After learning more about Gawker and it’s fast-and-loose relationship with ethics - (Gawker was proud of leaking stolen material like illegally-obtained celeb sex tapes) - he started referring to them as the MBTO. And Thiel wasn’t okay with his life being ruined. But even though it might have been nothing more than business to them, the problem was that their business was comprised of other people’s lives.
Their personal feelings toward a target had less to do with their campaigns than their desire to get the media buzzing. And if that leaves you wondering who would do such a thing, then it’s time to take a closer look at the blog and its authors.īut although Thiel might have felt like it was a personal attack on him, the truth is that this was pretty standard behavior for Denton and his team of bloggers. The fact that the article acknowledges that serves only to damn its author because it means that they knew the risks Thiel might face if exposed and they deliberately outed him anyway. At worst, it's prejudice with a handy alibi.” So, even if you don’t consider the fact that Thiel is a fiercely private person by nature, he clearly had a lot of professional reasons to keep his sexuality a secret as well. At best, it's a wrongheaded sense of caution. They instinctively prefer entrepreneurs who remind them of themselves. And as the article itself states, “the clubby ranks of VCs are mostly straight, white and male. And although this would be a traumatizing moment in the life of anyone who’s gay, for Peter, it constituted an additional, unique tragedy. Because one morning, in 2007, Peter woke up to see a blog post published by Gawker Media - a blog post that was entitled, “Peter Thiel is Totally Gay, People.” In that moment, Peter’s most personal secret had been outed not just to a family member or an acquaintance but to the entire internet.
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