Why I’ve stopped reading Gawker

Conde NastI have no issue with outing public figures who speak out against gay rights or vote for legislation that is harmful to the gay community; read Buh bye Aaron Schock.

But I do take issue with bloggers and websites that indiscriminately “out” people for a news story like Gawker’s recent decision to use an angry sex worker who was extorting an executive at Condé Nast.  If you are unaware of what I am referring to, Huffington Post has an article about the incident worth reading, Gawker’s Outing of Condé Nast’s CFO is Gay- Shaming, Not Journalism.  

Reading Gabriel Arana’s article made me angry.  In my opinion, Gawker’s decision to publish this story makes them an accessory to extortion.

One response to “Why I’ve stopped reading Gawker

  1. Gawker is just a crappy advertising vehicle without much of a moral center that sometimes runs articles that look like “news.” I’m done with them too.

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