Comments on: Gay Diver Wins Gold http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/08/23/2742 News, analysis and fact-checking of anti-gay rhetoric Sat, 25 May 2013 23:59:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Johno http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/08/23/2742/comment-page-1#comment-16041 Johno Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:18:04 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=2742#comment-16041 "did not show" (sigh) “did not show” (sigh)

]]> By: Johno http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/08/23/2742/comment-page-1#comment-16040 Johno Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:16:30 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=2742#comment-16040 Emily, NBC did show show or acknowledge his boyfriend. And considering it was a historic story that had run wild in the Australian press, it should have been mentioned. NBC mentioned every tawdry love-triangle and bawdy tabloid story about every single Australian swimmer during the Phelps coverage. The point is they did more, much more for straight athletes and the people cheering for them all the way through the games. Today I read that one of the directors for NBC olympics made a formal apology to Mitchum for omitting his story. An admission of "unintentional" wrongdoing. They know their coverage of him was not as "equal" as it was for everyone else. http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,24254658-5001021,00.html Emily, NBC did show show or acknowledge his boyfriend. And considering it was a historic story that had run wild in the Australian press, it should have been mentioned. NBC mentioned every tawdry love-triangle and bawdy tabloid story about every single Australian swimmer during the Phelps coverage. The point is they did more, much more for straight athletes and the people cheering for them all the way through the games.

Today I read that one of the directors for NBC olympics made a formal apology to Mitchum for omitting his story. An admission of “unintentional” wrongdoing. They know their coverage of him was not as “equal” as it was for everyone else.

http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,24254658-5001021,00.html

]]> By: Emily K http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/08/23/2742/comment-page-1#comment-16033 Emily K Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:30:09 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=2742#comment-16033 I'm someone who doesn't think the word "gay" needs to be mentioned. If they show his boyfriend, or acknowledge his boyfriend, that is enough. That is what they would do for a straight diver. That is equality. I’m someone who doesn’t think the word “gay” needs to be mentioned. If they show his boyfriend, or acknowledge his boyfriend, that is enough. That is what they would do for a straight diver. That is equality.

]]> By: Regan DuCasse http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/08/23/2742/comment-page-1#comment-16007 Regan DuCasse Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:22:03 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=2742#comment-16007 Between Matt, his mother and his boyfriend. I saw a trio of remarkably good looking folks. His mother is quite striking and his BF is HOT! The kid is blessed. Hope we see more of him in London, 2012! Between Matt, his mother and his boyfriend. I saw a trio of remarkably good looking folks.
His mother is quite striking and his BF is HOT!

The kid is blessed. Hope we see more of him in London, 2012!

]]> By: tristram http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/08/23/2742/comment-page-1#comment-15874 tristram Mon, 25 Aug 2008 05:23:04 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=2742#comment-15874 I too wish that NBC had mentioned that Matt was gay, but I still think their commentators did a good job of crediting him for his talent and performance. And they got some great shots of his dives and his reaction at the end. Below is the link to their hi quality video of the entire 10m platform finals. Go to the 25 min. mark if you want to see Matt's last dive and the aftermath. And on the sidebar is a link to the medal ceremony - with the post-ceremony activities right through the part where he climbs the rail and embraces his mom and Lachlan. Check it out! http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/player.html?assetid=0823_hd_dvm_en184r7&channelcode=sportdv I too wish that NBC had mentioned that Matt was gay, but I still think their commentators did a good job of crediting him for his talent and performance. And they got some great shots of his dives and his reaction at the end. Below is the link to their hi quality video of the entire 10m platform finals. Go to the 25 min. mark if you want to see Matt’s last dive and the aftermath. And on the sidebar is a link to the medal ceremony – with the post-ceremony activities right through the part where he climbs the rail and embraces his mom and Lachlan. Check it out!
http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/player.html?assetid=0823_hd_dvm_en184r7&channelcode=sportdv

]]> By: Johno http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/08/23/2742/comment-page-1#comment-15872 Johno Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:42:13 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=2742#comment-15872 oops, that was supposed to be worth "noting" not worth nothing. oops, that was supposed to be worth “noting” not worth nothing.

]]> By: tristram http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/08/23/2742/comment-page-1#comment-15856 tristram Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:02:48 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=2742#comment-15856 Stephano A - what a great article. Thanks! MM is truly and impressive guy. Stephano A – what a great article. Thanks! MM is truly and impressive guy.

]]> By: Stefano A http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/08/23/2742/comment-page-1#comment-15853 Stefano A Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:16:04 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=2742#comment-15853 One of the things that has impressed me about Mitcham is the way he handles himself in interviews. Even when interviewed by the gay press he has exhibited great diplomatic skills. I was first impressed by that in an interview he did with Austrial gay press mag <i>SX</i> in early July. The way he answered a question about two homophobic women with his anecdotal response demonstrated for me <i>why</i> he's such a good role model. At the age of 20 he has a remarkably cognizant sense of self and place in the world and a gracious demeaner. http://sxnews.e-p.net.au/feature/making-a-splash-3371-2.html <blockquote>"That's a really uneducated, unworldly view," he replies. "And you know what? Straight people talk about their sexuality all the time. They talk about the opposite sex, they talk about their wives, their husbands, their marriage. Those are all heterosexual discourses, and they do talk about them all the time. So those ladies didn't think their comments through very well."</blockquote> One of the things that has impressed me about Mitcham is the way he handles himself in interviews. Even when interviewed by the gay press he has exhibited great diplomatic skills. I was first impressed by that in an interview he did with Austrial gay press mag SX in early July.

The way he answered a question about two homophobic women with his anecdotal response demonstrated for me why he’s such a good role model. At the age of 20 he has a remarkably cognizant sense of self and place in the world and a gracious demeaner.

http://sxnews.e-p.net.au/feature/making-a-splash-3371-2.html

“That’s a really uneducated, unworldly view,” he replies. “And you know what? Straight people talk about their sexuality all the time. They talk about the opposite sex, they talk about their wives, their husbands, their marriage. Those are all heterosexual discourses, and they do talk about them all the time. So those ladies didn’t think their comments through very well.”

]]> By: tristram http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/08/23/2742/comment-page-1#comment-15851 tristram Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:45:26 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=2742#comment-15851 For those who can't get enough, here are some articles and more video of MM. I'm not sure I can make this a link, but you can cut and paste. If all else fails, you can check the outsports.com home page. In addition to Stefano's youtube clip, there's a link to a 16-minute video of all Matt's last-round dives, the post-comp hugfest and the medal ceremony. http://outsports.com/olympics2008/2008/08/24/matthew-mitcham-talks-with-partner-at-side/ For those who can’t get enough, here are some articles and more video of MM. I’m not sure I can make this a link, but you can cut and paste. If all else fails, you can check the outsports.com home page. In addition to Stefano’s youtube clip, there’s a link to a 16-minute video of all Matt’s last-round dives, the post-comp hugfest and the medal ceremony.

http://outsports.com/olympics2008/2008/08/24/matthew-mitcham-talks-with-partner-at-side/

]]> By: Stefano A http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/08/23/2742/comment-page-1#comment-15848 Stefano A Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:27:11 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=2742#comment-15848 You're welcome! You’re welcome!

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