tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post2673462658239127916..comments2024-03-28T07:25:19.546-07:00Comments on Dorothy Surrenders: Out, out damn starDorothy Snarkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10143059192565751994noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post-75660567032485454792007-04-09T12:10:00.000-07:002007-04-09T12:10:00.000-07:00The difference between your "water cooler" blog an...The difference between your "water cooler" blog and the Out article on the Glass Closet is that Michael Musto is a reporter. Foster and Cooper's orientation is not rumor nor speculation. He, and other reporters, have known about the sexual orientation of these two for years. (And yes, I know some of those reporters, and I live in NYC where Cooper is out and about at gay bars occasionally.) And saying that it's so awful for a reporter to report that someone is gay, is to say that being gay is shameful. It's certainly not shameful, and I, for one, reject the notion that saying they're gay (which is beyond denial in the cases of these two) is reprehesible. Anyone so upset by this should take a good look at the celebrity mags they read. Does gossiping about Britney (who clearly isn't "out" about having lost her mind) any different?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post-73647074225353012702007-04-05T10:11:00.000-07:002007-04-05T10:11:00.000-07:00I'd laugh my ass off if either Anderson or Jodie s...I'd laugh my ass off if either Anderson or Jodie sued Out and won.<BR/><BR/>Out is nothing more then the Gay Enquirer.Bainsheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07750927867171229095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post-15418493438461077932007-04-05T09:23:00.000-07:002007-04-05T09:23:00.000-07:00Well said, Ms. Snarker. OUT is certainly walking ...Well said, Ms. Snarker. OUT is certainly walking a tightrope on this one. There really won't be that many people who are 'shocked, shocked I say' surpised about this(IMDB Boards aside). Also, thank you for pointing out, lesbians have a long way to go to achieve equality with the gay men in terms of power. IMHO, Jodie should be higher than #43!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post-4391611904789658362007-04-04T21:40:00.000-07:002007-04-04T21:40:00.000-07:00Foster and Anderson do benefit from heterosexual p...Foster and Anderson do benefit from heterosexual privilege in that they actively conceal their homosexuality. They benefit -- have it both ways -- at the expense of so many others who can't pass. Kind of like Democrats who say they support gay rights but actually vote against them (e.g., espouse civil unions, not marriage, because they're 'still not there yet'), stars with an open secret bank on being able to pass as straight to the masses and not having to pay the economic and social price of being really out. <BR/><BR/>So, I think they need to be called on this. Their 'neutrality' about their sexuality isn't innocent. They're doing something very active. <BR/><BR/>Also, I think it reinforces the construction of homosexuality as shameful when we don't report on someone's homosexual practices, affectations, etc. I mean, a star's heterosexual practices and so on -- normative or not -- are never concealed in this way. Why is it that someone's heterosexuality (their marriage, children, etc.) is ALWAYS visible and present, and not someone's homosexuality?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post-34043828728556624912007-04-04T19:33:00.000-07:002007-04-04T19:33:00.000-07:00Your snark is sensational and your gossip is glori...Your snark is sensational and your gossip is glorious and your but his was one of the best things you've ever posted. So well said - the media gay or straight mainstream or counterculture seems to have lost any sense of ethical journalism. But you said it better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post-30680487346139516262007-04-04T11:58:00.000-07:002007-04-04T11:58:00.000-07:00OUT clearly cares more about the bottom line than ...OUT clearly cares more about the bottom line than its core constituency. Disappointing. I hope Jodie Foster says absolutely nothing. Now THAT would be fun - in an ironic way of course.Leilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03438591281630293844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post-77274941100757235932007-04-04T09:31:00.000-07:002007-04-04T09:31:00.000-07:00I think "Out" crossed the line. Whether or not som...I think "Out" crossed the line. Whether or not someone fully supports gay rights or not, it does not mean that they are ready to come out. Coming out is a very emotionally and psychologically draining time, a magazine does not have the right to do that. It's one thing to say "I think they're gay and here's why" it's another thing to flat out say "Not ready to come out? Don't worry I'll do it for you"redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14875538915394322958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post-21750311543188050752007-04-04T06:37:00.000-07:002007-04-04T06:37:00.000-07:00"Out" should be ashamed."Out" should be ashamed.Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09184264847544085102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post-73077851818093814142007-04-04T02:34:00.000-07:002007-04-04T02:34:00.000-07:00>>But I draw a distinction between what I do on th...>>But I draw a distinction between what I do on this little blog and what a huge, national magazine does. But what a magazine like “Out” does is public record which also requires public responsibility.<BR/><BR/>Exactely. It's called making a distinction between Journalism (with a capital J) and the speculation/gossip each one of us are allowed to induldge in in our free time.<BR/><BR/>>>>In our effort to hasten society’s acceptance of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people, are we sacrificing those among us who simply aren’t ready, or willing, to have their private lives become public spectacle? <BR/><BR/>Agree, 200%.<BR/><BR/>And I'll go further by saying that with doing this we're setting our rights back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com