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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDoes it matter that the reporter Grimm assulted in the Capitol is gay?
Michael Scotto is an out gay man at work, though he hasn't announced it on air or anything, but many people know he is gay. It might explain the "you're not enough of a man" and "break you in half like a boy"
http://gawker.com/were-michael-grimm-s-threats-against-a-gay-reporter-hom-1511852464
Youve probably seen the video of Congressman Michael Grimm threatening, among things, to break NY1 reporter Michael Scotto in half ... like a boy. While the men quickly made up, a pressing question remains: Did Grimm humiliate Scotto because he is gay?
It is well known among people who know and work with him that Scotto is gay. Within the station community its pretty well known, one colleague told Gawker. The 35-year-old political reporter didnt ask Grimm about anything pertaining to sexuality, so its unclear, based only on the video, why Grimm issued a series of insults aimed at questioning Scottos masculinitya common weapon of homophobes seeking to torment and marginalize gay men.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)do with my congressman's reaction.
dsc
(52,160 posts)but I do find that a bit hard to believe if he was open at work. The first reaction I had to that clip was Holy crap Grimm is abusing a gay reporter and using anti gay taunts to do so, and I had never heard of the reporter before.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)Scotto got their in 2003 I believe. I imagine he is out at work. He covers mainly city hall and elections.
Grimm either thought he was gay or because he was bigger than him that he could get away with that. Grimm regularly attacks people who question him.
I can't vwait to vote against him. Notice the new sig line I created.
dsc
(52,160 posts)but I have never watched it nor him, but as I said the very first reaction I had to that clip was Grimm is abusing a gay reporter.
RKP5637
(67,107 posts)theHandpuppet
(19,964 posts)Whether or not he knew the reporter was gay, the threats were homophobic.
NuclearDem
(16,184 posts)hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)NuclearDem
(16,184 posts)TexasTowelie
(112,160 posts)I can only imagine the comments that would occur in that thread.
adirondacker
(2,921 posts)JI7
(89,248 posts)everyone should be calling for this scum to resign .
The Straight Story
(48,121 posts)as noted in the article He and Congressman Grimm have worked together professionally for a while, - I am not sure the subject comes up in such a setting (unless grimp saw a pic of him with his boyfriend or he mentioned it outright for some reason).
Either the way the guy is a jerk and should be called on it. But then out major media outlets have some new actor/actress to spend a few 24 hour cycles on.