EW Posts Homophobic Review of "Trespassing" - Sparks Outrage Among Fans

[madnessaddict09]

Trespassing (2012)  
By: Melissa Maerz

Comments

[spatza_camino]

She has a right to voice her own opinion. People are too sensitive.
Although I think she is being too sarcastic, and it wasn't much of a music review.

Don't hate me, please, because Adam can just...

[_sepia]

I agree she has the right to her own opinion. But we, in turn, have the right to call her on her stereotyping of gay people and her pretty much saying she's the arbiter of 'gay music' whatever that is. Happily, freedom of opinion works both ways.

[madnessaddict09]

Amen!

[wynkat1313]

the problem I have is that she was suppose to review the album not his make up or sexuality. She has a right to her opinion about his *music* especially as the designated music critic for that review. If she'd simple said "I didn't like it" and talked about what didnt work for her musically that would have been fine. I would disagree with her but that's her voice and her vote. The rest of the stuff she put in was uncalled for and out of place in a music review.

[madnessaddict09]

Precisely. That's my issue as well. Music is one thing, but this wasn't even a review of the album...it was an attack on his character.

[fobsessed54]

the problem I have is that she was suppose to review the album not his make up or sexuality.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^THIS^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
exactly.

[zoaster_toaster]

I don't think Melissa liking the upbeat tracks is problematic. It's the language she used that was problematic - she framed her review around homophobic stereotypes and that's what makes me think the review was offensive.

[madnessaddict09]

Yep. She barely reviewed the album, she just attacked Adam for no reason...like she had a vendetta or something.

[zoaster_toaster]

It's unfortunately the way a lot of media works - if they're gay, make it all about the "gay" and not about what they actually do.

[madnessaddict09]

Right, because I'm straight and that's all I am. Dammit. LOL

[zoaster_toaster]

People tend to do this whenever someone is out of what is society's accepted norm, whether it is due to ethnicity, sexuality, lifestyle, etc.

[madnessaddict09]

Yeah, I know. It's just ridiculous.

[madnessaddict09]

No hate here. I agree she has a right to voice her own opinion - about the MUSIC. She doesn't have the right, or at least shouldn't, to go out of her way to attack Adam's character.