tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18889339.post4882369734838880636..comments2012-02-10T11:27:36.031-06:00Jonathan Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020456485358696315noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18889339.post-83475289163998096052010-12-09T15:19:29.009-06:002010-12-09T15:19:29.009-06:00Keep posting stuff like this i really like itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18889339.post-37904144854387655332010-11-23T00:54:07.861-06:002010-11-23T00:54:07.861-06:00Couldnt agree more with that, very attractive articleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18889339.post-21996933198081127432008-11-24T16:01:00.000-06:002008-11-24T16:01:00.000-06:00What's really heartbreaking is that story about the Klansman who was working at the Martin Luther King Center and he was really awesome at his job but he was like totally FIRED anyway. I mean was that fair? Or what about that neo-Nazi who was running the Holocaust Museum? I heard he was run out of town on a rail, which like really gives me pause and makes me just shed a tear for the Jewish people and oh, everybody! I mean, don't they realize what they've DONE? They have like crossed a line, and who knows where it all could lead. And now this homophobe who runs a musical theatre! Don't talk to me about all the queers who have lost their jobs or suffered discrimination over their sexuality - THIS IS A STRAIGHT MAN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE! A STRAIGHT WHITE MAN, FOR GOD'S SAKE! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE????Thomas Garveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02492010718011287860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18889339.post-85432598623113167202008-11-21T12:53:00.000-06:002008-11-21T12:53:00.000-06:00Leonard, i don't see what my race has to do with my knowledge of the history of civil rights movements.<BR/><BR/>Likewise, i'm straight, but i've raised money for HRC and done a lot of advocacy and support for the gay community. You want me to take that back?<BR/><BR/>If i'm only allowed to care about my narrow ethnic heritage i'd be fighting for the rights of blue eyed blonde haired protestants.Rex Winsomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04838599516482103220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18889339.post-72450278160844210082008-11-21T05:43:00.000-06:002008-11-21T05:43:00.000-06:00Me white? Oh, you're thinking of that other Artsy Schmartsy. I'm a small Latino girl. <BR/><BR/>I think all these comments are really well conceived, by the by. You know, I felt a little dirty writing what I did, but it has been on my mind for some reason. Keep them coming.Jonathan Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020456485358696315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18889339.post-73665185040821268422008-11-21T00:33:00.000-06:002008-11-21T00:33:00.000-06:00You're white?Leonard Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14736316792887920991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18889339.post-64846800452165927322008-11-20T13:53:00.000-06:002008-11-20T13:53:00.000-06:00I've always said that social change requires a mix of action. MLK couldn't have done anything if the white establishment wasn't terrified of the panthers and the riots. <BR/><BR/>The right wing has been playing hardball for decades, and they're winning because of it. If we respond with kid gloves, they'll continue to run the national conversation and define the adgenda.Rex Winsomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04838599516482103220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18889339.post-66064844392955285162008-11-20T12:52:00.000-06:002008-11-20T12:52:00.000-06:00While I understand and am concerend over the conservative firestorm that this asshole's (sorry, couldn't think of a better word for him) forced resignation has opened on "the rest of us," I just don't think I would be able to tolerate his continued employment in that role.<BR/>Prop 8 is beyond even a civil rights issue; it's a humanitarian issue. To say "no" to another person's ability to enjoy the same rights as do you is not just to classify that individual as a second-class citizen, in a civil sense. It is a denial of that person's ability to express his or her love for another person in an accepted and recognized fashion. It is, in short, to deem them as something less than human -- unable to feel the same love that "normal people" do.<BR/>If I were gay, I'd stop paying taxes immediately and drive 90 mph absolutely everywhere. There are apparently separate sets of laws depending on who and how you choose to love.<BR/>And I'm done. (deep breath...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18889339.post-26606417564622911782008-11-19T19:37:00.000-06:002008-11-19T19:37:00.000-06:00Meghan,<BR/><BR/>The guy didn't have any problem associating with gay people. In fact, his sister is a lesbian. I understand why everyone is universally up in arms about what this dude did. In fact, I kind of hate myself for having even an ounce of defense for this Mormon shmo. But, is there a better way to have addressed this? It seems like a more reasoned, well thought response might have been a "slow down" boycott. If audiences felt a certain hatred towards this guy's actions, I would have loved to have seen how he dealt with incremental sanctioning. Maybe I'm just a sadist, but I think having this guy stew in his mess with an organized, non-screamy approach would have been more effective than a bullet in the head. The corrollary effect of all this is that the right wing conservative nut bags are angry. Real angry. And we've seen all too well what they are capable of when dealt with in a reactive manner, rather than a proactive one.Jonathan Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020456485358696315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18889339.post-71993098499588987922008-11-19T19:09:00.000-06:002008-11-19T19:09:00.000-06:00I strongly disagree with the argument that the boycotting of this man being a form of "reverse discrimination." Prop 8 is a civil rights issue. If we were looking at this in retrospect, and this was the '60s, this guy ran a black nightclub and then supported George Wallace, from a historical perspective I think everyone would be universally up in arms about his actions.<BR/><BR/>I respect your point about taking money from right-wing, and unethical DONORS when you were an arts administrator, but this guy WAS the arts administrator. It's a different scenario. I also think it would've been a different situation had he VOTED for Prop 8 or donated even a small sum. But $1,000...I'm sorry but you're just asking for trouble. <BR/><BR/>Plus, didn't his Mormon religion cause conflicts in even associating with gays in the first place?meghan...or is it?http://www.blogger.com/profile/00675515702827992091noreply@blogger.com