Posted by Schroedingers Cat at adsl-141-155-147-161.nyc.adsl.bellatlantic.net on July 31, 2001 at 21:56:10:
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
This is absolutely ridiculous ! I am sure the 'Matthew Shepherd Foundation' is a totally worthy cause but this whole thing reeks of extortion to me.
And since when are 'teens' the target audience for an 'R' rated movie ? Sure, they're probably gonna see it, but they are not the TARGET audience.
They are just doing this to gain publicity and make some money. Tell them to go fuck themselves. If you are going to be branded a homophobe anyway, then don't give them the money.
Jim