En Applelised we echoed like so many other media statements from Apple CEO Tim Cook about his sexual orientation not because we care at all, but because he himself was the one who decided to make it public and we wanted to support his decision beyond the strictly news. Today however, several days later, we do care. But what matters to us today is still not what Cook expressed, but the negative and shameful reactions that especially from Russia have taken place and which we have also echoed. It is for this reason that today the editors of Applelizados want to express our position both individually and as a group through this post. Because, as modest but proud media that we are, we consider it our responsibility.
This is what we think
They remove a monument to Steve Jobs from the University of St. Petersburg on the grounds that he contributes to "gay propaganda"
"Really the biggest problem we have is that it continues to be news worldwide that a famous person declares his homosexuality. The sexual condition is an inalienable good of the human being, should not be marketed by the press. Certainly the Russian opinion should not surprise us, a homophone country by definition, but the problem is more serious, since being gay is illegal in 80 countries and the death penalty is applied in 5. The human being must still shape his human plot. », Jesus Vera, editor of Applelizados and BillionBytes.
«My opinion is simple and real. Since we are in the XXI century, it seems incredible that in a country of the so-called "First World" they do not allow freedom or try to prohibit the entry of homosexual people as it happens with Tim Cook since in Russia any type of gay demonstration is a crime. And above all because, as he points out, the UN is a attack on human rights the lack of freedom in that country. For me, totally a shame. " Juan Pablo, editor of Applelizados.
Vitaly Milanov, Russian politician, proposes that Tim Cook be banned from entering the country because of his sexual orientation
«The declaration of Tim Cook and his sexual orientation are the door of a recognized figure of respect and gender diversity to which even Apple has alluded to over time and its employees, but what has not been conceived is the position of discrimination that has generated this statement. People have a personal value that develops in itself over the years and is something of the person and not of society. These discriminatory treatments are what make new conflicts arise day by day and lack of respect for people who think, think, speak differently and have a different sexual orientation. As long as the thought and social coexistence do not change, a constant conflict and discrimination will continue that generate violence and controversies in bad taste. That a person is different does not mean that their abilities and skills are different. " Manuel Bridges, editor of Applelizados.
“As I have already said in several articles, the actions and statements that are taking place in Russia seem totally absurd to me. I believe that the sexual condition of a personregardless of whether you are a senior executive in a large technology company, it is a trait such as the color of their hair, their height or the color of their eyes. And no one is criticized for having red hair or green eyes. So why is this person's homosexuality called into question? " Maria Eugenia, editor of Applelizados.
Monument to Jobs removed from the University of Saint Petersburg (Russia)
«There are minimums that are above ideologies. We speak of respect for Human Rights, for the dignity of people. Apple and Tim Cook are today the same as five minutes before of the CEO of Apple publicly manifesting his homosexuality. We are actually talking about deep hypocrisy and double standards: that Cook is gay was something already known, only missing a statement that should not be necessary but that some subsequent reactions show that, unfortunately, it still is. No one is more than anyone because of their sexual orientation, beliefs, skin color, origin, etc. Only when we all understand this truism will the world begin to be a better place. " Jose Alfocea, editor-in-chief of Applelizados.
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In total agreement with you, the sexual condition should be something as "socially acceptable" as someone having eyes of one color or another. We live in an advanced society in a first world country, they say, but discrimination for "being different" is something that is the order of the day. All part of a good education.