'Normal Heart' Holding Marriage equality Money Hostage?

[chanel]

Posted: 3/16/11 at 12:12pm

That's what a blogger contends because of the proviso before they'll pay up.

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/dailymusto/2011/03/the_normal_hear.php#more

[Kad]

Posted: 3/16/11 at 12:22pm

I think the claims are a bit melodramatic.

[tazber]

Posted: 3/16/11 at 12:28pm

It's a marketing ploy.
If the blogger is so apoplectic then he should go out and tell everyone he knows to join the facebook page.

[averagebwaynut]

Posted: 3/16/11 at 7:03pm

I guess I shouldn't be, but I'm a bit baffled by the snarkiness of this blogger.

I have to imagine the show could have come up with other ways to boost their Facebook fans that involved payment to this or that vendor or service or media outlet, or use of some stunt or another that had no charitable component.

And they're certainly under no obligation at all to make a donation to Freedom to Marry of any kind. As it is, I believe they've already announced that some portion of the money made from the show goes to the Actors Fund, Friends in Deed and a couple of other charities.

So they chose a quasi-grassroots approach that's a win-win for all concerned. Freedom to Marry may get $10K that it had no reason to expect otherwise and the show gets a fan base.

How is this a bad thing?

(I guess I still have some naivete left after all...)

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 3/16/11 at 7:22pm

It's not like this is some kind of new ploy. Is it any different than the breast cancer site saying they'll give away free mammograms if they get a certain amount of clicks on their site?

[HBBrock]

Posted: 3/17/11 at 12:27am

That article made me go to their Normal Heart Facebook page and click LIKE.

[husk_charmer]

Posted: 3/17/11 at 1:15pm

Knowing the blogger personally, his intention was most likely to draw attention to it, in the hope that it would get the 10,000 "likes." At least, I'd like to think that's what his intentions are.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 3/17/11 at 1:29pm

By calling the likes "a pound of flesh"?

"Fuck you, The Normal Heart. You should know better." Updated On: 3/17/11 at 01:29 PM

[Unknown User]

Posted: 3/17/11 at 1:32pm

Remember when Xanadu said they'd kill a puppy every day they didn't sell out?

[husk_charmer]

Posted: 3/17/11 at 1:43pm

By calling the likes "a pound of flesh"?
"F*CK you, The Normal Heart. You should know better."

Then again...maybe not.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 3/17/11 at 1:45pm

Also, if we really want to split hairs, shouldn't Justin Luke and his stupid blog be more upset the money isn't going to an AIDS organization? The play isn't about gay marriage, is it? Updated On: 3/17/11 at 01:45 PM