Piazza, intentionally or not, allowed people to “accuse” him of being gay without pointing out that the act of making such “accusations” is in itself a form of gay-bashing.

(The problem: by playing in a baseball league that prides itself strongly on impressing its fans with the dire importance of the virtue of “fair play,” each player takes on a kind of moral responsibility to speak out against unfairness whenever confronted with it. And discriminating against people because of their innate sexual orientation is without doubt a violation of any and all notions of “fair play.” [Almost nobody on here likes it, but Lukas, however he appraises Piazza's performance on the field, is correct about the "responsibility" thing].)

(No, wait–actually I’m not a “hypochondriac,” I’m a “hypodermic needle.”

[Oh, no--wait--I'm not a "hypodermic needle," I'm a "hypo-allergenic dish detergent."

...])

(Danny–Hope you find this ammusing, too. Glad you’re a fan of my posts–anything remembered is a hit!)

toomanyuniforms: whose “clothes, musical tastes, politics, breakfast, and other things he chooses solely to be stylish” are you talking about? It seems you’re talking about me, but I guess it must be Lukas because you don’t know anything about me with regard to some of those things.

Danny1986: a person doesn’t have to be gay to stand up for gay rights, & that’s what the previous poster implied. Sorry you missed that–I guess you must’ve been reading the post too quickly. (And Seinfeld truly was a great show, but it hasn’t aged all that well.)