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eshusplayground:
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Lucy Lawless
Lucy FLAWLESS
Reblogging again with further thoughts because this GIFset is a beautiful illustration of how to do it right.
Lucy Lawless makes her stance very clear. There’s no need to dig for context clues to see that she’s committed to her LGBT fans. She nips the homophobes right in the bud by flat-out refusing to let them use her words to ridicule and alienate LGBT people.
This is an area where a lot of would-be celebrity allies fall short. They think that not using slurs or actively discriminating against LGBT people means that their words and actions can’t contribute to creating an environment that empowers and emboldens the homophobes within their fanbase.
Tepid statements like “love is love” or “no h8″ or “I support LGBT people” don’t do much to counteract notions about how gross, dangerous or ridiculous LGBT people are. There needs to be a clear, strong, consistent statement about one’s stance toward LGBT fans. Otherwise, it’s just giving homophobes more ammo.
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eshusplayground:
frenchfrysplash:
aflawedfashion:
Lucy Lawless
Lucy FLAWLESS
Reblogging again with further thoughts because this GIFset is a beautiful illustration of how to do it right.
Lucy Lawless makes her stance very clear. There’s no need to dig for context clues to see that she’s committed to her LGBT fans. She nips the homophobes right in the bud by flat-out refusing to let them use her words to ridicule and alienate LGBT people.
This is an area where a lot of would-be celebrity allies fall short. They think that not using slurs or actively discriminating against LGBT people means that their words and actions can’t contribute to creating an environment that empowers and emboldens the homophobes within their fanbase.
Tepid statements like “love is love” or “no h8″ or “I support LGBT people” don’t do much to counteract notions about how gross, dangerous or ridiculous LGBT people are. There needs to be a clear, strong, consistent statement about one’s stance toward LGBT fans. Otherwise, it’s just giving homophobes more ammo.
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