Comments on: Washington Post ombudsman ‘outs’ dead hero http://biblebeltblogger.com/index.php/religion/washington-post-ombudsman-outs-dead-hero Religion editor Frank Lockwood's spirituality blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:06:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: perplexed http://biblebeltblogger.com/index.php/religion/washington-post-ombudsman-outs-dead-hero/comment-page-1#comment-1602 perplexed Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:25:13 +0000 http://biblebeltblogger.com/index.php/religion/washington-post-ombudsman-outs-dead-hero#comment-1602 From what I read in the story, this particular solider knew the policy of the Army and accepted it. It appears to me the group connected with this story after the fact, is making decisions that are out of its league and none of its business. From what I read in the story, this particular solider knew the policy of the Army and accepted it. It appears to me the group connected with this story after the fact, is making decisions that are out of its league and none of its business.

]]> By: Dennis Stutsman http://biblebeltblogger.com/index.php/religion/washington-post-ombudsman-outs-dead-hero/comment-page-1#comment-1558 Dennis Stutsman Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:19:35 +0000 http://biblebeltblogger.com/index.php/religion/washington-post-ombudsman-outs-dead-hero#comment-1558 The death of an out gay soldier (who the military claims should not be allowed to serve unless they need us for cannon fodder)is certainly relevant to the story. How ironic that if he were an Arab linguist helping track terrorists he would be discharged for being a threat to unit cohesion, but in the war zone he was not too queer to fight or be honored for a hero's death as long as the full truth of his heroism, dying on behalf of people who don't want him to serve, got edited out. The death of an out gay soldier (who the military claims should not be allowed to serve unless they need us for cannon fodder)is certainly relevant to the story. How ironic that if he were an Arab linguist helping track terrorists he would be discharged for being a threat to unit cohesion, but in the war zone he was not too queer to fight or be honored for a hero’s death as long as the full truth of his heroism, dying on behalf of people who don’t want him to serve, got edited out.

]]> By: José http://biblebeltblogger.com/index.php/religion/washington-post-ombudsman-outs-dead-hero/comment-page-1#comment-1548 José Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:58:16 +0000 http://biblebeltblogger.com/index.php/religion/washington-post-ombudsman-outs-dead-hero#comment-1548 How can you "out" someone who is already out? I rather like the WaPo policy of leaving out information that is not pertinent to the story. If his death was somehow related to his sexual orientation, that would be one thing. But in this case I don't see why it merits a mention. How can you “out” someone who is already out?

I rather like the WaPo policy of leaving out information that is not pertinent to the story. If his death was somehow related to his sexual orientation, that would be one thing. But in this case I don’t see why it merits a mention.

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