TEN stars take a stand
Channel TEN celebrities have taken part in a community service promo to fight Homophobia.
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Channel TEN celebrities have taken part in a community service promo to fight Homophobia.
Stars from The Circle, The 7PM Project, plus Matt Preston, Dr. Chris Brown, Sandra Sully and more have lent their voice to a campaign for This is Oz which fights discrimination against gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgenders.
As well as appearing in photos on the campaign’s website, TEN is running two Community Service Announcements with on air personalities.
TEN tells TV Tonight it had so much support from personalities it will have to refresh the ads in a month’s time just to include everybody.
Others who have lent their support to This is Oz in the past include Sky News identities, SBS’ Anton Enus, ABC’s Poh Ling Yeow, Home and Away stars, and Paul ‘Fatty’Vautin (after a Footy Show sketch was branded homophobic).
Earlier this year Eddie McGuire told JOY Melbourne he would be happy to be the poster boy for the campaign after those Olympics ‘Johnny Weir’ remarks.
Meanwhile Monday was International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO) and an event hosted at NSW Parliament launched the first inaugural GLORIAs, a cheeky GLAAD-style event to highlight the more outrageous, ignorant and ridiculous comments made about the GLBTI community.
The Footy Show “won” the Sport Award for its Elton Johns sketch featuring Matty Johns.
But Nine got some better news on the night.
ACMA won the Media Award for its ruling on an episode of Dante’s Cove with gay sex deemed too hot for TV.
ACMA officially handed down its ruling yesterday.
Source: SX
26 Responses
I would say it’s safe to say given the comments here and a footy player’s article today that sadly this campaign is sorely needed…in 2010.
heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/stay-in-the-closet-jason-akermanis-tells-homosexuals/story-e6frf9ix-1225868871934
I love how people are saying they “don’t approve” of people being gay. You’d think that gay people would just change their lives. Oh wait, they can’t! Why? Because it’s not a choice! derrrrp >_>
Any attempt at promoting tolerance should be welcomed, not criticised because it isn’t in line with your beliefs about life “choices.”
David, you can understand people getting upset in response to ignorant comments ragarding homophobia and the homosexual lifestyle.
Good on ten for bringing this major issue to the attention of these ignorant people, which is the intention.
CrAig: when you put it that way, I can understand and sympathise with what you’re saying- I too agree that it is absolutely wrong to treat someone badly on the basis of them being gay.
While I don’t agree with gay marriage, I also don’t agree with de-facto partnerships (ie a man and a woman living together and sharing an intimate relationship with each other).
@James H: ok I’ll correct my statement to ‘all forms of sex outside a marriage that is between 1 male and 1 female. ‘
I understand that you didn’t choose to be gay (most people don’t) however think of it like this: orphans dont choose to be without parents. Kids from broken marriages don’t choose to have their parents broken up. In the same way gay people don’t choose to be gay, the innocent parties in the previous examples don’t ‘choose’ their lifestyle, however, sadly they can’t do anything about. Because life isn’t perfect, there’s always going to be something that we’re going to miss out on, in the case of homosexuality, marriage is the thing that they miss out on- changing the terms of marriage isn’t going to fix that.
Well dave living in a free country, entitles me to do a lot of things. I disapprove of the homosexual lifestyle. So what? It’s my right. Do i force anyone not to live that lifestyle? No i don’t. Do i behave negatively to them or try to hinder or disadvantage them in anyway? No i don’t. I don’t get how people don’t think i’m entitled to believe anything i want. Sort of love how so many people preach about how everyone is free to think and believe in what ever they like. But only as long as those thoughts and beliefs agree with their own.
A reminder that Comments Policy required people to write respectfully of others, and that commenting here means you have accepted to comply with Comments Policy. Some of these comments are on very thin ice. I would prefer not to be pushed to close discussion on the topic, which last time I checked was about Channel TEN stars doing a campaign for This Is Oz. Play nice people.
@paull “rather I disagree with all forms of sex outside of marriage.”
Funny, the religious lobby groups are the number one campaigners against gay marriage …and then you complain about sex outside of marriage being sinful? I would point out the irony of letting gays marry being the answer to your proble, and to fit into your twisted logic, but the point seems moot.
I didn’t choose to be gay.
You, however, chose to be religious and chose to judge those different to you.
@ Paull, you actually seem intelligent, and I respect your ‘no sex outside or marriage’ view. But as Dave says, it is fruitless to compare societal woes and wrongs. For example if your gay brother/sister/friend/lover/self has been the victim of homophobia, you’re going to have a strong desire to support this cause. To those people, this is a pressing issue. Just because something happens out of sight and often under a shroud of shame/secrecy, doesn’t mean it any less of an issue to certain people.
@ bogan…. Your name detracts from any comment you ever make being taken serious.
@ Adam… I reiterate my first comment re you
@ Pete… I’m gay and have two straight brothers who thank God have a better attitude than you. If you were my brother, I would move out.
Lastly, if I was to say, I don’t ‘agree’ with the heterosexual lifestyle, you would all go mental and call me ridiculous. Give us the same respect please, homosexuals exist, agreed?….
Granted there is an anonymity to leaving messages on sites such as this, it is both sobering (and not in a good way) and troubling that people will in 2010 have the intolerance and prejudice to admit to not approving of or agreeing with gay lifestyles. It astounds me that folk can think that they are entitled to disapprove of another human being becuase of their sexual preference, or colour or religion or appearance. What is worse, is I suspect that you are under the age of 40 – i get that older people might struggle with it more. All i can say is what goes around comes around – get a little self awareness and keep your prejudices in check!
@CrAig: haven’t you ever hear of homophia? It’s a term commonly used for… Nah actually I did misspell homophobia- was typing on my iPod touch which sometimes results in misspellings.
@James H: although I personally don’t agree with the gay lifestyle, I can’t believe how cruely you’ve been treated, and am genuinely sorry and also angry that people feel they have the right to harm or harras someone simply because they don’t like/ approve of a person’s choice of lifestyle.
For me, it’s not so much about just disagreeing with practicing homosexuality, rather I disagree with all forms of sex outside of marriage.
I don’t agree with the term homophobia. I don’t agree with the gay lifestyle. But it doesn’t scare me or anger me. And lets be real for a min. If someone who is truly a homophobe, In the popular sence of the word. Do you really think that they will change because a couple of “celebs” hold up a couple of signs? This isn’t the u.s, where celebs are thought of as some demi god. Whose are wise and all knowing. The majority of Australians, whether they be homophobic or not, couldn’t really give a rat a*ses what celebs think. If they did we would be a republic. Since every celeb and his dog jumped on that band wagon. I hate to burst the main streams media bubble. but Australians don’t vote for politcians because they do or back them, they don’t live their life by celebs own code of ethics either. And craig..How bad can homophobia be, if miss spelling the word is actually worse than being a homophobic?
@the people @me… I can only go by my experience… if you really want so called ‘acceptance’ … it has to start with you… accept what others say. You are the epitomy of onesidedness… to be honest I dont even know why I am writing this because I wont be accepted by you for being me will I? Get over it.
@Pete. It’s comments like yours that show exactly why we still (unfortunately) need campains such as this. In fact, it reminds me of a film called The Laramie Project which re-enacts interviews with townsfolk following the murder of Matthew Shepard in a homophobic attack. Every interview featured statements along the lines of – ‘I don’t agree with homosexuality but they shouldn’t have killed him’. It’s statements like that which show that homophobia is well and truly alive and well under a thin veil of “tolerance”.
@adam, good for you. However rather than take the term to literally mean ‘fear of’, consider it to mean the hatred of, and therefore all the behaviours and situations which haters chose to participate in.
Anyway, good on you TEN.
Homophobia certainly exists and for those who have been lucky enough not to encounter it should be thankful not derisive of others earnestly doing their best to conquer it. And issues are like apples and oranges – it is fruitless (pardon the pun) to compare societal woes and wrongs of the world.
i’m straght and live with my gay brother. our parents and elder brother have passd so it’s just us two now. l don’t approve of my bro being gay but l still support him.cause well he is my bro.
I don’t like like this campaign, it really does bore me and l find it rather insulting.
and @craig, well said.
“Wikipedia: Homophobia is a range of negative attitudes and feelings towards homosexuality and people identified or perceived as being homosexual. Definitions refer variably to antipathy, contempt, prejudice, aversion, and irrational fear.”
I myself have been targeted by str8 people, and called a “f*****’ and been chased…even through gay town in Melbourne (smith/peel street).
oh and Paull… the only worse thing than homophobia is people who can’t spell homophobia
Adam….
Because you haven’t experienced homophobia… it couldn’t possibly exist…
Words cannot describe how ignorant you are.
I normally expect more intelligent people to be commenting on this site.
Aren’t there more pressing issues out there? Like those that don’t have enough money to eat and maintain a roof over their heads? Or what about child abuse? Or violence against women.
Seriously Ten, there are far worse things happening in society than “homophia” which only exists in words and the occasional joke now days, apart from that gay people get treated just like everyone else in society.
Network Ten, there are far better things to take a stand against.
Great move – I cheer all those involved.
@Adam : I hear what yer saying and I’m the same having never had an issue with homophobia, but I regard myself as damn lucky coz there’s plenty of folks out there who have. Moves like this campaign can only help chip away at the issues that exist – every little helps!
@ Pietro… why should the gay people at TEN have to come out? It’s none of our business, and who cares if they are? Would it change your opinion of the campaign if the people promoting it are gay…?
It’s a laudable idea but I’ll take it more seriously when the gay people at TEN come out.
A phobia is a fear of something… I will not believe in Homophobia until I actually see someone scared to death of a Gay Person.
I am gay and have never had an issue… why? Because I have not gone looking for it.