“I’m not sure I’ve seen so much coded, loaded language since ‘American Pie,’ but it somehow goes completely unexamined and unanswered. It’s presented as merely ‘honest’ to suggest that not only are gay men not legitimately part of a ‘man’s-man game,’ but that men who would tolerate and be comfortable being around gay men (that they know of) are also not legitimately part of it. ‘Man’s-man game’ is used here to define not only gay men as not so manly, but also the entire Missouri football team that, while individuals undoubtedly had their own reactions, apparently didn’t give a collective hoot that Sam was gay.”
Defining Masculinity Down: The ‘Man’s-Man Game’

Michael Sam’s announcement that he’s gay has started a sometimes strange discussion about manhood.

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