Actually, the meme said, or implied so you couldn't miss it, that to ignore it meant you didn't support gay rights.
As for calming down - I am calm. Expressing an opinion that something is being done in a stupid manner isn't actually being shrill, or especially upset.
The strongest emotion I feel for whomever designed the meme - not for Laurie or anyone else who chose to follow it - is disappointment that they'd use a bad tactic on a good cause.
I only spoke because I think promoting discussion about "This is a bad tactic" is more useful than otherwise, and a better way to promote free speech all around than saying nothing. (I should note, too, that in other journals it did become a good viable multi-faceted discussion, about whether there was a way to phrase such a meme that wouldn't be seen as manipulative, about better ways to promote gay rights that's *fun* or at least light {As, to be fair, the meme was probably meant to be})
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As for calming down - I am calm. Expressing an opinion that something is being done in a stupid manner isn't actually being shrill, or especially upset.
The strongest emotion I feel for whomever designed the meme - not for Laurie or anyone else who chose to follow it - is disappointment that they'd use a bad tactic on a good cause.
I only spoke because I think promoting discussion about "This is a bad tactic" is more useful than otherwise, and a better way to promote free speech all around than saying nothing. (I should note, too, that in other journals it did become a good viable multi-faceted discussion, about whether there was a way to phrase such a meme that wouldn't be seen as manipulative, about better ways to promote gay rights that's *fun* or at least light {As, to be fair, the meme was probably meant to be})