Comments on: Ayanbadejo says he and Birk are on the same page

By: clanmckelvey

clanmckelvey — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 11:36:36 +0000

Its really very simple. Alphabit soup grew up in hippy town Santa Cruz, Ca.(as did I) Birk grew up in bible thump, Minn. I equate Birk to the French Canadians, batteling to save their culture. They actually have laws in certin parts of town that all signs must be in French. Brandon thinks every where should like where he grew up. I lived in a small farming town just north of Santa Cruz. Yuppies started moving out there in the 90′s, and then complaining about there being horse crap in the streets. They started to try to make the Coast just like where they moved away from!

By: fdugrad

fdugrad — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 00:33:15 +0000

I wish people who are against same sex marriage would stop referring to a PC aspect to this issue. This is about equal rights, fair treatment under the law and pursuit of happiness, among others. This issue is NOT about who picks up the check at dinner or who opens the door for whom!! PC has nothing to do with this issue!!

By: sudz28

sudz28 — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 17:04:27 +0000

It is never a discussion when one side always claims their stance is based completely on the infallible word of a made-up entity who they alone speak for and therefore cannot be questioned. That just screams of not wanting to give a rational, reason-based discussion.

By: YouGetTheHorns

YouGetTheHorns — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 16:54:52 +0000

I’m on the board!

By: shaunypoo

shaunypoo — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 16:05:40 +0000

It is never a discussion when one side always blames the views of the other side on any kind of phobia or ism. That just screams not wanting to have a rational discussion. At least these two still have the option to discuss.

By: realfann

realfann — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:47:38 +0000

Chime.

Nothing to do with football.

By: johntonioholmes

johntonioholmes — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:10:43 +0000

I’m a Steelers fan, but I like this Ayanbadejo. He’s just a class act. He’s playing everything about this situation perfectly.

By: 1flyboy1

1flyboy1 — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 13:16:16 +0000

Brendon didn’t say Matt’s position wasn’t bigoted; what he has said is Matt isn’t hateful (I don’t think he is), that Matt is wrong and misguided (true), he’s entitled to raise his kids as he see fit (true) and he very well may be forced to answer to his position in the future if his kids end up pro-gay (or even gay themselves).

Brendon Ayanbadejo and Chris Kluwe are two very intelligent individuals.

By: zn0rseman

zn0rseman — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 13:15:22 +0000

That one made it through… how about this one?

By: steelersownyou

steelersownyou — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 13:13:29 +0000

Too bad the Ratbird defense can’t “get on the same page” wow they are bad….

By: sj39

sj39 — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:59:58 +0000

Not that there’s anything wrong with it but Bobby Carpenter is headed back to New England. I guess he just could not leave his QBs behind.

By: godofwine330

godofwine330 — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:51:27 +0000

@ getyourownname

You have it exactly right. Civilly agree to disagree and not let this small thing interfere with anything else. 95% of everything else they agree on, so they focus on the commonalities, not the differences.

People world wide can and should do the same thing on everything from race to religion. You take the average middle class Black man and the average middle class White man and aside from the color you have much of the same man. Similar beliefs, similar wants for their kids and family, neighborhood. Whereas you take the same middle class guy and compare him to the lower, or upper class man of his same race and you have an entirely different outlook. Same race, different mind, and mindset.

Concentrate more on what you have in common with your neighbor, and less on the points in which what you differ.

By: sportsmeccabi

sportsmeccabi — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:32:25 +0000

How come gay people are the only ones that don’t have to bet half their stuff that they will love someone until they die?

By: clee612

clee612 — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:24:45 +0000

Football players should stick to football. Why do we care what they think about marriage equality? I care more what they think about Cover 2-Man Vs Zone.

By: notthathand

notthathand — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:21:01 +0000

The decorum shown by these NFL players on this issue is an example that folks on both sides of the issue should emulate.

By: darthvader89

darthvader89 — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:20:00 +0000

Gay marriage doesn’t scare me, living in a society where the reaction to any disagreement with the new in vogue, politically correct trends is unilateral and unabated screams of bigotry does.

By: joetoronto

joetoronto — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:17:53 +0000

Good for him, another person with the cahunnies to voice their opinion.

By: fwippel

fwippel — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:16:14 +0000

Nice to see someone on the opposite side of the issue from Birk NOT assuming that Birk’s opposition to gay marriage is based on bigotry.

We could use a little more of that type of civility in our political debates.

By: tfbuckfutter

tfbuckfutter — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:15:24 +0000

Patton Oswalt sums it up best:

“If people that are against gay marriage just said, ‘I’m against gay marriage because thinking about two men having butt sex or two women having scissor sex kills my boner, dries up my vagina, I can’t have sex, it ruins my life. That’s why I’m against it,’ That would be a valid argument! We’d have to actually debate you on that!”

“But these lunatics always go, ‘It says in the Bible…’ Oh, OK, stop, hang on. I’m glad you like a book. Just because you like something in a book doesn’t mean you can have the thing you like in the book happen in real life. That’s what crazy people want!”

“I can’t go to the White House with a bunch of Green Lantern comics and go, ‘I want a Green Lantern ring! I saw it in a book I like. Make the thing in the book I like be here now!’ I would be justifiably tased if I did that.”

By: tfbuckfutter

tfbuckfutter — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:11:54 +0000

IT’S ADAM AND EVE NOT ADAM AND STEVE!

There….that sums up one side’s entire argument. Now I saved half of you the time and trouble.

By: getyourownname

getyourownname — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:09:17 +0000

Birk and Ayanbadejo disagree on an issue, but they do it civilly, with respect for each other and with regard for ideas rather than personal attack, mocking, or snideness.

Something others could learn from.

By: lesliedevereaux

lesliedevereaux — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:07:36 +0000

Who are these guys?