Do people really watch this guy?
I don't have cable so I miss all the news shows and stuff and I have known about O'Reilly for sometime but are people listening to this asshole? Found this link, O'Reilly lied about Outfoxed, from Tony, and could not believe what I was reading and you know something, it's not even the shut up stuff that bugged me.
O'Reilly is telling gay kids that they will never be accepted and to just shut up, just stay in the closet.
Maybe I'm reading it all wrong and maybe I just don't understand the guy but from where I sit and what I read, it sounds like he was just telling gay people to just shut up because they will never be accepted and they will come under attack, and if they think they will, as he puts it, they will live in Oz.
Everyones like he's always telling people to shut up and sure that's bad enough but he's obviously a homophobe in this case.
It's not just shut up, it's shut up about your sex life or people are going to attack you. He then goes on to tell kids in America to just shut up about their sexual orientation because this kind of stuff (attacks) will happen and they will never be accepted.
I had to read it 3 times to make sure I got that right.
You will never be accepted.
Gah, this guy is scary.
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Yeah, they will be attacked but what kid isn't that is "different" frm the "norm"? The so-called nerds are beat up ever day. Can they help they're considered nerds? No, they are who they are. No one has a right to tell anyone to hide who they are. I've never heard of O'Reilly and it is probably best I don't. Grr.
Posted by: Karen | August 10, 2004 8:10 AM
Hi ya, Kat. I'm with Karen..I've never heard of this guy O'Reilly (and, in my opinion, that's for the best).
We're still trying to get our house in order (after 19 years of neglect --just having done surface cleaning...but we're slogging our way thru it slowly but surely).
Posted by: Colin | August 10, 2004 9:26 AM
I'm not an O'Reilly fan but in a way I have to agree with what he said. Not that they should be quiet and not be proud of their sexuality but that people will attack them for it. Sadly in this day and age not everyone is as tolerant and accepting of gays as we would like to think. Heck most aren't tolerant of anyone that's different in anyway.
I can kind of see his point but I think the way he delivered the message made it seem like bashing. And he's right...if everyone thought like him then no, they won't be accepted. Thankfully not everyone does and these kids will have a chance at one point to be more open.
Posted by: Kelly | August 10, 2004 9:55 AM
But telling everyone to stay in the closet is just plain wrong. How can there ever be tolerance if everyone is forced to stay quiet?
Posted by: kat | August 10, 2004 12:55 PM
Good luck with the house Colin. :)
Posted by: kat | August 10, 2004 12:56 PM
Fox news Karen. That's who pays him to tell gays to stay in the closet.
Posted by: kat | August 10, 2004 12:57 PM