So, let's see if I can understand your point... If I point out a contradiction in your approach, then I'm self-hating?
If I "complain" about something bisexual-related, then I'm being contradictory? Interesting. Ridiculous...but interesting. If you're going to make posts, then you need to learn how to take criticism. If not, then you'll continue to generate tirades and people will stop participating at all when they find that dissenting opinions are not welcomed. --- sheeri kritzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Firstly, I was forwarding a press release. > Secondly, if you don't > respect yourself enough that you're willing to have > vitriol spewed > about you, that's not my problem. > > Thirdly, it's important to keep things in context. > Because Match.com > removed the offensive article, the Bisexual Resource > Center felt it > was important for people to see how bad the article > was, and why they > felt the need to contact Match.com, etc. > > I find it amusing that people complain when some > ACTUAL BISEXUAL > content appears on the bisexual list. > > -Sheeri > > On 6/15/05, Sheldon Heimlich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > I find it interesting that you're so terribly > offended > > by it that you post it for all of us to see. > > > > "All praise Match.com for ridding the world of > this > > outrageously offensive, vile, abomination, this > > potentially damaging, terribly upsetting, > > stereotypical, error ridden commentary that no one > > should ever see! Oh, and in case you missed it, > click > > here: http://....."; > > > > Huh? > > > > > > > > --- hikerbill40 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Jeez, get over it folks and get on with > life...We > > > all know there are "biphobic" (who the hell > coined > > > that one?) folks out there and morons always > will be > > > with us. > > > > > > The Internet is an open forum for ideas of all > > > stripes, and if "biphobic" folks get to use it > to > > > spread their mindless comments, that's the price > of > > > the free exchange of ideas. > > > > > > Bisexuals should be the very last people to > insist > > > on political correctness. > > > > > > > > > > > > sheeri kritzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I urge you to go to match.com and contact them, > > > requesting that they > > > explicitly include bisexuality, by adding > 'either' > > > and 'all' to the > > > 'looking for' genders, as well as add > trans-friendly > > > categories. > > > > > > Please distribute widely! > > > ----------------- > > > > > > For Immediate Release: > > > June 14th, 2005 > > > > > > Contact: > > > Bisexual Resource Center > > > Sheeri Kritzer > > > 617-424-9595 > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > The Bisexual Resource Center commended MSN and > > > Match.com today on > > > their quick removal of a biphobic article. Nick > > > Burns wrote an > > > article entitled "Why Bi Guys Aren't For Me" > which > > > was published on <a > > > href="http://match.com";>match.com</a>. The > article, > > > as well as some > > > (but not all) of the community responses, can be > > > seen for historical > > > purposes at <a > > > > > > HREF="http://www.biresource.org/109";>http://www.biresource.org/109</a>. > > > > > > Thomas Leavitt, Board Member of the South Bay > > > Bisexual Organizers and > > > Activists, said "it astonishes me that anything > so > > > stereotype-ridden > > > and full of base canards could be published. . . > > > .Can you imagine them > > > publishing an article full of stereotypes and > racist > > > canards entitled, > > > 'Why black guys aren't for me?'" > > > > > > The article was noticed on May 25th. Letters > were > > > sent on May 29th, > > > and MSN sent a response on June 1st saying, "On > > > behalf of everyone at > > > Match.com, we apologize to our readers who found > the > > > viewpoints > > > expressed offensive. It was certainly not our > > > intention to perpetuate > > > stereotypes or negative attitudes, and after > further > > > review, we have > > > decided to remove the article." Indeed, on June > > > 1st, the article had > > > been removed off the website. > > > > > > Many people were hurt and offended by Burns' > > > article. His tagline > > > included that he is an assistant editor at POZ > > > magazine, and when > > > contacted, they responded that "This article was > not > > > published in POZ > > > magazine and has nothing to do with our mission, > > > views, values or > > > interests." The bisexual community is left, > still > > > hurt and offended, > > > wondering why POZ magazine would continue to > employ > > > a biphobic editor. > > > > > > "The next step for Match.com would be to > explicitly > > > include > > > bisexuality, by adding 'either' and 'all' to the > > > 'looking for' > > > genders, because bisexuals may be looking for a > > > partner of a specific > > > gender, or they may not care of the gender of > their > > > partner," said > > > Sheeri Kritzer, of the Bisexual Resource Center. > > > "While the article > > > was not published in POZ magazine, a reprimand > to > > > Burns to not have > > > him use his status at POZ if he's not expressing > the > > > opinions of POZ > > > is in order." > > > > > > The bisexual community appreciates the > commitment to > > > inclusive > > > coverage of the bisexual community that > Match.Com > > > indicated is > > > upcoming, and we look forward to seeing them > fulfill > > > that commitment. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Apply for Commercial Real Estate loans online > and > > > submit your deal to dozens of hungry lenders in > just > > > minutes. 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