good article...Glaad has become nothing more than a Fascist group who thinks it is the judge and jury on speech about homosexuals AND is now getting people suspended from their jobs for it....nasty and hateful Intolerant bunch of people
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A few years ago, I couldnt imagine a network disregarding GLAADs recommendations
By Brandon Ambrosino Dec. 28, 20132021 Comments
Phil v. The Gays. With which will we side? Or rather, against which will we side? This is the question that society demands we answer. Are we anti-Phil or anti-gay or anti-GLAAD or anti-A&E or anti-
?
Perhaps no other word sums up the Duck Dynasty fiasco as aptly as the word anti.
Whenever I hear that someone is anti-this or that, I immediately think of the old quip about MADD are there any mothers for drunk driving? and ask myself if anyone is really in favor of the particular thing being protested. Since GLAAD has recently taken a hard-line stance against Phil Robertsons anti-gay comments, Ive been asking myself a similar question about defamation: Who among us is for it? Most of us are decidedly against defamation, although we choose not to publicly participate in institutional demonstrations to prove how against it we are. But, of course, GLAAD is an institution, and therefore their criticism reverberates at systemic levels.
(MORE: The Duck Dynasty Fiasco Says More About Our Bigotry Than Phils)
Founded in 1985 in the wake of the AIDS crisis, GLAAD was formed to protest skewed coverage of LGBT issues and to put pressure on media organizations to end homophobic reporting. The original name was an acronym for Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, and although the organization has recently rebranded itself by deciding that the letters G-L-A-A-D arent actually going to stand for anything any more, their reputation for protesting defamatory speech is well known both within and without the LGBT community.
It goes without saying that GLAAD has done a great deal of good for the LGBT community, and for that they deserve our applause and honor. As they noted in their announcement heralding their name change, their work continues to educate and influence the greater culture. Historically theyve been a symbol of inclusion and tolerance, and theyve worked tirelessly to infuse these values into our controlling media discourses. Frankly, though, I dont think their hasty reaction to Phil Robertson displayed our LGBT communitys best values.
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?Duck Dynasty? Reversal Shows GLAAD Has an Expiration Date | TIME.com
