The Bee's not to blame in reporting things you don't like

News Type: Opinion — Seeded on Tue Jul 1, 2008 4:57 PM EDT

Article Source: The Sacramento Bee

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"The Sac Bee is in trouble and if you keep doing articles like this, you will be out of business," said Pat Kelly of Rancho Murieta in a phone conversation about the paper's two-day front page coverage of gay marriages on June 17 and 18.

She said she and her neighbors were disgusted. "We don't see it as something we want to be reading. We don't like to see it," she said.

Flo Harelson, a subscriber for 30 years, said she was on the verge of quitting the paper. "Is there nothing more important than homosexuals getting married?" she asked in her phone message. "We don't need it shoved down our throats."

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songbird6

How sad that these people expect their newspaper to protect them from things they are irrationally afraid of. And how sad that anyone can look something as happy as wedding photos and be disgusted.

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#1 - Tue Jul 1, 2008 4:58 PM EDT

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dcstone01

Hello Songbird,

I am new to the NV and I am glad to see a local group. I too read the article that you quoted with Pat Kelly and Flo Harelson. The first things that came to my mind simultaneously was that they are very narrow minded people and that if they didn't like the original articles then they didn't need to read them.

The Bee in all fairness gets hit right and left by the right and left, as either too left or too right. To me the Bee just presents the news and the readers only complain. Just goes to show, you can't please all the people all the time. Sure the Bee isn't perfect. But at least it's there.

It seems to me that these two individuals live with rose glasses on. The world is not perfect to their standards and they don't want to be reminded of it. Guess what, its only natural that gays want to be happy and make a commitment to someone they care about. What is wrong with that? The world needs more love, not this censorship and hatred.

Hope we can meet again Songbird.

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#2 - Sun Jul 6, 2008 10:01 PM EDT

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songbird6

Thanks for your kind comment! I agree with you: the world needs love and acceptance, especially in these uncertain times. Sadly, even here on the Vine, some people criticize the posting of articles about gay issues. No place is safe from bigotry.

Take care.

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#2.1 - Wed Jul 9, 2008 7:00 PM EDT

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