A call to action

The Human Rights Campaign has started a campaign to get the Universal Press Syndicate from carrying Coulter's column. From the release:

Last night, Coulter defended herself on Fox News by saying “faggot" isn’t offensive to gays”. Wrong! We all know the truth is that “faggot” is a loaded word. It is a weapon used to demean and wound our community. And perhaps she should explain to the tens of thousands of gay kids, whose personal safety is too often threatened, that when they are called “faggot” in school hallways and playgrounds, it isn’t anti-gay.

Would so many of our elected officials and members of the news media be so indifferent if Coulter had gone on a racist, anti-Semitic tirade? Of course not. The fact is that everyone should be treating Ann Coulter as the equivalent of David Duke. Because she is.

Take action.

March 6th, 2007 Posted by Eric | 2 comments
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Some backlash notes

The backlash against Coulter's "faggot" comment continues:

• At least one newspaper has dropped her column over the comment.
• After being invited onto CNN's Paula Zahn Now and accepting the invitation, Coulter canceled. She did appear on FOX News. Some corners of the "liberal media" must be more acceptable than others.
• On March 5, Keith Olbermann awarded her the "Worst Person in the World" award.
• Glenn Greenwald points out that this slur was just another in an ongoing attack on the masculinity of Democrats: "Her aim was not to suggest that Edwards is actually gay, but simply to feminize him like they do with all male Democratic or liberal political leaders."

March 6th, 2007 Posted by Eric | no comments
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