GRR BOO HISS!
This just blows my mind. McCain accepting a maximum donation from the owner of Manhunt! Irony?
Personally, I'm a bit pissed at Crutchley for doing it, but it is his money and we have the freedom to choose, even if it's choosing poorly.
I'm just glad I deleted my Manhunt account when they started to charge. I'd be doubly pissed to know that my money was being used by a gay man to help fund a party that despises gay people. Twisted.
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You may have read about Manhunt.net founders Larry Basile and Jonathan Crutchley (above right) in Michael Joseph Gross' OUT article entitled "Has Manhunt Destroyed Gay Culture?"
Crutchley's political leanings are pointed out near the beginning of the piece:
"Crutchley, a liberal Republican with a tight white beard, admits that he felt anxious during Manhunt’s first years, before his and Basile’s initial investment of $800,000 bore fruit. Now, seated at his desk and surrounded by giant photographs of body builders’ glutes, Crutchley says the company brings in at least $2.4 million per month -- almost $30 million a year -- not counting ad revenues, and prospects for growth are strong. Manhunt’s success measures the extent to which online cruising has changed gay urban social life. Is it changing gay politics too?"
Read full article here:
http://www.towleroad.com/2008/08/mccain-takes-23.html
I fully feel that gay men who support the Republican party because of their fiscal responsibility (or whatever other excuse they provide) are like black men who support the KKK because of their racial conviction.
Personally, I'm a bit pissed at Crutchley for doing it, but it is his money and we have the freedom to choose, even if it's choosing poorly.
I'm just glad I deleted my Manhunt account when they started to charge. I'd be doubly pissed to know that my money was being used by a gay man to help fund a party that despises gay people. Twisted.
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You may have read about Manhunt.net founders Larry Basile and Jonathan Crutchley (above right) in Michael Joseph Gross' OUT article entitled "Has Manhunt Destroyed Gay Culture?"
Crutchley's political leanings are pointed out near the beginning of the piece:
"Crutchley, a liberal Republican with a tight white beard, admits that he felt anxious during Manhunt’s first years, before his and Basile’s initial investment of $800,000 bore fruit. Now, seated at his desk and surrounded by giant photographs of body builders’ glutes, Crutchley says the company brings in at least $2.4 million per month -- almost $30 million a year -- not counting ad revenues, and prospects for growth are strong. Manhunt’s success measures the extent to which online cruising has changed gay urban social life. Is it changing gay politics too?"
Read full article here:
http://www.towleroad.com/2008/08/mccain-takes-23.html
I fully feel that gay men who support the Republican party because of their fiscal responsibility (or whatever other excuse they provide) are like black men who support the KKK because of their racial conviction.