(YouTube) Interview with NHL Manager and His Gay Son

[gadgetfreak84]

I don't often have anything to say about sports, but I saw the video below on YouTube and found it to be refreshing. It's an interview with the manager of a NHL team and his openly gay son. I have a bias against sports (mainly football), largely because of the aggression, competition, and seemingly rampant homopobia. So, it's nice to see acceptance out there.

[Shenrai]

I have to say, there's a lot of admiration that can be had with anyone involved in this.

Obviously, Brendan: for being gutsy enough to come out in such a seemingly "toxic" environment.

Brian: for seeming to handle his son's sexuality with both dignity and acceptance.

TSN: for airing a story they realized would not only slash their "credibility" to quite a few watchers, but also challenge the views of virtually their entire subject matter.

So it was certainly refreshing, but only time will tell if that's all it will provide - a brief refreshment as opposed to a lasting impact.


And while I'm at it, I just thought I'd point something interesting out about the comments for the video:

Obviously, I'm just speaking from experience, but it seems to me that on a surprising number of YouTube videos, any comments besmirching homosexuals and homosexuality are usually marked as spam; hence, given several Thumbs Down. On the other hand in these videos, comments dismissing the above claims or telling the straight "human truth" are typically given a few or so Thumbs Up.

Interestingly, it seems to work opposite on this video in particular. That, if anything, should tell you what sort of watching audience this deals with.

[Notorious]

Hockey is one of the few sports that I don't actually mind watching, so I'm glad to see something like this.

Hmmm...Boston...my hometown... hmm.. You seein' anybody Brendan?