Tim Cook officially comes out as gay

4T5 · 30 Oct 2014 at 11:54

OldCoals said:
Who are you trying to convince.

I don't find the need to convince or tell anybody about my sexuality, This is what ***** me off about the Gays.
Do I march down the street shouting I'm straight waving banners & stuff ?
What's the big deal you like ****, So what ?

I know lets have a Straight day with a Carnival & stuff OOOO we are straight we are straight we are straight, Pathetic.

I don't care who is Gay or who is straight. Why do they feel the need to announce it ???

eatcustard · 30 Oct 2014 at 11:56

I just saw a bird fly past my house

Zethor · 30 Oct 2014 at 11:57

4T5 said:
I don't care who is Gay or who is straight. Why do they feel the need to announce it ???

How many gay footballers do you know? The answer to that question is why sexual orientantion needs to be announced by famous persons.

Beerbaron · 30 Oct 2014 at 11:58

Acme said:
You have never heard of the Apple CEO?

I avoid Apple like the plague and have very little interest in them or their products.

wingman · 30 Oct 2014 at 11:58

4T5 said:
I don't care who is Gay or who is straight. Why do they feel the need to announce it ???

It's because up until very recent times it wasn't considered acceptable. Hence the need to rejoice that it is now, as it's one more step towards equality.

I agree though, a straight day would also be cool. Another excuse to party.

rubberduck · 30 Oct 2014 at 11:59

So Apple products now give you AIDS?

cheesyboy · 30 Oct 2014 at 11:59

4T5 said:
I don't find the need to convince or tell anybody about my sexuality, This is what ***** me off about the Gays.
Do I march down the street shouting I'm straight waving banners & stuff ?
What's the big deal you like ****, So what ?

I know lets have a Straight day with a Carnival & stuff OOOO we are straight we are straight we are straight, Pathetic.

I don't care who is Gay or who is straight. Why do they feel the need to announce it ???

lol. Someone's jealous

TommyV · 30 Oct 2014 at 11:59

Whatever next, he'll come out as Caucasian!

4T5 · 30 Oct 2014 at 12:00

Zethor said:
How many gay footballers do you know? The answer to that question is why sexual orientantion needs to be announced by famous persons.

I don't know any Gay footballers but then I don't know any straight ones, What's your point ?

4T5 · 30 Oct 2014 at 12:01

cheesyboy said:
lol. Someone's jealous

Bisexuals are Greedy Gits.

robgmun · 30 Oct 2014 at 12:01

Zethor said:
How many gay footballers do you know

Why would i care if they were gay or stright?

The answer to that question is why sexual orientantion needs to be announced by famous persons.

Hardly

wingman · 30 Oct 2014 at 12:01

Beerbaron said:
I avoid Apple like the plague and have very little interest in them or their products.

If you have no interest then why avoid like the plague? I'd say that you do have an interest, hence the avoidance

Danthus · 30 Oct 2014 at 12:03

4T5 said:
I don't find the need to convince or tell anybody about my sexuality, This is what ***** me off about the Gays.
Do I march down the street shouting I'm straight waving banners & stuff ?
What's the big deal you like ****, So what ?

I know lets have a Straight day with a Carnival & stuff OOOO we are straight we are straight we are straight, Pathetic.

I don't care who is Gay or who is straight. Why do they feel the need to announce it ???

People haven't been persecuted for being straight though have they.

/blowskiss

wingman · 30 Oct 2014 at 12:03

I think it's a good thing he's come out and said it. Hopefully more people will follow this trend and look up to him as a mentor/pioneer of some description to not feel afraid or whatever.

Destination · 30 Oct 2014 at 12:03

TommyV said:
Whatever next, he'll come out as Caucasian!

That's racist! He might be black, you shouldn't judge him on his colour!

Dunks · 30 Oct 2014 at 12:05

Not sure how anybody doesn't know who Tim Cook is unless they don't keep up with any form of current affairs or read any sort of news outlet.

robgmun · 30 Oct 2014 at 12:05

OldCoals said:
People haven't been persecuted for being straight though have they.

/blowskiss

Neither has gays for quite some time

/helloducky

cheesyboy · 30 Oct 2014 at 12:08

robgmun said:
Neither has gays for quite some time

/helloducky

Oh come now. That's a bit of a silly statement.

Zethor · 30 Oct 2014 at 12:08

4T5 said:
I don't know any Gay footballers but then I don't know any straight ones, What's your point ?

robgmun said:
Why would i care if they were gay or stright?

Hardly

I didn't mean personally know, 4T5. And it's not about caring whether they are gay or straight, it's about changing a culture in which being gay is seen as wrong, sinful, disgusting, shameful etc. You may not care about someone's sexual orientation but there are quite a few homophobes who do. It's the homophobes that are abnormal, sinful, disgusting and shameful not the gays - thats the message famous people try to send when they come out.

Destination · 30 Oct 2014 at 12:08

Dunks said:
Not sure how anybody doesn't know who Tim Cook is unless they don't keep up with any form of current affairs or read any sort of news outlet.

This is utter rot.
I am relatively up to date, keep abreast of political and world events.
Don't associate that name with Apple, and if you asked 'the population' who runs Apple, most will still say Steve Jobs, and then some will correct themselves and say he is dead, but I don't know who runs it now.

-edit
Running a BBC search
http://www.bbc.co.uk/search?q=tim cook
I actually recall reading several of those stories, but have obviously blanked the completely unmemorable CEO of Apple from the process.
I don't know who MS CEO is right now either, but I do recall a story saying he was exceptionally well paid, as he was the first CEO without a massive share interest in the company.

This coming our, 'event' might work as publicity stunt to have his name associated with his brand now.