Posted by Ali164 at acad71b5.ipt.aol.com on August 01, 2001 at 23:42:35:
In Reply to: Some bad, bad news concerning me and GLAAD posted by Kevin on July 31, 2001 at 17:52:15:
In my opinion. I will fight until I lose the inability to communicate on behalf of gays and lesbians, and GLAAD is not the organization that should be representing them. They go after people like Kevin for language; they went after Eminem for language. They go after the entertainment industry relentlessly. These people are not the problem. Instead of going after those who are truly dangerous to their cause such as Rush Limbaugh or Dr. Laura, two people who truly represent a lot of the right and the leaders of the religious right themselves (the so-called Attorney General of the United States). The (once again "so-called") Supreme Court of this country and organizations such as the Boy Scouts of America and the Salvation Army who are biased based on sexual orientation. Even if they are going after these groups no one knows about it. They only make national ruckus over minor things like this. Basic Public Relations dictates that an organization should do otherwise.
In life you have to pick your battles and their inability to do so only says to me that they are an inadequate, ineffectual, amateur organization who only want to fight petty things they *might* be able to win instead of trying to effectively create change, meaning they would have to fight harder battles. Therefore, to me, they are of no worry. Jay and Silent Bob Strikes Back will do well in the theaters. The word of mouth in the DC area alone (especially through DC101) is great.
Support forever.
~Alicia