At the NFL, you can be Bin Laden, but not Gay or Lesbian!

[Bluebear]

I am assuming "Ben Gay" is no longer allowed for aching muscles either.
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To the NFL it's naughty to be "GAY" but OK to be "BIN LADEN." You can be a "NAZI" but not a "LESBIAN." This rather bizarre conclusion is reached when trying to order a personalized jersey from the NFL Shop, the online merchandise site run by the league. Anyone trying to buy a jersey with the single word "GAY" or "LESBIAN" on the back gets a rejection message that states: "This field should not contain a naughty word."

Someone running the NFL's website decided certain terms were "naughty," including a declaration of sexual orientation. But "BIN LADEN," "TERRORIST," or "AL QAEDA" are all accepted; just have your credit card handy (personalized jerseys start at $79.99).

This story first appeared in Rex Wockner's column on 365gay.com. It seems that an LSU professor, Leigh Clemons, wanted to buy a jersey with the name of one of her former students. The student happened to be Randall Gay, a defensive back for the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots. Her attempts were initially rejected.

"The NFL Shop website said that they weren't allowed to print 'naughty words' on jerseys," Clemons says, according to Wockner. "I had to call the shop and go through three levels of bureaucracy to get the jersey." Clemons said site employees lifted the block on the word 'gay' just long enough for her to place her order then immediately reinstated it.

http://outsports.com/nfl/2005/0301nflshop.htm

[Bluzmann57]

1. Well by golly, Mr. Gay better change his name!

Can't have all this "naughty" bullshit now, can we?

[MrSlayer]

2. Randall Gay.

So this means you can't order his custom jersey. Weird.

[Bluebear]

4. Yeah that's how it started, per the article

[mermaid]

3. I Wonder If They Allow "Van Dyke??"

:P

[Bluebear]

5. Stop! You're so "naughty"!

By the way, is 'naughty' not a little juvenile of a word to be using for adults trying to buy merchandise?

[Anakin Skywalker]

12. Who Do You Think Corporatized Sports Appeal To?

Heh heh. :)

[mermaid]

6. I Can Get Naughtier

Lessee...there's an author by the name of Phillip K. Dick...wonder if HE could get a jersey??

What else can we come up with...lemme think on it for a bit...

[fob]

7. I think the 'naughty' name you're looking for is...

bush*

[raifield]

8. Dick Butkus

Thank you, I'll be here all night.

[GreatScott]

11. He's my favorite Dick- A Bear, of course.

[xchrom]

9. stop being subversive!

ya gotta protect football from them pervs!

hey who put that logo here?

[Bluebear]

14. Spongebob

[iwantmycountryback]

10. Demarcus Faggins

[Bluebear]

13. .

.

[Anarcho-Socialist]

15. Fother Mucker?