Comments on: Yelp: a(nother) soapbox for bigots?

By: xolondon

xolondon — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 15:37:16 +0000

I thought he also managed to be a misogynist in that post when he said, “You said you are not a woman, but after reading all your reviews you sure do act and bitch like a woman.” so the logic is: Your Yelp review = faggy = like a women = bad.

And then the wonky logic that you should START acting like a 2nd class citizen. Wasn’t he already saying you are.

Poor guy accusing you of low testosterone while he has super-low gray matter.

By: Missy

Missy — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 02:37:58 +0000

I am guessing but this guys antics could border on terrorism? You should report him to the government. It could get interesting….

By: TimmyP

TimmyP — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:23:43 +0000

Duane,

You should send your story to the ACJ or is it the AJC (Atlanta Constitution Journal). This is a story that is ripe for the readers of Atlanta. Congrats for standing strong against hatred and bigotry.

Cheers,

Tim

By: Kathleen M

Kathleen M — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:54:16 +0000

Oh, and Duane… YOU are my hero.

By: Kathleen M

Kathleen M — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:53:32 +0000

Hey hey y’all! I’m the Atlanta Yelp Community Manager, just wanted to let you know that this guy’s account has been banned so we won’t have to see his vitriol ever again!

Thanks for the concern.

By: joey

joey — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:20:44 +0000

His lip gloss is most definitely NOT poppin’

“pussy” “bitch” “light in the loafers” “2nd class citizen” “you make me sick” “get back in the closet” and the list goes on

and YOU are the hateful one? I’m so confused.

But ya know what? I’d rather have people like this than the ones that smile to your face b/c they know they’d be publicly mocked if they spoke their views. At least he’s honest… dumb.. but honest.

By: duane

duane — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:10:08 +0000

Thanks Kai!!

By: duane

duane — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:08:29 +0000

@Theo: The bag, it does it every time! Perhaps that’s what he’s worried about!!!

By: Kai

Kai — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:08:23 +0000

This guy is OBVIOUSLY very confused about his sexuality and he probably desperately wants to be gay, but he’s been conditioned to be “hard core” and let’s face it, hip-hop culture (which he appears to be swimming in) isn’t exactly pro-gay right now. (There was a great episode of Boondocks about this actually.) While I don’t agree with him attacking you like this, I almost feel sorry for him. You represent what he wants to be. You are who YOU want to be, you love who YOU want to love, not whomever society says it’s ok for you to. You are so much more brave than he could ever be. So he hides behind a false bravado and attacks you for having the strength he does not. Don’t let him get to you, just recognize that he’s doing this out of jealousy. That’s the only logical reason for him to target you. Of course, bigots aren’t always the most logical, so maybe he actually is just a sad, ignorant little man, but if I were to wager, I’d say he’s a classic closet case self-loather.

So to recap, you rock, he sucks.

By: Theo

Theo — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:59:37 +0000

your evil plan has worked! Your carrying a bag in public has totally turned me gay! All the way up in New York
I’m sorry this jackhole cost you even one second of you time. I wish he would get off the planet and do us all a favor. You would think someone who has more than likely experienced the evil face of discrimination in his life (I’m guessing) would be loathe to perpetuate the cycle, but no. I hope more people take the time to let Yelp know that this type of person should be banned and not be allowed to interact with human civilization in any way.