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Paterno and Sandusky December 16, 2011 12:50 pm FrankC

I know this board is not big on sports but I assume the Assistant Coach Sandusky football scandal at PSU is common knowledge.

Joe Paterno is one of the ever shrinking population considerably older than me. His handling of the Sandusky affair dredged up an old memory of homosexual ignorance among previous generations.

I had a friend who had a homosexual uncle. His family had such an aversion to homosexuals they explained away his “problem” as a simple inclination to diddle other men in the rear. They were sure he was not a homo and would never engage in oral sex with another man.

I have no idea what unspeakable acts were committed by Sandusky on PSU football recruits but it appears that Paterno was somehow able to explain it all away as some kind of, more or less, harmless personality quirk.

So much for Paterno’s legacy

  • I think there is a big difference between a homosexual and a pedophile. n/t by RobVG 2011-12-16 16:46:16
    • I should have included something to that effect. Sandusky is indeed a homosexual and he is a pedophile and probably should ... by FrankC 2011-12-16 19:07:30
      • Good point that shouldn't be lost. Pedophilia is pedophilia regardless of the gender of attraction. by Robert 2011-12-16 18:29:06
      • The percentage of homosexuals in the population has probably never changed much throughout history, neither has that of pedophiles and ... by ER 2011-12-16 13:40:46
        • Name an industry that isn't. It is the way of all things. ...and so it goes. We are not made to ... by Jody 2011-12-16 15:04:00

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