5.7.12 My one word review of Trepassing
May 7, 2012 19:13:01 GMT -5
Post by mszue on May 7, 2012 19:13:01 GMT -5
I see the point being made by all parties here but I have one bone to pick with the original post.
When we went to the blogger's site and commented we went in a misguided attempt to be supportive and thankful. It seems we went about it the wrong way and incurred the wrath of some readers. But we went there with good intentions.
When the poster came here, they came to berate us! We did not show enough deference to the gay experience yet this person came to a forum dedicated to an artist they referred to as frothy and lightweight, and made no attempt to recognize our interest in the blog post. Furthermore, they tried to lean on the weight of the Village Voice when in fact, it was not in that publication at all.
Good can only come of conversations that two well meaning parties take part in. I could be wrong but it looks to me like that other person just 'joined' us so they could dump on us....no comments on the merits of Trespassing. I guess you could call me an Aristotelian as I believe intentions are important.
Adam would NOT, in my opinion, want to be purchased by the gay community IN SPITE of being just pop froth and drivel. That would insult everything he stands for. JMHO
The poster is an Adam fan, not the author of the blog. They are one of us (part of the 'we'). I for sure don't feel dumped on, I feel only 'thank god, it can't be said enough times'.
The comments on the Village Voice article (last I checked which was awhile ago) weren't egregious, but a small handful of glamberts have many, many times in the past gone to post in the comments of gay media 'berating' the community and or/the article author for not supporting Adam in the way that they (the commentator who was not part of the community) saw fit.
I find it perfectly understandable that having been burned in the past, and knowing how important the Village Voice is, (and it is VERY important, even if the article doesn't make it into the print version), the poster wanted to give up a heads up caution to as many parts of fandom as they could. I'm very glad they posted here.
Dialogue is great, and right here is a great place to have it.
If the article's idea goes viral, and I think like Jamie that we should do all we can to make that happen, it would be an incredible benefit for Adam as an individual, as well as breaking down barriers and showing the purchasing power of lgbt people and supporters.
Thanks for your input rabbitrabbit . I wish the original poster had made that clear...at no time did this person make any comment about Adam and the original post was very aggressive and patronizing. Considering how that post was worded, I am pleased to see that nobody matched her in tone.
I do not like being slapped down by anybody, regardless of the righteousness of their cause. It could have been more diplomatic. And I really do not think the comments that were posted there deserved the treatment they were given. And furthermore, there was a minor deception in the identification of the original writing as it was definitely made out to look like it was part of the actual publication.
Finally...this is an international board and not all of us are aware of the importance or significance of the Village Voice. We could have been informed a little less punitively.
I think we all here have nothing but respect and care for the gay community. . I agree there are fans that post inappropriately...but not this time and the criticism was unfairly meted out IMHO.
The UK is ready to be taken by storm RCA please thanks bye 
(Got some disappointment that we were promised dubstep and only got one breakdown on Cuckoo though, and someone had to walk the plank for saying Runnin' was just ok)
