Another ridiculous GLAAD press release

I love reading GLAAD press releases because they are such rich sources of (unintentional) humor. For example, this recent gem: Call on AP to Highlight Anti-Gay Attitudes that Lead to Violence Against Gay and Transgender People

The release claims that this AP story "unfairly assigns blame" to a 15-year-old gay student for his own murder, a hate crime. GLAAD says:

Although the AP received GLAAD’s Eye on the Media, which provided resources to report on the larger issue of the intersection of anti-gay bullying and violence, the story highlights allegations from students that King told Brandon McInerney, the shooter, that he liked him the day before he was shot.

You mean the Associated Press, a world-renowned news organization, did not change their reporting despite receiving a GLAAD Eye on the Media? I truly wonder how the AP manages to function without receiving these vital informational dispatches on a daily basis.

In any case, GLAAD is going after the AP for stating the obvious: that teenage boys are insecure and may freak out if other boys make sexual passes at them. Nowhere in the article is there any mention that this is an excuse for the crime, or that it justifies the crime, or that anyone believes it should be used as a legal defense, just that it is. On the whole, it's an excellent article and quotes many of the spokespeople and organizations that I'm sure GLAAD was pushing for, which makes the release all the more ridiculous.

Plus, GLAAD writes that the AP should explore the "intersection" of anti-gay bullying and violence, which is simply annoying. Whenever anyone wants to explore the "intersection" of anything, you know it's nothing more than dumb people trying to make themselves sound smart.

Cute Overload commits act of extreme uncuteness

Normally, I am a huge fan of Cute Overload, a blog that chronicles cute animals from all over the world practicing the fine art of cuteness. Today, however, CO is on my PL (poop list). The title that CO choose for the picture at right is--and I quote, though it pains me greatly to do so--"A Pigeon finally does something good!"

Um, pigeons have been doing great things for a long time, like oh, I don't know, saving lives in wars. When's the last time a kitten did that?

In any case, in spite of CO's vulgar defamation, the story of the pigeon and the baby macaque is quite adorable. Read about it here.

The Imus Imbroglio

My only regret about this whole Don Imus mess is that he didn't call the Rutgers University women's basketball players "nappy headed lesbians." Wouldn't that have been awesome? Then we could've seen the nation's gay media watchdog lumber into action, issuing painfully hard-to-read statements days after the incident occured, all the while claiming to work impactfully behind-the-scenes.

Damn you, Imus, for missed opportunities!

(Psst. In the interests of full disclosure, I did once work for aforementioned gay media watchdog, but that was many, many quittings ago. Before. After.)