Originally Posted by RealSNR:
A man walks into a bar and sits down next to another guy at the counter. They get to talking, and the guy previously at the bar reveals that he teaches logic at the local university.
"Logic? What the hell is that?"
The logic professor replies, "Well, here's an example. Do you own a swimming pool?"
"Uhh... yeah?"
"Well, from that information, would it be correct for me to assume you're a heterosexual male?"
The guy is stunned. "Yes, that's exactly right! How did you get that from me owning a swimming pool?"
"I made a series of likely assumptions. If you have a swimming pool, it's probably because you wanted it for your kids. If you've got kids, more than likely you had them with a wife, which would make you a heterosexual male."
"Wow. I never thought of it like that. Interesting." The logic professor finishes his drink and departs. Another dude sits down in his place. The first guy starts up a conversation with him. "I had an interesting conversation a little while ago with a professor of logic."
"Logic? What the hell is that?"
The first guy responds. "Let me give you an example. Do you own a swimming pool?"
"Uhh... no?"
"Well, then get the fuck away from me, bundle of sticks!!!!!'
What's kind of interesting is how culture plays a role in all of this. I don't know the exact number, but let's just say for now that 2% of the general American population is gay. Does that mean 2% of the NFL is gay, but just in the closet? Likely not, because in America, a physical, rough, violent game like football doesn't appeal to a group of people that tend to be more feminine.
Now, what percentage of the WNBA do you think is lesbian? A lot more than 2%, that's for damn sure.
However, if there were an NFL in Japan, the numbers for gay people would be probably a lot closer to the WNBA gay percentage. In Japan, the stereotype for a gay man isn't the flamboyant feminine type of person, but the obsessively physically fit hulk. It's one thing to maintain physical fitness and be a professional athlete in Japan, but typically if somebody just goes to the gym a lot and body builds without a career or vocational goal in mind, people kind of smirk to themselves just like we would do if we encountered a dude into interior decorating as a hobby over here in the states. And as a result, their athletic leagues probably have a lot more gay men as a percentage than ours do over here. [Reply]