Things I'm Annoyed At Being Made To Pay Attention To Lately

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1. Tracy Morgan Didn't have a clue who he was two days ago and didn't feel I was missing a thing. (I live in a cave where broadcast television does not penetrate.) But after my FB feed started bubbling with outrage, I began checking to see what kind of non-apology apology would be forthcoming.
2. That article in the Grid As someone summed it up in ontd_political: "White cis men discover that they don't have to give a fuck, news at eleven." Whatever it takes to sell ad space, right brunorepublic?
3. Weiner's wiener Some kid was ranting about this into his cellphone on the shuttle this morning. Day Two of this scandal and I was already thinking, "I'm so glad we don't have anything important to worry about, like civil wars in the Arab World, killer bacteria, or an economy still in free fall."

Comments

[lhn.livejournal.com]

How the hell out of touch with media does one have to be not have encountered either the Trevor Project or the "It Gets Better..." campaign to think this acceptable in conversation much less on a stage?

He had encountered the "It Gets Better" campaign: he specifically mocked it.

[mollyc-q.livejournal.com]

Thank you, for taking the time to respond to my post, and provide the link. This doesn't have the circulation it ought to, I haven't seen it in any of the coverage - Jarrett Barrios doesn't mention it in his Op-Ed on cnn
http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/06/11/barrios.morgan.glaad/index.html.

This makes it clear this wasn't a one off its a deep, abiding pattern. I am joining the spontaneous boycott of 30 Rock, and NBC now that I think about it, clearly how could they not know? I haven't seen an internet petition, I suspect that is only a matter of time.

[lhn.livejournal.com]

For whatever it's worth, he's apologized in a statement to GLAAD.

[mollyc-q.livejournal.com]

If he takes GLAAD up on their offer to actually face the reality of the violence and parental abuse connected with homophobia, I might relent - not so much as a re-run until this is substantially better.

[lhn.livejournal.com]

Again, for whatever it's worth (I don't have any particular brief for Morgan), he made a pretty comprehensively contrite statement, and "he's also extended an offer to attend any gay marriage rallies in New York this week, and next week he’ll travel back to Tennessee (where this all blew up in the first place) to attend a GLAAD-sponsored press conference protesting the passage of the “Don’t Say Gay” bill that outlaws the discussion of homosexuality before the ninth grade in public schools. He’ll also tape a PSA soon and, according to E!, this week Morgan has agreed to meet with gay teenagers who have been bullied, as well as family members of those who have been killed as a result of anti-gay violence."

[mollyc-q.livejournal.com]

Your assessment of pretty comprehensively contrite...is I think sound. Fine, I'll watch re-runs.... Some good coming out of this would be nice,