Since Keith Olbermann hasn't apologized for his transphobic remark, I renamed my Star Trek Ship

[Ian David]

Before:



After:

Behold, The Mighty Gwen Arujo!


I'm not throwing Keith under the bus-- just out of my fleet. I fully expect some sort of apology from him soon.



See prior threads:

Behold, the mighty USS Keith Olbermann!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x9257501

Maybe Some Education On The Sensitivities Of Transgendered Folks Are In Order
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x7750845

Olbermann's crack on Coultergeist is not characteristic of him
Topic started by Berry Cool on Feb-18-10 09:47 PM (25 replies)
Last modified by PVnRT on Feb-19-10 02:43 PM
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=7745301

Trial of Gwen Araujo's accused killers begins
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x1418897

Prosecutor: Transgender Teen 'Executed'
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x486773

[skepticscott]

1. Life Lesson #9

Never put people up on pedestals. Sooner or later you have to bring them down again. Elevate principles and ideals, and people only to the extent that they act in accordance with them.

[PurpleChez]

2. I hope you don't mind

if I save that as a quote for later use. Sports stars, pop stars, even the Beatles, even Dylan...I just have no need to turn these people into demigods. I know sometimes people think it's mean-spirited, closed-minded or whatever, but to me it's just sanity. I can admire someone without necessarily building shrines to them. Thanks!

[Berry Cool]

3. I don't have a shrine to Keith Olbermann either, despite my admiration of him

so you don't have to act all smug and superior. I don't turn anyone into a demigod or expect them to be perfect.

I still expect that at one point he will apologize.