Outrage

Outing America

The issue of gay versus straight has been one of intense media entertainment and satisfaction since Ellen Degeneres came out publically on her television show in 1997 . At the time , her outing essentially destroyed her career , and the show was cancelled , making her unemployable for nearly ten years until the public came around to the idea of gay celebrities - and whether or not they can be accepted in society . When the documentary Outrage ' came out in May 2009 , the same issue has been brought to the forefront of society - and

it seems that society is still dealing with the same issues more than ten years later

Now , more than once , according to Outrage ' it has been found that politicians fought long and hard against gay relationships - only to later declare , or be outed , as to their own gay or lesbian orientation To begin with , the documentary could not be more aptly titled . While the premise of Outrage ' is that of , essentially , recounting hypocrites , by name , and outing them , the simple ideal that these politicians , whether or not they are hypocrites , has to be taken into account . While the reasoning behind the documentary is sound , the literal outing of the politicians is more a violation of basic human rights than one deserving of media credit

The question arises , then , whether or not the media has the right to discuss a person 's orientation if that person is already being discussed in the news . The truth is that no one...