• OkCupid's CEO Donated to an Anti-Gay Candidate in 2004
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[quote]Last week, the online dating site OkCupid switched up its homepage for Mozilla Firefox users. Upon opening the site, a message appeared encouraging members to curb their use of Firefox because the company's new CEO, Brendan Eich, allegedly opposes equality for gay couples—specifically, he donated $1000 to the campaign for the anti-gay Proposition 8 in 2008. "We've devoted the last ten years to bringing people—all people—together," the message read. "If individuals like Mr. Eich had their way, then roughly 8% of the relationships we've worked so hard to bring about would be illegal." The company's action went viral, and within a few days, Eich had resigned as CEO of Mozilla only weeks after taking up the post. On Thursday, OkCupid released a statement saying "We are pleased that OkCupid's boycott has brought tremendous awareness to the critical matter of equal rights for all individuals and partnerships." But there's a hitch: OkCupid's co-founder and CEO Sam Yagan once donated to an anti-gay candidate. (Yagan is also CEO of Match.com.) Specifically, Yagan donated $500 to Rep. Chris Cannon (R-Utah) in 2004, reports Uncrunched. During his time as congressman from 1997 to 2009, Cannon voted for a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, against a ban on sexual-orientation based job discrimination, and for prohibition of gay adoptions. He's also voted for numerous anti-choice measures, earning a 0 percent rating from NARAL Pro Choice America. Among other measures, Cannon voted for laws prohibiting government from denying funds to medical facilities that withhold abortion information, stopping minors from crossing state lines to obtain an abortion, and banning family planning funding in US aid abroad. Cannon also earned a 7 percent rating from the ACLU for his poor civil rights voting record: He voted to amend FISA to allow warrant-less electronic surveillance, to allow NSA intelligence gathering without civil oversight, and to reauthorize the PATRIOT act.[/quote] [url]http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2014/04/okcupid-ceo-donate-anti-gay-firefox[/url]
The idiots doing this witchhunt need to learn to forgive and forget. Who cares what they did in the past, the important thing is they failed.
ok? so?
Man, that Chris Cannon sounds like a right cunt.
trying to make a big deal out of nothing.
[QUOTE=The Genie;44487796]It's possible to change your stance on something within 10 years.[/QUOTE] It quite is. I was anti-gay-marriage (But pro civil unions and adoption all them other rights, just didn't realize that a traditional marriage might matter to some people) a couple years back, ain't no longer.
[QUOTE=The Genie;44487796]It's possible to change your stance on something within 10 years.[/QUOTE] But not 6?
[QUOTE](Yagan is also CEO of Match.com)[/QUOTE] Wait, is there a monopoly on dating sites?
[QUOTE] OkCupid's co-founder and CEO Sam Yagan once donated to an [B]anti-gay candidate.[/B][/QUOTE] candidate = campaign nowadays?
[QUOTE=Swebonny;44487886]candidate = campaign nowadays?[/QUOTE] I guess when the candidate spends all his time crushing everything related to basic human rights. Then again, I don't know about campaigns; I'm only into politics for the multiplayer.
[QUOTE=Durrsly;44487878]Wait, is there a monopoly on dating sites?[/QUOTE] Theirs a monopoly on tons of things. For example, blue jean zippers. One company manufactures something like 95% of all blue jean zippers in the world, yet no one is willing to say a damn thing about it. It's also the reason why blue jeans are really fucking expensive. Back to the thread though: Hate. Can you hate someone enough for their own opinions, that you cause them to destroy their lives, and become no better then they are? Fucking SJW's.
Donating $500 to a candidate who at some point in his career voted against same-sex marriage is now equal to supporting gay concentration camps.
this title should be bannable because it is not even remotely accurate to the information actually in the article
[QUOTE=KillerJaguar;44488192]Donating $500 to a candidate who at some point in his career voted against same-sex marriage is now equal to supporting gay concentration camps.[/QUOTE] One guy said that his personal opinions wouldn't at all influence how his company (one he's been with for more than 10 years) is run, a different guy tried to promote his own company by being a hypocrite (though obviously he didn't let his company be influenced by his own opinions either, so I guess that's a point in his basket). Like, I get that this guy might not be as bad as the other guy, but this just shows that everyone cheering for OkCupid simply fell for their cheap marketing trick. I haven't heard about those gay concentration camps with regards to this story at all - care to enlighten me?
[QUOTE=GoDong-DK;44488333]One guy said that his personal opinions wouldn't at all influence how his company (one he's been with for more than 10 years) is run, a different guy tried to promote his own company by being a hypocrite (though obviously he didn't let his company be influenced by his own opinions either, so I guess that's a point in his basket). Like, I get that this guy might not be as bad as the other guy, but this just shows that everyone cheering for OkCupid simply fell for their cheap marketing trick. I haven't heard about those gay concentration camps with regards to this story at all - care to enlighten me?[/QUOTE] The OkCupid CEO donated [b]once[/b] in 2004 to a congressman, who in his 12 years of service at one point voted against same-sex. It's not known why he donated, but it could have been for a reason entirely unrelated to his views on same-sex relations. He donated in 2004, long before gay marriage went into the spotlight, so it's very unlikely it's because he hates gays.
[QUOTE=KillerJaguar;44488387]The OkCupid CEO donated [b]once[/b] in 2004 to a congressman, who in his 12 years of service at one point voted against same-sex. It's not known why he donated, but it could have been for a reason entirely unrelated to his views on same-sex relations. He donated in 2004, long before gay marriage went into the spotlight, so it's very unlikely it's because he hates gays.[/QUOTE] [quote] Voted YES on banning gay adoptions in DC. (Jul 1999) Voted YES on ending preferential treatment by race in college admissions. (May 1998) Voted NO on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation. (Nov 2007) Voted YES on Constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman. (Jul 2006) Voted YES on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info. (Sep 2002) Voted YES on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad. (May 2001) Voted YES on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes. (Apr 2001) Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortions. (Apr 2000) Voted YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion. (Jun 1999) Rated 0% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record. (Dec 2003) Voted YES on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions. (Apr 2005) Voted NO on $84 million in grants for Black and Hispanic colleges. (Mar 2006) Voted NO on tax credits for renewable electricity, with PAYGO offsets. (Sep 2008) Voted NO on tax incentives for energy production and conservation. (May 2008) Voted NO on tax incentives for renewable energy. (Feb 2008) Voted NO on investing in homegrown biofuel. (Aug 2007) Voted NO on criminalizing oil cartels like OPEC. (May 2007) Voted NO on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies. (Jan 2007) Voted YES on scheduling permitting for new oil refinieries. (Jun 2006) Voted YES on authorizing construction of new oil refineries. (Oct 2005) Voted YES on passage of the Bush Administration national energy policy. (Jun 2004) Voted YES on implementing Bush-Cheney national energy policy. (Nov 2003) Voted NO on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels. (Aug 2001) Voted NO on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR. (Aug 2001) Voted NO on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol. (Jun 2000) [url]http://www.ontheissues.org/house/Chris_Cannon.htm[/url] [/quote] Yeah, voting for and donating to this mormon, super conservative guy who has a history of voting against a lot of stuff that protects minorities (and really just not-that-dumb stuff in general) really says nothing about him. And apparently gay marriage was very much in the spotlight in 2008, since that's when Brendan Eich donated - sexual orientation apparently never came up as an issue until then. And again, what's witht eh gay concentration camps? I haven't seen Eich speak out in favor of those (I suppose it might be part of the bill he supported?) - and I must stress that it's not because I don't necessarily believe you, it's just a good deal more extreme than going against gay marriage.
[QUOTE=GoDong-DK;44488543]Yeah, voting for and donating to this mormon, super conservative guy who has a history of voting against a lot of stuff that protects minorities (and really just not-that-dumb stuff in general) really says nothing about him. And apparently gay marriage was very much in the spotlight in 2008, since that's when Brendan Eich donated - sexual orientation apparently never came up as an issue until then. And again, what's witht eh gay concentration camps? I haven't seen Eich speak out in favor of those (I suppose it might be part of the bill he supported?) - and I must stress that it's not because I don't necessarily believe you, it's just a good deal more extreme than going against gay marriage.[/QUOTE] He donated in 2004 according to the article, not 2008. But I do see now that Eich doesn't have his hand clean with minorities and gay rights. As for gay concentration camps, it's hyperbole for how far people are going to demonize someone for the smallest infraction against gay rights.
[QUOTE=KillerJaguar;44488663]He donated in 2004 according to the article, not 2008. But I do see now that Eich doesn't have his hand clean with minorities and gay rights. As for gay concentration camps, it's hyperbole for how far people are going to demonize someone for the smallest infraction against gay rights.[/QUOTE] I was talking about Eich's donation when I said 2008 - since that would be when gay marriage was in the spotlight. I think it's simply a case of the pot calling the kettle black. Maybe it's simply that I don't agree with the fact that your personal opinions should dictate how you fare in society. Eich isn't in a risky position by any means, but if you leave your personal beliefs at the door when you go to work, I don't think they should in any way influence your position (unless it's something incriminating, of course). It's problematic that he earns money that could support campaigns against civil rights, but I think that's rather a problem with the way American politics works. I don't particularly like people with bigoted beliefs (I've worked alongside a few somewhat racist people), but I don't think they should lose their jobs, unless they let their beliefs influence their work performance or others around the workplace. Some of those I've worked with should've been fired though, since they spoke in a degrading manner about a colleague during work hours - that's totally unacceptable.
[QUOTE=JoeSkylynx;44487917]Theirs a monopoly on tons of things. For example, blue jean zippers. One company manufactures something like 95% of all blue jean zippers in the world, yet no one is willing to say a damn thing about it. It's also the reason why blue jeans are really fucking expensive. Back to the thread though: Hate. Can you hate someone enough for their own opinions, that you cause them to destroy their lives, and become no better then they are? Fucking SJW's.[/QUOTE] Or the most famous monopoly, diamonds!
what a funny coincidence
Can a mod change the incredibly misleading title? Shit should be bannable, seriously.
[QUOTE=Swebonny;44487886]candidate = campaign nowadays?[/QUOTE] money=speech so...ya when you pay someone to be your representative [editline]8th April 2014[/editline] the mozela CEO donated 1000$ to prop 8, this guy donated 500$ to a rep that runs on anti-gay, this guy shouldnt have started this stupid witch hunt
[QUOTE=milkandcooki;44489072]Can a mod change the incredibly misleading title? Shit should be bannable, seriously.[/QUOTE] How is this title misleading?
[QUOTE=matt000024;44491326]How is this title misleading?[/QUOTE] because he didn't donate to an anti-gay campaign in any way shape or form at all. he donated to a politician who happened to vote for a lot of anti-gay stuff and against pro-choice stuff which is irrelevant. sure it's kind of immoral to support that guy but for all we know the okaycupid dude donated to this politician because of his economic political opinions. it makes sense that someone who owns a massive company would vote for someone who is going to protect that money even if they also happen to be a big homophobe
[QUOTE=matt000024;44491326]How is this title misleading?[/QUOTE] Firefox guy donated specifically toward a specific anti-gay piece of legislation. OkCupid was trying to curry favor with a guy on a subcommittee with an internet remit, and who incidentally was anti-gay and anti-choice.
[QUOTE=The Genie;44487796]It's possible to change your stance on something within 10 years.[/QUOTE] 10 years ago I was 8 years old. I still believed in God and cooties. Oh how we change... [editline]sd[/editline] Uh How is this dumb
[QUOTE=Jeep-Eep;44491418]Firefox guy donated specifically toward a specific anti-gay piece of legislation. OkCupid was trying to curry favor with a guy on a subcommittee with an internet remit, and who incidentally was anti-gay and anti-choice.[/QUOTE] So economic interests are more important than human rights and putting money before people is acceptable to do?
Earth donates air to homophobes Earth donates air to gays Hopefully the idiots on both sides are taken care of now.
What hypocritical bullshit. It's all the same, look at that candidate's voting record pre-2004 and you'll see way worse than being anti-gay marriage. It's hysterical how so many people vilified Eich and then say this is no big deal. K. People do change, funny isn't it? Maybe we should stop rushing judgements and ruining people's careers before actually getting the facts straight.
[QUOTE=matt000024;44492898]So economic interests are more important than human rights and putting money before people is acceptable to do?[/QUOTE] No, and I make no apologies for it. But there is a distinct difference. One is just the usual corporate bribery, to a rather nasty individual in this case, versus an active and unapologetic attack. There is a difference between baksheesh and active ideological actions.
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