Univisión: A Little Homophobic

Univisión recently posted the most ridiculous poll on their website, asking whether it would be okay for a priest to call gays derogatory names. Blabbeando took screen shots of the poll in question, Univisión removed it after GLADD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) found out from Blabbeando and apparently it’s been removed.

A telenovela of ignorance! The back story was that a Catholic Bishop in Peru called gays “maricones” on Peruvian TV, so Univisión asked its web visitors whether this was correct, only problem is that by the time they did so the Bishop had apologized.

The actual poll asked, “¿Es correcto que un obispo llame ‘maricones’ a los gays?” (“Is it appropriate for a Bishop to call gays “faggots”?). Univisión helpfully provided five answers for its poll takers: a) Yes, there is freedom of expression; b) No, it’s an insult; c) Clergy should not give an opinion on social issues; d) Yes, it is a defense of a religious perspective and e) No, and it should be penalized.

The point that Blabbeando’s Andrés Duque makes is that Univisión has a history of posting these types of homophobic questions on its polls and the company should know better. Previously a similar online poll asked whether football (soccer) was compatible with homosexuality. Last time I checked there were plenty of Latino gays and lesbians and pretending like they don’t exist, or watch Univisión.

[Photo By Josep Ma. Rosell]

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