Report: Chris Kluwe mocked Penn State child sex-abuse victims

Former Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe has been an outspoken gay rights activist for quite some time and he is currently embroiled in a very public fight with his former employers. However, reports indicate that same man may be guilty of a case of hypocrisy.

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While Kluwe was busy calling out other Viking coaches and employees for alleged gay slurs uttered in the workplace, he was busy mocking the victims of the Jerry Sandusky child sex-abuse case.

The Vikings released a summary of a full report on Kluwe’s allegations of intolerance in the workplace and it included some disturbing information about the man making the allegations, via Mike Freeman of Bleacher Report:

"“Kluwe also made fun of the Vikings’ then Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Tom Kanavy, an alumnus of—and former coach at—Penn State University, concerning the Jerry Sandusky/Penn State situation. In his interview, Kanavy explained that Kluwe cut the seat out of his pants and then put them on to imitate a victim of the Penn State child-abuse scandal. According to Kanavy, Kluwe said that he was a ‘Penn State victim’ and to ‘stay away’ from him while his buttocks were exposed.”"

It remains to be seen if these reports will affect the potential lawsuit Kluwe is planning on filing against the Vikings. According to CBSSports.com, Kluwe plans on filing a $10 million suit against his former employers as early as this coming Monday.

He has been very vocal on social media in regards to the Vikings, and Kluwe admitted to the Penn State/Sandusky situation on Twitter:

Nothing better than that old claim, right? I mean, who hasn’t played “but mom, everyone else is doing it” card before?

One can’t have it both ways, advocating for tolerance and then being part of the problem at the same time. This just shows that holding anyone up as a perfect “hero” is never a good idea. People are flawed, and Kluwe is clearly just that.

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