Alec Baldwin: Good-bye, Public Life

vintage68 said:

Thanks for posting that link to the Baldwin article. I read the whole thing, and it's a very sad commentary. I wouldn't wish fame on anyone.

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His brothers aren’t complete idiots like him---same gene pool too.

sheeplady said:

I am going to tell you exactly how I read this article:
1. I am not homophobic.
2. Yes, I use homophobic slurs all the time when I am angry.
3. It's not my fault I use homophobic slurs when I am angry because I don't control what I am saying.
4. Even though I automatically use slurs when I get mad, I am not homophobic.
5. How sad (for me?) that gay people think I'm a homophobe and are uncomfortable around me because of things I say.
6. How can you not believe I'm a homophobe after my cunning wit using derogatory statements like "Gay Department of Justice." And all my very nice digs at all the openly gay media people.
7. It is unfair you fire me because of something I say. Because, you know, these highly disgusting words should have no meaning when I say them.
8. I hate everyone who's been rumored to have taken part in said firing. I will throw them under the bus. Heck, I was told by this one person that the top openly gay person at MSNBC made me get fired.
9. I wanted to have a career in politics. But the media ruined it for me by broadcasting my homophobic slurs. Which weren't slurs. See numbers 1-4. Also kind of 5-8.
10. To ask for privacy I'm going to make a big announcement about it online.
11. Oh, by the way, I'm not homophobic. Because there's not like 10 things right in this column itself that indicate I am, regardless of my previous behavior.

I'm sorry, but did no editor look at this before he published it? It makes him look worse. It's a non-apology that makes him look more homophobic than ever. So, yes, I think he wants to be able to be his little old homophobic self and not have any consequences. There is nothing in this article that makes me feel otherwise. It is not a heartfelt apology... it is an article full of jabs and digs.

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jamespowers said:

:rofl: :clap:

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sheeplady said:

I forgot to add the obligatory, "I have gay friends and colleagues." Or as he says, he is "awash" in gay people.

I wonder if he goes home and dumps bleach all over himself.

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sheeplady said:

I forgot to add the obligatory, "I have gay friends and colleagues." Or as he says, he is "awash" in gay people.

I wonder if he goes home and dumps bleach all over himself.

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LizzieMaine said:

You don't see too many gay people stepping forward to say they have Alec Baldwin friends.

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jamespowers said:

I wish he would.

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HudsonHawk said:

Because hating homophobes is much different than hating homosexuals?

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Two Types said:

For many years I worked in a press photo agency that operated worldwide. As such, I made a living out of the hounding of celebrities. I saw the increase in the hounding of celebrities by photographers who hung around for many hours just to get photos they thought might sell (yes, it seems there people out there who want to see Nick Nolte in his pyjamas, eating ice cream).
The increasing technology employed in cameras (auto-focus first, then digital) meant anyone could call themselves a 'photographer' regardless of talent. It devalued the whole industry.

The media scrum that developed around actors, pop stars etc, as they went about their normal lives became embarrassing. Holding a camera low whilst a woman gets out of a taxi, in an effort to see if she's wearing underwear, is unfair. I feel genuine sympathy for those who want to go about their lives unmolested by photographers. Sure, Alec Baldwin has his faults - don't we all? We all make mistakes. Why should his mistakes become public property?

I'm glad I got out of that industry.

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Son_of_Atropos said:

The internet and other information we leave on different devices is not a problem now because no person could read all that information and draw any worthwhile conclusions, there isn't enough time to review everyone's information. However, my concern is when programmers or scientists are able to get true A.I. and then computers can review all of our data instantaneously. In the future, isn't possible the state could view all of our activity and fine us into oblivion? Jaywalk across the street, by the time you get home you have an instant message or text on where you have to pay the fine. Think about it. There may be a time where we long for the good old 2014.

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Feraud said:

I think when Artificial Intelligence reviews human data the last thing it will do is issue a jaywalking ticket.
The punishment for myriad cruel and inhuman abuses against human, animals, and the environment will be much more severe.

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Feraud said:

I think when Artificial Intelligence reviews human data the last thing it will do is issue a jaywalking ticket.
The punishment for myriad cruel and inhuman abuses against human, animals, and the environment will be much more severe.

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Smithy said:

Well said TwoTypes.

Actually we've just had a local celebrity here commit suicide because of a long running campaign of some horrifically hateful and ugly stuff said about her via the internet and social media. I think anyone should think twice about posting genuinely derogatory or hateful things about specific people they know or even don't know. Some of these things have more impact than some can realise.

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Feraud said:

I think when Artificial Intelligence reviews human data the last thing it will do is issue a jaywalking ticket.
The punishment for myriad cruel and inhuman abuses against human, animals, and the environment will be much more severe.

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HudsonHawk said:

Because hating homophobes is much different than hating homosexuals?

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PrettySquareGal said:

They already do this for driving infractions.

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