Did we really need to know

[Anonymous]

that Ian Thorpe is gay?

It was front page news on one paper I saw at the shop this morning.

why do we need to know? what did it matter? we don't have headlines saying people are het?

Poor guy has been hounded for years over his soxuality, I hope he finds some peace and happiness now.

[fourandsixpants]

Pressured?! Just don't get this mentality, sorry, when this guy was in the news media and limelight for donkeys - and often used the opportunity to launch his clothing line etc. Nope he never 'shied' away from the media did he? I mean now he is using same platform to get $400,000 for goodness sakes. Please get real on perspective.....this is an experienced, media savvy opportunist at work. Gay or not gay he is $Dollar orientated in this and if he were under soooo much mental and emotional anguish he would shy away from any sort of media.

........give me a break.

[lurker172602]

No they shouldn't, but they did, and he denied it.

[cherples]

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@just*duff wrote:

there are lots of reasons people don't come out. I feel sorry for him that he's been pressured so much over the years and that when he finally did come out, its made front page news.

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He's been hounded to answer a question that is nobody elses business.  It's so easy for people to say it's been obvious for years, or known for years but who's to say it hasn't been a struggle for him to accept or acknowledge for years. 

In which stereotype indication book do you determine a person is gay just by looking?

[freddie*rooster]

$400,000 to tell us what we already knew, I wonder if he will do a sequel to his autobiography where he lied about his sexuality?

I hope he can get on with his life now.

[fourandsixpants]

yeah.....and geez, now we can all get on with living our very mundane....*roll of the eyes.....lives      *yawn 

Wonder if any of the media outlets want to do a story on The Life Of A C&S Poster?.....should be worth at least 1/2 a M i reckon

[Anonymous]

yeah take a break 😄 😛

He was in the news, media and the limelight for donkeys because he was one of our tops sports people, an Olympian- that was beyond his control. he had to do interviews and stuff. and I think he has over the years shied away from the media- he even went and lived in another country to get away from everything and have some anonymity.

[fourandsixpants]

....and he is so self bent on this precious newfound anonymous state that he did a $400,000 paid media interview  *cough?

[the_bob_delusion]

I suppose when he was in his heights then his sponsorship and popularity would have been affected if he came out.

[fourandsixpants]

and back then or now, me knowing his sexuality - truth or fictional - would/is going to have a PROFOUND effect on mine and others' lives?

....oh my goodness me.

[Anonymous]

I dont agree with how much people, famous or otherwise get paid to do media interviews but that's the way it is. people can get paid ridiculous amounts of money to do an interview, and he's no exception.