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Come on, Joy. You blog posts weren't even that bad, they were just in poor taste. You didn't say anything particularly vitriolic or hateful. This is your opp

by RIMR 9y ago

Come on, Joy. You blog posts weren't even that bad, they were just in poor taste. You didn't say anything particularly vitriolic or hateful. This is your opportunity to admit that these were once your views, and emphasize your personal growth since then. Instead, you are just going to pretend that your past self never existed... "I find gay sex to be gross" isn't that controversial of an opinion. Plenty of open-minded, accepting people agree with you. It just wasn't a worthwhile opinion to espouse... Own it, Joy. Don't just play dumb, because now you just look dumb.

magic_beans 9y ago
You're not wrong. Her blog is tame compared to some of the comments I see DAILY in ANY subreddit on reddit. What Joy SHOULD have done was admitted that she "used" to be a homophone, and apologized.
- apetresc 9y ago
  She's still a homophone; Reid sounds exactly like "read".
  - accoil 9y ago
    Isn't that the point though? She wasn't a homophone in the past.
    - kleiba 9y ago
      Is the use of the word "homophone" some in-joke that I'm not aware of?
    - pchristensen 9y ago
      "homophone" - each of two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling, e.g., new and knew. "homophobe" - a person with an extreme and irrational aversion to homosexuality and homosexual people. Just a little joke about a linguistic mixup.
      - accoil 9y ago
        :) Might just be my pronunciation, but Reid only sounds like the present form.
- Dangeranger 9y ago
  I agree. The better narrative would be to say: "This is who I used to be, there were many people like me at the time, but my views have evolved and I've become close friends with many of the people that my words hurt. I'm sorry and I work every day to make up for these mistakes." Actions speak louder than words.
GeekyBear 9y ago
>You blog posts weren't even that bad Some of them crossed the line and were no longer merely disappointing. >claims that gay men prey on “impressionable teens” https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/24/business/media/joy-reid-homophobic-blog-posts.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/24/business/media/joy-reid-h...

by RIMR 9y ago

magic_beans 9y ago

You're not wrong. Her blog is tame compared to some of the comments I see DAILY in ANY subreddit on reddit. What Joy SHOULD have done was admitted that she "used" to be a homophone, and apologized.

apetresc 9y ago
She's still a homophone; Reid sounds exactly like "read".
- accoil 9y ago
  Isn't that the point though? She wasn't a homophone in the past.
  - kleiba 9y ago
    Is the use of the word "homophone" some in-joke that I'm not aware of?
  - pchristensen 9y ago
    "homophone" - each of two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling, e.g., new and knew. "homophobe" - a person with an extreme and irrational aversion to homosexuality and homosexual people. Just a little joke about a linguistic mixup.
    - accoil 9y ago
      :) Might just be my pronunciation, but Reid only sounds like the present form.
Dangeranger 9y ago
I agree. The better narrative would be to say: "This is who I used to be, there were many people like me at the time, but my views have evolved and I've become close friends with many of the people that my words hurt. I'm sorry and I work every day to make up for these mistakes." Actions speak louder than words.

GeekyBear 9y ago

>You blog posts weren't even that bad Some of them crossed the line and were no longer merely disappointing. >claims that gay men prey on “impressionable teens” https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/24/business/media/joy-reid-homophobic-blog-posts.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/24/business/media/joy-reid-h...