As Twitchy reported, the NBA’s Jason Collins came out as gay. Bill Clinton and members of the media swooned: Historic and stuff!
Wonder how Martina Navratilova, those in the WNBA and women's soccer feel about the "first professional athlete" getting this attention.
— Scott Wasilewski, CfA-RS (@scottywazz) April 29, 2013
Hmm.
Others offered up a great big yawn: It is 2013, isn’t it?
Martina Navratilova is wondering what the fuss is about.
— John Traynor (@Mr_JDTraynor) April 29, 2013
Giggles ensued when the long-time openly gay Martina Navratilova weighed in.
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/328916788802904064
@ByronTau gee- and all this time I thought tennis was a real sport:)
— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) April 29, 2013
Well done Jason Collins- you are a brave man. And a big man at that:) 1981 was the year for me- 2013 is the year for you:)
— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) April 29, 2013
@JackTomczak first active top athlete- yes.
— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) April 29, 2013
Zing!
It’s not easy to come out when one is still active- shouldn’t be an issue, but it is. That’s why so many don’t do it till after.
— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) April 29, 2013
Then this happened.
@KingofKingsmill only at night:)
— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) April 29, 2013
Heh.
She continued tweeting about the Collins news.
@RealBradWesley but until we have full equal rights, recognition and protection under the law, being gay will remain an issue.
— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) April 29, 2013
Sigh.
Hey Jason Collins-you are now an activist!!! And trust me, you will sleep a lot better now- freedom is a sweet feeling indeed!
— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) April 29, 2013
@RianAlden what community? We don’t have equal rights, so yes, it is a big deal. Some pioneers are big deals:)
— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) April 29, 2013
“Look at ME.”
@davedeibert I have been called a lot of things in my life, but a gangsta is a first I believe:)
— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) April 29, 2013
We may not like Martina’s politics, but many on Twitter still got a kick out of her exchanges and her schooling of the swooning media.
That, by the way, is a reminder that Martina Navratilova is a boss.
— Bruce Arthur (@bruce_arthur) April 29, 2013
@ByronTau in @Martina's defense tennis is at least as much a sport as the Wizards are a professional bball team
— Tim Miller (@Timodc) April 29, 2013
A history lesson. "@Martina: Well done Jason Collins- you are a brave man. And a big man at that:) (cont) pic.twitter.com/U3FHd2yHNz
— R. Marquez (@MrMarquezTries) April 29, 2013
https://twitter.com/MattIsATwitNow/status/328910932522725376
Indeed!
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‘It’s 2013′: NBA’s Jason Collins comes out as gay; Clinton swoons, others yawn ‘who cares?’