Former NFL player Torrey Smith calls out “straight meat watchers” in the locker room
Straight meat watchers https://t.co/zXXY45BwIMThere are a few parts of Smith’s remark to unpack. It’s true that unfounded concerns about gay athletes sneaking peeks at their teammates have long been used as a homophobic trope in sports.
ESPN lended credence to the asinine fear 10 years ago, when a reporter used her locker room access to ask players about Michael Sam’s showering habits. (Los Angeles Rams Pro Bowler Chris Long had the perfect response, telling ESPN that everyone but them was “over it.”)As gay players themselves will tell you, the locker room is not a stimulating setting.
It is a work place. Plain and simple. Straight people who are worried about gay people peeping on them should get over themselves.
But Smith… isn’t talking about gay people. He specifically calls out “straight” meat watchers. Now we’re talking! We know straight dudes are weird about the male body, hence why some of them are concerned with gay people standing near them while they apply deodorant after a workout.
