Carl Nassib

[49erRCCollector]

Originally Posted by jplarson

Please PM me your address. I need to bill you for surface damage a number of my cards suffered after an involuntary laugh caused coffee to spray. I have 49ersRC on retainer (recently nominated to #1 on the "I'm smartest list") so I mean business.

Self nominated, but still holding the unchallenged title several posts later.

[Giancarlo27]

Originally Posted by oplum29

i don't. i've said it several times, i don't care what he is, and i don't understand why your sexual orientation has to be made public in the first place, just as your political preference, or whether you're a boxers or briefs type of person, it's not prevalent in the sports world.

i'm not hating on Nassib or anything, just don't see why you have to announce to the world that you're gay. i didn't care before, don't care now, won't care tomorrow. if he was a 49er, my favorite team, the only thing i would care about is if he can help us win the Super Bowl. if he can, awesome, if he can't, then get a guy that can, idc about his sexual orientation.

idk why that's difficult for some people to understand my point of view. just because i don't agree with him making the announcement public doesn't make me a bad guy or a snowflake or close minded. last time...private life, keep it private.

Like 10 people have tried to explain to you why it’s important, but you haven’t bothered to acknowledge any of them and just keep saying over and over how little you care about it

[Twenty2]

Originally Posted by TheFrenzy

I like ska music, so clearly I’m basically asexual.

When there are 2 different things in one sentence that I have to Google, I know I'm in over my head. I was just poking fun about the statistics Frenzy. I certainly did not mean anything bad. I figure you are just joking around too. Peace.

Hey, I know what SKA music is now, and what asexual means. Amazing what you can learn at a card forum.

[49erRCCollector]

Originally Posted by oplum29

i don't. i've said it several times, i don't care what he is, and i don't understand why your sexual orientation has to be made public in the first place, just as your political preference, or whether you're a boxers or briefs type of person, it's not prevalent in the sports world.

i'm not hating on Nassib or anything, just don't see why you have to announce to the world that you're gay. i didn't care before, don't care now, won't care tomorrow. if he was a 49er, my favorite team, the only thing i would care about is if he can help us win the Super Bowl. if he can, awesome, if he can't, then get a guy that can, idc about his sexual orientation.

idk why that's difficult for some people to understand my point of view. just because i don't agree with him making the announcement public doesn't make me a bad guy or a snowflake or close minded. last time...private life, keep it private.

Maybe just say you don’t understand. Leave it at that. It’s hard to hear you say you don’t understand but yet draw the conclusion that it be kept private.

If Tom Brady can post about Giselle, Carl Nassib can post he’s gay. Neither is private. Unless you have an issue with both, don’t have an issue with either.

[rcmb3220]

Originally Posted by oplum29

i don't. i've said it several times, i don't care what he is, and i don't understand why your sexual orientation has to be made public in the first place, just as your political preference, or whether you're a boxers or briefs type of person, it's not prevalent in the sports world.

i'm not hating on Nassib or anything, just don't see why you have to announce to the world that you're gay. i didn't care before, don't care now, won't care tomorrow. if he was a 49er, my favorite team, the only thing i would care about is if he can help us win the Super Bowl. if he can, awesome, if he can't, then get a guy that can, idc about his sexual orientation.

idk why that's difficult for some people to understand my point of view. just because i don't agree with him making the announcement public doesn't make me a bad guy or a snowflake or close minded. last time...private life, keep it private.

We know. You don’t care soooo much.

[Cavaliercards]

Originally Posted by oplum29

i don't. i've said it several times, i don't care what he is, and i don't understand why your sexual orientation has to be made public in the first place, just as your political preference, or whether you're a boxers or briefs type of person, it's not prevalent in the sports world.

i'm not hating on Nassib or anything, just don't see why you have to announce to the world that you're gay. i didn't care before, don't care now, won't care tomorrow. if he was a 49er, my favorite team, the only thing i would care about is if he can help us win the Super Bowl. if he can, awesome, if he can't, then get a guy that can, idc about his sexual orientation.

idk why that's difficult for some people to understand my point of view. just because i don't agree with him making the announcement public doesn't make me a bad guy or a snowflake or close minded. last time...private life, keep it private.

And you are still missing the point, he is keeping his private life private.

[BostonNut]

Originally Posted by 49erRCCollector

Maybe just say you don’t understand. Leave it at that. It’s hard to hear you say you don’t understand but yet draw the conclusion that it be kept private.

If Tom Brady can post about Giselle, Carl Nassib can post he’s gay. Neither is private. Unless you have an issue with both, don’t have an issue with either.

Woo-hoo! Tom Brady!

Smile, be happy, enjoy your life, and take it one day at a time folks.

[49erRCCollector]

Originally Posted by BostonNut

Woo-hoo! Tom Brady!

Smile, be happy, enjoy your life, and take it one day at a time folks.

Somebody had to do it. Joking aside, using a universally known public relationship to illustrate a point.

[Siberian13]

Originally Posted by BostonNut

Smile, be happy, enjoy your life, and take it one day at a time folks.

Best advice and post in here.

[JeremyNick]

Originally Posted by 49erRCCollector

Maybe just say you don’t understand. Leave it at that. It’s hard to hear you say you don’t understand but yet draw the conclusion that it be kept private.

If Tom Brady can post about Giselle, Carl Nassib can post he’s gay. Neither is private. Unless you have an issue with both, don’t have an issue with either.

Yeah but is Carl allowed to open mouth kiss his (potential) son?

How does BO feel about that?

[RW3FAN]

Originally Posted by Giancarlo27

There’s a reason he’s the first one to do it. I can’t imagine how difficult it is to be gay in a hyper-masculine professional football locker room, especially when many players come from Southern, highly religious communities where being gay remains far from accepted. Coming out must have been incredibly hard and I don’t think for a second this was for attention.

Michael Sam still faced the same issues.

[RW3FAN]

Originally Posted by Retired hobbist

If Cam with the ability of 2015 was bisexual(he has a wife and kids) he could be accepted a lot easier than a journeyman player who is just another cog in the wheel.

I have heard enough players say that if a guy can play they will play with racists, homophobic players(there are tons in the league), bar fighters, etc.

Off the field the players part there ways and meet again the next day in the film room.

I suspect Nassib if he makes a roster in 21' will have a situation like this.

Having a wife and kids doesn't mean he's 100% bisexual. Tons of 100% gay men cover it with a "normal" family.

[Cavaliercards]

Fanatics, the NFL's official e-commerce partner, said Nassib has been the top-selling NFL player both Monday and Tuesday across the company's network of online stores.

[mc1]

Originally Posted by JeremyNick

Yeah but is Carl allowed to open mouth kiss his (potential) son?

How does BO feel about that?

[oplum29]

Originally Posted by Cavaliercards

And you are still missing the point, he is keeping his private life private.

so keeping your private life private is going on social media and telling the world your sexual orientation even though you say you're a private person and don't do it for attention? awesome got it!

[JMG318]

The same people saying " just play football" are the same ones who social media shares are pushing their opinions and life on everyone else. Good for Nassib. Hopefully this helps motivate other others into proudly coming out.

[Cavaliercards]

Originally Posted by oplum29

so keeping your private life private is going on social media and telling the world your sexual orientation even though you say you're a private person and don't do it for attention? awesome got it!

Glad you are finally understanding, announcing it is not being private. And I posted a picture today that I liked, didnt do it for attention, but did it because I like it. Very easy to understand, him doing it is going to help others and he and the NFL are helping a very worthy non-profit.

[Eckstein197]

Originally Posted by oplum29

so keeping your private life private is going on social media and telling the world your sexual orientation even though you say you're a private person and don't do it for attention? awesome got it!

You can be a private person but feel obligated to the cause of normalizing LGBTQ in professional athletics so you come out publicly to help out the community

And it has been said, it’s been proven having LGBTQ role models can help reduce teen suicide. If there was something in your private life, that if you announced publicly, could save even 1 person, wouldn’t you do it? Or would you just keep it private?

[Jaysabz]

Nassib was a beast in college at PSU (my undergrad) and has had a decent pro career.

If anyone doubts his bravery for coming out like this, I don't know what to say to you.

As much as people are officially cheerleading him on social media, he is going to be teased, belittled, called a f@gg@t in between plays on the field and more.

He will have teammates who distance themselves from him. He will have people in the Oakland community who want him off the team, you are corrupting my child, etc.

The Raiders tweeted how proud they were of him, but I guarantee you they are having closed door meetings today on what this means for the franchise.

Proud he's living his truth and being genuine. Carl, you are going to be a martyr though, unfortunately.

[lseecon]

America 2021-----Welcome to Nazi Germany circa 1930s and Communist Cuba, China and Soviet Union. Thats where we are heading quickly if not already there. The irony here is that the groups that feel like they have been discriminated for so long are now ridiculing, discriminating and belittling anyone who does not agree with their "liberal" views or political affiliations.

In Nazi Germany and Communist countries, voicing an opinion or thought that was not consistent with the government was not allowed. Citizens were encouraged to "report" or keep lists of those who didn't tow the party line and those who did not tow the party line were imprisoned or killed. Free speech and free thought was not allowed. You can see the thought police on this board are acting just like Nazi Germany. Let's make a list of anyone who doesnt think a pro athlete should publicly proclaim his/her sexuality. Let's attempt (emphasis on attempt) to ridicule or belittle anyone else who doesnt give an "atta boy" to Mr. Nassib.

In fact You can see just from this thread that anyone who dare voice a thought or view that doesnt agree with a gay athlete openly pronouncing their sexual preferences on social media is attacked and ridiculed and is said to "just not understand". America was founded on the principle that a gay man could voice his thoughts freely and openly and his voice not be quashed or censored even if the majority of people did not agree with those thoughts. And at the same time, a heterosexual man could voice his thoughts openly and freely and his voice not be quashed or censored even if the majority of people did not agree with those thoughts.

The same thing happened all during Trump's tenure. Free speech was squashed by the media if that speech didnt support the media's agenda. If you supported a certain politician you were deemed a racist homophobe. No questions asked, just labeled.

I continue to believe that the sexual preferences and private lives of athletes should stay private. While the athletes are free to share those preferences publicly if they want, I do not support them doing that (neither heterosexual nor homosexual preferences). While I dont support any type of discrimination based on sexual preference, I dont think discussion of sexual preferences has any place in professional sports. Thats my opinion and I can guarantee it is the opinion of much of the silent majority. I think its great if Mr. Nassib wants to donate money to organizations that help gay youths deal with the issues they face being gay and be active in the gay community. Just like I think its great if other athletes donate money to organizations that help all children deal with the issues they face being a teenager, like depression, drugs, etc. Most of my friends and colleagues dont announce when we are donating money to charities. We just do it.

There are undoubtedly dozens and dozens of gay professional athletes, baseball players, basketball players, football players, hockey players. But who cares. I dont care what they do off the field or whether they prefer to be with men sexually. I want to watch sports and enjoy sports and read about an athlete's statistics, not his sexual preference.

I support my gay relatives and gay friends, but I disagree with them on many issues just as I disagree with my heterosexual relatives and friends on many issues.

Now, this heterosexual man needs to get back to my favorite pastime of collecting cardboard pictures of men!!!

[NeedChapmans]

The internet has just learned this young man is a registered Republican. Let's see how this goes!

[JeremyNick]

Originally Posted by mc1

Putting you down for “Good for him”.

[Noles939913]

Originally Posted by Jaysabz

Nassib was a beast in college at PSU (my undergrad) and has had a decent pro career.

If anyone doubts his bravery for coming out like this, I don't know what to say to you.

As much as people are officially cheerleading him on social media, he is going to be teased, belittled, called a f@gg@t in between plays on the field and more.

He will have teammates who distance themselves from him. He will have people in the Oakland community who want him off the team, you are corrupting my child, etc.

The Raiders tweeted how proud they were of him, but I guarantee you they are having closed door meetings today on what this means for the franchise.

Proud he's living his truth and being genuine. Carl, you are going to be a martyr though, unfortunately.

You mean the Las Vegas community.

[Noles939913]

Originally Posted by NeedChapmans

The internet has just learned this young man is a registered Republican. Let's see how this goes!

Some of the people who wished him well and told him what a good thing he was doing are definitely revoking their kind words. I know someone on here said “Cole Beasley definitely has a few MAGA hats in his closet” turns out so did Carl Nassib.

[Eckstein197]

Originally Posted by lseecon

America 2021-----Welcome to Nazi Germany circa 1930s and Communist Cuba, China and Soviet Union. Thats where we are heading quickly if not already there. The irony here is that the groups that feel like they have been discriminated for so long are now ridiculing, discriminating and belittling anyone who does not agree with their "liberal" views or political affiliations.

In Nazi Germany and Communist countries, voicing an opinion or thought that was not consistent with the government was not allowed. Citizens were encouraged to "report" or keep lists of those who didn't tow the party line and those who did not tow the party line were imprisoned or killed. Free speech and free thought was not allowed. You can see the thought police on this board are acting just like Nazi Germany. Let's make a list of anyone who doesnt think a pro athlete should publicly proclaim his/her sexuality. Let's attempt (emphasis on attempt) to ridicule or belittle anyone else who doesnt give an "atta boy" to Mr. Nassib.

This is ridiculous. Because guess what, NOTHING is going to happen to you for posting this. As you even state, you’d get arrested/reported for going against the thought process

If America was like those, you’d be gone soon. But guess what, nothing will happen to you

Why is the first thing people say when they freak out about “their rights” is that we are turning into nazi Germany. What the literal f, use your brain. This is not nazi Germany or communist land.