Notoriously anti-gay Tim Hardaway changes his mind

Undertoad · 07-04-2013, 09:29 AM

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2013/07/tim-...riage-florida/

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A group called Equal Marriage Florida is launching a petition to get same-sex marriage constitutionally recognized by the state of Florida in 2014. The petition needs at least 680,000 signatures for the measure to make the ballot. And the group has already lined up a high-profile first signer: former Miami Heat star Tim Hardaway.

This is a big deal for one reason: Hardaway used to be one of the most vocally homophobic professional athletes in the country.

“I hate gay people, so let it be known,” Hardaway said in a radio interview in 2007. “I don’t like gay people and I don’t like to be around gay people. I am homophobic. It should not be in the world or in the United States.”

The comments caused a firestorm at the time, with Hardaway being blacklisted from many league-sanctioned events. Since then, he has made a genuine effort to reevaluate his views. “I opened my eyes and went to counseling,” he told the El Paso Times in 2011. Since then, he has been an active participant in the gay-rights movement, becoming involved in with the Trevor Project and offering support to Jason Collins after he became the first active NBA player to come out in April.

Now, he’s going to help kick off a campaign to legalize same-sex marriage in Florida, the state where he played many of his best years as a member of the Heat from 1996 to 2001.

Well done Mr Hardaway

orthodoc · 07-04-2013, 03:00 PM

Hear, hear. Nice to see.

footfootfoot · 07-04-2013, 08:34 PM

"We can legalize same sex marriage the easy way or the Hardaway."™

Flint · 07-05-2013, 04:00 PM

That's a great political slogan.

Reminds me of the one I came up with (but I can't get the wording quite right):

Something like... senior citizens shouldn't be cutting their pills in half, they should be cutting their taxes in half.

BigV · 07-05-2013, 05:05 PM

Excellent.

Two buzz phrases for the price of one slogan. Each equally underinformed, but given extra mnemonic staying power by virtue of the repetition of the phrase cut in half.

Why would you suggest such a thing? Why treat them differently when they're so similar?

Flint · 07-06-2013, 12:06 PM

Doesn't matter if it has any legitimate meaning, does it? It's just so catchy, people will remember it. Associate it with a 'positive' somehow and make it stick; you're halfway elected.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-07-2013, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

Well done Mr Hardaway

Amazing what they can do when their income is on the line.

07-04-2013, 03:00 PM	#2
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Hear, hear. Nice to see. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

07-04-2013, 08:34 PM	#3
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	"We can legalize same sex marriage the easy way or the Hardaway."™ __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

07-05-2013, 04:00 PM	#4
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	That's a great political slogan. Reminds me of the one I came up with (but I can't get the wording quite right): Something like... senior citizens shouldn't be cutting their pills in half, they should be cutting their taxes in half. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

07-05-2013, 05:05 PM	#5
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Excellent. Two buzz phrases for the price of one slogan. Each equally underinformed, but given extra mnemonic staying power by virtue of the repetition of the phrase cut in half. Why would you suggest such a thing? Why treat them differently when they're so similar? __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

07-06-2013, 12:06 PM	#6
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Doesn't matter if it has any legitimate meaning, does it? It's just so catchy, people will remember it. Associate it with a 'positive' somehow and make it stick; you're halfway elected. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

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