aTypical Joe: a gay New Yorker living in the rural South
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Tucker a homo homophobe? Take action!
It’s straight-identified men that are having sex in public restrooms. Major Darryl Tolleson of the Atlanta Police Department:
The majority of these men, they have families...You would think that it would be a gay issue but overhwhelmingly more and more, we’re seeing that these are people with families.
Tucker’s changing story is as pathetic as Larry Craig’s [audiotape]. What was the teen-aged Tucker doing in that park bathroom in the first place?
In tests conducted by Prof. Henry E Adams of the University of Georgia, homophobic men who said they were exclusively heterosexual were shown gay sex videos. Four out of five became sexually aroused by the homoerotic imagery, as recorded by a penile circumference measuring device - a plethysmograph. Prof. Adams says his research shows that most homophobes “demonstrate significant sexual arousal to homosexual erotic stimuli”, suggesting that homophobia is a form of “latent homosexuality where persons are either unaware of or deny their homosexual urges.
Homo, homophobe, or neither, MSNBC should address his actions:
This past spring, during the controversy surrounding Don Imus’ racist and sexist comments, Steve Capus, president of NBC News, acknowledged “that there have been any number of other comments that have been enormously hurtful to far too many people. And my feeling is that ... there should not be a place for that on MSNBC.” He also stated: “This is about trust. It’s about reputation. It’s about doing what’s right,” later adding, “I hope we don’t squander this remarkable opportunity that we have to continue this dialogue that has taken place, to continue the dialogue about what is appropriate conduct and speech, to continue the dialogue about what is happening in America. I think we have, as broadcasters, a responsibility to address those matters.”
He’s right: This is about “trust” and “doing what’s right.” It’s time for MSNBC to repudiate Carlson’s comments or risk being seen as endorsing them.
Please contact MSNBC, Dan Abrams, and Joe Scarborough today and ask that they publicly address Carlson’s comments. It’s time for them to show they don’t find humor in or condone the violence Carlson described.
Contact information:
Steve Capus
President, NBC News
MSNBC
MSNBC TV
One MSNBC Plaza
Secaucus, N.J. 07094
MSNBC contacts
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