“Let me be clear: I’m proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me,” he wrote in a column in Bloomberg Businessweek.Congratulations, Tim! And it’s great to see you acknowledge, along the way, how America has changed and become gay-positive over the last several decades:The world has changed so much since I was a kid. America is moving toward marriage equality, and the public figures who have bravely come out have helped change perceptions and made our culture more tolerant…
Part of social progress is understanding that a person is not defined only by one’s sexuality, race, or gender.Although it’s not so great, Tim, that you still couldn’t stop yourself from playing the Gay Victim card like a drama queen:Being gay has given me…a window into the challenges that people in other minority groups deal with…
…there are laws on the books in a majority of states that allow employers to fire people based solely on their sexual orientation. There are many places where landlords can evict tenants for being gay…I challenge GP’s readers to post in the comments, any examples of U.S. / State “laws on the books” that positively or specifically authorize “employers to fire people based solely on their sexual orientation.”As for the bit about landlords and tenants: It’s also known as freedom of association, Tim. It’s a good thing because *you* get to have it as well; or at least you *should* get to have it (I am aware that the State of California unfortunately denies everyone that freedom).
This is why we're on solid ground when we accuse movement gays of seeking not just "equality" but special privileges. Those of any orientation who have thought deeply about the nature of freedom get that.
It appears that the Chinese have more freedom to joke about this over there than we do over here.
ReplyDeleteCrude puns and derogatory remarks relating Cook's orientation to Apple products often seemed to drown out praise for his courage and support for his company's wares. One particular joke, repeated so often in the hours immediately following the release of Cook's article that the state-run Guangming Daily reported it as a typical netizen reaction, played on the Chinese term "bent man," slang for gay man. "No wonder the iPhone 6 bends so easily!" wrote user after user. (Tales of the ultra-slim iPhone 6 bending under light pressure have circulated both in the United States and abroad since the iPhone's release in September.)
Read more at http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/10/30/iPhone_Tim_Cook_China_gay
Is there really any "over there" in this webbed world any more?
ReplyDeleten many ways, no, although the Chinese take their sovereignty and world-stage stature quite seriously.
ReplyDeleteGood luck on all that, China, this world has never weaved a Web such as this.
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