I know it's always depressing to read too much on Twitter when any big event happens, since the site has a fair number of racists, sexists, homophobes and all-around idiots. But I assumed Michael Sam getting an ESPY for coming out as an openly gay NFL draftee would be different. Wrong.

Below is just a sampling of some of the less-than-glowing praise for Sam getting the award. I realize many of these people have almost no followers but I did want to publicly shame them nonetheless.

Michael Sam is no hero,he's just a fag. — whitegirls R so ugly (@HipHopIsDeaddd) July 17, 2014

It's sickening that Michael Sam has his own segment because he is gay. The espys are for sports not for faggots — Beau Burleson (@BurlesonBeau) July 17, 2014

I wish ESPN and the ESPYS didn't reward Michael Sam for being gay... It has nothing to do with sports, and it's disgusting to watch it. — Matt Uselman™ (@mattuselman) July 17, 2014

#MichaelSam is a FAG! A fag disgrace to America! Normal men should quit football in protest! I couldn't be around him in the locker room! — Rev. Dennis Miller (@RevDennisMiller) July 17, 2014

@tfraser713 @dedmomd34 being gay in professional sports takes no courage these days,that's true for the yrs ago but now it's a fad, it's in — spoiledkidblaine (@blaine_jenkins) July 17, 2014

They wanna clown Tebow for having Bible verses on his face but PRAISE Michael Sam for being a fag. The Devil is smiling too hard right now. — Vonshelly A ♏ (@JUICYtweets_) July 17, 2014

I am so tired of being told how amazing these gay sports players, enough already. — Garrett Coates (@coates1) July 17, 2014

This has nothing to do with sports. That's about a gay dude. Put it on lifetime — Uday (@IamLegend804) July 17, 2014

I don't have a problem with gay people, but that nigga shouldn't have got an award for it in sports. — Master Rufie (@Shleepin) July 17, 2014

Gay ppl in professional sports are praised as if they have some type of disability — Steven_The_Realest (@Wilding4Respect) July 17, 2014

The whole #USMNT deserved the ESPY for courage. They did something that actually matters in sports. No one cares that Sam is gay. — RKO (@Racalto_SK) July 17, 2014

It pisses me off how gay people are praised in today's sports society...and just about anywhere else. — Brent Komlofske (@Komlofskee) July 17, 2014

It's crazy that being gay earns you a sports award nowadays.... — Benjamin Doyle (@benwdoyle) July 17, 2014

"Man being gay isn't hard. I would totally be gay if I could play pro sports and win awards for it." -every straight guy watching the Espys — Taylor Ryan Haby (@snow2go) July 17, 2014

@NickNolen14 I turn on SportsCenter to watch sports not them talk about some gay dude — Jacob Timmons (@jtimmons308) July 17, 2014

I will end on 2 final notes of sanity from these tweeters to get the

bad taste out of my mouth:

twitter gets so depressing whenever a gay athlete does something awesome, like how can sports fans know nothing of brotherhood — new sword pokemon (@MCulinpon) July 17, 2014