Christian News Site Calls Sprinter Tyson Gay 'Tyson Homosexual'

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Christian News Site Automatically Changes World Record Holder's Last Name From Gay To "Homosexual"
Published 6/30/2008 by Awful Announcing- (noreply@blogger.com) at Awful Announcing
... it does it for people who have the name Gay, like new 100-meter World Record holder Tyson Gay, and thus gives us the best headline ever.... The craziest part of the whole thing is that when you click on the story it links to the AP version with the correct version of the runner's name. Too funny and it might be time to update your homosexual editing software, One News Now. World’s fastest man: Tyson Homosexual (Out Sports) Christian News Site Calls Sprinter Tyson Gay 'Tyson Homosexual' (Fanhouse)

Tyson Gay Called Tyson Homosexual By Christian News Site
Published 6/30/2008 at FanIQ Blog
... the sort of anti-gay American Family Association that filters the site's content so words like "gay", "single mothers", or "rational common sense" get changed around to something less offensive. Or is it more offensive? I'm not exactly sure. I just hope there comes a day when sprinters with the last name of Gay can run with the freedom of knowing their name won't be changed to "homosexual." We can do this people. [HT: Fanhouse and OutSports]

Morning Constitutional: Just Rub Water on it
Published 6/30/2008 at The Sporting Blog
... | Awful Announcing The MLS makes huge medical advancements in the on-field treatment of shots to the man-region: Christian Site Calls Tyson Gay 'Tyson Homosexual' | FanHouse One Christian news site really does have a gaydar, which changes the word "gay" to "homosexual" automatically. This is unfortunate for sprinter Tyson Gay. ...

Summer Olympics: There Will Be Records Broken
Published 6/30/2008 by Chris at Intentional Foul
... While his record wasn’t official (too much wind), Tyson Gay announced to the rest of the world if they want to beat him in the 100-meters dash in Beijing, they are going to have to bring their best. During the US Olympic qualifying heat, Tyson Gay — or Tyson Homosexual, depending on your filter — ran a blistering 9.68, faster than ...

VIDEO: The World Record That Wasn’t (100m Sprint)
Published 6/30/2008 by Jodie at Gossip On Sports - The Latest Dish On and Off the Field
... Then, Tyson Gay (or Tyson Homosexual, according to one giggle-triggering faux pas by a Christian site) set a world record by sprinting 100m in 9.68 seconds during a qualifying round for the U.S Olympic team. Thanks to a pesky tailwind, however, ...

One News Now To Re-Issue Altered Trading Cards
Published 7/1/2008 by Harvey Bars at Tirico Suave
Quickly following up on their sudden publicity following yesterday’s story involving the accidental name switch of sprinter Tyson Gay, Christian news site ...

Random Links
Published 7/2/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Brien) at East Coast Bias
... If you don't get the joke, go here. Drew Magary (a.k.a. Big Daddy Drew) once again proves why he's the best sports writer in America today (not just on the Internet). His message is similar to my sentiment in the Why ...

The Media Circus
Published 7/2/2008 at JoeSportsFan.com
... We really find it hard to fathom how any headline writer can top this in the future. (screengrab via Fanhouse) ...

The Currently Unnamed Link Dump
Published 7/3/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Drew H.) at The Undrafted Free Agent
... NBA Draft recaps are exponentially better if they written by an Englishman who knows little to nothing about the prospects. [ShamSports] Should Brandon Jennings stick it to the powers that be and head to Europe? [JV Sports] Inspired by the Tyson "Homosexual" story, One News Now decided to re-issue altered trading cards. [Tirico Suave] A Bulls fan resigns from his NBA fandom in wake of the Saga in Seattle. [Yardbarker] The Spors Tsar handicaps NBA free agency with fun pictures, and I'm always up for that. ...