Yesterday on Twitter, many Grant Hill followers reacted quite negatively when a 30-second public service announcement featuring the NBA star encouraging young people to stop using the word "gay" to mean "dumb or stupid" surfaced online.
Here are some of the Tweets that he received from his followers:
That @nba commercial with @realgranthill33 was #Gay
@realgranthill33 Yo Grant, for realz, that commercial was pretty gay.
@Realgranthill33 you gay for that shit
@jalenrose have you seen the commercial of that uncle tom @realgranthill33 talking about how using gay is unacceptable? #whatafag
Hey @realgranthill33, I have a question. What is worse, something being called gay or Jalen Rose calling you an Uncle Tom? #JustWonderingAfter showing his followers some of the comments, Grant responded:
Fag. @realgranthill33
As you can see from my retweets, the PSA was necessary.These ignorant, hateful, vile comments honestly make my stomach turn! I hear them constantly, and when a person uses the terms, I have to remind myself that ignorance is a "learned behavior". Parents/Future parents, you can stop the cycle. We have such a LOOONG way to go.
In related news, Phoenix Suns president and chief executive officer Rick Welts just announced that he was gay in an interview with The New York Times. Welts said he chose such a public forum to announce his sexual orientation to "engender conversation" on a topic not often discussed in professional sports. He also wanted to show young people "who are struggling with their own issues" that they can have a successful career, whether it be in team sports or something else.
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