On Gawker, AppleInsider and Tim Cook

Gawker has published a lengthy look at Apple’s COO titled “Meet Apple’s New Boss, The Most Powerful Gay Man in Silicon Valley.”

Apple Insider linked to it yesterday, quoting large chunks of the original story.

Personally, I don’t give a shit about Tim Cook’s orientation. What I do care about is privacy and respect. This time around, the Internet seems to be okay not prying too far into Steve Jobs’ health, so Tim Cook seems to be the target of choice.

Yes, having a gay man as the number two executive at a major corporation could help gay rights, but only if Cook is actually gay, and if he decides to be political about it. Right now, the former is a rumor and the latter is pure fiction.

I’d expect such garbage from Gawker, but AppleInsider, you disappoint me. I understand that reporting rumors is a big, cut-throat industry, but keep some dignity about you.