Keepin' it on the DOWNLOW....

Back in the day when R. Kelly was singing "keep it on the down low" he was referring to being with someone else's girl....however now a days the term has taken on a completely different meaning.

Atlanta has become the capital of the "down low brotha" .

Now what's difficult about the down low brotha is that to the naked eye he is straight. He walks, talks, acts and dresses like a straight man....and most importantly he does not say that he is gay.
Some down low brothas have girlfriends, wives and children. There have been tons of recent books that have described, in detail the lifestyles of these "down low brothas".... ideas of not using condoms because the act of putting one on means they are having sex and some don't want to look at it as having sex with a male....their denial in their sexuality has made african american women the highest percentage of new cases of HIV in America.

Now what does this have to do with sports one may ask? Well if you must ask you know very little. Playing a sport especially football is probably one of the most masculine things a man can do. With that...comes egos. Ask any man in the league right now if they are gay; the answer is "hell naw" almost in a defensive way....PROTECTING THEIR EGOS....most I would say are speaking the truth. However, thats not the case with others. Some of the greatest players in the league today are "down low". Will they ever come out ...probably not, but whose to blame them...If an athlete is gay he could possibly lose his career and lose his endorsement deals. The world is ready for a lot of things but a gay Kobe Bryant or Terrell Owens NEVER. (Not saying either one of these men are just using an example of players with big names). We as a society would rather see these athletes rape women, drunk drive and kill dogs then be gay. What does that say about us? Weird huh....but I guess they still keep their masculinity with any of the other horrible things?

So who do we blame for these down low brothas that silently creep through EVERY team in pro sports? NO ONE BUT OURSELVES

But one thing is for sure ladies....Next time your in the A or just find a sexy ass ball player, if you have any question about it his sexuality .....i would run the other way because you don't want two kids by a man who LOVES your brother...

LOVE,
B BABY