The NBA. Where no homo happens!

Where bringing the D happens

  The other day I was playing NBA 2K11 and the color commentator said and I quote, "Jordan put the D in his face!"  I didn't notice the double entendre at all. The very next play I screamed to my Advance Intelligence basketball player,"watch out for the backdoor pass!" AK 47 was in the room (only because it's a one bedroom apartment) and was appalled by the sexual undertones that went unnoticed by me.
  Then I begin to think about the NBA and how overtly sexual it is. For one every time a player makes a good play another guy slaps him on the ass. This guys shower together so they always see each others junk. I don't know about you but I don't want to talk to a guy when my junk is out and he is in the same room with me without a barrier/divider between us. Not to mention that they kiss each other after winning an NBA championship.
  I, for one, think that NBA players should indeed say no homo before and after every game/practice. During the playoffs and the NBA Finals if they are so lucky to win, they should say no homo during the entire game. During the playoffs if you haven't noticed, is when players become mad homo because the stakes are higher if a team loses. Now that I've thought about it, all sports players should probably say no homo. Why is that?

I'm a man! Argh!

  Let's look at the phrase no homo. The phrase was obviously coined by a homophobic man of faith. Homo phobics and religious have always been synonymous. Why must men who are obviously not gay repeat the phrase during an entire conversation with friends? Maybe the answer lies within Western culture where the images of men are ultra masculine, gat packing, douche bags that all the ladies love. It's the same culture that won't allow men to be sensitive save for a catostrophic event.
  There is something really hurtful that must be addressed in the phrase no homo. When one says the phrase it is as if something is wrong both implicitly and explicitly, with being homosexual. Once during a casual conversation a guy said that another guy was acting like a white nigger. Obviously I took offense to it because the history of the word in America has always carried a negative connotation when used by white americans (and some black americans but that is another blog). The same can be said about no homo.

Leviticus 18:22 - "Do not lie with a man as one lies with a woman; that is detestable." (NIV)

   Faith is the single opposing force against homosexuality.  According to the bible, God speaks specifically about homosexuality, deeming it detestable. He also establishes the union of marriage as being between a man and woman. If an individual uses a holy book as a moral compass then the above statements are believed as the infallible word of the Almighty. But what if you don't? Indeed it is a moral issue but is it the single most important issue that faces our country/world? I'm sure God doesn't want people to starve, be without shelter and proper clothing either. Yet somehow those issues have become the norm.  Besides if one believes as God does let Him judge, it's his world, right?

   If the U.S. allowed homosexuals to marry what would be the worst thing that could happen. A better question is, what would happen if the government decided not to offer universal health care ie the right for another human being to live? Oh wait I know...nothing. Enjoy the video.