tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post3448340347772703703..comments2024-01-28T22:16:50.852-06:00Comments on Mr. Dilettante’s Neighborhood: Busy Weekend/MaskMr. Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13920907647566015611noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-35265642360453012442009-06-10T14:32:06.537-05:002009-06-10T14:32:06.537-05:00Amanda,
For the record, Whelan is on the right an...Amanda,<br /><br />For the record, Whelan is on the right and has subsequently apologized for what he did.<br /><br />My two cents -- I don't like outing in any circumstance. And that's one reason why I don't blog anonymously; my views (such as they are) are out there for everyone to see. Sometimes it's just easier to hide in plain sight.Mr. Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920907647566015611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-84407735717700978022009-06-10T14:27:08.478-05:002009-06-10T14:27:08.478-05:00There are too many links on the Instapundit post. ...There are too many links on the Instapundit post. I can handle maybe one link per post, and it's a miracle if I click on that to begin with! So since I didn't read the amalgamation of bazillion articles that apparently make up the whole story, I will assume this Whelan dude is on the Left and the outed dude is on the Right. ;)<br /><br />Outing a blogger - In general I would say this is a (expletive) move. And it does speak more to the pettiness of the outer. (Although I personally find anonymity to be a tad cowardly.) <br /><br />I noticed a linked story about how "outing gays is bad but outing bloggers is good." (I did not click on it.) Well, I would argue the following for both situations: Politicians who do things like support/create legislation that denies homosexuals civil liberties (I don't just mean marriage) or even whose language supports the anti-gay movement in general: when their own homosexual behavior is discovered, they absolutely deserve to be outed. The public deserves to know the full extent of the character belonging to someone who is bound to represent them. Outing someone superficially famous, like an actor, is just, like I said - a d*** move. Not nice. Who is anyone to interfere with someone not hurting other people, someone living their private life privately? You know?<br /><br />In the blogging world, likewise, if that blogger is living one thing and preaching another, then their hypocrisy deserves to be outed. If they were just expressing opinions that someone didn't like, it was wrong of the outer to expose them.my name is Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15484587200951022679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-27207924758259724652009-06-07T21:05:19.081-05:002009-06-07T21:05:19.081-05:00i've already explained to you why i take certa...i've already explained to you why i take certain privacy measures in what i do.<br /><br />and i tend to agree with the those who think whean is out of line, which he is. too bad he cant be outed. (or, maybe he can. often times, those with much to hide are the first to launch attacks on others)Ginohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606046924332159076noreply@blogger.com