3 ms·
This thread is growing faster than I can read it. Yeah, Tim Cook coming out as gay is a positive thing, but it's not particularly novel or revolutionary. If I
by sarciszewski 12y ago
This thread is growing faster than I can read it. Yeah, Tim Cook coming out as gay is a positive thing, but it's not particularly novel or revolutionary.
If I were a young closeted gay person and someone said, "Apple's CEO, Tim Cook, just came out as gay," I wouldn't jump for joy for the future of gay people in technology. I'd instead make damn sure I didn't carry any Apple products in public for fear of some stranger connecting the dots and bullying me. But, hell, I grew up in a very oppressive town. (I also don't own any Apple products.)
What matters more is that Tim Cook is not the only one to speak up about this. I'd like to hear more CEOs come out without fear.
- yourad_io 12y ago> I'd instead make damn sure I didn't carry any Apple products in public for fear of some stranger connecting the dots and bullying me. This makes little sense in a world where every second device you see is an iDevice.
- sarciszewski 12y agoThe key word in my sentence that I believe you overlooked is fear. Fear is often irrational. I can guarantee, however, that there's some bully somewhere using the fact that some poor kid owns an iPod as today's premise for insinuating that his victim is [insert homophobic slur here]. More than likely, this is happening in my home town. (Fuck that place.)
- deleted 12y ago[deleted]