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Originally Posted by 49erRCCollector
Google “ statistics on gay violence” and read up on government statistics.
I don’t think your point in entirely invalid but you may be overstating how accepted it is. Homophobia is alive and well in the US. It may not manifest in violence every time, but it is still a statistically significant issue.
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Obviously no one is going to deny they are targeted at higher rates than some other groups. Making a video of saying you're coming out will not change the amount of attacks on this group of people.
The reason I see what Nassib did as beneficial is because of this. Nassib was able to say something he thought he may be judged for by his fellow friends, family, teammates and fans and was probably pleasantly surprised by all the support.
I walk into this thread seeing "america is white, straight and male"
Not only do I feel this event disproved this statement, I think people who continue to push this narrative after this event are clearly trying to push a different agenda.
No one's saying the systems perfect. People who genuinely are homophobic were not affected by this event. People who are not homophobic probably weren't affected by this event either. The only true people that were probably affected by this event are the people who are scared to come out because of this backlash that a group of people keep pushing. When we make ignorant comments about how america hasn't progressed makes it equally as hard for people to come out as people who explicitly say homophobic things.