Double standard... all the way. WOAH it's a double standard all the way across the media!

[helderheid]

WOAH, woah, WOOOOOAAHHH hohoho!!!! WOO! It almost looks like a TRIPLE standard!

Prop. 8, outing Judge Walker, and the media double standard
August 09, 2010 3:51 pm ET by Karl Frisch

Since Proposition 8 was ruled unconstitutional in a U.S. District Court last week a great deal of the media discussion surrounding the ruling has centered on the purported sexual orientation of Vaughn Walker -- the judge who ruled in the case.

As Media Matters has noted:

Ridiculous attack: Prop 8 judge should have recused himself because he is gay
Wash Times: "Nero, like Judge Vaughn, wanted the community to embrace his unnatural way of life"
Fox's Trotta suggests Prop. 8 judge had "vested interest" in case because of his sexual orientation
Family Research Council's Tony Perkins attacks Prop. 8 judge for being "openly homosexual"
Heilemann: Judge Walker being gay "has become a big thing on Fox News"
It should be noted that judicial ethics experts have said that the attacks on the verdict using Walker’s presumed sexual orientation are without merit.

Now, not all of the cable news chatter has agreed that Walker should have recused himself because he is purportedly gay and in a same-sex relationship but the discussion in general points to a major media double standard.

Radio host Michelangelo Signorile notes that, despite all of the media attention, no one has actually confirmed that Walker is gay. He then goes on to lambast the media for its glaring double standard when it comes to reporting on the sexual orientation of public figures.

More....

http://mediamatters.org/blog/201008090038

[ruggerson]

1. Glad someone is finally discussing this

n/t

[helderheid]

2. It's about damn time.

[napi21]

3. This issue can't have anyone who doesn't have a side.

If this judge had a vested interest, so would a straight judge. The best you can hope for is a judge who relies strictly on the law, and that's what Ielieve this judge did. He stated all his reasons and how it tied to the constitution. You can't askfor more than that.

[helderheid]

4. His argument was absolutely brilliant.