World French gay soccer team snubbed by Muslim team

[The Helper]

PARIS (AP) - A French gay soccer team says its members were victims of homophobia when a team of Muslim players refused to play a match against them.

The Paris Foot Gay team says Tuesday it received an e-mail from the Creteil Bebel club canceling a match scheduled for last Sunday.

"Because of the principles of our team, which is a team of devout Muslims, we can't play against you," the e-mail said, according to Paris Foot Gay. The e-mail received Saturday said, "Our convictions are much more important than a simple football match."

Paris Foot Gay said in a statement that it asked the amateur league to sanction Creteil Bebel.

More about it here.

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They should not have to play the Gay team if they don't want to imho.

 

[Samael88]

I think that this is just ridicolus. It's a childsgame for crying out loud, not a damn battle of life and death.

I think that the muslims should be forced to play against a team of pigs and the gays should be forced to play against a team of women.
That would be a playfull punishment to me

 

[Romek]

The gay team could've said many things to the muslims .
Though I'd feel uncomfortable playing against a gay team too.

> gays should be forced to play against a team of women.
That's the equivalent of heterosexual men playing against another heterosexual men team.

 

[Scary Nachos]

Lol! They shoulda forfited or something....?

 

[Samael88]

> gays should be forced to play against a team of women.
That's the equivalent of heterosexual men playing against another heterosexual men team.

It's not as bad as the muslims playing against pigs, but they where the offenders and should thus have the greater punishment

 

[DM Cross]

The game was cancelled?! The hell?! So neither team got a result but kind of a "bye"?!

That's ridiculously unfair for the rest of the league. Everyone else has to play except these two teams? Bullshit on that!

 

[T.s.e]

They should not have to play the Gay team if they don't want to imho.

Because?

and the gays should be forced to play against a team of women.

Because?

Though I'd feel uncomfortable playing against a gay team too.

Because?

> gays should be forced to play against a team of women.
That's the equivalent of heterosexual men playing against another heterosexual men team.

Because?

 

[Tru_Power22]

They get a free win why are they complaining?

 

[T.s.e]

They get a free win why are they complaining?

Because it's ridiculous for the other team to refuse to play because they're too stuck up in fairytales and myths?

 

[Varine]

Because it's ridiculous for the other team to refuse to play because they're too stuck up in fairytales and myths?

God forbid they follow what they believe. Oh yeah I forgot, you believe in different things so everyone is stupid but you.

 

[chanta45]

Well, for me, I don't understand why the hell the french team has to announce their sexuality to the world.

If this is the case then I want to see a Russian dominatrix volleyball team, or a Japanese "I love bukkake" team.

Seriously, sports are meant to be fun I understand that, but what the hell.

 

[Varine]

Well, for me, I don't understand why the hell the french team has to announce their sexuality to the world.

If this is the case then I want to see a Russian dominatrix volleyball team, or a Japanese "I love bukkake" team.

Seriously, sports are meant to be fun I understand that, but what the hell.

Remember... they are French.

 

[the_ideal]

They should be allowed to not play the gay team if they don't want to, but not for the reason that they're gay.

By the way, once you all find girlfriends, you'll realize it's not cool to hate on gays anymore.

> God forbid they follow what they believe. Oh yeah I forgot, you believe in different things so everyone is stupid but you.
So if I believe that straight people are evil, or that Brazilians are evil, I shouldn't have to play their teams? And yes, if you read religious texts they are often nonsensical and very much resemble fairy tales.

 

[Varine]

So if I believe that straight people are evil, or that Brazilians are evil, I shouldn't have to play their teams? And yes, if you read religious texts they are often nonsensical and very much resemble fairy tales.

You're talking to someone that's been engaged twice (and still am pretty homophobic, so that argument blows. What does having a girlfriend have to do with anything? I still don't want a guy touching me) and I'm not arguing with you about religion. I've read 'religious texts' although I generally call it a Bible, and if you want to play the same game TSE does for it. Not a great way to gain respect from most people, and is about at par (probably more so) than the missionaries that must annoy you (they usually go away if I ask them to, atheists don't seem to want to stop).

I think that this is just ridicolus. It's a childsgame for crying out loud, not a damn battle of life and death.

A lot of those people would probably be willing to get pretty fucked up to win. I have a cousin who was in high school and refused to stop playing basketball when he broke his wrist. He tried to avoid telling anyone, actually, and that was before he was doing it for a living.

 

[Meowier]

*shrugs* Their loss if they want to forfeit for those reasons.