The Colby Echo

Issue date: 4/16/08 Section: Opinions

I'd like to congratulate Doug Sibor for writing the first article in the sports section I've ever wanted to read in my four years at Colby. "Touchdown dance haters" (April 9, 2008) examines the issue of racism in the sports world today, and Doug really did a great job bringing this issue to light. However, he neglected to mention another form of discrimination that plagues the sports world on all levels: homophobia. In fact, Doug's description of sportscaster Joe Buck having an "absurd man-crush" on Brett Favre indicates to me that Doug might have to overcome his own homophobia issues. As Jen Cox reported in her excellent column on Esera Tuaolo's lecture, homophobia is a huge problem at Colby especially in the Athletics Department, and I'd like to see Colby Athletics confront this issue in the future.

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