Apparently, the BBC has decided I’m homophobic.
How did BBC journalist Marianna Brady come to this conclusion? Well, evidently she decided to quote my criticisms of woke U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team captain Megan Rapinoe in an article entitled “Why is America’s newest hero so polarising?” — without even so much as Googling me or glancing at my Twitter profile.
If Brady had done so, she’d have known that I am both publicly gay and an outspoken advocate for tolerance and gay rights. Instead, she decided to directly juxtapose my criticisms with a bogus assertion that Rapinoe’s critics, such as myself, are all just bigoted, sexist homophobes.
And, ostensibly, this was in a news article — not an opinion piece.
Um…. I was quoted by the @BBCWorld.
And — get this — through juxtaposition, they implied that my critizism of Megan Rapinoe is… *checks notes* HOMOPHOBIC?
Who wants to tell @mqbrady she needs to do her homework before publishing?
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— Brad Polumbo (@brad_polumbo) July 14, 2019
Brady wrote:
The implication here is clear: Those who dare criticize liberal darling Rapinoe are just “triggered” homophobes. And it’s implied that I’m a perfect example. This is journalistic malpractice — unfair to me and misleading to the BBC’s readers. The author’s baseless allegations of bigotry are used to drown out meritorious arguments against Rapinoe. It’s taken for granted that critics couldn’t actually dislike her because of her blatant lack of patriotism and fact-free feminist griping.
I’ve already explained that I believe Rapinoe’s kneeling at the national anthem is an act of disrespect toward the very nation whose tolerance and commitment to advancing women allowed her to become the star she is. But there’s much more.
Rapinoe also dismissed a White House invitation with extreme vulgarity that I’m pretty sure most parents of young girls would just as soon not have their children hear, let alone repeat. Is it now homophobic to point that out? Because Rapinoe did it? I specifically pointed out that she’s a poor role model. Would someone like to argue that this is good behavior for young girls, or young people in general, to imitate?
Beyond that, she’s relentlessly pushed the “equal pay” narrative, even though her feminist arguments are completely unsupported. But no, we’re supposed to believe that the only reason anyone could dislike Rapinoe is because they’re homophobic.
The BBC has apparently succumbed to the cult of social justice. At this point, any criticism of Rapinoe, no matter how spot-on, is an attack on her identity that the liberal media cannot tolerate.
