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In response to "every time someone comes out, they have to publicize the shit out of it." by groiny

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.

Posted by con_carne Jul 2 '12, 08:37

Do you think AC wants the rumor mill to speculate and gossip about whether he might be gay... and put up with the wildness of how that goes? Or do you think he would want to start out by setting the record straight with facts? Might as well try and control how that conversation goes.

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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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