Posted by jkm822 at michigan.mgmt.rpi.edu on June 03, 2003 at 13:50:57:
In Reply to: Are you homophobic? posted by Queen of Urban Legend on June 03, 2003 at 13:46:58:
: : : ..the question is "Who cares?" Is it THAT dry of a news day?
: Because it sounds like you are...I imagine that Mr. Chamberlain found it to be a relief to be able to discuss his sexuality in an interview after so many years of keeping it a secret. I'm not saying that it should be front page news either, but your post stood out when you used the phrase "these people"...it sounds derogatory when you refer to any group as "these people".
: I'm sure that's not what you intended, of course, but that's how it came across to me.
I thought it sounded more like pickleweasel just didn't give a shit about Richard Chamberlain's sexual preference. A homophobic would have been a bit more like, "That fucking faggot! He shouldn't have come out, 'cause now he's going to get his pansy ass beaten into the ground, yo!" Or something similar.
I think it was more a comment of... why is this news? Half of the entertainment industry has come out. I'm happy for them, and all; I'm sure it's nice to be able to admit to your sexual preference, especially after having kept it hidden for so many years (though the question arises - since so many of the entertainment community ARE out, why the hell did he wait so long? It's not like his career is so major that anyone's going to care much one way or the other; his last big thing was Thorn Birds, wasn't it? And that came out when I was a little kid, as I recall!). But it's not news.