Response to Stephanie's blog

 Stephanies Classmate Response- http://crushthe-patriarchy.blogspot.com/2013/11/classmates-blog-response-televisiondid.html
Allysa's post about television- http://fhblove.blogspot.com/2013/10/television-class-discussion.html


Stephanie has done a few responses to her classmates blogs, most of which seem a bit harsh, but one in particular I think is very picky. On her response to Allysa's post about the television lecture we had, she wasn't entirely fair to Allysa. When Alyssa said "before television, people did not publicize their stand on relationships", i don't think she meant that no one had ever publicized their stand. I think she meant that it wasn't as common at that time. TV definitely helped homosexuals to feel more open about their sexuality, even if people in the past had already been open about it.

Stephanie also mentioned that 25% of the worlds population is gay. This is  incorrect.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/6961/what-percentage-population-gay.aspx  According to this webpage, a survey was taken among Americans in 2002 about the percentage of gay people. In the survey, Americans were asked what they thought the percentage of American men and women were homosexual was. The average estimate was about 25% of men and women. This is not the real percentage of gays, this is just an estimate made my Americans. There is actually somewhere between 3 and 5 percent. Of course a true percentage of the amount of homosexuals would be impossible to find because not everyone is honest about it, and not everyone in the world can be surveyed.

Stephanie also said, "Alyssa summed up her response with: "Social issues, such as the gay issue, also were affected by television and people's change of opinion." Again, poor phrasing. "The gay issue," as if it is an issue when, in fact, it is an issue of opinion and bigotry and not the fact that people are gay."

I think Stephanie was too picky with this as well. Clearly she didn't mean that "the gay issue" is a problem with people being gay. People not accepting gay people is the problem. By saying "the gay issue" she is not trying be offensive. I think she is just stating that there is a problem.

I think Stephanie was a little too picky on Allysa's wording for her review. I respect Stephanie's opinions and that she had information to back it up, but she needs to stop being so picky about wording and make sure her information is accurate.