Articles like Tatchell’s exhibit the exact concerns I attempted to address in my response to the email I received after posting my my Whitney eulogy. It’s so clear that Tatchell’s investment is not in honoring Houston or her relationship with Crawford. Rather, Tatchell sees Houston’s death as an opportunity to forward his own agenda. Houston is not a friend, but an example. And using people as examples is a horrendous thing to do, as it selectively chooses the portions we find (un)acceptable and does away with that we do not in order to preserve or undermine a myth we have locked in our minds.

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   That is EXACTLY how I felt: he used her death to push his agenda.

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   no no no, go read the WHOLE thing. i’ll say it again. black people’s lives are OFF THE TABLE as fodder for your fucking...

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   I’m not surprised. The same thing happened to Luther after he died.

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