I very seldom have posted a "me too" post but this calls for one. I might be
slightly more skeptical than Michael about why things were done on the cover of
the Rolling Stone; there are a lot of ways to release news and that was rather a
screaming look at us way. I might be slightly less sure than Michael that there
was a homophobic thoughts being put forward. But Michael says it so well, I am
just going to say, me too.
(the Rev) Vince
michael w yarbrough wrote:
> On Fri, 22 Sep 2000, Louis Lynch wrote:
>
> > THE COUPLE made this a public matter.
>
> I too have my reservations about the highly public way they addressed this
> question. I temper that with knowledge of the rumors swirling everywhere
> until they cleared the air, and the incessant questioning they must have
> had to endure. Sometimes putting the story out there once and for all is
> the only way to make it go away as a public hot-button.
>
> Other celebrities have been similarly public about the way they build
> their families, too (Rosie, Tom & Nicole), though, to be fair, they did
> not do it on a Rolling Stone cover. I still sense a double standard from
> you directly related to Etheridge and Cypher's lesbianism (not to suggest
> that Rosie *isn't* a lesbian ;-) ).
>
> But most importantly, the fact that they went so public may be
> questionable, but it does not reveal any lack of seriousness with regard
> to their children. That is the accusation you are making, and it is still
> unfounded and unfair.
>
> > I was expressing my feelings,
> > opinions and concerns about the kids. I thought I had the right to share an
> > opinion, even if it's not in line with everyone else's opinion. Or, does
> > one have to be a professed homosexual to be able to have a valid opinion?
>
> Of course you have a right to express your opinion, especially if it's not
> in line with anyone else's. That last line is enough to make me roll my
> eyes. No one said you didn't have a *valid* opinion; they (at least I)
> said you have a homophobic one. And I stand by that.
>
> Throw out whatever you want. Just be aware that you'll probably get a
> response, but no one's going to delete your posts from the archives.
> Don't worry, your speech rights are firmly intact.
>
> --Michael
