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DavidDvorkin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 12:40 PM Original message |
What's up with Raw Story's headline about McKellan? (Uses a homophobic pejorative.) |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
1. Please post a link n/t |
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DavidDvorkin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 01:04 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. The link is the main page: |
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Faygo Kid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 01:48 PM Response to Reply #6 |
16. It's stll there at 2:45 EDT. Disgusting. |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 05:35 PM Response to Reply #6 |
24. Thanks n/t |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
2. worst loading site online |
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DavidDvorkin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 01:05 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. The first two syllables of the word "homosexual" |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
3. Screen grab |
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Drum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 12:58 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Ew. |
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DavidDvorkin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 01:06 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Thanks for posting that |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 01:20 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. BTW, "Homo Galdalf" and "Ian McKellan" both have 11 letters. |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 09:25 PM Response to Reply #11 |
29. So it was a deliberate slur. That really makes me mad. |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
5. unflipping believeable |
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DavidDvorkin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
9. There are lots of outraged comments over there |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 01:24 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Link to comment page |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
10. Geeze Louise! WTF! |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
12. before i looked on the bbc link i thought maybe raw story was quoting |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 01:39 PM Response to Original message |
14. If it was a gay person who wrote the headline, then they would PROBABLY get a pass. HOWEVER... |
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DavidDvorkin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 01:56 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Possibly the headline was written by a gay employee who used the word automatically |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 02:04 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. I think RAW story is trying to appear "edgy." |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 09:27 PM Response to Reply #19 |
31. Doesn't excuse them at all. |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 09:26 PM Response to Reply #17 |
30. I'm gay and I assure you that I never, ever use the term "homo." |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
15. Wait -- I thought that was Dumbledore? Regardless, I don't care what my wizards do with their wands |
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DavidDvorkin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 01:57 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. That was Richard Harris |
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gatorboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 02:05 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. Dumbledore's an imaginary gay person, Ian the actor, who plays Gandalf , is gay. |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 06:25 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. I am aware of the distinction. It was a joke, a pun, a play on words. |
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gatorboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 07:34 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Work on those puns, muggle. |
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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 02:52 PM Response to Original message |
21. As I understand it... |
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DavidDvorkin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
22. The offending article is gone now, along with the comments page |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
23. I got an email back from them apologizing and stating it won't happen again |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 07:42 PM Response to Original message |
27. I don't give rawstory any hits... |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 09:21 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. What happened with atheists? I totally missed that. |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 09:47 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. Austin Cline summarizes pretty well here... |
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