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  1. Sup

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    Wouldn't that mean that more of my gay friends like football than in the population in general? Which actually supports Conan's point
     
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    I wasn't supporting or arguing against Conan's point with that second comment. Just saying that that using the "X% of my gay/straight friends like football" doesn't adequately argue for/against the point. You like football, so your results are going to be wildly different to someone who's main sporting interest is basketball(for example).
     
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    I absolutely love musical theatre. Everybody's talking about Jamie. Kinky boots. Billy Elliot being 3 of the best. and your right in the sense that most straight men see them in a different way when discussing to a gay man. I Would only chose watching Barnsley ( love Barnsley hate football) over those.
    ps. Kinky boots on at the lyceum soon. If you do like musicals. Go and see. ( Brilliant)
     
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    Yes I think it would prevent them from doing so. And I think it's naive to think otherwise. And even if an individual felt comfortable playing with peers at a younger age I still think the homophobia within football could lead to doubts about pursuing it as a career. I also think there is non-anecdotal evidence of homophobia in football through incidence of homophobic chanting. Just look at the 2018 word cup. And also the following from a recent survey published on the BBC:

    More sports fans (12%) would feel uncomfortable with a rival player joining their club than a gay player (8%)

    7% of sports fans would stop watching their team if they signed a gay player

    57% of sports fans believe gay players should come out to help others do the same

    18% of sports fans believe gay players should "keep it to themselves"

    15% of sports fans think having a gay player on a team would make other team-mates feel uncomfortable

    50% of football fans say they have heard homophobic abuse, 51% have heard sexist abuse

    There are some figures here which suggest that homophobic views are becoming less commonplace. However, there are also some figures suggesting that the issue still needs addressing.
     
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    More than you maybe think including me!
     
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    It's an interesting discussion. Do you think less gay people are football fans (which I agree with, actually, based on my own friends) because they don't feel accepted (consciously or sub-consciously), or because they just don't like it?
     

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