Category: Social Media

The Manti Te’o Story Is Back And The Question Remains: Is He Gay?

Posted on by robertdbyrd in Queer representations, Social Media, Sports

After Dr. Phil stepped in and set the world straight (no pun intended), the Manti Te’o story seemed to fade into the abyss—kind of like Notre Dame’s undefeated season in the national championship game. But on Monday Te’o’s name again popped up on my Twitter feed.

Towleroad and Outsports both posted a clip of an interview with NFL analyst Mike Florio on the Dan Patrick Show. Florio, who was speaking about Te’o’s performance at the NFL Combine, claimed that NFL teams want to know if Manti Te’o is gay. Florio called it the “elephant in the room.”

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Did The ‘Liberal’ Media Force Tebow’s Cancellation Of An Upcoming Speaking Engagement?

Posted on by robertdbyrd in Journalism, LGBTQ blogs, Social Media, Sports

The big news last week was that college football great and NFL no-so-great Tim Tebow had cancelled his April speaking engagement at the First Baptist Church of Dallas—if you haven’t heard by now it’s a megachurch headed by pastor Robert Jeffress, who isn’t really keen on gays and lesbians, the Mormon, Jewish or Muslim faiths, or President Obama. And of course the media is now being credited and, in some cases, blamed for Tebow’s decision.

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Oscar Night Red Carpet Tweets More Interesting than Most of the Nominated Films!

Posted on by robertdbyrd in General, Social Media

So I was trying to get some work done tonight, but OSCAR happened. Now I’m glued to Twitter. Who needs to watch the red carpet when you can read the commentary on Twitter? Here’s a sampling of my favorites so far.

What were some of your favorites?

Funniest Red Carpet Tweets