Poll about athletes posing in gay mags

[Chuck Bao]

Should a country's Olympic committee ban an athlete from appearing in a gay magazine?

Don't ask and don't tell and definitely do not appear in a gay magazine.

What do you think?

This is a public poll. And, I hope someone comments.

[Chuck Bao]

This poll is being asked in a very general sense, but this case is what started the idea of the poll.

Worapoj Petchkoom, Thailand's boxing silver medalist in the 2004 Olympics, may be banned from competing in the 2012 Olympics after posing in his underwear for a gay magazine. A panel of the Amateur Boxing Association of Thailand will decide his fate and reprimand him for ‘embarrassing’ the association.

Worapoj says that he is not gay and he has a girlfriend. He wasn't aware that the magazine had predominately gay readership until the photo shoot team told him to strip off to his underwear, which he did because the shoot team said that it would "showcase" his abs and he stood to forfeit his $440 fee.

He claims that he doesn't need the money and that he still has both the pick-up truck and motorcycle given to him after winning the Olympic silver medal in 2004. Also in his favor is the fact that boxers typically weigh in in their underwear. The mainstream press will print large photos of men in their underwear on front page of the sports section.

Now, I'm guessing here: he really is't gay. That is not to say that there are no gay or bi-sexual boxers. I suspect, in this case, his girlfriend is in on promoting the boxer dude, even if it is a gay magazine. Come on...a very attractive Thai woman...an aging boxer...money. In case it goes wrong...a chance in the spotlight...possibly a movie deal...an aging boxer...

I don't think this issue is being picked up besides initial news stories in the gay and Western internet press. Mainstream Asian press hasn't and won't because they would loathe to mention homosexuality and certainly not a renegade gay magazine gaining advertising dollars.

Thailand is one of the more progressive countries in the region. And, I wouldn't know what the US Olympic committee would do.

So, what do you think?

Should a country's Olympic committee ban an athlete from appearing in a gay magazine in his/her underwear?

[royalfan5]

I voted let them compete. My question is why not turn pro, where you can get paid a little more money, and you can do pretty much whatever you want without being banned short of actual being incarcerated at the time the bout is scheduled. At least for boxers anyway.

[yermom]

this really a problem in Thailand?

[Chuck Bao]

this really a problem in Thailand?

Sad isn't it, for one of the more progressive countries?

Boxers may be gay, but boxing fans tend not.

But if more boxers show up in gay magazines, who knows?

[Chuck Bao]

I have no idea why there are two threads. Mr. OU Alumni 1990, if you'd like to post in this thread, I'd delete the other.

For everyone else, I'll post the pics of the boxer if it'd help you make your decision. Is this bannable or not? Worth a gamble on the Olympics?

I think they are safe for work, mainly. If anyone asks, this is just a boxing thread.






http://img5.ranchoweb.com/images/kanunu/worapoj3.jpg

http://img5.ranchoweb.com/images/kanunu/worapoj2.jpg

[Turd_Ferguson]

did he have to have a cack reduction or sump'n:confused::pop::D

[KABOOKIE]

Dear lowered. Does this kind of **** belong here?

[King Crimson]

i guess we'll see who really believes in free markets or simply moral legislation.

[olevetonahill]

More is shown in the dudes wearin swim trunks :rolleyes:

[oumartin]

I never wanna hear anyone b!tch about posting photos of women on this board again. Some family board ya got going on here! right. :rolleyes:

While I have no problem with Chuck posting this thread or the photos in it I find it crap that this is allowed and other things aren't.

Carry on Chuck :D

[olevetonahill]

I never wanna hear anyone b!tch about posting photos of women on this board again. Some family board ya got going on here! right. :rolleyes:

While I have no problem with Chuck posting this thread or the photos in it I find it crap that this is allowed and other things aren't.

Carry on Chuck :D

What ? ya dont remember a few years back when someone Posted a Pic of some BB players Sack hangin out ?:pop:

[Chuck Bao]

Dear lowered. Does this kind of **** belong here?

It may not be a fresh US issue. But, it isn't a bad topic point. Several US Olympians have come out after the Olympics. None, that I know of, have come out publicly before. Okay, we all know about the ice dancers. But is that advertising dollars or USOC? Advertising dollars will change depending on the people of middle America, like you good folk. Hence, the question.

Oh yeah, this doesn't belong here. I should have posted something about the communists.

[olevetonahill]

It may not be a fresh US issue. But, it isn't a bad topic point. Several US Olympians have come out after the Olympics. None, that I know of, have come out publicly before. Okay, we all know about the ice dancers. But is that advertising dollars or USOC? Advertising dollars will change depending on the people of middle America, like you good folk. Hence, the question.

Oh yeah, this doesn't belong here. I should have posted something about the communists.

No Ya did a Good pole and a brot up a question that should be answered
Thanks for doin this .
I for one am sick of all the Socialist, Commie , Poli hating carp

[Chuck Bao]

I never wanna hear anyone b!tch about posting photos of women on this board again. Some family board ya got going on here! right. :rolleyes:

While I have no problem with Chuck posting this thread or the photos in it I find it crap that this is allowed and other things aren't.

Carry on Chuck :D


For the record, I didn’t post the pics to titillate. I thought the main point was that they are pretty tame compared to US underwear/swimming trunks ads. Okay, I also posted it because I don’t doubt that some of you would have imagined far worse…Olympic-sized worsts.

Second, the pics are not hotlinked or tagged (I don’t think).

And, now I regret it. Do you want me to delete them?

[oumartin]

I said I have no problem with. I have a problem with the double standard on the board.

Nothing against you or what you posted

[sooner ngintunr]

bannable? not in the slightest.

[oumartin]

Banable? NOPE! :)

[sooner ngintunr]

is that guy related to venable?


dam, chuck knows how to spell correctly and everything

[olevetonahill]

For the record, I didn’t post the pics to titillate. I thought the main point was that they are pretty tame compared to US underwear/swimming trunks ads. Okay, I also posted it because I don’t doubt that some of you would have imagined far worse…Olympic-sized worsts.

Second, the pics are not hotlinked or tagged (I don’t think).

And, now I regret it. Do you want me to delete them?

No, as far as Im concerned its cool

[olevetonahill]

I said I have no problem with. I have a problem with the double standard on the board.

Nothing against you or what you posted

Yup Martin it aint nowhere near as bad as a Salad :pop:

[oumartin]

yeah, I got perma baned for that photo dent I.

all those green leafy things were very offensive

[olevetonahill]

yeah, I got perma baned for that photo dent I.

all those green leafy things were very offensive

:eek: :D

[oumartin]

well they saw the error of their ways and personally invited me back. ;)

[KABOOKIE]

It may not be a fresh US issue. But, it isn't a bad topic point. Several US Olympians have come out after the Olympics. None, that I know of, have come out publicly before. Okay, we all know about the ice dancers. But is that advertising dollars or USOC? Advertising dollars will change depending on the people of middle America, like you good folk. Hence, the question.

Oh yeah, this doesn't belong here. I should have posted something about the communists.

Yeah, I dont think it's so much the topic but, the gay pron you're posting.

[olevetonahill]

Yeah, I dont think it's so much the topic but, the gay pron you're posting.

Come on bro that aint No way pron :confused:

[GrapevineSooner]

As a point of comparison, David Beckham's modeled for gay magazines in the UK.

And considering Victoria Beckham was hot back in the day and may still be considered hot today, he certainly isn't anywhere near gay.

[StoopTroup]

Win the GOLD for your Country.

If after that...you decide to quit competing and want to move on to porn or a porn photo shoot...

It's America.

If you want to do it and still be eligible to compete....sorry.

[OUHOMER]

Well, i don't think its any more banable than a Baptist posing for a Muslim magazine. I don't care one way or the other.

My question is, was there any language written in the with Olympic rules about posing in any magazine, ie Playboy?

if there was, than ban him. If not leave him alone.

[tidalmouse]

Heck,that looks like what they wear Thai Kick Boxing.If he Medaled in 2004 he's probably gettin' a little old,sayin'there's probably someone younger,quicker,better,Thailand can send out to fight.Other than that,carry on Chuck. :pop:

[CrimsonJim]

For the record, I didn’t post the pics to titillate. I thought the main point was that they are pretty tame compared to US underwear/swimming trunks ads. Okay, I also posted it because I don’t doubt that some of you would have imagined far worse…Olympic-sized worsts.

Second, the pics are not hotlinked or tagged (I don’t think).

And, now I regret it. Do you want me to delete them?

There is absolutely nothing wrong with your post, Chuck. Anybody getting upset about it simply gets their panties in a bunch way too easy and needs to dig them out. Good post, good question....carry on.

[Scott D]

if they disqualify athletes for being in gay magazines/video covers then Nebraska is going to run out of eligible athletes ;)

[royalfan5]

if they disqualify athletes for being in gay magazines/video covers then Nebraska is going to run out of eligible athletes ;)
Our volleyball team will still be good.

[LosAngelesSooner]

Are they being PAID to pose?

If so, then: No.

Are they just doing an interview and posing for free to tell a little (no pun intended) about themselves?

If so, then: Sure.

[Boomer.....]

I think it is kind of a joke to ban him. Yes it might be a gay magazine but he is not nude (I don't think). There was a womens Olympic team during the China games that posed in Playboy without repercussions.

[Tulsa_Fireman]

I posed in Playgirl and everyone knows homowners like to check out the hawt dong action there.

[Chuck Bao]

Are they being PAID to pose?

If so, then: No.

Are they just doing an interview and posing for free to tell a little (no pun intended) about themselves?

If so, then: Sure.

I get confused about which Olympic sports are still amateur and which have already gone pro.

Apparently, Olympic boxing is still amateur and what LAS posted is probably correct. Receiving money is a banable offense.

As I posted in the second post of this thread, Worapoj readily admits to receiving 15,000 baht or the equivalent of about $440 for the photos. Such a pittance for throwing away another shot at Olympic glory!

It’s odd that he didn’t think receiving money for the photos was the issue. It was more about posing for a gay magazine and embarrassing the Amateur Boxing Association of Thailand. You gotta know that those old dudes controlling the sport in Thailand have a very big chip on their shoulder. Gay Thai boxers and straight Thai boxers posing in gay magazines must be pretty much anathema to what they are all about.

But what if there is a gay Thai boxer that proves he’s amongst the best in the world in his weight division? Would those voting no on the gay magazine issue be willing to call him a pansy, a light-weight, a ***** to his face?

[picasso]

I have no idea why there are two threads. Mr. OU Alumni 1990, if you'd like to post in this thread, I'd delete the other.

For everyone else, I'll post the pics of the boxer if it'd help you make your decision. Is this bannable or not? Worth a gamble on the Olympics?

I think they are safe for work, mainly. If anyone asks, this is just a boxing thread.






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http://img5.ranchoweb.com/images/kanunu/worapoj2.jpg

It ain't no Honcho.

[Mjcpr]

I think 'mo #2 is hiding a guinea pig.

[Chuck Bao]

It ain't no Honcho.

An Olympic boxing medalist is not a honcho? It would be interesting to see your definition.


Olympic results

2004(as a bantamweight)
Defeated Kim Won-Il (South Korea) RSC 3 (1:47)
Defeated Khavazhi Khatsigov (Belarus) 33-18
Defeated Nestor Bolum (Nigeria) 29-14
Defeated Aghasi Mammadov (Azerbaijan) 27-19
Lost to Guillermo Rigondeaux Ortiz (Cuba) 13-22

2008 (as a bantamweight)
1st round bye
Defeated Vittorio Parrinello (Italy) 12-1
Lost to Yankiel León (Cuba) 2-10

World Amateur Championships results

2007 (as a bantamweight)

Defeated Joan Tipon (Philippines) 13-5
Lost to David Oltvanyi (Hungary) 9-10

[Scott D]

He definitely ain't no Cuban boxer....

[badger]

I wish there was an "I don't care" option in the poll, but since there isn't, I won't vote because I couldn't care less.

I will say though, that I remember boycott of an automaker being called when they pulled their advertising for a gay magazine a few years ago. The boycott was called for censorship and bigotry and such. The automaker tried to say it was a cost-cutting move, but fearing bad publicity decided to start advertising in the publication again.

The point being that with anything that draws controversy, enter and leave at your own risk. If the athlete's content collecting paychecks for being a talented athlete, stick with SI and ESPN.

[badger]

One more post and I'm out.

Remember when Chuck Norris appeared on ESPN College Gameday wearing a Texas Longhorns hat? I think I heard (and I definitely read) the collective Sooner Nation's hearts breaking and eyes glaring as Walker Texas Ranger himself said that he was always a Longhorn fan and had Longhorns on his ranch.

As it turns out, he was just saying that because otherwise he couldn't appear on College Gameday in Austin and couldn't promote whatever it was he was trying to promote.

Unfortunately, the damage had been done - the Oklahoma native appeared in Longhorn garb for all of Sooner Nation to see and suddenly, the Chuck Norris jokes were turning sour.

Once again, I don't care, but the athletes should.

[Chuck Bao]

I wish there was an "I don't care" option in the poll, but since there isn't, I won't vote because I couldn't care less.

I will say though, that I remember boycott of an automaker being called when they pulled their advertising for a gay magazine a few years ago. The boycott was called for censorship and bigotry and such. The automaker tried to say it was a cost-cutting move, but fearing bad publicity decided to start advertising in the publication again.

The point being that with anything that draws controversy, enter and leave at your own risk. If the athlete's content collecting paychecks for being a talented athlete, stick with SI and ESPN.

Badger, I love ya like a sister, but honey child, ya got lost on the main sport.

Boxers can be happy and gay and don't need or want the controversy.

Or was this one of those conspiracy theories where the minorities are all ganging up to take advantage of the majority and bigotry? How dare they!

[badger]

I have no conspiracy theories... I also have nothing more to say on this, because I really don't care.

[Collier11]

Dear lowered. Does this kind of **** belong here?

you may not survive, horrible horrible

[Collier11]

My opinion is as long as you arent full nude then there is no issue with it and the reason I voted that is cus I think when you are reppin your country you shouldnt be posing nude for any mag

[OUAlumni1990]

I have no idea why there are two threads. Mr. OU Alumni 1990, if you'd like to post in this thread, I'd delete the other.

Hey thats cool, don't want us to get the wrong impression :cool:

[stoopified]

Being a lesbian trapped in a man's body I have mixed feelings on the subject. :)

[Collier11]

so you wish you had a vagina? ;)

[stoopified]

so you wish you had a vagina? ;)Not just one,actually I wish I had a bigger collection than Hefner. :)

[StoopTroup]

But what if there is a gay Thai boxer that proves he’s amongst the best in the world in his weight division? Would those voting no on the gay magazine issue be willing to call him a pansy, a light-weight, a ***** to his face?

I think it depends on if he's wearing Red Shorts or Yellow Shorts. :pop: :hot:

[OUAlumni1990]

I think it depends on if he's wearing Red Shorts or Yellow Shorts. :pop: :hot:

or pink shorts, LOL

[olevetonahill]

I think it depends on if he's wearing Red Shorts or Yellow Shorts. :pop: :hot:

Leave it to YOU to bring Politics into this discussion :D