Isn't that taking a swipe at his masculinity? Isn't that a bit prejudice also?, as in every male must be an alpha male, rock hard and not soft in any way?
Personally i think it's just banter and 'a bit of a laugh'. Very few will be offended by it, if at all. The ones who speak out and say it's an abomination, i suspect have issues, they certainly don't do it because 'they love the gays'. I suspect people are doing it for their own personal gain...
He's merely brought up the subject and gave his opinion. Vouching for a bloke he knows pretty well, gus should know him better than most, know the Uruguayan people and their culture. I hate this sought of vindictiveness culture that seems to be enshrined in England now, where if someone says...
Either accept gus for who he is, or destroy the man and also the best manager we ever had with these ridiculous witch hunts that happen every time some one says something a bit controversial.
I had the choice of whether somebody went to prison or not and I lost the guy work. I felt a royal prick. So I made the police let him go...still feel guilty now and that was 8 yrs ago on bali.