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Post by belle on Aug 16, 2013 14:45:12 GMT -5
The obvious problem with the "AVICII NEWS OFFICIAL @avicii_News_" twitter account is that it does not have an official relationship with Avicii, therefore it can not be an official spokesman for Avicii. If more "AVICII NEWS OFFICIAL @avicii_News_" tweets are posted, a disclaimer ought to be included so as not to cause anymore confusion. That's what I thought - a misconception. However, the (suspicious) nature of the account was posted a couple of weeks ago (with the first posts of it) and I assumed it was 'common knowledge' - until today. |
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Post by melliemom on Aug 16, 2013 14:56:22 GMT -5
Regarding an obituary for Gale -- all there is is a brief death notice. Gale Chester Whittington, 65, died Monday. No services planned. Williamson-Spradlin. www.tulsaworld.com/article.aspx/Death_notices_for_August_15/20130815_56_A12_hTULSA702714?subj=6 So here is my Obituary..... Gale Chester Whittington Obituary Gale Chester Whittington, a gay writer, author and activist passed away on August 12, 2013 at the age of 67. Gale was born on February 6, 1948, in Holyoke, Colorado. His father was a fundamentalist Nazarene preacher with a religious radio program, his mother, a gospel-recording artist. Mr. Whittington wrote for underground newspapers in the late sixties during his fight for gay rights. In 1969, Gale and Leo Laurence, co-founded the Committee for Homosexual Freedom (CHF)and promoted the concept of coming out en masse as a way to enlighten and change the world. The CHF were fiery gay guerrillas who fanned the sparks that helped inspire participants at Stonewall to stand and fight openly for their rights, thereby passing along a torch that would ignite the movement to liberate gays and enlighten heterosexuals around the world. Gale owned and operated a popular Denver pet store (Colorado Seed & Pet) for 28 years. In 2000, Gale returned to writing full time. Gale received numerous awards for his novels, memoirs, poems, short stories, and essays, including six awards from the prestigious Oklahoma Writer’s Federation, Inc. (OWFI) and one from Writers Digest. In recent years, he settled in Oklahoma at his late parents’ home. He struggled with health issues and personal difficulties, but his love for Adam Lambert and the Facebook community that grew around his Adam Lambert Fan club on Facebook page were sources of joy for him and to the 40,000+ fans who had “liked” his page. In 2010, Gale's autobiography, “Beyond Normal: The Birth of Gay Pride” was published. The book is an extensive chronicle the early history of the gay movement and the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transsexual (GLBT) Revolution of 1969. This book is available from Amazon.com www.amazon.com/Gale-Chester-Whittington/e/B004FDIF78 Gale Whittington was a true gay pioneer and accomplished author. He will be greatly missed by his friends, family and tens of thousands of online readers. Thank you |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2013 14:58:58 GMT -5
Q3, Adamrocks, Annala, thank you, ladies! I'm glad you liked it:)))
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Post by Q3 on Aug 16, 2013 14:59:43 GMT -5
Ummm because maybe us gay people are individuals too? As in, we all have our own likes and dislikes, just like straight people do. And, just so that you girls know, there are plenty of gay people who do like Adam, he gets plenty of play in gay clubs, and has had a good portion of gay fans at his concerts. I might also point out, that Adam does in fact get supportive comments from other gay men on gay sites. However, it is silly to automatically assume we are some monolithic organization who all think and act alike. There will always be someone out there who doesn't like someone/something, or is just looking to stir crap up.Honestly, if you see a woman disparage a female artist do you automatically declare the female community in its entirety as being anti-feminist? Well said. You know, isn't that what Adam has been saying for years -- there is no right kind of gay, there is no one kind of gay? |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2013 15:00:11 GMT -5
I mean, 'glamcow'... If it wasn't so pathetic, it'd be funny.
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Post by adamjacko on Aug 16, 2013 15:05:50 GMT -5
I mean, 'glamcow'... If it wasn't so pathetic, it'd be funny. True... |
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Post by augenpoesie on Aug 16, 2013 15:07:25 GMT -5
I mean, 'glamcow'... If it wasn't so pathetic, it'd be funny. glamcow or sparkling cow - I've read it quite a few times.... and it was never meant in a nice way   |
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Post by Q3 on Aug 16, 2013 15:09:33 GMT -5
The original was "Glitter Cow" developed on VoteForTheWorst.com a site that has vanished greatly improving the online world.
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Post by 4Ms on Aug 16, 2013 15:09:35 GMT -5
The obvious problem with the "AVICII NEWS OFFICIAL @avicii_News_" twitter account is that it does not have an official relationship with Avicii, therefore it can not be an official spokesman for Avicii. If more "AVICII NEWS OFFICIAL @avicii_News_" tweets are posted, a disclaimer ought to be included so as not to cause anymore confusion. That's what I thought - a misconception. However, the (suspicious) nature of the account was posted a couple of weeks ago (with the first posts of it) and I assumed it was 'common knowledge' - until today. I thought everyone already knew it wasn't a legitimate Avicii account, also. I know I said those tweets should be posted with a disclaimer, but I honestly don't think they should be posted at all. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2013 15:19:13 GMT -5
Ummm because maybe us gay people are individuals too? As in, we all have our own likes and dislikes, just like straight people do. And, just so that you girls know, there are plenty of gay people who do like Adam, he gets plenty of play in gay clubs, and has had a good portion of gay fans at his concerts. I might also point out, that Adam does in fact get supportive comments from other gay men on gay sites. However, it is silly to automatically assume we are some monolithic organization who all think and act alike. There will always be someone out there who doesn't like someone/something, or is just looking to stir crap up. Honestly, if you see a woman disparage a female artist do you automatically declare the female community in its entirety as being anti-feminist? I don't expect every single gay man to absolutely love Adam, but I'm surprised so many despise him. I think gay men is a much smaller subset than "females", and when a group are fighting for acceptance and equal rights, I would think that someone like Adam, who is such a good role model for young gays, I would think he would be so much more respected by his community. But the "dislike" community might be much smaller than what it seems. Just like on a certain blog, she is always referring to Adam fans as cray cray, when those are a small minority. |
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