Ralf Schumacher

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  1. dreamboy3000

    dreamboy3000 Well-Known Member

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    He has done a social media post with his other half. Great to see him living his best life. It won't have been easy for him to come out. Motor racing is seen as a very masculine sport.

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    Gay then
     
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    Yes he's gay, your point is?
     
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    Exactly that, he's in a relationship, he's happy, they both are. It shouldn't be news
     
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    Until it is accepted as 'the norm', it always will be 'news'.
     
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    Imho, it doesn't even register on the Richter scale. Not even newsworthy. Only knuckle draggers and holier than thou bigots. Have not accepted such as norm.
     
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    It's great that for many this is not even newsworthy, it's where we need to get to on a number of issues. It's a hard balance between not wanting to make a story out of something that shouldn't be, while acknowledging that for anyone in the public eye of fame it's slightly different.

    Life is short and more often than not hard, good to luck to anyone who find happiness wherever they find it.
     
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    Couldn't care less tbh, this is not newsworthy to me, who people are with as no bearing on my life, I'd go as far as saying for me it's irrelevant, crack on and be happy
     
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    We need trailblazers in top level sport to be brave and trust good people to give their backing. 92 pro clubs in this country 25ish in the squad's not possible there isn't a gay man proper disgrace they don't feel they can't be open with who they are.
     
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    Will it ever be accepted as long as people want to make “news” out of it?
     
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    But sadly we are commenting on it...
     
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    92 pro clubs - 25 in each squad and not one man has 'come out' and said he's 'straight.' This is a disgrace in this day and age that a 'straight' man can't be open with who they are.

    and the OP needs to be careful with linking being gay with masculinity.
     
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    I wasn't. I was linking masculinity with motor sport.
     
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    why?
     
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    Because motor sports are seen as masculine. Women play them but most people would struggle to name ant compared to sports like Football, Tennis, Cricket and Athletics.
     
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    Well, blow me..
    Good on you, Ralph..:)
     

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