[fokker]

Some guy called Brendan Keogh is whining about Adam Baldwin attending the Supanova exhibition (http://www.supanova.com.au/) due to his right wing views. Keep in mind this is on the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the Australian taxpayer-funded broadcaster) and that the ABC (or ,,our ABC", as the lefties call it in Oz) is heavily biased to the left (although its supporters deny any bias).

Brendan Keogh Wrote:

Try as it might, Supanova cannot simply ignore the fact that one of its key guests is also one of the instigators of pop cultures' most destructive hate groups, writes Brendan Keogh.

On paper, Adam Baldwin seems like a natural fit for Supanova. His roles in both the film Full Metal Jacket and Joss Whedon's cult classic television series Firefly make him a cult icon. So why would anyone be upset by his upcoming appearances at the Australian pop culture expo?

Baldwin is more than just a cult icon. He also represents one of the most socially divisive movements within the pop culture that Supanova claims to celebrate.

Online protesters have urged Supanova to reconsider Baldwin's attendance given the inflammatory and offensive comments he regularly makes on social media, particularly about women, transgender people and gay people. But when the expo released a statement saying it would be proceeding as planned, it showed it didn't care about creating a safe and inclusive environment for attendees.

Baldwin has made a name for himself on Twitter for his strong views on a range of political topics, adamantly opposing gun control, feminism, abortion, and 'liberals'.

But the real problem is the hateful and discriminatory slander that Baldwin frequently posts. In February 2014, in a series of now-deleted tweets, Baldwin compared gay marriage to incest. Just last week, he made transphobic remarks about Chelsea Manning, deliberately using her old non-preferred name and putting her chosen gender in scare-quotes.

Later in the article, he also mentions the alleged sexual harassment of booth babes and uses the old canard about GamerGate being sexist.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-18/ke...al/6128572

[Sp5]

(02-18-2015 03:05 AM)fokker Wrote:  

Some guy called Brendan Keogh is whining about Adam Baldwin

Who gives a fuck? Junk thread.

[Tuthmosis]

Junk thread and borderline political trolling. Does not merit its own thread.