I don't think anybody who has responded to this thread is denying the fact that activists and people who are out there openly making a difference are worthy of admiration and respect as well. Obviously the world wouldn't be the place it is today had they not stood up to be seen. However, not everyone is an activist. Not everyone wants to fight and scream, and I don't think it's entirely fair to say that just because DHP didn't want to become an icon it means that this means less.
Personally I'm not patting myself on the back at all... I just wanted to comment on the fact that our society has come so far that someone can slip something small into a press article and have that be it. I think it shows progress, and a great step forward, and I fully acknowledge and appreciate the people who had to go through a lot of shit to get it this way. Maybe our generation is spoiled and can't truly appreciate what it was like... but we can realize how lucky we are to live now and see these signs of change for ourselves.
In no way do you have to praise DHP if you disagree with his course of action, but just because he took the slower, quieter road does that make him a bad person? He's a celebrity, yes, but also a regular guy, and who can really blame him for that? I guess I respect any statement, no matter how small or belated, of 'this is how I am'. I'm happy for him, and I do think it's classy and awesome for him to finally say something instead of living his whole life without saying anything.
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Date: 2007-06-01 07:56 pm (UTC)Personally I'm not patting myself on the back at all... I just wanted to comment on the fact that our society has come so far that someone can slip something small into a press article and have that be it. I think it shows progress, and a great step forward, and I fully acknowledge and appreciate the people who had to go through a lot of shit to get it this way. Maybe our generation is spoiled and can't truly appreciate what it was like... but we can realize how lucky we are to live now and see these signs of change for ourselves.
In no way do you have to praise DHP if you disagree with his course of action, but just because he took the slower, quieter road does that make him a bad person? He's a celebrity, yes, but also a regular guy, and who can really blame him for that? I guess I respect any statement, no matter how small or belated, of 'this is how I am'. I'm happy for him, and I do think it's classy and awesome for him to finally say something instead of living his whole life without saying anything.