Comments on: First Brian Brown, Now Bishop Jackson: The Post‘s Addiction to Lauding Haters

By: David Ehrenstein

David Ehrenstein — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:21:30 +0000

The Wasington Times just folded. Let’s hope the Washington Post follows its example.

By: Austin

Austin — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:57:15 +0000

why does is it matter that he’s black? He’s an idiot. He’s a bigot. But his blackness has nothing to do with his homophobia. I don’t understand why the LGBTQ community insists on pigeon-holing the black community as the last retrograde force standing in the way of queer liberation. AMERICA is homophobic and heteronormative, not just the AFRICAN-American community. What you white college-educated yuppies fail to remember is that the LGBTQ community is one that transcends race, class, religion, region, national origin, etc. When you put down the entire black community, you completely displace the feelings and humanity of black queer people. That’s right: they exist (though you wouldn’t be able to tell by reading queerty). I mean honestly, some of these comments are sickening. Some of you sound like you work for Fox News with some of the anti-black sentiment you’re spewing.

By the way, I’m a white male and I’m ashamed to be associate with all of this racist rhetoric the white LGBT community has been perpetuating. Also, I’m not going to patronize this website anymore. Shame on Queerty for humoring these hateful divide-and-conquer techniques.

By: Attmay

Attmay — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:26:03 +0000

@5 Jason:

“The Washington Post is giving him a pass because he’s black. This is how liberals operate. They play one group against the other and then take the side of the group they like best.
Rather than be morally consistent in calling bigotry for what it is, they take sides according to what group you belong to.”

Bros before ‘mos: That’s the Washington Post editorial policy.

By: Cam

Cam — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:02:04 +0000

The CEO of the Post is very conservative, these are not slips, why do you think they sought out this guy in the first place?

By: tjr101

tjr101 — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:00:20 +0000

@jason
Wrong! The Washington Post is a CONSERVATIVE news outlet. Bishop Jackson is conservative… stop identifying him only by his skin color.

By: Pete

Pete — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:00:16 +0000

This article sounded like it was straight out of a public relations firm. IOt would have been far more interesting fro the writer to get a quote from Bishop Jackson’s gay brother, and find out what their relationship is, and what accounts for the Bishop’s homophobia.
Also, there have been questions about whether Jackson really lives in DC. His first address was hurriedly arranged so that he could register as a voter, a requirement to try to get the referendum filed. However, the address he used was a one bedroom apartment occupied by a single male friend of his, coincidently in a building that is about 50% gay. All this is while his wife and kids live in the Maryland suburbs in his church-paid-for mansion. The post did no sleuthing, and strictly pandered to the anti gays

By: jason

jason — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:53:41 +0000

The Washington Post is giving him a pass because he’s black. This is how liberals operate. They play one group against the other and then take the side of the group they like best.

Rather than be morally consistent in calling bigotry for what it is, they take sides according to what group you belong to.

By: courier

courier — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:26:25 +0000

I think heterosexuality has reached its zenith, only because at some point it’s sophistication through socialized behavior would have reduced it to the purest manifestation of itself, which, although not contrary in existence with the sexual continuum, is at least not possible to maintain lest mania and fanaticism develop to maintain its continuance, or dominance. Sex is more fluid than that, I think.

So put that bible down player hater and step out of the game if your knees be broke!

By: FakeName

FakeName — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:38:52 +0000

Some of the gay people he knew in college were really smart? What an articulate thing to say. Some of the black people I knew in college were real credits to their race.

By: MuffinMan21

MuffinMan21 — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:39:03 +0000

It would be unreasonable of the Washington Post to call him a bigot. That would offend many people so suggesting that seems illogical. However, my problem from this article arises with “In his mind, too, there was a convergence of black family life and the clashing of alternative lifestyles.” Referring to our lives as “alternative” is very problematic.

By: Randy

Randy — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:30:07 +0000

This is such a setback–AGAIN–to justice in this world and helps further discrimination. The Post just never seems to learn.

Write to the Post’s ombudsperson. Andrew Alexendar is his name. He’s a reasonable guy: ombudsman@washpost.com.

Tell him you’re canceling the paper.

This is garbage. Is the Post a mouthpiece for injustice and discrimination now?