it’s a business of Hollywood/how Hollywood works show that is listened to by a lot of the influental studio and indie film people among others — which is a lot of central LA, plus it’s syndicated on NPR…it’s on WNYC too (in a weird slot (albeit)

Michael – your “airy fairy” friend might be alluding to the Age of Pisces which starts in 2012 and will be the Age of Cures and Wars! So, dust off those 60s purple protest pants…and strike a pose for the Revolution!

it’s pretty popular in LA, and lot of Hollywood people listen to that show

LGBTQ spending money at Prop 8 Supporter-owned businesses makes as much sense as Non-Whites spending money at KKK member-owned businesses.

Sincerely Fuck You Very Much,

PHX

If Ruth had heard about this it never would have gotten on-air. She does a nice job at the station. When she does a program, which isn’t too often (she does Politics of Culture occassionally), it’s always smart.

I’m surprised someone on air would falsely equate our refusal to fund our own oppression with right-wing government oppression of liberals and artists–but there are idiots everywhere.

I have a feeling this won’t come up again, and I’m satisfied with Ruth’s explanation.

The thing is that it so plays into the right-wing charactization of “violent” “facist” free-speech prohibiting gay people.

When I pointed that gay peopl were the victims of having our existing civil rights taken away by a vote, Holzman asked if was fair to in-turn victimize Raddon. I was floored by that. I didn’t think the right-wing tlaking points had gotten to NPR people but I guess so — Holzmann told me all the staff of that particular show were in agreement.

The point that Raddon made the public action of donating and common sense would have told him that in his business, with many gay customers and stakeholders, it might detrimental to the business Raddon worked for, made little difference to Mr. Holzmann.

It was the producer, Matt Holzmann. He also runs the “Matt’s Movies” film screening program at KCRW at is fairly well-known with studio people and indie producers.

He told me by registering my opinion on his conduct I was “proving his point”.

Hey Chris, who said that, Brodesser-Akner, or his producer?

It seems like everyone on his team supported his ridiculous belief that gays are like the right wing McCarthyists of the fifties and all those anti-gay hets are poor, innocent victims.

Considering the Hollywood PTB have been ruining the careers of out LGBTQ’s for decades; while hiring straight actors to play gay, I seriously doubt Brodesser-Akner has any room to bitch, when we decide to fight back.

It’s obvious they’re getting scared–middle America hates them; ticket sales are in the toilet and the backbone of Hollywood is pissed off. Maybe now they’ll stop taking gays for granted and seeing us as their lapdogs.

I was the guy pointed this out first. When I called the producer of the show to ask him about it — and tell him that his speech implying that we shouldn’t boycott was unacceptable. He told me by registering my opinion on his conduct I was “proving his point”. It was a real Hall of Mirrors in his world yesterday. But KCRW did a good thing calling him on it — they’re a good station.

Before he made that pink list comment, I actually found his comments to be nicely balanced. I particularly liked how he noted that, though the Film Independent guy has his right to his opinion, he should have realized the consequences in his industry. I say yes, Film Independent does have a good rep for inclusion and diversity… but who cares about diversity if you’re silently hating it… One has to think that diversity might be better tended to by a person who genuinely celebrates equality and fairness for all…

Either way, nice job, one and all!

Good job, Queerty!