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every time someone comes out, they have to publicize the shit out of it.

Posted by groiny (aka groiny) Jul 2 '12, 08:23

does it really matter that much anymore with celebrities?

I would get it if it were a pro-athlete coming out while still playing.

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Coming out publicly is a way for celebrities to gain control of how they get talked about... because once they're out it *will* get talked about. - con_carne Jul 2, 08:37 13
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  - ignoring = not reading the article. - groiny Jul 2, 08:41 11
    - Surely you understand what we live in an uptight country where this stuff matters to people -- nm - con_carne Jul 2, 08:48 2
      - a few years ago, maybe. Now I think we are somewhat desensitized by it. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 2, 08:49 1
        
        but even as its cultural novelty diminishes, it's still important to a great many people on an individual level. - znufrii Jul 2, 08:54
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    - ignoring = unfairly criticizing it for "publicizing the sh!t out of it"? -- nm - znufrii Jul 2, 08:43 3
      - I see "ANDERSON COOPER COMES OUT AS GAY!!!" and I say.... - groiny Jul 2, 08:43 2
        
        if he *were* actually shouting it from the rooftops like that, you'd actually have a point. -- nm - znufrii Jul 2, 08:46 1
        
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      - I am just trying to understand why it matters, is all. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 2, 08:43 1
        
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He felt the need to not discuss for how many years? It's clearly still a big deal. - ty97 Jul 2, 08:27
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- they being media. and the fact that you linked it kinda proves my point. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 2, 08:25 8
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    - I honestly do not care one bit about it, other than that it seems like it has to be even talked about. - groiny Jul 2, 08:29 6
      - The day the rest of America feels that way and stops defining my right for me, I'll agree -- nm - ty97 Jul 2, 08:37
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        well, I do not feel the need to tell the local paper what my wife and I did over the weekend..... -- nm - groiny Jul 2, 08:35 2
        
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        thank god. -- nm - znufrii Jul 2, 08:36
      - maybe because I am not the target audience though? nm -- nm - groiny Jul 2, 08:29

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every time someone comes out, they have to publicize the shit out of it.

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