dsheinem wrote:...I'd feel the same way about any kissing that involved Ebert as well.
Can't argue with that.
But as for the "waiting for the kiss" vs. "the kiss itself", I totally get it. Not the moment when your lips touch for the first time, but after the initial kiss, there you have it.
Whether you've kissed a hundred people, that first kiss with someone is something special, as it only happens once. The anticipation, the near anxiousness, the relief she wants to kiss back...and of course the feeling of it. It happens only once, and it is pretty magical.
Sorry. Maybe I should check my T levels.
*edit* Wouldn't want to double post.
Might be a sensitive subject, so let's keep this civil.
With NBA player Jason Collins making an announcement that he's gay, my business brain wheels went turning. What if I was the guy's manager?
Even more so, I wondered how I would personally handle having one of my childhood sports heroes (Ray Bourque) "come out" and wearing his sweater to every game.
Found out I'm a bit confused how I would handle it.
I'm pro-gay rights, pro-gay marriage, but really don't give two wipes about sexual preference. At the same time, I don't think our President should spend his time calling an overpaid athlete to say "Way to say you are gay! You are an inspiration!". I also don't think Collins should make the cover of SI because he said "I'm gay". But apparently that sells.
Back to the business side of this...I doubt Collins sold many jerseys a year. As someone who focuses on the bottom line, I can see his jersey sales going up. As your average Joe, I could see previous owners of a Collins jersey not wearing it in public.
Like it or not, people who wear Collins jersey (all five of them) will be portrayed as gay rights activists. I'll use Jeremy Roenick (heterosexual NHL player/asshole/legend) as an example since I own one of his sweaters, and own other 'Hawks sweaters.
If Roenick made an announcement that he was gay, I would call his wife.
Kidding. I almost feel that wearing Roenick's sweater no longer supported him as a player, but his sexual orientation. Not that the guy would be a martyr, but people would associate "I'm super Pro Gay Rights!" with the name. And the guys and gals here who "know" me know I don't back down from face to face confrontations, but it's sad but true that if you go into an arena of 70K wearing an openly gay players jersey, it's going to be ten times worse than wearing a Steelers jersey to an Eagles game.
