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Post by murly on Apr 17, 2013 11:28:19 GMT -5
Despite not wanting to give them hits, I also didn't want them to think that people agree with them, so I wrote a comment. I'm glad to see a lot of people calling them out for not supporting a member of their community who has been nothing but a positive representative of the LGBTQ movement.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2013 11:29:09 GMT -5
Wow.. as they sit in their safe cozy little office, with their AMERICAN partner to go home to, and no one to publicly harass them on a daily basis in open social media every time they sneeze, they criticize.
They have not a ** clue. And we wonder why equality is soooo far away.
Get it together boys. Jealousy will get you nowhere.
Adam is the bravest person anyone could know.
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Post by nonchallance on Apr 17, 2013 11:32:09 GMT -5
I think it's just a pr move. They saw how many hits they got from Adam's story, but probably nothing since then. So they decided to ride the wave, stir a little controversy, bring people back to SFGN, and draw some attention to the publication itself. That's my take anyway. Then IMHO this is really idiotic PR move - they should know by now that if they say something positive about Adam the effect would be the same if not better. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2013 11:36:23 GMT -5
IMO - this is one of those times where members of the LGBTQ community need to do the criticizing - I have an opinion, but it is not one that will have even a tiny impact on these two people. I do not "belong" and as such have no right to critique their commentary. (snark) So I hope there will be some backlash from those who matter to the owners of SFGN.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2013 11:38:44 GMT -5
I tweeted Shosanna to ask her opinion, is it better to comment on an article one disagrees with or will that just give the paper more hits? I don't know if she will answer.
Does anyone else have an opinion?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2013 11:46:07 GMT -5
My opinion for wtw
From the Latin phrase - "Qui tacet consentit" (silence implies consent)
As allies we should be heard!
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Post by murly on Apr 17, 2013 11:53:41 GMT -5
My opinion:
When someone needs to be set straight, you set them straight. (No pun intended.)
There are times when ignoring something makes sense--no one is ever going to get through to the Westboro Baptist idiots, for instance, so it's best to not let them know that they've even been seen--but in a case where an otherwise more-or-less intelligent person has said something wrongheaded, I think it's important to respond with articulate, sensible, and forceful arguments. I'm proud of the Adam fan community. Seems to me that the writer of that article would be hard-pressed to argue with most of the comments.
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Post by 8toinfinity on Apr 17, 2013 11:54:38 GMT -5
IMO - this is one of those times where members of the LGBTQ community need to do the criticizing - I have an opinion, but it is not one that will have even a tiny impact on these two people. I do not "belong" and as such have no right to critique their commentary. (snark) So I hope there will be some backlash from those who matter to the owners of SFGN. Just catching up on the thread and read the article ( Thank you Gelly for allowing us to read it without giving them hits-what they are so obviously looking for). FWIW, I agree with mehitabel. I would love to see us so called groupies ignore their site. But I would also love to know if any of the regular readers are defending Adam. It would do a lot to take away the sting of the article to see the Florida community come to his rescue. >:( |
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Post by wal on Apr 17, 2013 12:08:30 GMT -5
Adam Lambert fans, please do not mistake the view of our publisher with the view of SFGN as a whole.
Our associate publisher @jeparsley, who interviewed Adam Lambert, is writing a rebuttal editorial at this very moment. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2013 12:10:02 GMT -5
OMG..I hope this post comes out just like I bolded it...get a load of those dimensions... ![]() ![]() This is one time I could kiss Proboards for messing up..lol |
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