Horribly homophobic and dishonest "op-ed" on CBC News website

[jawnbc]

For shame CBC!

I cannot believe this crap was published as an op-ed on the CBC website:

The sorts of homophobic lies I’d expect from idiots. Not the CBC.
Please CALL or FAX or EMAIL CBC’s Ombudsman ASAP.

Tel.: 416/205-2978

Fax: 416/205-2825

ombudsman@cbc.ca

Mail:
Office of the Ombudsman
CBC
P.O. Box 500, Station A
Toronto, Ontario M5W 1E6

Thank you caestus for the heads up.

Comments

[cachondo.livejournal.com]

a deep anthropological/historical perspective would do her a world of good... but then fascism abhors critical perspectives

[nfotxn.livejournal.com]

Haven't you heard? The gays have infiltrated science, media and pretty much everything with their operatives to support their cause. The only person we can trust now is God.

[cachondo.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it makes epidemiological research ever so interesting to propose to the NIH, NSF...

[foresterx.livejournal.com]

oh that has got me so pissed of that and angry that I need to wait a bit to write to CBC else it not going to make any sense

[riderofkarma.livejournal.com]

" Could it be to destabilize and erode the very nature of the institution of marriage? "

Hmmmmmm, maybe the lazy-eyed bitch missed the show "who wants to marry a millionaire", or quickie marriages in vegas, or the 1/2 of all married people who are now divorced. God forbid all that honor and integrity be shamed.

And this one just made me spit my drink out:

"These differences include relationship duration (as homosexual relationships last only a fraction of the length of time of most marriages – between two and three years). "Commitment" in same-sex couples is different in that sexual faithfulness is not a requirement. Research indicates that the average male homosexual has hundreds of sexual partners in his lifetime. "

*sigh* Can I have a free pass to smack the next person who tells me to stop being so jaded?

[jawnbc]

Yes you may. Give them my name.

See you in a couple of days.

[teh-biter.livejournal.com]

wow, my jaw dropped when I read that. I will e-mail them when I can make sense.

It really sickens me that people would present something like that as facts.

~Random Passer By

[nutmeggie.livejournal.com]

What about my friend Rachel, who had a tubal ligation before her marriage, because she doesn't want children? Does that mean she's not really married?

What about my mother, who had a hysterectomy and remarried even though she's barren. Is she not really married either?

Jawn, I'm shocked and dismayed and hope you don't think the rest of us think like that.

[jawnbc]

Of course I don't--that's why I posted this, so the reasonable majority will voice their opposition.

Donc je prie que tu écriras CBC/Radio Canada....

[nutmeggie.livejournal.com]

absoluement

[jawnbc]

je t'embrasse. Encore. Et encore!

[davomatic.livejournal.com]

It appears that she wants to define marriage not only as something between opposite gendered couples but to also define it for opposite gendered couples. It stands to reason that her view of marriage is much more of a threat to heterosexual marriage than gay marriage could ever become.

[shashin.livejournal.com]

Wow, seen the number of replies on the op ed? Seems like most are pretty much lambasting her.

[jawnbc]

Yeah it's awesome-and a few are people I sent the link to. Me happy.

[shashin.livejournal.com]

I think it's quite a small subset of the number of emails/letters/calls they've probably received as well. The email I sent didn't get published either (Would of written something a bit more interesting if I had known than!)

So! Going to be in Sydney in mid August? (Since that's when Lainie and I are going to be there)

[jawnbc]

absolutely! and am looking forward to meeting you both!

[big-m.livejournal.com]

Hi John,
I sent off an email of disgust about what i had read.
This is there reply.
I will let you know if i hear more.

Dear Mr. M######:

I write to acknowledge receipt of your communication, which I have
shared with Mary Sheppard, Chief Producer of CBC News Online, along with
the request that your concerns be addressed.

Yours truly,

David Bazay
Ombudsman