Posted by SaveFarris at 1cust59.tnt7.baton-rouge.la.da.uu.net on August 01, 2001 at 23:01:58:
In Reply to: Some bad, bad news concerning me and GLAAD posted by Kevin on July 31, 2001 at 17:52:15:
: Anyway, I told Scott all of this during the course of our conversation, and asked what we could do to allay his (and GLAAD's) fears. He said he'd be asking Miramax to make a substantial donation to the Matthew Shepherd Foundation (Matthew Shepherd is the Wyoming student who was beaten to death for being gay in one of the worst hate crimes in recent memory; the Foundation's aim is to educate the public on the dangers of homophobia). I said I'd be happy to make a donation as well, as it's a great cause, and one I believe in strongly. He asked how much I'd like to donate. I queried how much he intended to seek from Miramax. He said two hundred grand. I admitted I don't have pockets as deep as Miramax. He suggested I donate ten grand, and I said "Done."
Just goes to show you GLAAD is like every other special interest group. They only care about 2 things:
Cash Money
Keeping their "Pet" issue alive
Your only sin was not giving MORE to the Matt Shepard foundation.
One good thing though: donation-mongers like these guys only go after the big fish. Seems like these guys think you're about to make some serious jack.
And a PS. It's not just GLAAD that fits this stereotype. The NAACP, NOW, and even our good buddies at the Catholic League are all the same.