Alison Mau - social activist, or attention whore?

[jrandom]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/lo...s-to-chill-out

Television presenter Ali Mau wants homophobic Kiwis to wake up.

...

The Fair Go presenter came out in 2010 about her relationship with Karleen Edmonds.

Despite being forced to come out before she was ready, Mau said she was sure enough of herself to trust her feelings.

"It was a bit of a surprise, but it's not something I had a deep moral wrestle with. I just thought, 'I am really into this person.' It didn't matter what gender she was."

Riiiight.

Female sexuality is often fluid. Ms Mau was with a man before this partner and may well be with a man again for her next one. If I was a gay man I'd suspect her of taking something intrinsic to my identity, something personal and sacred, and using it as an assumed badge of coolness.

Is Ali M just stroking her ego by identifying herself with a hip social trend? Does her dilettantish dalliance with muff-diving and smug acceptance of the spotlight diminish the struggle for acceptance by genuinely homosexual people who've been persecuted by Western society for hundreds of years?

Is Alan Turing rolling in his grave?

Or is this sort of shallow behaviour by a media personality just an inevitable cost of an open and accepting society, and by far the lesser of two evils?

Should Alison just shut up and show us her tits?

Discuss.

[Taz]

Who is she?

[jrandom]

Who is she?

Third-rate generic television presenter.

[paturoa]

Ms Mau was with a man before this partner and may well be with a man again for her next one.

So she is currently riding a Honda?

[Woodman]

Who is she?

She has nice tits, thats all you need to know.

[Virago]

Shit - for a moment there I thought I'd clicked on http://www.womansweekly.co.nz/forums .

[short-circuit]

She's a bit long in the tooth to get "cool points" for girl on girl

Plus this news is ancient (like her)...why would we care?

[jrandom]

Shit - for a moment there I thought I'd clicked on http://www.womansweekly.co.nz/forums .

You afford us a momentary and not entirely welcome peek into your bookmarks list there, sir.

[jrandom]

Plus this news is ancient (like her)...why would we care?

It's not ancient, it's on today's Stuff front page. She's popped up for some reason and is waving her arms about claiming some sort of moral high ground.

[short-circuit]

It's not ancient, it's on today's Stuff front page. She's popped up for some reason and is waving her arms about claiming some sort of moral high ground.

Slow news week - I thought we all knew she was gay back in like 2008 or something (when it started being cool)

[jrandom]

Slow news week - I thought we all knew she was gay back in like 2008 or something (when it started being cool)

Maybe it is a slow news week.

The country obviously needs a better gay media figurehead.

I don't watch telly - who do you think would be most suitable?

[Maha]

Slow news week - I thought we all knew she was gay back in like 2008 or something (when it started being cool)

It was 'or something' 2010...http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ght=alison+mau

[mashman]

Should Alison just shut up and show us her tits?

She should discuss her plight in the styles of The Meaning of Life sex education class.

The only thing that gets me is that homosexuals need to have something in a bill that allows them to be "legally" married and therefore acceptable to society... from the point of view where anyone considering that being married is important needs to have their head read. If they want commitment, they should just have a "wedding" ceremony without the "legal" bit, there really is no difference other than the state recognising the union. Fine if she wants to highlight the plight of homosexualiy and it's social status. Other than that, meh, tits.

[Woodman]

She should discuss her plight in the styles of The Meaning of Life sex education class.

The only thing that gets me is that homosexuals need to have something in a bill that allows them to be "legally" married and therefore acceptable to society... from the point of view where anyone considering that being married is important needs to have their head read. If they want commitment, they should just have a "wedding" ceremony without the "legal" bit, there really is no difference other than the state recognising the union. Fine if she wants to highlight the plight of homosexualiy and it's social status. Other than that, meh, tits.

Yup, a lot of gay people just get on quietly with life whereas others feel the need to shove it in your face.

[Goblin]

Maybe it is a slow news week.

The country obviously needs a better gay media figurehead.

I don't watch telly - who do you think would be most suitable?

John Key.