From the (electronic) mailbag regarding Dominic Holden’s “Why Do You Hate Me? What happens when a faggot asks people who gave time and money to support anti-gay Referendum 71 the most basic question?” in this week’s paper:
I was intrigued to find what the true nature of Dominic Holden’s article was. From the cover I figured the worst: the head of the KKK, some Neo-Nazi, maybe even Bill O’Reilly. Instead, I found average, albeit uninformed, voters and campaign contributors. The way these morons were made into villains was pretty low, I’d say. The portraits that accompanied the article were particularly tasteless, especially considering that Holden didn’t even speak with these people in person. The question “Why Do You Hate Me?” was framed inappropriately for the interviewees, and Holden just put them on display as monsters.
This is no way to start a dialog between people who totally misunderstand each other, and you’re certainly not changing anyone’s mind, although I’m not sure that’s what you were going for. I really didn’t know what Holden’s intentions were.
Next time, pick on someone your own size. Someone really evil.
Eric Gordon
Your “Why Do You Hate Me?” is an amazing look into a part of our society that I would otherwise never see. Thank you for that great piece of reportage.
Jay T Scott
The debate rages on in online comments over here.
- MARK KAUFMAN
- Particularly tasteless, these here portraits.