I came back to check this thread and see it has been quite active. Seriously, I don't know the details of what all has or continues to go on at the aforementioned support site. I was concerned by what I heard and could not help but search out connections. I might have gone a little too far in my cut and pasting from the SI site, though it is publicly viewable. None the less, I wish I could take that part back.
I don't like getting into others politics, but there was too much concern for me not to share the associations I found. The Tuscon-Czech article actually quotes Chip as being not in favor of filming without condoms, but that wasn't what concerned me. What concerned me is that is showed him to be actively involved in the production (and obviously distribution) of just legal age gay pornography. That really got the red-flags flying for me.
Should I have brought it up? Maybe I did so in an inappropriate place, though the conversations seemed started. What if I just ignored the issue and someone got hurt and things happened that should not have? Yes, I suppose you could argue things are now worse. I have no clue what is going on behind the scenes of all this. Maybe I should have just ignored it. As I said, I tend to avoid interpersonal politics or gossip in regards to others because it is not where I prefer to put myself at. None the less, I have obviously stepped into this one, right or wrong. I do believe disclosure of this is pertinent, in that yes, many young people who get caught up in staring in porn before their judgment capacities have fully developed (or are in a way acting out with such behavior) put themselves at future risk. I personally knew a pretty active straight porn actor that drank himself to death. Not all end up as casualties of the business, but many do.
As far as the anti-gay comments go, I cannot throw my support behind them. I have a feeling that many of the board members here have a pretty negative feeling towards Chip, and what is being said is just a reflection of that. I would just ignore them if they feel personally offensive. Unfortunately this world will always be filled with things that offend us, so we have to learn to let some of it blow on past. I'm not trying to be dismissive, I am just saying. Anyway, I better back myself out of here again.
BTW, I am adding this because the post above mine happened after I wrote this but before I submitted my own. What happened to Tyler Clementi was a tragedy. To have filmed that and posted on the internet is messed up (they will end up paying for this in more ways than one.) I just can't partake in any humor related to what took place. You may have personal opinions that disagree with homosexuality, and everyone has a right to their opinion, but what took place in regards to this whole scenario was pretty messed up. Just more fun in the modern world I guess. And imagine, most of us didn't get cable until about 25 years ago. Who would have figured.
I don't like getting into others politics, but there was too much concern for me not to share the associations I found. The Tuscon-Czech article actually quotes Chip as being not in favor of filming without condoms, but that wasn't what concerned me. What concerned me is that is showed him to be actively involved in the production (and obviously distribution) of just legal age gay pornography. That really got the red-flags flying for me.
Should I have brought it up? Maybe I did so in an inappropriate place, though the conversations seemed started. What if I just ignored the issue and someone got hurt and things happened that should not have? Yes, I suppose you could argue things are now worse. I have no clue what is going on behind the scenes of all this. Maybe I should have just ignored it. As I said, I tend to avoid interpersonal politics or gossip in regards to others because it is not where I prefer to put myself at. None the less, I have obviously stepped into this one, right or wrong. I do believe disclosure of this is pertinent, in that yes, many young people who get caught up in staring in porn before their judgment capacities have fully developed (or are in a way acting out with such behavior) put themselves at future risk. I personally knew a pretty active straight porn actor that drank himself to death. Not all end up as casualties of the business, but many do.
As far as the anti-gay comments go, I cannot throw my support behind them. I have a feeling that many of the board members here have a pretty negative feeling towards Chip, and what is being said is just a reflection of that. I would just ignore them if they feel personally offensive. Unfortunately this world will always be filled with things that offend us, so we have to learn to let some of it blow on past. I'm not trying to be dismissive, I am just saying. Anyway, I better back myself out of here again.
BTW, I am adding this because the post above mine happened after I wrote this but before I submitted my own. What happened to Tyler Clementi was a tragedy. To have filmed that and posted on the internet is messed up (they will end up paying for this in more ways than one.) I just can't partake in any humor related to what took place. You may have personal opinions that disagree with homosexuality, and everyone has a right to their opinion, but what took place in regards to this whole scenario was pretty messed up. Just more fun in the modern world I guess. And imagine, most of us didn't get cable until about 25 years ago. Who would have figured.