tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677108722778516534.post177014264141914961..comments2023-09-27T03:58:56.646-06:00Comments on Bessemer Opinions: Newspapers have a responsibilityJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10842576168520693461noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677108722778516534.post-64551274269108409942010-03-04T01:08:17.256-06:002010-03-04T01:08:17.256-06:00To the question of why the paper, or any paper, wo...To the question of why the paper, or any paper, would allow such things to be printed? Because, though it can hurt like hell sometimes, stirring a hornets' nest is often a great avenue to getting the attention of others. This is about selling papers and getting free publicity. I'm sure the biggest and oldest papers all across the country have been, at some time or another, guilty of printing things they knew were grossly untrue and inflammatory because they knew it was what the majority of their reader base would approve of...just take a look at the tabloids the next time you visit the supermarket. The question of right or wrong most likely never enters the equation of whether or not to publish, just the possibility of dollar signs. As for Mr. Snuffy, I like to think that the ignorant were put on the earth to occasionally enrage the rest of the population so the rest of us (I do hope I'm not one of the ignorant) wouldn't get too complacent.BoyGeniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16078619465180549373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677108722778516534.post-58900282257976858852010-03-01T11:12:22.225-06:002010-03-01T11:12:22.225-06:00Again you are blinded. I do not use the the Bible...Again you are blinded. I do not use the the Bible to hurt or disenfranchise anyone in my columns or letters. My views on the Bible focus on the message of love.<br /><br />I don't complain about others opinions unless I see where they might result in harm to others (like Hank's) or harm society (like Lawrence McAdory - see this week's column)<br /><br />Oh, and believe me, I have thought about leaving the paper.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10842576168520693461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677108722778516534.post-73050831633479373182010-03-01T10:50:09.913-06:002010-03-01T10:50:09.913-06:00By the same token, a responible paper owner should...By the same token, a responible paper owner should choose not to print your gay agenda and your negative opinions about anyone who does not agree or think as you do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677108722778516534.post-62981682204625906152010-03-01T10:46:51.047-06:002010-03-01T10:46:51.047-06:00You and I will just have to agree to disagree. I ...You and I will just have to agree to disagree. I think that a responsible journalist, or owner of any paper, not just this one, would choose to to encourage hatred and resentment by publishing an opinion advocating a return to slavery. Sure, freedom of speech is one thing, but decency and community are another.<br /><br />And Snuffy is using religious based terrorism against gays, just as advocating a return to slavery based on the Bible would be religious based terrorism toward blacks. That you can't see that, speaks for itself.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10842576168520693461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677108722778516534.post-21735173854983071832010-03-01T10:30:38.865-06:002010-03-01T10:30:38.865-06:00If you cherish Snuffy's right to express his/h...If you cherish Snuffy's right to express his/her opinion, why then does it matter where or how he/she does it? You don't mind them expressing it as long as you are not exposed to it? Is that it? You write about your gayness in the paper all the time and about things in which you believe. I don't agree with you at all but I don't wave a flag to stop you. If snuffy wants to bring back slavery and a paper wants to print his opinions about that who are you to say say they shouldn't? Do you own the paper of have some managing role in it? If you are mad about it stop writing for them, PLEASE STOP WRITING FOR THAT PAPER!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677108722778516534.post-30750097191134253852010-02-27T10:10:02.907-06:002010-02-27T10:10:02.907-06:00You missed the point. I cherish Snuffy's right...You missed the point. I cherish Snuffy's right to express his opinion, however uneducated they may be. I say this because I have been reading his weekly letters since October. Its the newspaper I have the problem with, allowing a reader to express bigotry against an entire class of people. Do you believe a paper should print reader's letters that advocate segregation or even a return to slavery, based on the words in the bible? Apparently so. I disagree.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10842576168520693461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677108722778516534.post-79551982236941003622010-02-27T09:30:58.457-06:002010-02-27T09:30:58.457-06:00Joe,
People have a right to express their opinion ...Joe,<br />People have a right to express their opinion in this country and freedom of the press is one of our most cherished freedoms.<br />Also, people are free to agree or disagree with the opinions expressed by anyone. <br />It seems to me that you want to see only opinions expressed that agree with you and I find that small minded and very unfortunate. <br />You have the freedom to disagree with Snuffy and he has the freedom to do the same.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677108722778516534.post-61924999062897732972010-02-27T01:11:32.821-06:002010-02-27T01:11:32.821-06:00Does a newspaper have a duty to protect the ignora...Does a newspaper have a duty to protect the ignorant from public embarrassment? This 'Snuffy' doesn't know what he is talking about--the people of Sodom were destroyed because they were greedy selfish and mean, treating others, even their own townspeople quite badly.<br />Someone give that person a real Bible to read.Helennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677108722778516534.post-41829903637491259892010-02-26T20:38:04.108-06:002010-02-26T20:38:04.108-06:00Anonymous,
Thanks for your comment. I hope you wil...Anonymous,<br />Thanks for your comment. I hope you will send that as a letter or email to the paper so it might be printed in the paper.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10842576168520693461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677108722778516534.post-63449661557338466952010-02-26T18:44:33.518-06:002010-02-26T18:44:33.518-06:00Sorry, I thought you were Aubrey, that is why I le...Sorry, I thought you were Aubrey, that is why I left the previous comment!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677108722778516534.post-3622679385073688022010-02-26T18:41:50.742-06:002010-02-26T18:41:50.742-06:00Your opinion is a complete defamation to the entir...Your opinion is a complete defamation to the entire gay community. Did you know that there are more straight couples that practice sodomy then gay men. Did you know that lesbian couples don't practice sodomy. Did you also know that there is more to a gay couple than just sex?<br /><br />Did you also know that a woman who has sex before marriage should be stoned to death according to the bible?<br /><br />What about working on the sabbath or visiting a place on the sabbath that has workers, you are committing a ten commandment. <br /><br />You are a hypocrite my friend, You throw stones, when your house is made of glass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677108722778516534.post-59493043729487679262010-02-25T18:44:05.995-06:002010-02-25T18:44:05.995-06:00Joe,
I grew up thinking that God turned Cain bla...Joe,<br /> I grew up thinking that God turned Cain black when he cursed him and he became the ancestor to all the black people. The I has a science class....Diannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677108722778516534.post-8456992196893553662010-02-25T08:56:13.360-06:002010-02-25T08:56:13.360-06:00Great comparison Joe! I say "Snuffy" be...Great comparison Joe! I say "Snuffy" be censored in newspapers, as well as other ignorant bigots, just like we censor television programs to protect our children from seeing offensive things that parents would not agree with.<br /><br />Stephen from SouthsideAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com