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Logical

(22,457 posts)
Wed Feb 12, 2014, 09:23 PM Feb 2014

Sam Wheeler, Kent State Wrestler, Suspended For Anti-Gay Tweets About Michael Sam

Good! What a homophobic Piece of shit!

Following the historic coming out of Division I college football player Michael Sam, the social media backlash was both predictable and horrifying. However, one college athlete is now experiencing the repercussions of what can happen when you choose to be homophobic on Twitter.

Kent State wrestler Sam Wheeler has reportedly been suspended from the university's team after taking to Twitter to voice his feelings about Sam's decision to publicly come out.

Through Wheeler's Twitter account has since been deleted, Outrage DC managed to take a screen capture of the initial statements.

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More at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/11/sam-wheeler-suspended_n_4768838.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular

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Sam Wheeler, Kent State Wrestler, Suspended For Anti-Gay Tweets About Michael Sam (Original Post) Logical Feb 2014 OP
I hope this young man learns from this lack of good judgement. Jenoch Feb 2014 #1
 

Jenoch

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1. I hope this young man learns from this lack of good judgement.
Wed Feb 12, 2014, 10:17 PM
Feb 2014

It will likely be costly for him because the qualfying tournaments are coming soon and he might still be suspended.

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