Dan Savage

At first I thought he seemed cool but a lot of the stuff he said was pretty offensive so I don't think I like him anymore

 

Don't like him for the reason you listed.. :tantrum:

Soooo Dan is pretty Savage. :/

 

He's gross. The transphobic and biphobic comments are bad enough, but they're not all he's said. :dry:

Here's a lovely piece of affirming positivity from him - "First off, LARDASS, you neglected to include a sign-off, forcing me to create one for you. I tried to create one that captured the spirit and tone of your letter, and I think I did pretty well… I am thoroughly annoyed at having my tame statements of fact—being heavy is a health risk; rolls of exposed flesh are unsightly—characterized as ‘hate speech.’"

Yeah, and he's done plenty more than just that.

 

This sums up how I view Dan Savage.


While I think the "It gets Better" project is great, I've never liked Dan Savage. Hell, if someone else thought of the project and he took credit for someone else's idea, I wouldn't be surprised.

Calling Mary Cheney a "useless dyke" was the last straw for me. If I see him on the street, I won't hesitate to kick his face in.

 

It's weird how he's viewed as a champion of LGBT people (teenagers) but he doesn't seem to like trans or bi people at all :dry:

 

How delightfully understated of you.

 

Before I heard of his transphobic and biphobic comments, I always felt that he was a yuppie, Williams-Sonoma-dinner-party-throwing kind of gay that was oblivious to the plights of others in the LGBT community and was not the right "face" for the LGBT community.

After I saw his comments, I can honestly say he is one of the things that's wrong with the "gay community."

 

I've never been able to stand him. Among other things is his pompous, arrogant, smarmy attitude. He acts like such the sex expert, but has no degrees in anything related to sex, biology, or psychology, yet is somehow some kind of guru. He also strikes me as a bit 'vanilla', and though he seems to try to make people feel OK about fetishes and such, there's this sense he's not all that comfortable about it, and is in fact rather up-tight.

You hit the nail on the head, there. He exudes this sense of wealth and entitlement, and never addresses the economic constraints faced by so many LGBT people on the road to 'it gets better'. Not everyone is able to go to college, and move to a liberal, metropolitan (costly) area. I don't think he's ever really covered the issue of homelessness among gay youth, those that run away, and those living in poverty.

 

Can't remember a time I've gone out my way to read something he's written. From all I've heard about the guy, I don't get the feeling I'm missing out on much.

 

This man has said mean things about lesbians too:tantrum:

 

i dont even know him

now i hate HIM !

 

Id rather throw up than have a conversation with him..

 

I only know him from those dreadful shows like "Sex Box". I can't say I warmed to him, and I'm really not sure what qualifies him as a "sexpert" (sleeping around a lot does not equal being good at sex).

He just comes across as a promiscuous scenester if I'm honest.

 

I think your all taking him a bit too seriously. He's just a "sexpert" what ever the hell that means. Like it's rocket science or something. I watched some videos of him on youtube and he says a lot of these comments in a tongue and cheek way without really knowing what he's talking about.

My point is that he is an idiot who has no power hence I don't care what he thinks.