Fri 25 Jul 2008
hypocritical
Posted by Kitsune under personal
Case 1
In this case, you have a strange and important lawsuit where Violet Blue is trying to prevent, using the court system, a person from editing wikipedia, not because of libel but because she is claiming such editing of wikipedia constitutes a “credible threat of violence.” Such an abuse of the court system could, if successful, shut wikipedia down. Even though Violet Blue’s lawsuit seems destined for certain failure, the fact that Violet Blue would take such extreme anti-free speech action is, I think, important to any article about her.
Case 2
A recent article about her cosmetic surgery at Make Me Heal mentioned that Bo Derek, screen vixen star of sultry films such as “10,” is both an animal rights activist–and a hunter. Squinting to make sure I’d read right, I immediately did a quick search for more sources.
There’s not a whole lot about Bo the Huntress online; but according to Celebrity Wonder, the actress campaigned against the killing of horses overseas for food, launched her own line of dog products–and is a member of the NRA who regularly hunts. Um, WTF? To me, it just seems a little off the mark when you think eating horses is cruel while shooting wild animals is good clean fun. Plus, she’s a big supporter of the Bush Administration, whose animal rights record is hazy to say the least. A little consistency, Bo?
