardaway 100%. Homosexuality is an unnatural lifestyle that should not have to be accepted by everyone. I do not want to be around gay people, this is America, this is my right. I can speak out against homosexuality because I feel very strongly that it is a disgusting, perverse, immoral, unbiblical, and unnatural lifestyle, I am an American, that is my right.

Answer 2

i'm sure that there are people of all races on both sides of the fence. they just don't go around advertising it like he did. as a person in his position, there was no reason to say what he said. he comitted professional suicide and it is just beginning to cost him. ask jimmy the greek about it because he did the same thing in a different way as have a few others. what i don't like is the very fake public apologies that they try to make after the fact. don't act like a punk now. he meant it and should stand by his beliefs or else he should not have said a thing in the first place. we know that racism and bigotry is a big part of our society. there are places you go where you are stereotyped and looked down upon for various reasons. it isn't always spoken but it's very clear. he just had the nerve to express his views openly and didn't think about the aftermath. it was a bad move because he's probably messed off all opportunities he had to make any real money again not that he would be hurting for some any time soon after thirteen seasons in the league but that benz wasn't even a 2000.

Answer 3

yes I also wanna know why is this a "Black" thing. Who is he to represent anybody? He is Tim Hardaway. That comment came from Tim Hardaway. So that is what Tim Hardaway believes. Not the black athlete, Tim Hardaway. Your title should have said, "Is there anybody out there who agrees with Tim Hardaway." I don't understand why people always get bent over or sprung out on what famous people say. If I was to go any local news channel or would emailed ESPN the same thing I would been forgotten about in about 3 seconds. If what he said was hypocritical then just laugh at his *ss and call it a day. Who cares what he think or says? So he hates certain people. So what, if thats what he feels then f**k it.

Answer 4

Don't compare apples and oranges even if they are both fruits.

Why do people think that they can compare or link homosexuality and African Americans. Black people had many centuries of slavery and continued oppression. You can have a gay life style, being Black is not a life style. Tim's statements are words of hatred towards a particular lifestyle. hatred is wrong no matter who it targets. The past and present struggle of Blacks are being diminished by those who want to create a parallel comparison to a particular life style to gain acceptance in to days society. To make this easier to understand; sport fans say to compare Kobe as the next Jordan is unfair to Jordan's accomplishments and limits Kobe's potentials. so please don't compare. gays have their own struggles, blacks have their own struggles. It is unfair to place each struggles on the same level.
Tim's remarks has nothing to do with black athletes struggles.

P.S when was the last time we had gay slaves working plantations with no rights, and not even considered to be humans.

Answer 5

It's an education issue more than a race issue. Many people who live in the inner city (many being African American) do not receive a quality education and are, thus, more prone to intolerance. But it's the same in rural white areas, where 'rednecks' are just an bigoted and intolerant.

Let's not forget that Tim Hardaway doesn't speak for black people. He's just an idiot with not much going on inside his head. This is the same guy who threw a TV monitor onto the court and used the F word live on ESPN. He could have just as easily been a dumb white athlete, like John Rocker. Most pro athletes have very, very low intelligence, no matter their race, because they've never been educated properly. They just get a 'pass' in school b/c of their athletic ability.

The whole intolerance of gays in sports is a problem of dumb, intolerant athletes, not of race.

Answer 6

Homosexuals cannot compare their struggles with that of african americans, or jews or any other ethnicity. Homosexuality is a lifestyle that was chosen. Ones race or ethnicity is not a choice - we are born that way. So the statement that Tim made should NOT be made into a race issue.

Even though I do believe that homosexuality, just like adultery and fornication, are sexual sins and are wrong, I do not agree with his statement on hating homosexuals. God calls us to love everyone. We may not like or approve of someone's lifestyle, but we are still to "love our neigbor as we would love ourself".

Tim is speaking for himself. However, I feel that there are many other men - athletes and non-athletes, of all races - who feel the same but won't say it.

Maybe Tim had some incident in the past where he was approached by gay men in a way he did not like. He said he was homophobic. To me, the word "homophobic" meand you have a fear of homosexuals. Perhaps he is afraid a gay man may try something on him...or maybe deep inside he is afraid he might have homosexual tendancies....Once a gay man whistled at me, and my first thought was to hit him with the bottle of beer I was holding. I felt hate at that instance...but realized I should not feel like doing harm to the guy.

But honestly, if I were Tim's teammate and I were gay, i would appreciate knowing eaxtly how he feels about me. For example, if there was someone racist on my job who hated blacks, knowing how that person really feels helps me to know how to deal with that person. It is much better to know than to think someone youhave to trust and work with likes you, when in fact they wanna put a rope around your neck!

Answer 7

It is ironic that a black player came out with the comment considering the trouble they had and are still having being accepted on an equal playing field. I do believe his words are obiviously what the majority of the players think otherwise there would be gay people coming out in sports.

Answer 8

Why is everyone so against hurting people's feelings? Just say how you feel. Hardaway did the right thing in my mind. I mean, people say he was ignorant but think about it for a second. Who wants a gay guy in their locker room when they're changing clothes or taking a shower. This is just stupid because everyone's thinking that they are going to get in trouble for talking bad about a homo and what about all of the guys who they are looking at. So I would have to say I'm with Hardaway, gay people can go have fun sucking it.

Answer 9

I dont think race has as much to do with it, but I do believe that we are stating a new generation of the gay athlete. I think once a star player in a major sport comes out as gay, it will prompt other gay players to come out. I'm not saying that there are tons of gay players in each major sports league, but I'm gonna guess there are a few. I personally think that Hardaway's comments were terrible. You can quote him for saying "I hate gay people". Hate to bring race into it, but imagine if a white man went on a radio station and publicly said that he hated black people. We would be ready to throw him in jail.

Answer 10

For the one who said what does it have to do with African-Americans: Nothing really. But considering what has happened to those in the early days of this country (and even up to now), it is basically the same. It's two sects of life trying to live without persecution.