I think the article was well written and offers nothing negative except for a few cautionary statements that the outside world might have different perceptions about Mr. Cook.
As most folks have stated - it makes no difference to me (or most folks) whether Mr. Cook, or any of the folks that work for Apple are X, Y, Z... all we care about are the products and the incredible ways they help us to be happy and work more efficiently. Apple could be run by a bunch of monkeys (see Microsoft), but so long as the products are amazing, who works there is irrelevant.
I think you guys are missing my point - from what I can tell the original article was written from the gay perspective - ie a gay man wrote it. Yes, if a straight guy comes along and gives you a pat on the head and says, "oh hey, maybe you are just as good" that is insulting but, at least in this PC day in age, if it's a member of that group pointing out "we're just as good as you" it's a push for equality.
Obama, this is pretty much without question, rode into the White House on the wave of saying a black man can do just as good as a white man - do you consider that insulting? Most black people I've ever talked to consider it empowering - it's all about your perspective....
Since you asked, Obama rode into the White House thanks to the financial blessing of wall street, and the slobbering television media. Also the unelectable opponent.
Since you asked, Obama rode into the White House thanks to the financial blessing of wall street, and the slobbering television media. Also the unelectable opponent.
Gay or not, he seems to know how to lead the team troops when Steve is unavailable. I am amazed that gender, race and sexual orientation are even an issue when assessing someone's ability to lead a company. People should be considered on their merits.
No argument here. What was up with this article, anyone else feel like it was very scattered?
Absolutely not. I don't consider there to be anything even remotely 'offensive' about being gay.
Your missing the point. Tim Cook may or may not want his sexual orientation discussed in a public forum. That is his decision to make. If he, in an interview, wants to discuss it .... then it's ok to print the interview .... but AI did not try to "confirm" this with Tim, did not even make an attempt to find out if Tim wanted this discussion to take place in a public forum and for those reasons AI is wrong to have proceeded to spread these "personal" rumors.
Nobody is claiming that being gay is offensive ... only that "outing" someone who may not even want to be outed ..... that's the offensive part. Now do you understand? Peace.
When I released version two of YummySoup! I decided to be open about who I am and have listed my husband in the about box. He's been a great influence in the development of YummySoup! and deserves as much. So far the response has only been positive. The less we hide who we are the more acceptance we gain.
I bet the microsoft blogsites have stepped up the hatred.
Microsoft is also very supportive of their LGBT employees. You can find out more about this at their GLEAM (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Employees at Microsoft) page. They even put out an It Gets Better video to fight against the incidence of LGBT youth committing suicide.
More information about the It Gets Better Project can be found here.
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He's gay?
So what?
I'm hetero.
Why should anyone care?
That depends, are you absurdly rich?
Hopefully this will repel teabagger losers away from Apple and enhance the community even more.
Hetrophobe.
As most folks have stated - it makes no difference to me (or most folks) whether Mr. Cook, or any of the folks that work for Apple are X, Y, Z... all we care about are the products and the incredible ways they help us to be happy and work more efficiently. Apple could be run by a bunch of monkeys (see Microsoft), but so long as the products are amazing, who works there is irrelevant.
I think you guys are missing my point - from what I can tell the original article was written from the gay perspective - ie a gay man wrote it. Yes, if a straight guy comes along and gives you a pat on the head and says, "oh hey, maybe you are just as good" that is insulting but, at least in this PC day in age, if it's a member of that group pointing out "we're just as good as you" it's a push for equality.
Obama, this is pretty much without question, rode into the White House on the wave of saying a black man can do just as good as a white man - do you consider that insulting? Most black people I've ever talked to consider it empowering - it's all about your perspective....
Since you asked, Obama rode into the White House thanks to the financial blessing of wall street, and the slobbering television media. Also the unelectable opponent.
What an embarrassing joke that was.
Since you asked, Obama rode into the White House thanks to the financial blessing of wall street, and the slobbering television media. Also the unelectable opponent.
What an embarrassing joke that was.
As the thread slides completely off the table...
(... now things are starting to warm up...)
Gay or not, he seems to know how to lead the team troops when Steve is unavailable. I am amazed that gender, race and sexual orientation are even an issue when assessing someone's ability to lead a company. People should be considered on their merits.
No argument here. What was up with this article, anyone else feel like it was very scattered?
No argument here. What was up with this article, anyone else feel like it was very scattered?
The AI article (not the inked article) appeared contrived.
So what I want to know is, what's his favorite color, and does he roll the toilet paper over or under?
Over rules!!! Down with the Unders!!!!! No wait, that didn't sound right...keep your pants on people!!
The AI article (not the inked article) appeared contrived.
I was talking about the AI part. It just didn't flow well at all, found it painful to read.
Absolutely not. I don't consider there to be anything even remotely 'offensive' about being gay.
Your missing the point. Tim Cook may or may not want his sexual orientation discussed in a public forum. That is his decision to make. If he, in an interview, wants to discuss it .... then it's ok to print the interview .... but AI did not try to "confirm" this with Tim, did not even make an attempt to find out if Tim wanted this discussion to take place in a public forum and for those reasons AI is wrong to have proceeded to spread these "personal" rumors.
Nobody is claiming that being gay is offensive ... only that "outing" someone who may not even want to be outed ..... that's the offensive part. Now do you understand? Peace.
Maybe a little humor will lighten the thread:
Lol the first video is so funny!
I am a gay, i'm as gay as a gay can be gay. I'm a gay, a gay gay!
Lol this sounded like a song!!!
I bet the microsoft blogsites have stepped up the hatred.
Microsoft is also very supportive of their LGBT employees. You can find out more about this at their GLEAM (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Employees at Microsoft) page. They even put out an It Gets Better video to fight against the incidence of LGBT youth committing suicide.
More information about the It Gets Better Project can be found here.