Comments for Poor Execution at http://www.theind.com , comment 1 to 11 out of 11 comments http://www.theind.com Sat, 25 May 2013 09:12:38 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.theind.com/re/7220-poor-execution#comment-12574 'We’re straight shooters at The Ind. That’s what got us into trouble.' this article was completely indirect. The writer clearly tried very hard to depict an empathetic romero. It definitely sounded like romero's sexuality is referenced as a cause for his behavior and problems. if you are going to write about someone who's 'larger than life' then have the nads not to walk on eggshells or whats the point of writing it at all? - anono mouse Fri, 19 Nov 2010 05:32:13 +0100 http://www.theind.com/re/7220-poor-execution#comment-12513 Who gives a rats @$$ what stephen handjerk says!! - The Original Northsidian Wed, 17 Nov 2010 21:11:01 +0100 http://www.theind.com/re/7220-poor-execution#comment-12200 Stephen took particular umbrage to. . . — because of the shame they feel about being gay.” --------------------- Stephen is an idiot and not ashamed it. - Eat Prey Kill Mon, 08 Nov 2010 22:07:33 +0100 http://www.theind.com/re/7220-poor-execution#comment-12135 No apology needed. Handwerk needs to get a life. The article was a heartfelt profile of a warm and wonderful human being. Wally was a Lafayette original. He will be missed. - Ditto... Fri, 05 Nov 2010 10:35:30 +0100 http://www.theind.com/re/7220-poor-execution#comment-12116 LGBT? Didn't Ferrari make one of those back in the 1960s? It had a V-12. - Double Expresso Thu, 04 Nov 2010 20:15:17 +0100 http://www.theind.com/re/7220-poor-execution#comment-12097 Walter, I guess you're damned if you do; and damned if you don't. - Rinkelstein Thu, 04 Nov 2010 11:30:00 +0100 http://www.theind.com/re/7220-poor-execution#comment-12094 I have said it before and will say it again, "The Independent is a weekly Tabloid." Your paper started with good intentions and was very informative, over the past three years it has sought to destroy and alienate sects in this community. The staff and publisher of this paper needs to clean up it's act, I forgot it is not an act it's their twisted reality. - beheard Thu, 04 Nov 2010 10:29:43 +0100 http://www.theind.com/re/7220-poor-execution#comment-12088 Man call, A SPADE A SPADE, I KNOW MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE GAY, HAPPY, ELATED, BUT THEY AREN'T HOMOSEXUAL, There was not one sign of anyone demeaning the lifestyle of those individuals who choose a different lifestyle than others, not by THE INDEPENDENT, not by any of the friends and acquaintances of MR. Romero, and/surely not by any of the commentors expressing their condolences or adding tidbits about Mr. Romero and his outward optimistic views on life. This lil snail " HANDWERK, should crawl back into his hard shell and remain isolated from REALITY. Walter, tell this Thrash Talking candy ass, to take a flying _______ ! - NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN Wed, 03 Nov 2010 22:51:06 +0100 http://www.theind.com/re/7220-poor-execution#comment-12079 I am the gay man attached to the quote that has apparently created some dissatisfaction within my own community. I am a bit surprised that it has caused the level of discomfort that it has. I appreciate the story that the Independent wrote about Wally and think that it did a fair job of representing Wally's life and the struggles he faced. As Mr. Pierce states my point of view is a result of my own experiences over the last 20 years of being an out and proud gay man. 15 of those years spent living, working, and socializing in Lafayette. I have been acquainted with many gay men, over the years, who unfortunately have struggled in leading healthy and productive lives. It has been my experience that consistent in all of their lives has been a profound lack of familial, religious, or societal acceptance because they were gay. What I have concluded, over time, is that the lack of acceptance they experienced oftentimes left them with a great deal of pain and shame about who they were. Self defeating behaviors, like drug, alcohol, and sex addiction, are especially common when people feel that others view them less favorably than they might desire. This is just an unfortunate and disappointing reality. I must be clear that I have certainly been (an am currently) acquainted with countless gay men who lead exceptionally productive lives. As social mores have evolved, particularly over the last 10 years, this seems to be the case more often than not. For me, though, it doesn't overshadow the fact that many of us are still not living lives to our fullest because of the burden of intolerance and the lack of acceptance many of us still might feel. It seems like recently there have been too many indicators that intolerance can have disastrous consequences particularly in the LGBT community. Wally's story for many of us just brought it closer to home. Let his life, his struggles, and his death be an example and a lesson to us all. - Blake Devillier Wed, 03 Nov 2010 14:03:36 +0100 http://www.theind.com/re/7220-poor-execution#comment-12072 Homosexual is not a code word for anything. It is the king's English. I think that if you're this worried about Handwerk's opinion of your writing, then you should just give him an office in the building and let him proofread the articles. When I call this paper out for INTENTIONALLY insulting people, I have to prove my point with examples and get NO CONCESSION that an insult was even made. But when Mr. Handwerk calls you to task for an UNINTENTIONAL transgression against PC Groupspeak, for a "clinical" word that some phantom group MAY INTERPRET as derisive, you snap to like a well trained retriever and print a long and repentant retraction for the whole world to see. The bias has now become more important than the actual journalism. This is an ideological litmus test if I've ever seen one, and the Independent is publicly scrambling to ensure that no one is unsure of which side of the culture war this publication stands. I shouldn't have expected anything more from The Independent. Like the old saying goes, you get what you pay for. Journalism costs money. Propaganda is free for the taking. - ragin_cajun Wed, 03 Nov 2010 10:52:30 +0100 http://www.theind.com/re/7220-poor-execution#comment-12057 Apology not accepted. Why? Because you are apologizing when no apology is needed. I read the story and thought it was a fine profile of Mr. Romero. I did not know Mr. Romero, but what I took away from the profile was he had a large impact on Lafayette, one I didn't know about, and his death was tragic for all of us who live here. I didn't read the profile and think, "Those stupid, ignorant bigots at TheInd!" Don't be bullied by hyper-sensitivity to the meaning of words as LGBT individuals or anyone else desires to define them, or try to figure out if a word is code for something hateful. Unless, of course, you were being hateful and you intentionally used certain words as code to all the hate mongers out there. Then, shame on you. I understood the traditional meanings of the words and phrases used that you are now apologizing for. The profile is fine. Mr. Romero had a larger than life personality. He was gay, among other things. So what. No apology needed. - Cajunhiker Wed, 03 Nov 2010 06:10:31 +0100