Weddingbee has long been one of my favorite wedding blogs. Truth be told, I started reading it before I even got engaged and have been addicted ever since.
Until today. Mrs. Bee announced that she has sold Weddingbee to eHarmony, a dating company with extensive ties to evangelical Christian organizations. Not only do they exclude lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people from their site; they also completely banned interracial matching until very recently.
In a rather pitiful display, Bee "allowed" three dissenters to post their responses to the buyout. I call it pitiful because it turns out that their new corporate masters carefully vetted every single word that you read there. This attempt to smooth over a disturbing development with mush-mouthed "truth" really sickens me.
It's even sadder because I was looking forward to applying to be a Bee myself. Now I can't even bring myself to read the site any longer, because I have no interest in lining the pockets of such a reprehensible organization.
Until today. Mrs. Bee announced that she has sold Weddingbee to eHarmony, a dating company with extensive ties to evangelical Christian organizations. Not only do they exclude lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people from their site; they also completely banned interracial matching until very recently.
In a rather pitiful display, Bee "allowed" three dissenters to post their responses to the buyout. I call it pitiful because it turns out that their new corporate masters carefully vetted every single word that you read there. This attempt to smooth over a disturbing development with mush-mouthed "truth" really sickens me.
It's even sadder because I was looking forward to applying to be a Bee myself. Now I can't even bring myself to read the site any longer, because I have no interest in lining the pockets of such a reprehensible organization.
- Mood:
cynical


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