I read the article Lomax wrote in response to Justin's reaction... I wrote this comment on the article at the Houston Press website: Mr. Lomax, I confess I am a big Blue October fan. I also confess I studied journalism my first quarter of college. There are many guidelines of journalism that you are breaking. The biggest being that of keeping the news comprehensive and IN PROPORTION. You clearly are one sided, biased, and have some sort of vendetta against Justin. You NEVER site your sources in a proper manner, evidence of their involvement is sketchy and questionable, and your article is most definitely unfair and disproportional. You make VERY little effort to make this article fair and proportional. Justin may or may not have bi-polar disorder (personally, I believe he does because I studied psychology and disorders this past year in college and he displays all the symptoms of the illness), but the main thing is that Justin, and the entire band, are doing things to raise awareness of mental disorders, as well as suicide. They're making a difference in the community and are helping many people with coping with their problems. His lyrics have saved lives. I have ADHD, a mental disorder. If someone were to say to me "Prove to me you've got ADHD- show me your meds," I would say "Fuck you, that's personal. You have no right." Asking a mentally ill person to prove their illness by providing their meds is like asking a person with liver cancer to prove it by showing their liver. It's a slap in the face. Shame on you, Mr. Lomax. Look at the positive of what this band and it's singer are doing, instead of reporting on your own petty opinions.
I read the article Lomax wrote in response to Justin's reaction... I wrote this comment on the article at the Houston Press website:
ReplyDeleteMr. Lomax, I confess I am a big Blue October fan. I also confess I studied journalism my first quarter of college. There are many guidelines of journalism that you are breaking. The biggest being that of keeping the news comprehensive and IN PROPORTION. You clearly are one sided, biased, and have some sort of vendetta against Justin. You NEVER site your sources in a proper manner, evidence of their involvement is sketchy and questionable, and your article is most definitely unfair and disproportional. You make VERY little effort to make this article fair and proportional. Justin may or may not have bi-polar disorder (personally, I believe he does because I studied psychology and disorders this past year in college and he displays all the symptoms of the illness), but the main thing is that Justin, and the entire band, are doing things to raise awareness of mental disorders, as well as suicide. They're making a difference in the community and are helping many people with coping with their problems. His lyrics have saved lives. I have ADHD, a mental disorder. If someone were to say to me "Prove to me you've got ADHD- show me your meds," I would say "Fuck you, that's personal. You have no right." Asking a mentally ill person to prove their illness by providing their meds is like asking a person with liver cancer to prove it by showing their liver. It's a slap in the face. Shame on you, Mr. Lomax. Look at the positive of what this band and it's singer are doing, instead of reporting on your own petty opinions.