Tony Dungy, the Hall of Fame inducted former NFL coach, has been called a right-wing extremist by some as he plans to attend the National March for Life in Washington DC this year.
Fox News reports that he intends to go because he wants to give a voice to the unborn who have no voice of their own.
This will be the first time Dungy has attended the event, and it has sparked a lot of controversy among those who view the March for Life as a right-wing and religious event.
Dave Zirin, a sports editor for The Nation, said he was done with Tony Dungy and the way the NFL and NBC coddle his right-wing extremism. He also said that Dungy is someone venerated throughout the NFL world as a man of character but has spent years as an anti-gay bigot.
Zirin went on to say:
He said publicly and proudly that he would not want gay football player Michael Sam on his team. Over a decade ago, he disagreed with the lifestyle of Jason Collins, the first out active male gay player in the main four North American sports. This is a Dungy staple, calling being LGBT a lifestyle, even after people have said to him repeatedly how hurtful and outdated such a description is. He simply doesnt care.
Zirin also went after NBC and the NFL for celebrating Dungy and his political viewpoints.
He continued his rant about this by saying:
This is a staggering indictment of the politics the NFL and the networks partners allow and the kind that they condemn. When someone like, gee, I dont know, Colin Kaepernick steps up and kneels to end police violence and racial inequity, he becomes a pariah. Meanwhile, Dungy is held up as a deeply religious man and nearly a patron saint of the league. Dungy has used his devoutness as a cover for his anti-gay rhetoric and sharing platforms with unapologetic bigots.
He said that Dungy ought to consider getting a spot as a political commentator on a right-wing media outlet, but other than that, he didnt want to hear anything more about Dungys viewpoints. In other words, Zirin is completely closed off from allowing someone to have views that dont align with his complex left-wing viewpoint on things, and that is abundantly clear based on the words and actions that Zirin has taken against Dungy in this case.
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