NEW YORK, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- Celebrity chef Paula Deen compared herself to gay NFL hopeful Michael Sam while she was discussing the trials and tribulations she has endured since she admitted to using the racial slur most commonly directed toward African-Americans.
“I feel like ‘embattled’ or ‘disgraced’ will always follow my name. It’s like that black football player who recently came out,” Deen told People. “He said, ‘I just want to be known as a football player. I don’t want to be known as a gay football player.’ I know exactly what he’s saying.”