Comment Re:Im all for human rights... (Score 0) 1482
In this case at least, it is due to the new CEO not adhering to 'live and let live'. Gay rights activists rarely care about people's personal religious beliefs, it is when they put resources into having those beliefs enshrined in law and thus using state power to force their religion on others that people get annoyed.
And retaliating by trying to convince others to stop using the software is just childish and vengeful because it does nothing to address the perceived problem. If successful, it would amount to an extralegal method of censorship because they dislike the way the CEO uses speech. I suppose this is also intended to make other people afraid to voice their own viewpoints on this issue if they happen to differ from the "correct" approved viewpoint. It's not unlike the MAFIAA's efforts to "make an example" out of filesharers in order to instill fear.
I could never in good conscience support this method no matter what its perceived goal may be.
The correct solution is to put forth one's own political viewpoints and explain why they're so much better. If one's position is so reasonable and correct then there is no need for vengefulness and fear. Really all the administrators of OKCupid are doing here is revealing that they are unreasonable fanatics who treat dissenters as hated heretics rather than people to be persuaded. They should apologize to the reasonable gay rights advocates for working to make the movement look bad.