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    Sheryl Swoopes

    Sheryl Swoopes has been one of the best, and most marketable, basketball players in the world for more than a decade, recently winning WNBA MVP honors at age 34 after averaging 18.6 points and 4.3 assists per game for the Houston Comets. But according to Swoopes, all that success came with a steep price when she had to keep secret the fact that she is gay.

    That ended when Swoopes came out in an interview with ESPN the Magazine, but is the story just beginning?

    What does it mean that Swoopes became the first superstar in American pro team sports to come out? Are sports a melting pot of ideas, or should this be a non-story? Will other athletes follow Swoopes' lead, and what about her assertion that male athletes may feel they have more to lose by coming out?
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    1) Is this a big story?

    Yes -- Like it or not, sports are one place where people of disparate opinions are forced to come together.


    No -- Sports are sports, and we shouldn't look to them to influence or address social issues.

    2) Will Swoopes' announcement prompt more athletes to come out?
    Yes
    No

    3) Are you surprised an athlete of Swoopes' stature came out while still active?


    Yes
    No

    4) Does Swoopes' announcement change your opinion of her?

    Yes
    No

    5) Will Swoopes' announcement make her any less marketable?


    Yes
    No

    6) What impact will Swoopes' announcement have on women's basketball?
    Mostly positive
    Mostly neutral
    Mostly negative


    7) Are sports fans more tolerant of openly gay female athletes than male athletes?

    Yes
    No

    8) Would it bother you if the star of your favorite team came out?


    Yes
    No


    9) How long will it be until a star player in the NBA, NFL, NHL or MLB comes out?


    Within a year or two
    Within five years
    Within 10 years
    More than 10 years

    10) How would you rate the tolerance of sports fans compared to the general public?

    Much more tolerant
    Slightly more tolerant
    About the same
    Slightly less tolerant
    Much less tolerant

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    alls I gots to say is... Shocking!!!

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    When I saw the story it just reminded me that women's basketball, even at the highest level, is unwatchable.

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    Who cares?
    Let's all join together and SPEAK ENGLISH IN AMERICA.


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    what is the WNBA ?
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    I have watched a total of 30 seconds of WNBA in my life, and it wasn't on purpose either.

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    she is gay?????
    I'm amazed at that....I never would have guessed.
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    Quote Originally Posted by boilermaker
    When I saw the story it just reminded me that women's basketball, even at the highest level, is unwatchable.

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    Quote Originally Posted by musclepump
    Who cares?
    You did, you took the time to read it and then gave your usual two word quote.
    Though I must admit it's better than a post whore saying I See all the time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ForemanRules
    she is gay?????
    I'm amazed at that....I never would have guessed.
    That must be one interesting locker room.

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    yes
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    no- a female is more accepted
    no- great athlete whos choices in personal life i dont agree with.(whats new)
    yes- you wont find her on a wheaties box anytime soon
    newutral
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    10yrs
    less tolerant

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    anyone else notice how she mentioned the many male athletes who have yet to come out of the closet... hmmmm....

    also, shes a bad ass in my book. few female athletes have a shoe named after them. not to mention the fact that she juggled a family (and a girlfriend apparantely), came back in amazing shape after having a baby, and did it all as a professional making far from the salary of male professional athletes...

    mino, sorry i didnt follow your structured, bolded questionairre... i tend to not follow directions.
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    No problem at all.

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