The Human Rights Campaign is good for one thing — securing cushy jobs for entitled hacks. Otherwise, the HRC has accomplished nothing of consequence, as repeatedly demonstrated.
Andrew Sullivan offers a worthy obituary, though I suspect the gullible will continue to keep the feckless HRC afloat.
Okay, smart ass guy, what would you do differently? I would’ve pushed — and pushed some more — for the end to Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. It’s a fight that could’ve been won and should’ve been waged. The moral argument is obvious. Strategically, it would’ve bolstered the case for gay equality.
And how ’bout an effective advertising campaign featuring one of our straight friends in the entertainment industry?
Blue collar dude, perched on a bar stool, in full-on ranting mode:
“I’m sick of these gays getting off easy. No spouse nagging them to do this, do that. No alimony or child support. No mothers-in-law. It’s all party, party, party with them. Well it ain’t fair. That’s why I’m voting no on Prop 8. Time gay people learned what it’s like to be married.”
To be fair, the HRC has some a-may-zing goodies for sale, including Christian Siriano’s Fierce Equality Tee.
Why be equal when you can be fabulous and, most importantly, fierce?
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