Comments on: Meredith Baxter on the record

By: bec

bec — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:03:15 +0000

Haven’t we moved on at all from having “Exclusive: (so and so) reveals she is gay” as an on-screen banner?? Is it really that shocking/newsworthy/interesting any more?

The more the media treats these issues as “news” the more tabloid and salacious it becomes and I question what is really achieved.

Sure plenty of people struggling with this issue could use her as inspiration to live their lives truthfully, but how many more “role models” do we need? I applaud her for doing what she did, but how much of her hand was forced by Perez?

By: koverstreet

koverstreet — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:46:09 +0000

lol matt i didn’t notice that before..

By: frankie lupo

frankie lupo — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:17:48 +0000

so she’s gay does anybody give a dam, whats so ground breaking news about this, i personally dont care either way

By: Belinda

Belinda — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:05:44 +0000

Did she write that analogy for Grey’s Anatomy last year? I’m glad she has found happiness. Big thumbs down for Perez Hilton and the filth that keep him in business.

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:57:58 +0000

Agree with all comments here.

I saw Perez on The View yesterday trying to justify what he had done.

No one has the right to interfere in people’s private life.

By: matt

matt — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:39:20 +0000

She’s being sensible and mature about a normal issue.

… but why is the picture of Matt Lauer honking her boob?

By: effdee

effdee — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:59:22 +0000

Still my favourite TV mum for sure….

By: Lou

Lou — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 07:38:33 +0000

Bless her heart! Makes me like her more.

Shame though that the tabloids forced her hand and she couldn’t come out on her own terms.

By: mikeys

mikeys — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 07:00:48 +0000

Good on you (as usual) for you editorial discretion and judgment…

Good for her for feeling comfortable coming out. Unnecessary pressure ala Perez is disgusting and cheap…

By: Bereft Skerrick

Bereft Skerrick — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:05:47 +0000

Sad for her that though she was comfortable with who she is, gutter scum like Perez Hilton think it’s public business.

I think we all need to take the advice of Lisa Simpson. Whilst tabloids pursue the miniscule details of private lives (whether they be of willing Truman Show-esque Z graders, or someone who just wants to live their private lives and mind their own business) and we keep wanting them to, they’ll pursue.

In one of the Halloween Episodes where the advertisizing logos were on a rampage, her advice was “Just Don’t Look”. Perhaps if we stop looking the tabloids will go away. We’ve created the monster ourselves, now it’s time for it to die.