BA x Reda For The World x Vice Media

[mattchew]

Can this be watched online today or only on my television set

Also wondering this...

I am just hoping it is going to show up here at 11? https://sports.vice.com/en_us/topic/reda-for-the-world
If not, where can I stream this shit? I have a viceland login, but I think that is different...

[Iceman]

as classy as can be. congrats brian!

[Gil]

Thank you!!!  Gonna watch this throughout the work day.  So stoked.

[skateskateskate]

wish this wasn't done through shitty vice

[christ0v]

"My name is Brian Anderson, I'm a professional skateboarder and we are here to talk about the fact that I'm gay."

That sounds so cool

[mattchew]

"My name is Brian Anderson, I'm a professional skateboarder and we are here to talk about the fact that I'm gay."

That sounds so cool

For real. Stoked he came out. This rules.

[Makaveli]

This is pretty monumental. If you think back to what Danny Garcia said on Weekend Buzz, the role of the professional skater (in one regard) is to help teens form their identity. For any young gay skater too afraid to be themselves, hopefully BA coming out and the positive reception he's getting can reinforce to these kids that everything's alright. It's okay to be yourself.

[art hellman]

Way to go, BA.?  You're the best.

[Righteous Victim]

[Jim and Dan]

Wow Slap really nailed that one of the decades... BA is untouchable, a legend & all around amazing guy!

Congrats Brian, we all love you!

[GAY]

Amazing watch. I loved hearing other people talk about how they processed it. Biebel's response made me laugh out loud. Congrats to BA.

The part about Bluto made me bust up. I had a similar experience. Something about queer skaters being into bears.

[StabMasterArson]

I fucking love BA, and I can't imagine the weight lifted from his shoulders.

[HungUp]

This is huge for the culture. Legendary. Thank you BA.

[straight]

This is amazing. Skateboard community is lucky to have him. Most stylish dude on and off the board.

[mattchew]

Did this video double as Staba's coming out as Amish too? That fuckin beard...!

[pabloalvarado]

Barley was fucking right: hes the best. 

[paraquat]

Man that must of been rough for him to deal with that.  #stillafan

[DMH]

Absolutely amazing. Huge for skateboarding and for so many young dudes out there. You're the man, BA.

[Mongoloid]

Excellent! Going to DL from YouTube just for the career spanning skate clips alone.

Ofcourse AO is predictable with the whole "the fact that he's gay makes him cooler". How does it make BA cooler? Who he is makes I'm rad, not his sexual preference. That would be like saying that someone who is born with blue eyes is cooler than someone with brown eyes.

[Eric ricks]

Absolutely amazing. Huge for skateboarding and for so many young dudes out there. You're the man, BA.

Yes!

[Shitbag]

Donald Trump called it years ago, he should be a newscaster.

But seriously, this rules on so many levels, good for him and nobody is going to change their opinion of him because he fucking rules and always has ruled and always will rule.

More pussy for Biebel, confirmed.

Also, Jake Phelps with the sucking dick in the real world comment was like huuuuuuuuh?

Not a huge Vice fan or of Reda for that matter but this was well done dare I say epic.

[Cuban_Lynx]

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Way to go, BA.  You're the best.

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[Ronald Wilson Reagan]

This is pretty monumental. If you think back to what Danny Garcia said on Weekend Buzz, the role of the professional skater (in one regard) is to help teens form their identity. For any young gay skater too afraid to be themselves, hopefully BA coming out and the positive reception he's getting can reinforce to these kids that everything's alright. It's okay to be yourself.

Totally.

In the end, his decision to come out or stay in was entirely his, but I'm glad and grateful that he did.  He's put himself out there as a role model for any gay kid or gay skateboarder to be confident in their identity.

Fuck yeah, BA!

[Iceman]

Also, Jake Phelps with the sucking dick in the real world comment was like huuuuuuuuh?

i'm sure he didn't mean anything negative, but that struck like an unintentionally racist joke around people of color.

[CRAILFISH TO REVERT]

Legend.

[Shitbag]

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Also, Jake Phelps with the sucking dick in the real world comment was like huuuuuuuuh?

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i'm sure he didn't mean anything negative, but that struck like an unintentionally racist joke around people of color.

Spot on analogy, I saw what he was going for but, yeah. Not the best choice of words.

[Fongstarr.]

Donald Trump called it years ago, he should be a newscaster.

But seriously, this rules on so many levels, good for him and nobody is going to change their opinion of him because he fucking rules and always has ruled and always will rule.

More pussy for Biebel, confirmed.

Also, Jake Phelps with the sucking dick in the real world comment was like huuuuuuuuh?

Not a huge Vice fan or of Reda for that matter but this was well done dare I say epic.

Those were some odd quotes within the doc but i guess it is still good reinforcement on accepting homosexuality. I thought Beebs was going to say "yeah.....like I am cool with Brian being gay, but you know I like pussy". My homie that I consider a closet homophobe says shit like that just to reinforce the fact that he is hetero.

Just hearing it from the horses mouth just sounded so much better than all the rumors we heard. It's like our good friend came out of the closet or something and yet, I have never met BA in my life.

[Allen.]

Good for him, glad he's totally free now... hope this doesn't mean he's over being pro. ALSO, it's a bummer that I somehow had heard this rumor before I graduated high school. Someone spread that shit.

Also: dunno if Biebel is homophobic or is so much of a goddamned jock that he just adopted that part of the culture too.

[thepman]

Absolute legend, so pleased for him. This is a hugely important moment for skateboarding. Important to stress that there's still a lot of work to be done so that the LGBT community can be embraced and feel comfortable on an industry-wide scale.

[Sexytoes69]

Made my day, really glad for him. Should be SOTY again just for doing this Cuz this is one hell of a hammer!