Homophobia in football

[Double C]

Why is this still a thing? Just go look at the facebook post of Sheffield united and tyler bindon welcoming himself to the club and then read all the comments

If I was a player and saw that from 'fans' I'd tell the team i wouldn't play for them and go back to Reading where he is wanted

Honestly baffles me why this sort of stuff still happens in 2025 and comments like this are made, no wonder no footballers have come out

I hope our fans would be more accepting

[Sutekh]

It’s twitter & FB

They’re packed full of 14-18 year old bellends who haven’t grown up and think saying things like this makes them look hard and “edgy”. And no-one over 25 still uses FB really, it’s where your mum goes to see if she can find people she went to school with and practice “technology”.

I’ve looked at the main Blades message board and they seem to be calling these idiots out for what they are. Their concern about Tyler is more the fact he’s “only” league one proven and their club not showing ambition.

Also Tyler is an intelligent and educated footballer and thinks about what he says, like Kitson used to surprise people by sounding erudite and intelligent when speaking, this doesn’t fit the expectation especially “oop north”. And being still stuck in the 1960s these idiots still equate a public school sounding accent with being effeminate

They’ll all disappear after he plays couple of games and they see what a cultured player he is, even if they are north of Watford.

[Crusader Royal]

Same reason racism and sexism still exist.
There are some very stupid people around and always will be.

[Mid Sussex Royal]

It’s twitter & FB

They’re packed full of 14-18 year old bellends who haven’t grown up and think saying things like this makes them look hard and “edgy”. And no-one over 25 still uses FB really, it’s where your mum goes to see if she can find people she went to school with and practice “technology”.

I’ve looked at the main Blades message board and they seem to be calling these idiots out for what they are. Their concern about Tyler is more the fact he’s “only” league one proven and their club not showing ambition.

Also Tyler is an intelligent and educated footballer and thinks about what he says, like Kitson used to surprise people by sounding erudite and intelligent when speaking, this doesn’t fit the expectation especially “oop north”. And being still stuck in the 1960s these idiots still equate a public school sounding accent with being effeminate

They’ll all disappear after he plays couple of games and they see what a cultured player he is, even if they are north of Watford.

Very few young people use Facebook....its mainly over 40's now

[morganb]

This should really be titled Homophobia in MEN'S football as homosexuality is accepted in the Women's game - see this story from the BBC for example:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/ar ... ypxqn93d0o

Will be a long time before you see an equivalent for two male players

[6ft Kerplunk]

Also Tyler is an intelligent and educated footballer and thinks about what he says, like Kitson used to surprise people by sounding erudite and intelligent when speaking, this doesn’t fit the expectation especially “oop north”. And being still stuck in the 1960s these idiots still equate a public school sounding accent with being effeminate

They’ll all disappear after he plays couple of games and they see what a cultured player he is, even if they are north of Watford.

Well its nice to see everyone correctly calling out homophobia, lets just stick to equally out dated northern stereotypes instead eh. ffs.

[JedMaxwell]

Social media is a snapshot of society, and there's plenty of people who like to spout bile knowing the current cultural environment means they're very unlikely to get any real trouble for it. So, although I'd agree that Twitter/FB doesn't necessarily reflect society's views as a whole, but it clearly shows there is a significant minority who feel that way.

It really disappointed me to see what was said about Tyler, and I fear that his style of play may still annoy them especially if they struggle to get going in the early part of the season. Perhaps he could nut someone on his debut and get a three match ban, then they'd take to him like their beloved psychopath Chris Morgan.

[Forbury Lion]

I assume these fans saw Bindon and had exciting thoughts about him and as they can't possibly be gay because they like whippets, pigeon racing and flat caps, it has to be the player who is gay and infecting them with his gayness.

Personally, I don't know if Bindon is gay or not, but either way he ain't gonna sleep with them so they need to just calm down.

[Royal Monkey]

Why is this still a thing? Just go look at the facebook post of Sheffield united and tyler bindon welcoming himself to the club and then read all the comments

If I was a player and saw that from 'fans' I'd tell the team i wouldn't play for them and go back to Reading where he is wanted

Honestly baffles me why this sort of stuff still happens in 2025 and comments like this are made, no wonder no footballers have come out

I hope our fans would be more accepting

So Tyler has come out that he’s gay and Sheff Utd fans ain’t happy about having a gay player?
It’s brave of him cos for some unknown reason it’s still a big stigma in men’s football even tho it’s generally excepted and not a problem in British society.
Good on him tho hopefully more players in the men’s game will come out in support and break these barriers down.

[Brum Royal]

Why is this still a thing? Just go look at the facebook post of Sheffield united and tyler bindon welcoming himself to the club and then read all the comments

If I was a player and saw that from 'fans' I'd tell the team i wouldn't play for them and go back to Reading where he is wanted

Honestly baffles me why this sort of stuff still happens in 2025 and comments like this are made, no wonder no footballers have come out

I hope our fans would be more accepting

So Tyler has come out that he’s gay and Sheff Utd fans ain’t happy about having a gay player?
It’s brave of him cos for some unknown reason it’s still a big stigma in men’s football even tho it’s generally excepted and not a problem in British society.
Good on him tho hopefully more players in the men’s game will come out in support and break these barriers down.

No (or at least I don't think he has). It's just where Tyler's a bit more softly spoken and with his accent some of the Sheff Utd keyboard warriors are branding him as such

[Sutekh]

This should really be titled Homophobia in MEN'S football as homosexuality is accepted in the Women's game - see this story from the BBC for example:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/ar ... ypxqn93d0o

Will be a long time before you see an equivalent for two male players

Why are they even reporting it? Really couldn’t care less what anybody does in that respect as long as it doesn’t involve kids.

[Sutekh]

Also Tyler is an intelligent and educated footballer and thinks about what he says, like Kitson used to surprise people by sounding erudite and intelligent when speaking, this doesn’t fit the expectation especially “oop north”. And being still stuck in the 1960s these idiots still equate a public school sounding accent with being effeminate

They’ll all disappear after he plays couple of games and they see what a cultured player he is, even if they are north of Watford.

Well its nice to see everyone correctly calling out homophobia, lets just stick to equally out dated northern stereotypes instead eh. ffs.

But of course, I’d expect them to do the same to us down here (and be rather disappointed if they didn’t, but then I see it for the banter that it so obviously is in the first place).

[Pepe the Horseman]

This should really be titled Homophobia in MEN'S football as homosexuality is accepted in the Women's game - see this story from the BBC for example:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/ar ... ypxqn93d0o

Will be a long time before you see an equivalent for two male players

Why are they even reporting it? Really couldn’t care less what anybody does in that respect as long as it doesn’t involve kids.

Because it makes a good story. Same if they were sisters, or childhood best friends, except this is an even more unique situation.

[Hound]

There’s two issues here really - one is Twitter being a cesspit where anonymous posters can be as unpleasant as they like, and separately a wider issue of general homophobia within football

Regarding the Tyler clip, he does sound very softly spoken in the clip and it’s just a red flag for the idiots to pile in. He hasn’t come out or anything like that. I guess they wanted their new CB to sound gruff and macho

The second issue is a difficult one. Sadly undoubtedly if a player came out there would be some crowds that would make it an unpleasant experience for him and I fully understand why they would not put themselves through that

But unfortunately probably the only way it will ever become less of an issue is if there were a relatively large number of out players, and can’t see that happening any time soon

[Orion1871]

There’s two issues here really - one is Twitter being a cesspit where anonymous posters can be as unpleasant as they like, and separately a wider issue of general homophobia within football

Regarding the Tyler clip, he does sound very softly spoken in the clip and it’s just a red flag for the idiots to pile in. He hasn’t come out or anything like that. I guess they wanted their new CB to sound gruff and macho

The second issue is a difficult one. Sadly undoubtedly if a player came out there would be some crowds that would make it an unpleasant experience for him and I fully understand why they would not put themselves through that

But unfortunately probably the only way it will ever become less of an issue is if there were a relatively large number of out players, and can’t see that happening any time soon

Some players too. Judging by the amount of "God is good" comments player is make in social media there is likely quite a number of religious players who wouldn't take too kindly to having a gay teammate.

[Armadillo Roadkill]

I'm sure the vast majority of Blades are as disgusted as we are.

However, his voice hasn't changed, and I don't recall a single instance of anything homophobic being even hinted at by Royals. So it maybe that attitudes are a bit more Neanderthal amongst a tiny minority of Sheffield United followers, or at the very least, they are less inhibited by the majority than here in Reading.

As for players coming out, I recall the racist abuse black players used to routinely suffer. A combination of many different things - changes in society, legal changes, but mostly fans not accepting it and reporting it - have made it (almost) a thing of the past in the UK. I would like to think the same thing would happen with any gay players in the men's game that came out.