Sports. No, seriously, I wrote about sports

I'm still kind of shocked, but it's true: I have written a sports article.

Of course it's all political and stuff, because that's the only possible way I could write about sports. In fact, looking back on how I took this assignment, I'm pretty sure my editor tricked me into it by getting me mad at the homophobia of professional football. He plays me like a fucking violin.

Anyway....

Shortly after 6 pm EST this evening, several hundred football fans will sit down at a dinner honoring Super Bowl-winning Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy — and raise thousands of dollars for the Indiana Family Institute, a group fighting against gay and lesbian rights in Indiana.

Tony Dungy has every right to raise money for a cause he believes in. But if you were one of the lucky folks who got an invitation to the dinner, you might have noticed it featured a large image of the coach in his Colts uniform, clearly sporting the NFL team logo. Does the NFL have a problem with that, or do they not mind when their trademarks, logos and uniforms are used for political purposes by players, coaches and employees?

"Of course we regulate the use of NFL marks and logos," NFL spokesperson Greg Aiello told AfterElton.com. When asked if it falls within NFL guidelines for Tony Dungy to appear in uniform in promotional materials for the Indiana Family Institute, Aiello replied, "Yes, in this context, a dinner in his honor." He also emphasized, "I believe I have made it clear that we have no issue with this dinner."

The rest of the whole brilliant, scintillating, pissed-off thing is at AfterElton.com.

Comments

[KT]

I'm pretty sure my editor tricked me into it by getting me mad at the homophobia of professional football. He plays me like a fucking violin.

Mmm. I so need to talk with your editor! This is brilliant, though I doubt I could have gotten it to work on the Dinah Shore thing. However ... [VBG]

[Travis]

Great article!!

Travis