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San Francisco 49ers CB Says Gay Players Not Welcome on Team

Jan. 30, 2013 11:18pm Jason Howerton

San Francisco 49ers CB Chris Culliver Says Homosexual Players Not Welcome on Team

San Francisco 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver talks with teammates during a media availability Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, in New Orleans. The 49ers said Wednesday they have addressed anti-gay remarks made by Culliver during a Super Bowl media day interview Tuesday. The 49ers are scheduled to play the Baltimore Ravens in the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game on Feb. 3. Credit: AP

Just days before Super Bowl Sunday, San Francisco 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver is under fire for some anti-gay remarks he made during a Tuesday interview with radio personality Artie Lange.

Lange aired the audio of the interview on his show on Tuesday night, in which Culliver said gay players would not be welcome on the football team.

“I don’t do the gay guys, man,” Culliver said. “I don’t do that. No, we don’t got no gay people on the team. They gotta get up out of here if they do.”

“Can’t be with that sweet stuff. Nah…can’t be…in the locker room man. Nah.”

Lange also asked the cornerback whether any gay players should keep their homosexuality a secret during their NFL careers, to which Culliver replied: “Yeah, come out 10 years later after that.”

Listen to the audio via Yahoo! Sports:

The 49ers released the following statement on Wednesday condemning the comments:

“The San Francisco 49ers reject the comments that were made [Tuesday], and have addressed the matter with Chris. There is no place for discrimination within our organization at any level. We have and always will proudly support the LGBT community.”

Surprisingly, there has apparently never been an openly gay active player in the NFL.

The 49ers play the Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl on Sunday.

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vaman
Posted on January 31, 2013 at 8:13am
First, another blaze story that just shows what type of backward thinking people support this site. I understand this guy has to play up the “anti-gay, tough, black, athlete persona”, but this is just a bit much. Closeted gay guy? The good part is, his job is now on the line. For all of you freedom of speech fans, it works both ways. This person makes inflammatory comments and others will demand action from the 49ers to punish this child. Where is the petition to sign?

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- LTC_Barber
  Posted on January 31, 2013 at 9:08am
  Since I am a AZ Cardinals fan, I was left to root for either a quarterback who uses his skin as a scribble pad or a linebacker who six time baby daddy. Now I am rooting for the homophobes lost in Swishy land of Northern CA
  
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- CABERNETQHS
  Posted on January 31, 2013 at 9:42am
  What’s wrong with feeling uncomfortable when naked around someone who could possibly be attracted to you? That’s why we seperate males and females. Do we now need facilities for straight men, straight women,gays and lesbians?
  
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- Bamagal0007
  Posted on January 31, 2013 at 10:11am
  By being here and commenting, you are supporting this site. Ouch.
  
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- battles
  Posted on January 31, 2013 at 11:23am
  You will have to excuse me for being reviled and disgusted in that unnatural behavior. It is my belief and adherence to God’s way of thinking, unlike your godless ideas of what should be right and wrong. It is the result of my reading God’s word and seeing His mind on this subject, such as: Romans 1:27 ”And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.”.
  I once had a prostate exam through the large (#2) orifice with a scope. They can apparently see through the intestinal wall with a strong light. It was absolutely the most disgusting, unnatural feeling and experience I believe I have ever had.
  
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- spirited
  Posted on January 31, 2013 at 11:38am
  “backward thinking” –eh?
  
  Ever been in a locker room and had someone ‘eyeing’ your naked person? –please!
  
  >The fight for equality rages on — at the expense of other’s rights; frowned upon, invaded & removed.
  
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- naughtycal
  Posted on January 31, 2013 at 11:53am
  He’s right gays need a separate locker room just like women. You don’t let people who sexual objectify a certain sex in the same locker room. In other words you don’t let a male and females have the same locker room because men would be checking the women out in a sexual way.(liabilities) and you don’t lets gets and straights have the same locker room because gays would be sexually checking out other in the locker room. It called common sense not homophobia. Do they call those that require separate male and female locker room heterophobic.
  
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- Rowgue
  Posted on January 31, 2013 at 1:14pm
  Lol his job is not on the line. The team made a comment that they don’t support the comments ONLY because the team plays in san fransisco. It’s just paying lip service so they don’t get a group of gay rights activists camping out in the parking lot.
  
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- turkey13
  Posted on January 31, 2013 at 2:55pm
  Wow – it sounded like the 49″ers are inviting all the Q_ueers to move to their team and it will be fine if they want to shop around in the shower room.
  
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- MuddyWaters
  Posted on January 31, 2013 at 4:52pm
  Freedom of speech isnt the issue. He represents the 49ers organization. Anyone who hires employees expects them to represent their company in a respectful manner. Should he have said what he said? No. Should he have ever been asked that question? absolutely not. The issue is the hand holding society liberals have created that has become such a burden on America. The 49ers immediately responded w a public statement they fully support the LGBT community? Really? why not just go down the list, The 49ers also appologize to any minorities, women, illegal immigrants, atheists or anyone w self esteem issues that these comments caused hurt feelings. sad
  
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Gonzo
Posted on January 31, 2013 at 7:49am
Yet, he voted for Obama who forced the military to accept openly gay soldiers and is making gay rights the cornerstone of his second term.

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- jefftavolieri
  Posted on January 31, 2013 at 10:25am
  I almost forgot about that massive conspiracy where Obama somehow forced the greatest military minds in the world to make cogent arguments for repealing DADT and openly accepting homosexuals.
  
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- Gonzo
  Posted on January 31, 2013 at 11:10am
  He forced the warriors out and ushered in bureaucrats to rubber stamp his decision.
  
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- Pacman116
  Posted on January 31, 2013 at 11:17am
  @ Jefftavolieri….I missed the part where sodomy has become the norm. Oh wait! we are talking about the liberal left here now aren’t we? Sickos.
  
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- The Jewish Avenger
  Posted on January 31, 2013 at 8:45pm
  Hep A goes a long long way!
  
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Mapache
Posted on January 31, 2013 at 6:56am
The problem is not the answer. The problem is the stupid question. Players might want to make it a practice to only answer questions about football. If it is not addressed in the playbook or team preparations for a game, don’t answer it because you are just being used.

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daniel3839
Posted on January 31, 2013 at 6:43am
That’s his choice! Everyone doesn’t “have” to accept sodomy!

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TopFlightSecurity
Posted on January 31, 2013 at 6:24am
Wow I thought this was a conservative site? The **** apologist abound.

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- TopFlightSecurity
  Posted on January 31, 2013 at 6:38am
  Why did they bleep out a shortened version of homosexual? Is this now also taboo? Can I please get a list of words that are okay to use. People who compare homosexuality to being black are hilarious. Since when have gays been put into chains forced to work for nothing and killed if they didn’t comply. Aside from that, there is nothing dirty or immoral about being black. There really is nothing comparable between the two. Pedophiles would be a better comparison to homosexuals.
  
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dissentnow
Posted on January 31, 2013 at 5:42am
Its ok, guys. He’s allowed to be a biggot….he’s black. Now, if Tebow had said that kind of stuff, the media would be all over him.

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- Gonzo
  Posted on January 31, 2013 at 9:09am
  Without a doubt.
  
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bikerdogred1
Posted on January 31, 2013 at 4:49am
With the name San Francisco,I,would think the whole team was gay.

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ezalbeht666
Posted on January 31, 2013 at 4:04am
2013 is the 49ers last season in San Francisco. They move to San Clara/San Jose in 2014.

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waspanglosaxon
Posted on January 31, 2013 at 3:20am
At first, I thought that anyone making anti-gay comments in such a PC/BS place as San Francisco would be out on his ear in ten seconds flat. But then I saw his picture. Being Black is the only thing that saves this individual. For if there’s any rearend San Franciscans kiss more than gay ass, it’s Black ass.

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- spirited
  Posted on January 31, 2013 at 11:49am
  The minority-complaint has been about being treated unfairly…wanting to be included & accepted.
  –’Minorities’ now get to speak on behalf of everyone; ohhh social justice. (wave index finger)
  
  >Yet, cudos to his ease with the right to express his personal opinion!
  
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kissmygritsextremists
Posted on January 31, 2013 at 3:00am
I bet if asked whether he prefers a flaccid individual, with a woman, in an adult film or a firm individual that he would say, “I did not know that about myself”! Thank you Ron White!

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Eyeball
Posted on January 31, 2013 at 2:51am
Wow, it must be nice that the cornerback gets to pick who is on the team.. I bet he wont be playing for San Francisco for very much longer. In fact, his career may be over. You don’t bash gays in San Francisco. He will regret it.

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media-bias-steals-elections
Posted on January 31, 2013 at 1:49am
How many boy scout cookies would that picture on the box sell? Bling, Bling.

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Rightnow
Posted on January 31, 2013 at 12:25am
1st Amendment : Congress shall make no law…abridging the freedom of speech. I’m glad that he spoke his mind. Not everyone supports the gay agenda. Anyone against the LGBT Mafia are shoved into a closet and told to keep quite. Now who’s living a lie? Culliver’s job might be in jeaopardy though. The first thing they do is threaten your income. Dirty tactics. I won’t be surprised to hear Culliver recant or further explain his previous statement.

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- Sparhawk
  Posted on January 31, 2013 at 1:17am
  Maybe “Congress shall make no law”, but that doesn’t prevent the private sector (like the team owners) from firing people over stupid comments like this. Maybe its my utter distaste for football in general, but obviously Culliver wasn’t hired for his brains or his ability to put together a coherent sentence.
  
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- toiletclogga
  Posted on January 31, 2013 at 7:36am
  Why would the ownership fire this man over his opinions? Maybe the ownership feels the same way. SF is not run, or owned by the homosexual population. In fact, alot of SF residents go out of their way to show disdain for the homosexual way of life since their city which they love is associated and identified as being homosexual.
  
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welovetheUSA
Posted on January 31, 2013 at 12:25am
Oh Boy……….now we cannot say what 70% of America has been saying all along…Gays ..no gays allowed..gay is not cool…gays are unstable..gays need not recieve special rights, being gay sucks.

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MAULEMALL
Posted on January 31, 2013 at 12:02am
i guess he won’t be rideing in obamas Limo… like larry sinclair

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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on January 31, 2013 at 12:07am
  LoL!
  
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- pianojan
  Posted on January 31, 2013 at 3:13am
  LOL, indeed!!!!
  
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- Chuck Stein
  Posted on January 31, 2013 at 4:17am
  Ouch!
  
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- Mapache
  Posted on January 31, 2013 at 6:52am
  But what about Obama’s Reggie?!
  
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Ghandi was a Republican
Posted on January 30, 2013 at 11:58pm
It’s as unacceptable for a homosexuals to shower with unwitting men. It’s perverse. HETEROSEXUALS have rights too. Can a guy just go to the cheerleaders room and demand he use the showers with them?
Men have rights too. It’s creepy. In the interest of diversity- Start an HFL – homosexual football league.
Will you allow heterosexuals to force their way on to the team?
Anyone that would be opposed to this is the true homophobe. I suspect it would be anti-diversity liberal organizers.

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- ChuckJ
  Posted on January 31, 2013 at 12:12am
  I have never really looked at one point of view you mentioned. How about the men the showers who feel like they are being looked at. it is true their concerns should be thought of even if people do not agree with it. But as ruling out a player because he is gay is not up to the players. Ultimately it is about money and if the best player was gay and you had the chance to get him, then you get him.
  
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- kadster01
  Posted on January 31, 2013 at 9:27am
  My point exactly, and the same idea goes for gays in the military. If straights are being forced to room, shower, live with gays, then why isn’t the option of co-ed rooms, showers, and living quarters allowed? Indignant gays protest and say we shouldn’t flatter ourselves and think all gays are attracted to us, but the same can be (and is) said of heterosexual relationships. So then, if that’s the case, we’re back to my original question.
  
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TheGrtDcptn
Posted on January 30, 2013 at 11:47pm
He IS entitled to HIS opinion, whether YOU like it…or not…

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- survivorseed
  Posted on January 31, 2013 at 2:17am
  50 years ago the same thing would have been said about him. How quick they forget
  
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VoteRightDammit
Posted on January 30, 2013 at 11:44pm
Better get ready for the WRATH of Satan, Culliver, but …..

GOOD ON YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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- oldguy49
  Posted on January 30, 2013 at 11:47pm
  he is in the right city and state for a turnaround………………
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on January 31, 2013 at 12:06am
  OLDGUY49 Watch out, or WANGO or will gettcha!
  
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v15
Posted on January 30, 2013 at 11:43pm
49ers will be winning the Superbowl.

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USA-Ron
Posted on January 30, 2013 at 11:42pm
if a straight man would think for a moment about how gays have sex ………….. eeeeewwww

then they could NOT accept them as normal

dirty. nasty. and un-natural anus penetration …. eeeeewwww

that is not natural ……

NOT allowed by God, that Created Us all

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- ModerationIsBest
  Posted on January 31, 2013 at 12:10am
  Why should I care how they have sex?
  
  You people seem to think about gay sex a lot for hating it so much.
  
  Plus, I notice you don’t talk about lesbians. Why not the “ewwwww” for them too?
  
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- mrspeedwagon
  Posted on January 31, 2013 at 12:20am
  *** God. It’s nasty. Would any sane person scoop a turd out of a toilet and smear it over his penis? These people r SICK
  
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- Shenandoahvalleyminuteman
  Posted on January 31, 2013 at 6:56pm
  USA Ron, thanks for the mental picture. I have just vomited in the back of my mouth. Very graphic mental image of how sick and discussing a homer sexual is. It’s grosser than beastiality. And they want to be equal. Hey gay guys, you will never be equal to a man who loves a woman. Could I say it any clearer?
  
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13th Imam
Posted on January 30, 2013 at 11:32pm
This is typical gotcha media. These guys should just tell the so called journalists to interview gaybama if they want the skinny on backdoor activities.

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- stopprintn
  Posted on January 30, 2013 at 11:38pm
  Down low with that bro!
  
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- scarydave
  Posted on January 30, 2013 at 11:46pm
  I commend his honesty. Of course this is going to be made a big deal because someone dared to tell the truth. Seeing that we are pounded daily by the lies from our government and those our own President tell each day, I find Mr. Culliver’s remarks refreshing.
  
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- jteagle
  Posted on January 31, 2013 at 12:39am
  Gotcha journalism from Atrie Lange? You’re an idiot. I’m a big fan of Artie’s but even he would tell you he’s no journalist.
  
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whatthecrazy
Posted on January 30, 2013 at 11:32pm
Well this guys career is most likely going to suffer, however the gay guy who flung open the closet door may very well have these guys breaking new records if he is the one diong the chasing and tackleing:)

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Kupo
Posted on January 30, 2013 at 11:30pm
Somehow I wouldn’t be surprised if Chris Culliver is on the down low.

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RJJinGadsden
Posted on January 30, 2013 at 11:28pm
Well Ms WANG-DANG-DOODLE, even some in San Fran won’t put up with you. Imagine that!

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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on January 31, 2013 at 2:53am
  again, you are bringing people into this discussion that are not even present. you seem obsessed
  
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Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on January 30, 2013 at 11:25pm
He will become a fan favorite in the Bay area, they will make him wish he was a tight end.

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