Are you not aware that trans individuals are nine times more likely to try and kill themselves due to the odiously corrosive social views like the one you’ve just financially enabled? Have you no knowledge of the fact that LBGT youth are far more likely to experience harassment at school and home, leading to depression and ideations of self-harm?—?mostly due to the shortsighted wrongheadedness of privileged narcissists like yourself?”
— Former pro-footballer Chris Kluwe, in an explosive open letter to Houston Texans owner Bob McNair over his $10,000 donation to the Campaign for Houston, an anti-LGBT group working to ensure HERO, the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance, does not pass — read the full letter here
Michael Golojuch Jr
Major props!!
Ryan Powers
If Chris Kluwe doesn’t like what Bob McNair does with his money, maybe Chris Kluwe should earn himself a bunch of money and donate to an opposing group, eh??
Doesn’t Mr Kluwe’s argument basically boil down to :
“I don’t like how some other person spends their money!” ??
Ted LeBlond
He’s so HOT
Atrius
Great guy who knows his stats!
Danny Ray
Gosh! What A Hero We Have In Chris Kluwe! I Love Him Second After My Man! Thanks Chris For All That You Do!!!
Dale Skinner
His money donate wherever he wants.
Lindoro Almaviva
@Ryan Powers: Bob McNair can spend his money however he wants; this does not mean he is shielded from criticism for his action. Welcome to planet earth, grow a pair if you do not like to be called out for your bullshit.
laurent7465
I am so grateful to have such an awesome guy who cares and fights for us with such truths, commanding words and having our backs. You are a very special man. If only I could contribute something as priceless, as you have given us, to your life.
Thank you and a vary grateful Human,
Laurent
Leroy Etzler
GOOD JOB BOB!!
Brian M. Stam
go for it.. thanks
Jeff Gilbert
how does “love win” when there is so much spewing of hate?
Will Glitzern
The guy is so awesome, he needs to run for President.
Luis H. Lopez
Good stand up against hate ! Gay lives matter!
Giancarlo85
@Ryan Powers: What an incredibly idiotic reply. When someone with influence and money is donating to groups that are out to cause harms to others, Chris and others can take up issue with it. Did you not read what he wrote in his letter? This NFL owner (jackass) is donating to groups that are harming LGBT youth. Do you not care about that?
I’m with Lindoro on this one. If you can’t handle criticism, get out of the kitchen.
Billysees
@Luis H. Lopez:
” Good stand up against hate ! Gay lives matter! ”
@laurent7465:
” I am so grateful to have such an awesome guy who cares and fights for us with such truths, commanding words and having our backs. ”
Well said.
Desert Boy
Chris Kluwe is awesome.
jeff1370
@Ryan Powers: Yeah, so. What’s your point? If you even know.
Matthew Munson
We are all encouraged to donate to Houston Unites and help fight for HERO!
Louis
Now this THIS is a true ALLY period.
Not like those idiots who claim to be allies yet make jokes out of us in their comedy material and use the f word and NO HOMO behind closed doors.
I fucking love this guy I read everything he said and I adore this man and his compassion and passion for what he believes in in this case what he believes is wrong.
Ive always loved Chris he’s so intelligent and boy is he blunt lol
Which I also love he does not hold back.
Keebler ILF
@Ryan Powers:
I think Chris is also pointing out Bob McNair and the NFL’s hypocrisy.
Saying they don’t discriminate against LBGT people, but then donating
money to groups whose main purpose is to do just the opposite.
Did you notice in the letter that Chris also shamed the NFL for making huge profits off of it’s Pink October breast cancer awareness campaign?
stanhope
@Ryan Powers: dumb ass your table is ready in the bitter bitch section you requested.
captainburrito
@Ryan Powers:
His argument does boil down to that but the consequences he points out are valid too.
If the donator cherishes his freedom of speech to spend his money which is the essence of your argument, then we must similarly respect the freedom of speech of chris kluwe to call him out for it and let the former suffer the fall out from his excercise of freedom.
Imagine if the linchpin of all past civil rights batter were determined soley by money. Many minorities would have failed from the outset.
Carlos Primero
@Ryan Powers: There’s a bit more to it than your oversimplification. McNair wants to keep LGBGTs stripped of basic human rights. Kluwe points out that McNair’s position contributes to death and personal destruction.
If you think suicide contributes to a better, more humane world, so be it.
drivendervish
@Ryan Powers:
Commenting that Chris should spend his own money to fight blatant homophobia is moronic. His status and voice are far more important and valuable than any donation and I suspect he has donated substantially to a cause he is so heartfelt about anyway. It is very important to publicize donations like this so Mr. McNair can become educated and stop making donations to groups promoting bigotry and hate. We will never outspend the haters we have to educate them.
NoCagada
@Ryan Powers: And that is Mr. Kluwe’s right to free speech…Are you paid by FOX?
NoCagada
RE: Ryan Powers
It’s Halloween, folks…time for the Log Cabin Zombies to make an appearance,
meghanada
This guy is friends with a trans lesbian pedophile who doxxed and sent pictures of her cousin to fellow perverts online.
Goforit
@meghanada: What on earth are you talking about? Are you merely attempting character assassination or do you have source links to support your accusations? And NO, Foxx, News Max, RNC, Heritage Foundation etc. etc. etc. are not credible, unbiased sources.
Giancarlo85
@Goforit: Don’t pay attention to meghanada. This clown claimed straight parents are better than gay parents using a totally debunked study and got eviscerated for it.
Always a bunch of stupid empty accusations.
meghanada
@Goforit: Google “Sarah Nyberg”.
@Giancarlo85: LOOOOL
Giancarlo85
Empty, empty, empty… yet another empty reply from meghanada. A self hating queen.
DarkZephyr
@meghanada: breitbart is a website that exaggerates, misrepresents and outright lies. Not impressed.
meghanada
@DarkZephyr: Not just Breitbart.
https://medium.com/@srhbuttstruth/5-reasons-you-shouldn-t-stand-with-sarah-nyberg-797d84b07ce#.kyf2l01qq