Sounds like a good title for a children’s book, don’t it?
I was cruising the GLBT sites and of course visited AfterEllen.com. The site deals almost exclusively with the television, movie, and music world in terms of gays and lesbians.
They have a wonderful, well-written article about Trump and Rosie O’Donnell’s recent spat. Next to Robin Williams, Rosie is my hero. I admire her for her courage and her style. But I digress.
The story goes that a while back Rosie said something about Trump on The View. And Trump responded. And responded. And responded. Rosie, in typical Rosie fashion, is handling it with humor. For example, after Trump said something about being able to take Kelli away from Rosie, Rosie had her on the show the next day. I don’t remember the exact quote but it went something like this: So I can keep an eye on her so she won’t be lured away by a man with a comb-over.”
I thought that was funny.
Anyway, the article over at AfterEllen.com is great and funny and makes a good point at the end.
Where the hell are O’Donnell’s friends — specifically her lesbian and gay friends — when she needs them? Sure, Madonna has publicly supported her, but everyone else is hiding and should be ashamed for doing so. With friends like that …
C’mon! Let’s get it together and stop ignoring the homophobic elephant in Trump Tower. We all know what’s really irking Trump, and it has nothing to do with O’Donnell’s initial comments.
(snip)
What might have begun as an effort by Trump to defend his interest in pageants, his financial record and self-publicizing has evolved into an ugly spectacle that not only reveals Trump’s true colors, but also the public’s. Tragically, one reason Trump continues to target O’Donnell is because he can. He has an unspoken permission to belittle her, granted by her polarizing position in the public eye. Between O’Donnell’s brash persona, her lesbian pride and her affable though tell-it-like-is air, Trump’s got a 50/50 chance that the public will agree with every nasty word he says about her.
Want proof? Just listen to the silence.
The only thing I dislike about AfterEllen.com is they don’t seem to cover books. I guess a star would have to write one to have them notice.
Donald Trump is a sad loser. Money isn’t everything you have to have morals and since he feels free to talk about everyone else maybe he should look at himself and clean up his own act. Compassion for others and their beliefs is the basis for being a human being. He obviously isn’t as he will go to any lengths to get his name in the paper. So much for any publicity is good publicity.