Basketball

I am a big fan of quick surveys and many times find myself taking them on different websites such as CNN, BBC and ESPN. I am interested in the surveys because I want to see how others think and look at different issues facing our society. This morning I ran into yet another survey and felt obligated to participate in it, especially because I found the question to be ridiculous. This particular survey was focused on “breaking news” in the sports world; the news that a former basketball player came out of the closet!!! The question was “If a player with your favorite team came out as gay, how would you react?” The options were A. Support the player, or B. Change Teams. The first time I red the question, I immediately told my self that 99% of the sample population would choose option A. As always, I cast my ballot and went on with my daily life. Later on during the day, I returned to check my emails. At this time, I happened to recheck the results of the poll. To my surprise, 22% of the 44,633 respondents voted for option B, which is to “Change Teams”. Now this is what scares me about our world and the society that we live in. To think that anybody that could be so fundamental / religious has the ability to elect the next leader of the free world. I mean come on, would somebody really stop supporting a team or a political party because of a single issue!!!