NFL Player Afraid Gays Will Look At Him In The Shower
John Vilma of the New Orleans Saints doesn’t want gays in football because he’s afraid of what could happen in the shower.
“I think that he would not be accepted as much as we think he would be accepted,” Vilma added. “I don’t want people to just naturally assume, like, ‘Oh, we’re all homophobic.’ That’s really not the case. Imagine if he’s the guy next to me and, you know, I get dressed, naked, taking a shower, the whole nine, and it just so happens he looks at me. How am I supposed to respond?”
OutSports’ Cyd Zeigler suggested Vilma respond the way someone would to anyone who’s looking in the shower: Tell a joke or just keep chatting like it never happened.
Vilma was accused of homophobia in 2011 when he tweeted: “Grown men should NOT hav [sic] female tendencies. Period.” When a backlash ensued, he responded: “So of course the homosexual men get sensitive to my tweet and respond all ticked off. RELAX I was not referring to u guys.”
