Comments on: Fluffy Links – Friday January 16th 2009

By: Do open and closed mean the same thing? : Alexia Golez

Do open and closed mean the same thing? : Alexia Golez — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:20:38 +0000

[...] fluffy link and discussion over at Damien’s gaff last week on the Galas. The Galas are awards organised by the NLGF. [...]

By: Cian

Cian — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:04:36 +0000

If you’re interisted in doing a once off paper, drop me a line. Maybe for the blog awards or something?

I’ve worked on the design of two student newspapers and one magazine. More so, I’d love the chance to do something like the ‘Things Our Friends Have Written On The Internet 2008.’

If nothing more I can pass you on the details of cheap UK-based printers.

By: DeepSpin (Dave Spathaky)

DeepSpin (Dave Spathaky) — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:17:07 +0000

Best be off for my violin lesson now so keep it down will you?

By: DeepSpin (Dave Spathaky)

DeepSpin (Dave Spathaky) — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:15:34 +0000

As a Clockmaking Badger Fucker I object to the tone of this argument.

By: Bock the Robber

Bock the Robber — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:31:56 +0000

If it was confined to straight bloggers, there might be a bit of complaining.

Or white people.

What about Best Blog By Someone Who Fucks Badgers?

By: Daddy or Chips?

Daddy or Chips? — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:19:25 +0000

Ok, not the clearest example! I guess what I’m trying to say is that GLBTQ can be seen as a cultural/political thing and as such there is room for separate awards/events/places to hang out/funding.

Another analogy: Classical music has separate events/awards ceremonies. It can be part of the mainstream: classical music sales do count towards the main album charts but rarely does a classical track cross over and become a mainstream hit. So, the classical charts/awards exist to highlight and encourage a sector that might not otherwise get the opportunities that, say, rock music does.

Classical music is great, and it would be super if sales were high enough to reach into the mainstream, but it’s not for everyone.

Forgive the tortuous analogies!

By: Damien Mulley

Damien Mulley — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:58:10 +0000

Isn’t being a Clockmaker a choice? Being gay isn’t. And it’s not an award for what you do, the correct example would be Best Clockmaker who is Gay or Lesbian or Transgendered.

By: Daddy or Chips?

Daddy or Chips? — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:42:03 +0000

Maybe. Call me naive, but I would have thought sexuality is more complex than who one has sex with.

Is this insular or is it just a niche thing? I mean if there is an award for Best Clockmaker or somesuch, isn’t it fair enough that it’s only open to clockmakers (crap example, but you know what I mean?

By: Damien Mulley

Damien Mulley — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:32:00 +0000

@Enda Awards where some of the criteria are what gender you fuck should perhaps be reserved for the Porn Industry. It’s a bit rich (although given the amount of money drawn down from Uncle Chuck to fight for, not against equality, they are rich) for the NLGF to run a show for people based on their sexuality, excluding the rest of the population. I’ve not seen awards shows where Gay, Lesbian or Transgendered people are excluded. It’s very insular thinking but then again the gay “community” in Ireland love to lock themselves away from the real world.

By: Daddy or Chips?

Daddy or Chips? — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:16:13 +0000

A bit rough on the Galas, Damien? To be fair, they don’t say that you can’t be heterosexual, they say it’s for ‘queer bloggers’. I suppose it’s like the MOBOs or other minority/niche interest groups.