| Here's what I can't understand... | |
| Last Edit: GrumpyMorningBoy 01:44 pm EDT 08/20/20 | |
| Posted by: GrumpyMorningBoy 01:35 pm EDT 08/20/20 | |
| In reply to: Oh, wow, this only gets worse - Singapore/Fling 01:26 pm EDT 08/20/20 | |
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| It's one thing when you're trying to gain fame by saying outlandish things in the hopes that you'll gain attention. It's quite another when you're so famous that you're nominated for Emmy Awards and being invited as a guest on mainstream news and entertainment shows. The fact that Randy Rainbow made it this far without thinking that perhaps it was time to revisit the things he'd said and -- gosh, at minimum, DELETE THEM, but better, APOLOGIZE for them -- makes me feel extra cynical about whether liberals are any less capable than conservatives of claiming political positions merely because it's what their audience would pay to hear. We know full well that these were the accusations we leveled at people like Glenn Beck back in the day, or might even say of someone like Rush Limbaugh today. "They can't possibly believe this stuff... they must just know that this is what their paying audience wants to hear." When tweets like these come to light, how are we not supposed to view Randy Rainbow's anti-Trump sentiments through an equally cynical lens? What does this guy ACTUALLY believe about people of color, women, and trans folks? It's just horribly dispiriting. It's very tempting to believe that liberals who find a mass audience are truly opposed to racism, sexism, and homophobia. But maybe we shoudln't be so sunny about it all. Entertainers want to pay the bills just like everyone else. - GMB |
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