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Note to self: when there's something I don't like, get a celeb to voice their support!
by smaili 11y ago
Note to self: when there's something I don't like, get a celeb to voice their support!
- return0 11y agoThat only works between celebs (Apple is a celeb as well).
- jgrahamc 11y agoYes. That's partly how I got the Alan Turing apology in 2009. Really helps to get celebrities on board, particularly because it gives the media something to write about. http://radar.oreilly.com/2009/09/how-alan-turing-finally-got-a.html http://radar.oreilly.com/2009/09/how-alan-turing-finally-got... On August 18, 2009 the petition made the national news with a major story in The Independent, and at the same time the first celebrity name appeared on the list of signatures: Richard Dawkins. With one celebrity name and national press I began to think the petition might really get noticed. The following night Richard Dawkins and I appeared on Channel 4 News to talk about the petition (Dawkins was filmed looking regal in his garden; I was filmed in classic programmer clothing: bad shoes, dirty shorts and a crumpled shirt).