"They're upset that he's gay," the father says. "People are upset it might cause division in the locker room, people are scared he might be looking at them in the shower, and they're getting really paranoid about it."

This stumps the child.

"Dad, why do homophonic men think gay guys want them all the time?" he asks.

The conversation ends pretty quickly as the child points out another, more direct, observation.

In an interview with the New York Daily News, Potts said he was inspired to write the script after seeing the now famous video of Sam kissing his boyfriend Vito Cammisano.

"People are focusing on Michael Sam not being good for the NFL. But they constantly forget there are a lot of guys who are (actually) bad for the NFL," Potts said.

"But beating your wife or hitting your kid is not frowned upon as much for some reason."

Potts told the Daily News that his impression of Sam is that of a gentleman.

"I watched him on the phone when he gets drafted saying, 'Yes sir.' He's very nice and he's not engaging with the trolls on Twitter," he said. "I'm not sure why the Michael Sam situation looks bad (for the NFL)."

Ginnie Graham 918-581-8376 ginnie.graham@tulsaworld.com

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