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And no, it's not about the Oscars, though THOSE didn't turn out as expected either. Mostly.

Sports Illustrated, not a magazine I buy or read too often (except in the occasional doctor’s office, when I can find an issue that isn’t about football or hockey, or the revolting sexist bullshit issue) offered up the results of a poll on their website today.

The question asked was: “Would you welcome an openly gay teammate?”

According to SI.com, the survey was conducted among professional athletes over a period of the last 10 months. While they don’t report the numbers, here are the percentages: of 450 MLB (baseball) players, 248 NBA (basketball)players, 357 NFL (football) players and 346 NHL (hockey) players the responses were

Baseball
Yes .....61.5%  No .....34.8%  Don't Know ....3.7%

Football
Yes .....56.9%  No .....39.6%  Don't Know ....3.5%

Basketball
Yes .....59.6%  No .....38.6%  Don't Know ....1.8%

Hockey
Yes .....79.9%  No .....18%  Don't Know ....2.1%

Wow.

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2006-03-05 8:47 PM NOT what I would have expected Previous Entry :: Next Entry Read/Post Comments (5) Share on Facebook	And no, it's not about the Oscars, though THOSE didn't turn out as expected either. Mostly. Sports Illustrated, not a magazine I buy or read too often (except in the occasional doctor’s office, when I can find an issue that isn’t about football or hockey, or the revolting sexist bullshit issue) offered up the results of a poll on their website today. The question asked was: “Would you welcome an openly gay teammate?” According to SI.com, the survey was conducted among professional athletes over a period of the last 10 months. While they don’t report the numbers, here are the percentages: of 450 MLB (baseball) players, 248 NBA (basketball)players, 357 NFL (football) players and 346 NHL (hockey) players the responses were Baseball Yes .....61.5%  No .....34.8%  Don't Know ....3.7% Football Yes .....56.9%  No .....39.6%  Don't Know ....3.5% Basketball Yes .....59.6%  No .....38.6%  Don't Know ....1.8% Hockey Yes .....79.9%  No .....18%  Don't Know ....2.1% Wow. Read/Post Comments (5) Previous Entry :: Next Entry Back to Top
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