Monday, July 02, 2012

Anderson Cooper, Victim ... or, maybe not

Anderson Cooper has come out of the closet. That's right. Cooper is gay. And we all know what had to ensue. Cooper has been attacked from every quarter. Anti-gay voices chimed in from all over the country criticizing the CNN anchor for his homosexuality.

He had his masculinity called into question, had doubt cast on his competence as an news anchor, and had a multitude of personal epithets hurled at him from every direction. The approbation was withering, underscoring the need for anti-discrimination laws. Reports were that he feared for his ...

Oh, wait. Hang on. Let me check these stories again.

Well, shoot. I don't know how I read them wrong. It turns out that there was not a single negative story on a Google search of the terms "Anderson Cooper coming out." In fact, all of them were positive. Many of them were not only positive, they were gushing.

The only danger was that Cooper would be smothered under the accolades.

Nevermind.
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7 comments:

  1. Anonymous10:49 PM

    This is old news (is it news?) In 2007, Anderson Cooper was #2 on Out magazine's Power 50.

    http://www.out.com/out-exclusives/power-50/2007/04/03/power-50

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  2. KyCobb11:55 AM

    Lucky for him, he's in TV rather than working for the Romney Campaign.

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  3. Anonymous2:45 PM

    Or the Family Foundation...

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  4. Martin Cothran5:18 PM

    That's right. We need to bring the Tolerance Police in to cracks some heads with these groups. I suggest you utilize the head of the Fairness Alliance. He's got some experience.

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  5. KyCobb12:09 AM

    Actually Martin, Richard Grenell was forced off the Romney Campaign by the Intolerance Police.

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  6. Lee1:48 PM

    > Lucky for him, he's in TV rather than working for the Romney Campaign.

    Lucky for Romney, too.

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  7. Lee1:49 PM

    I figured the announcement was all about that TV phenomenon known as "jumping the shark."

    The aquarium at my doctor's office has higher ratings than CNN.

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