Sidebar Sidebar
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.

CNBC accidentally outs Tim Cook as gay.

Agathon

Agathon

macrumors 6502a
Jan 19, 2004
722
80
appleguy123 said:
It's sort of obvious, but it was still wrong for the host to do that when Tim Cook has never publicly acknowledged his sexuality.
Click to expand...

I don't think that's fair. Cook has never hidden the fact that he's gay, he just doesn't talk about it himself, and it's his right to not to do so. I'm pretty sure he's not offended by people knowing or talking about it, although he'll probably continue to refuse to talk about it, because he doesn't have to.

Cook isn't in the closet, so it's odd to talk about him being outed.
 
Y

yg17

macrumors Pentium
Aug 1, 2004
15,028
3,003
St. Louis, MO
Rogifan said:
I can't wait until the world stops obsessing over gays. Why do we care if people are gay or not? Why do people have to come out? If Tim Cook wants to keep his private life private, that's his choice.
Click to expand...


As a straight person, I don't care that he's gay. It doesn't bother me one bit, nor is it relevant to my purchasing decisions. However, to a gay youth, who is constantly being bullied, told by politicians, religious nuts and other bigots that make up almost half of this country that they're second class citizens not deserving of equal rights, and who might not feel that it will ever get any better, it's inspirational to see that a pro athlete or CEO is openly gay. It shows them that they can be something big when they grow up, and it might help them strive to be the next Tim Cook instead of just another gay teen suicide statistic.

Tim doesn't need to come out, you're right in that it's his private life and his choice to not publicly come out, but everyone knows he's gay and there's no point in trying to hide it, not talk about it, or pretend he's straight because it doesn't matter to anyone. It does matter to some, just not straight people.
 
S

sixrom

macrumors 6502a
Nov 13, 2013
709
1
Personally I've been very vocal in my support of Tim, and believe he's doing an exemplary job in the face of extreme pressure having stepped in after Steve's death.
 
jnpy!$4g3cwk

jnpy!$4g3cwk

macrumors 65816
Feb 11, 2010
1,119
1,302
Rogifan

Rogifan

macrumors Penryn
Nov 14, 2011
24,724
32,184
jnpy!$4g3cwk said:
Honestly, in line with other posters here, I thought that it was "common knowledge". I guess the entire world doesn't read MacRumors. :eek:

I am also sure that there are a bunch more CEOs who are gay. I guess the real question here is do journalists have the right to expect all those gay CEOs to talk about it openly? It is a tough question.
Click to expand...

Common knowledge based on what? Not denying it? Has Cook ever been rumored to have a boyfriend or been spotted out with another male "friend"?
 
jnpy!$4g3cwk

jnpy!$4g3cwk

macrumors 65816
Feb 11, 2010
1,119
1,302
Rogifan said:
Common knowledge based on what?
Click to expand...

http://www.out.com/out-exclusives/power-50/2014/04/15/finding-fortune-tim-cook

http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/are-these-100-most-powerful-lgbt-people-world280613

http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/55846089

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/apr/10/tim-cook-power-50-list-out-magazine


By The Way, I really don't care one way or the other. I think Cook made a serious mistake with respect to Aperture, though:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1749153/

and, more generally, professional and enterprise Mac users.
 
Last edited:
Rogifan

Rogifan

macrumors Penryn
Nov 14, 2011
24,724
32,184
jnpy!$4g3cwk said:
http://www.out.com/out-exclusives/power-50/2014/04/15/finding-fortune-tim-cook

http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/are-these-100-most-powerful-lgbt-people-world280613

http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/55846089

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/apr/10/tim-cook-power-50-list-out-magazine


By The Way, I really don't care one way or the other. I think Cook made a serious mistake with respect to Aperture, though:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1749153/

and, more generally, professional and enterprise Mac users.
Click to expand...

Tim Cook has never publicly said he was gay. Therefore he's not really out. As far as Aperture goes, I view this as Apple having some other big initiatives coming down the pike and Cook is shedding things he doesn't feel are important enough or Apple has the resources for.
 
AngerDanger

AngerDanger

Graphics
Staff member
Dec 9, 2008
5,452
29,006
ThisIsNotMe said:
And? Why should anyone care if he publicly states it or not?
Does Bill Gates hold a press conference to publicly state he is straight?
Click to expand...

His marriage to Meldinda might be a tip off, there. Until we stop assuming people are straight, they will need to come out when they're not. It's as if the gay people want to maximize the chances of finding fulfilling relationships! :eek:
 
rdowty

rdowty

macrumors 6502a
Oct 5, 2008
675
118
Imaginator said:
Who cares? Being black, white, green, purple , straight, gay, atheist, catholic, pagan, etc isn't an issue anymore. He's the CEO of one of the most influential companies on the planet. He could be the giant purple people eater for all anyone cares. It...DOESN'T...**********...MATTER ANYMORE!!!
Click to expand...

Whoa... I draw the line at purple. Those people are messed up. The greens aren't much better...
 
dXTC

dXTC

macrumors 68020
Oct 30, 2006
2,033
50
Up, up in my studio, studio
Rogifan

Rogifan

macrumors Penryn
Nov 14, 2011
24,724
32,184
Instagram has photos of Cook at the pride event today in San Francisco. I wonder if any other Apple executives will be there...
 
kdarling

kdarling

macrumors P6
Jun 9, 2007
17,373
5,925
First university coding class = 47 years ago
iBlazed said:
I guess the tech community and gay community knew about it, but apparently it's never been mentioned on mainstream media. Now everyone will know. I wonder how many bigots will come out of the woodwork to add Apple to their gay-friendly boycott list.
Click to expand...

That's likely one reason why Cook has never come out publicly. The last thing Apple wants is for various groups to target them for protest. It's not just about sexual orientation either. It could be about anything. It doesn't matter what the topic is, corporations prefer to avoid conflict.

Personally, I care more about if he has a family or is around kids. We need someone like that to push multi-user kid friendly iPads, etc.
 
NT1440

NT1440

macrumors Pentium
May 18, 2008
15,089
22,155
Rogifan said:
Instagram has photos of Cook at the pride event today in San Francisco. I wonder if any other Apple executives will be there...
Click to expand...

Executive, maybe not depending on their schedules. That said, I've heard for many years now that Apple employees tend to have a decent showing at such events (as private citizens, not representatives of Apple).
 
Rogifan

Rogifan

macrumors Penryn
Nov 14, 2011
24,724
32,184
kdarling said:
That's probably one reason why Cook has never come out publicly. The last thing Apple wants is for various groups to target them for protest. It's not just about sexual orientation either. It could be hunting preferences, for example. It doesn't matter what the topic is, corporations like to avoid conflict.

Personally, I care more about if he has a family or is around kids. If he were, maybe we'd have had multi-user kid friendly iPads long ago.
Click to expand...

Not sure about Federighi, but I know Ive, Schiller and Cue have kids. ;)

As far as corporations avoiding what could be considered controversial subjects I'd like to see a Cook be a little less political. A good example is Apple's most recent shareholders meeting where Cook got a question on only doing things where there is a clear return on investment. He got angry and told people who don't agree to get out of the stock. He easily could have explained why he believes the things Apple does are good for shareholders. I'm sure there are a lot of Apple customers (especially in the US) who don't share his political views. Getting too political could drive them away.
 
rambo47

rambo47

macrumors 65816
Oct 3, 2010
1,360
983
Denville, NJ
Haven't we gotten past sexuality as a criteria for judging people??? It's all about the content of a man's character, not some silly physical characteristic, or race, creed, religion, etc.
 
MattInOz

MattInOz

macrumors 68030
Jan 19, 2006
2,760
0
Sydney
NT1440 said:
Executive, maybe not depending on their schedules. That said, I've heard for many years now that Apple employees tend to have a decent showing at such events (as private citizens, not representatives of Apple).
Click to expand...

Surprised it hasn't been picked up by MR yet but the reports I've seen on the net this morning so far have Apple at Pride SF with about a 1000 staff behind the Apple banner.

Sorry Tim says it was 5000 staff, family and friends.
https://twitter.com/tim_cook/status/483370052578582528/photo/1

----------
Agathon said:
I don't think that's fair. Cook has never hidden the fact that he's gay, he just doesn't talk about it himself, and it's his right to not to do so. I'm pretty sure he's not offended by people knowing or talking about it, although he'll probably continue to refuse to talk about it, because he doesn't have to.

Cook isn't in the closet, so it's odd to talk about him being outed.
Click to expand...

Apple is trying to establish itself outside the shadow of one man.
Maybe Tim Cook is trying to avoid making it about him.
 
satcomer

satcomer

Suspended
Feb 19, 2008
9,115
1,977
The Finger Lakes Region
Like others I really don't car if he asexual or anything lease in his private life. He does his job and helps bring Apple into the future is all I care about. I just hope his plans help bring the new Apple products.

I am just hoping he has Apple brings a new Mac Mini. :D
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Register on MacRumors! This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.
Top Bottom