For My Next Trick…
I finally caught up on all my emails.1 Most of the public comments are those in agreement with me. Well except for that crazy Cajun, Brett.2 However, I got a slew of private emails representing the contrary opinion. Folks, you are welcome to disagree with me anytime. My only request is and has always been that you be respectful. Most of you do that consistently. I never nix contrary opinions just because you disagree. You don’t have to worry about attacks here either. I don’t tolerate that at all. We can all talk w/o resorting to name calling. Well, here on my blog we can. Anyway, I think I replied to everyone’s private email. If I didn’t, so sowwie but the fingers are tired.
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I guess in my last post I wasn’t very clear. I don’t expect to put ManHunt out of business. Please. They are a global company. My little drop in the bucket won’t mean much in the grand scale of things. That said, I can’t knowingly support someone who doesn’t support me. I don’t care if it is a "trashy hookup site", as Brett calls it.
And frankly, it isn’t about the money. The guy is making a very profitable living off of gay men. To donate to the McCain campaign is a slap in the face and hypocritical. I also don’t expect him to be some moral compass, whatever the fuck that is. I do expect as someone who makes his living primarily off gay men he won’t support political candidates who consistently vote to keep us 2nd class citizens.
I am proud to say quite a few of my readers have nixed their accounts. I can count at least 30 folks I know first hand who have done so. The scandal hasn’t even hit mainstream media yet. If enough of us make a statement Manhunt will have to deal with it.
Posted: August 14th, 2008 under discrimination, drama, gay, ignunce, rights, scandal.
Comments
Comment from Matthew Thompson
Time August 14, 2008 at 4:38 pm
There is an interesting article abut manhunt in Septembers OUT magazine… there are more reasons to boycott Manhunt than their political contributions.
@Matthew I read it and partially agree. While the author makes some good points about getting lost in “instant gratification” mentality online. He makes way too many incorrect assumptions. The growth of online “hookups” or not is more a symptom than a cause of the root problem, IMHO.
Comment from Matthew Thompson
Time August 14, 2008 at 6:19 pm
Don’t get me wrong, it’s not the cruising that bothers me (I personally love instant gratification)… it is the decline of gay businesses, neighborhoods, etc… one of the points made was that more money is paid to Manhunt than to HRC and NGLTF. I don’t agree with the articles moralizing, but I do agree that manhunt is adding to the decline of gay culture.
Comment from Pete
Time August 14, 2008 at 6:54 pm
Oh Mr. Moby - did I fail to see a post or did you not realize you have a quarter-page headshot in the Chronicle today? LOL I do on occasion leaf through the hardcopy news.
@Pete Ssssh! Yes, I saw it on the web and in print. Good lord, did they have to use such a dorky pick
Comment from Chris
Time August 14, 2008 at 7:21 pm
Diversity extends far beyond mere sexual orientation, opinion and choices. I can’t expect people to accept me if I in return don’t offer the same freedom that I want. I won’t condemn anyone because they chose to contribute to something I don’t agree with. If I did, there would a myriad of services and products I wouldn’t purchase based on my own set of beliefs and morals.
Boycott whatever you want, and i commend anyone who makes that choice. Honestly, i don’t think it makes that much of a difference.
Diversity… its everywhere, even places you may not want it to be. if you disagree with the GOP agenda, there other significant ways to make a difference? Manhunt seems like “small beans” to a much larger global/human rights issue.
As far as manhunt goes… isn’t craigslist pretty much the same thing, but for free?
@Chris Maybe you could email me directly to explain how you see this as a diversity issue. blogs {at} sfmoby {dot} us. Not financially supporting a hypocrite doesn’t fall under my definition of diversity. As for MH and Craigslist, worlds apart. lol
Comment from turnipHed
Time August 14, 2008 at 8:04 pm
@ chris
it should make a difference to you as an individual — i do not think this is about a “global” movement but rather a challenge to each person to decide where their own standards do lie.
Comment from Jeff
Time August 15, 2008 at 3:22 am
Where were all you “political activists” during the AOL heyday?
Seriously, smiting someone because they don’t agree with you on EVERY issue seems a little socialist to me.
@Jeff If not supporting someone who makes his living EXCLUSIVELY off of me and then turns and supports a candidate who wants to keep me a borderline criminal in society is being a Socialist, sign me up!
Comment from Matthew Thompson
Time August 15, 2008 at 3:53 pm
You say socialist like it is a bad thing LOL
Comment from Jeff
Time August 16, 2008 at 5:20 am
Let me get this straight: If I catch Moby making a donation to a someone “I” think is doing something bad to me, I should boycott 911?
Think about this: Isn’t “negative” $ contribution the same as “positive” contributions (and is there a contribution limit)?
Comment from Matthew Thompson
Time August 16, 2008 at 7:24 am
I don’t care how bad Moby is (you dirty, dirty boy) When my house is on fire I am calling 911. LOL
Comment from Dustin
Time August 16, 2008 at 7:25 pm
http://news.bostonherald.com/news/2008/view.bg?articleid=1113253
Not only did the guy step down as ceo (sounds like he was forced to) . . . . McCain is returning the donation 
@dustin I love the particularly love this part, “…Crutchley to step down after several patrons of the gay hookup site canceled their subscriptions.” Several? I heard it was several thousand. I’d love to find out how many actually left.
Comment from turnipHed
Time August 14, 2008 at 2:54 pm
I also in no way, shape or form expect the withdrawl of my activity on ManHunt.net to have any effect on said site, however, it does have an effect on me and my thoughts/feelings towards those that would knowingly continue to use, and as such support the beliefs of those that would support McCain.
There are many other trashy hookup sites out there that you can use as an avenue to take care of your needs that will and do support those causes that not only support the “community” (fuck I hate that word but it works here) but more importantly, will NOT support; financially, no matter how small in comparison, anyone one, group or organisation that would strive to ensure that homosexuals remain “2nd class citizens.”