Mike Wallace Posts Controversial Tweet About Jason Collins Being Gay, Apologizes
2:23 pm, April 29th, 2013
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Much of the Twitter reaction to Jason Collins coming out of the closet as major American team sports’ first active gay athlete has been positive.
But NFL wide receiver Mike Wallace of the Miami Dolphins was less than supportive in a since-deleted tweet about the news.
Wallace wrote, “All these beautiful women in the world and guys wanna mess with other guys SMH…” (see screenshot below).
Many outlets called Wallace’s comment homophobic, and his name was soon a Twitter trending topic.
Wallace subsequently erased the message and explained, “I’m not bashing anybody don’t have anything against anyone I just don’t understand it.”
The NFL player then deleted that tweet, instead writing, “Never said anything was right or wrong I just said I don’t understand!! Deeply sorry for anyone that I offended.”
What do you think about what Wallace said?
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