The Videorama and freelancer_47 Failboat
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The post in question: http://community.livejournal.com/vidorama/597.html (edited version; you'll find the original version in the imageshack cap)
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xtricks's initial comment: Just dropping a quick note to let you know that I’m publicizing as widely as I can that you’ve implemented a homophobic policy and that you are explicitly and openly discriminating against topics or interests that aren’t straight. I’m encouraging everyone I know not to participate in any way with your contest.
Hope your contest sinks into obscurity like a stone! :)
The first comment threadfreelancer_47 deleted:
http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/6169/vidoramavideoawardsrule.png
After she deleted the comments she made this statement:
To which I replied:
It got promptly deleted. Later that nightfreelancer_47 sent me a pm:
(bigger version or click on this link to view the post in format=light
It's too late in the night for me to write anything intelligable right now. This post might get edited tomorrow. Just this much her apologies and explainations sincere or not are insufficient, ill-informed, defensive and reak of homophobia.I will elaborate tomorrow. rm has elaborated.
ETA: Videorama has been closed because so many vidders pulled out after the homophobia controversy.
The post in question: http://community.livejournal.com/vidorama/597.html (edited version; you'll find the original version in the imageshack cap)
xtricks's initial comment: Just dropping a quick note to let you know that I’m publicizing as widely as I can that you’ve implemented a homophobic policy and that you are explicitly and openly discriminating against topics or interests that aren’t straight. I’m encouraging everyone I know not to participate in any way with your contest.Hope your contest sinks into obscurity like a stone! :)
The first comment thread
freelancer_47 deleted: http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/6169/vidoramavideoawardsrule.png
After she deleted the comments she made this statement:
To which I replied:
It got promptly deleted. Later that night
freelancer_47 sent me a pm:(bigger version or click on this link to view the post in format=light
It's too late in the night for me to write anything intelligable right now. This post might get edited tomorrow. Just this much her apologies and explainations sincere or not are insufficient, ill-informed, defensive and reak of homophobia.
rm has elaborated.ETA: Videorama has been closed because so many vidders pulled out after the homophobia controversy.
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Date: 2009-07-02 03:45 am (UTC)lol?
LOL?
colon P?
i hope you went sleep