Members SnCCorinthos4ever Posted August 28, 2008 Members Share Posted August 28, 2008 One thing that I did like though was getting ready for work on Monday morning and seeing that the Weekend Today Show gave Matthew their Olympic Highlight of the day. http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,2...?referrer=email http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/24/mitcham-olympics/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members juniorz1 Posted August 28, 2008 Members Share Posted August 28, 2008 This is what makes gays look bad IMO. (and yes, I am a gay male myself, not that it should matter) Making mountains out of molehills. The Olympics are not about the athletes' sexuality or personal lives. So what if they didn't mention he had a partner? Unless he or his partner are offended by it, there's no reason to make such a fuss about it. It's not as though they called him a faggot or joked about his sexuality. NEWS FLASH: not every gay & lesbian person wishes to broadcast their personal lives and we don't all allow our sexuality to take over and encompass our entire lives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Contessa Donatella Posted August 28, 2008 Members Share Posted August 28, 2008 That is totally fantastic!! At one point NBC was a stalwart against mentioning the G word. I will take progress in whatever form it comes! (Oh, and I'm a gay female, not that it should matter.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Southofnowhere Posted August 28, 2008 Members Share Posted August 28, 2008 Since they make such a big deal about the partners of the straight athlestes they should have done the same with the gay ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members juniorz1 Posted August 28, 2008 Members Share Posted August 28, 2008 Why? How big of a deal was being made? I'm all for equal rights, but I'm not for bitching and moaning about every questionable action of every non-gay human being on earth. There are more important issues concerning gays than the lack of mention of an Olympian's partner on NBC. IMO, it's a case of picking your battles and I don't think this particular battle was worth fighting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members All My Shadows Posted August 30, 2008 Members Share Posted August 30, 2008 I <3 juniorz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members juniorz1 Posted August 30, 2008 Members Share Posted August 30, 2008 Aww, I you too AMS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Contessa Donatella Posted August 30, 2008 Members Share Posted August 30, 2008 Maybe reading this op-ed that accompanied one of the articles might make it more clear why groups in Oz objected, Bias in Sports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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