Andrew Sullivan's views on the Donald Sterling drama

Andrew Sullivan has been in a bit of hot water defending Brendan Eich.

He was a part of the letter discussing the attack against Brendan, which pissed off several LGBT activists. However, he takes a different approach with the Donald Sterling drama.

Andrew said:

To respond to each question in turn: yes, of course, if an owner of a business makes baldly racist remarks urging public dissociation from an entire racial group, private sector sanctions – from the NBA or fans or sponsors – are “permissible.” They are always permissible in a free country. That’s why Brendan Eich is out of a job. The second question is whether what is permissible is proper or justified, and that will always depend on the specific case. I think it’s obviously appropriate in the Sterling case – because the remarks are horrifyingly racist. If Brendan Eich had made comments telling his friends to keep away from faggots, if he’d used any such terminology or had ever been shown to have discriminated against gays in the workplace or in his daily interactions, then his case would be very similar. But no such comments are in the public or private record, and there’s zero evidence that he ever acted in the workplace to harm gay employees. Au contraire, which is why gay Mozilla employees were divided about his ouster, with some supporting him. Sterling’s remarks, in contrast, reveal him to be a crude, foul bigot – which is why there is no division at all among African-Americans in the league – or beyond the league – about his fate.

I think you can't compare the two incidents, but it is interesting to see Andrew's take of this.

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Gay Conservatives release a Statement over the Resignation of Mozilla's CEO Brandon Eich

58 gay conservatives and I guess, allies, signed on a public statement condemning the "attack" on Mozilla's CEO Brendan Eich. Their post is called "Freedom To Marry, Freedom To Dissent: Why We Must Have Both."

Basically, they are pissed that we made him resign. Here's a piece of their statement:

The gay rights struggle is about freedom and equality for all. The best and most free society is one that allows the largest number to live true to their core beliefs and identities. It is a society that allows its members to speak their minds and shape their own aspirations.

The natural consequence of true liberty is diversity. Unless a society can figure out a way to reach perfect agreement, conflicting views will be inevitable. Any effort to impose conformity, through government or any other means, by punishing the misguided for believing incorrectly will impoverish society intellectually and oppress it politically.

The test of our commitment to liberal principles is not our eagerness to hear ideas we share, but our willingness to consider seriously those we oppose.

Curious? Read the rest here

Donald Trump's views on Mozilla CEO Stepping Down

Dump Trump called into Fox and Friends to share his opinion

“Around 2008, you had the president of the United States supporting traditional marriage, if you go back and look,” Trump opined to the hosts of Fox & Friends on Monday. “And, you know, maybe he should step down because of the fact, you think of a lot of people would like to see that very much. Perhaps he should step down. I think it’s really unfair what they’ve done to him,” he added. [...]“That’s what the country is all about.What they’ve done to this man is really life shattering, and very unfair.”

Trump, please

Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich has resigned

The Seattle Lesbian reports that Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich has resigned. Brendan has been under fire for his donations to Anti-Gay folks and initiatives.

Mozilla Executive Chairwoman Mitchell Baker made the announcement on a blog post today. I'm not surprised this happened, but hopefully, this issue sent a messages to others who followed in Brendan's footsteps.

Sorry, Brendan. Better luck next time.

Mitchell's post after the jump

OkCupid comes for Mozilla Firefox

They are not having it with Mozilla. The company continues pledge their support to the LGBT community, however as long as Brendan is in charge, no one is on board.

I wonder who's next to boycott Mozilla?

Mozilla release an official support of Equality and Inclusion

When Mozilla appointed Brendan Eich CEO of their company, they found themselves in a bit of drama. In 2008, Brendan donated a $1000 to the Prop 8 campaign. Once word hit the streets, folks were boycotting the company.

Yesterday, the company released a statement:

Over the past few days we have been asked a number of questions about Brendan Eich’s appointment as CEO. This post is to clarify Mozilla’s official support of equality and inclusion for LGBT people.

Mozilla’s mission is to make the Web more open so that humanity is stronger, more inclusive and more just. This is why Mozilla supports equality for all, including marriage equality for LGBT couples. No matter who you are or who you love, everyone deserves the same rights and to be treated equally.

We realize that not everyone in our community or who uses our products will agree with this. But we have always maintained that as long as you are willing to respect others, and come together for our larger mission, you are welcome. Mozilla’s community is made up of people who have very diverse personal beliefs working on a common cause, which is a free and open internet. That is a very rare and special thing.

Mozilla has always worked to be a welcoming community, committed to inclusiveness and equality for all people. One voice will not limit opportunity for anyone. That was true yesterday and will be true tomorrow.

They are really trying to clean this up. I applaud them, but Brendan should be the one talking.

Mozilla/Firefox CEO called out for Prop 8 Donation

So, the new CEO of Mozilla, Brendan Eich, is in the hot seat.

Back in 2008, this man donated $1000 to support Prop 8. Now as folks hold him accountable, Brandon went to his site and expressed his point of view:

A donation that I made in support of California Proposition 8 four years ago became public knowledge and sparked a firestorm of comments in the last few days, mostly on Twitter.

People in other countries or other U.S. states do not know why “Mozilla” was listed in the donation data. Donors above a certain amount are required by the State of California to disclose their employer. Mozilla had nothing to do with the donation.

I’m not going to discuss Prop 8 here or on Twitter. There is no point in talking with the people who are baiting, ranting, and hurling four-letter abuse. Personal hatred conveyed through curse words is neither rational nor charitable, and strong feelings on any side of an issue do not justify it.

In contrast, people expressing non-abusive anger, sadness, or disagreement, I understand, grieve, and humbly accept.

Hmmm, whatever, dude.