Few things make me go "What the hell?!" out loud. :/ (RL)

[thistlechaser]

I know I'm generally preaching to the choir in my LJ, but this was just so horrible I had to write about it anyway.

I was watching the news when a story came on. Mitt Romney apologized for bullying gay people while in college. My first thought was "A horrible thing to do, but at least he's apologizing", but then the story went on. This only came out because FIVE people came forward about his acts of bullying gay people.

Here's a story on one case, Romney followed a classmate most thought was gay, and when the kid was alone, knocked him down and cut off his long hair. The school photo of Romney at the time make him look at least 20.

Good job, man. Apologize now, only after it comes out in the media. He claims he doesn't remember this happening at all. (Abuse so many gay folks that it all blurs together, huh?)

I wish I didn't know who I would vote for, so I could say this decided it for me, but I can't. This makes me so angry. It makes me sick to my stomach that this will make some people like him more.

Comments

[halogin.livejournal.com]

It wasn't even much of an apology, at that. More of a fauxpology. "Oh, I'm sorry someone felt hurt or offended," not "I'm sorry I hurt them."

Yeah, he's still a bully. He just has to try to cushion it for PR purposes.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Yes... I hate those "apologies".

[awhisperofdusk.livejournal.com]

Wow. What a shitbag. ._. I had no idea this was happening, and that 'apology' isn't one. Frankly, I doubt he really regrets doing it-- just that people have told the press.

I didn't like him before. In fact, I hated him. This certainly hasn't helped.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Yep, that's how I feel about him, too. I think you got it dead-on. :/

[fealubryne.livejournal.com]

It makes me sick to my stomach that this will make some people like him more.

...Sigh. I didn't even think about this, but you're right. I really, really don't understand people. How could you approve of hurting people just because you don't agree with an aspect of their personal life? Augh.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Yep. And they claim it's not hatred. The whole thing makes me so sad.

[voidmagus.livejournal.com]

Wow, I totally misheard this on the radio...I thought the report said he followed a classmate most thought was gay, held him down, and cut off his air. I was much more appalled when I thought that was the case.

It still isn't good, but before reading your post, I thought it was brutal.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Heh! That would be much worse, yeah. I'm glad it was "just" his hair!