[DreamSpinner]

Given that the BBC article shows the following... 1 - A woman (presumably his wife) in a "Some People Ar Bi: Get Over It" shirt with his arm around her (and kids). 2 - The kids are at the same time all wearing rainbow ribbons of some kind (presumably supporting the same cause) 3 - He's showing some kind of flowery silvery face paint at the same time...

That it's a very long box to draw that he harbors any kind of discriminatory views on sexuality.

And you know what - given that he is selflessly helping educate a very large number of people, and giving to the community - It's a bloody rude and woefully offtopic point to make.

I'm a fan of Jon Skeet's blog entires, and his occaisional podcast appearances (and the classic - tounge in cheek - going to cause me problems "Of course I'm right, I'm Jon Skeet" quote).

Great work Jon, and I do appreciate the work you've done, and continue doing in the IT world.

[DonHopkins]

I'm really sorry that I implied I thought Jon held Chuck Norris's views, that's not what I meant. Maybe Norris's political views are not widely known in the UK, but I thought that the BBC's title had unfortunate connotations, like comparing a good dad to Bill Cosby. It would be better to compare Jon to Jackie Chan.

My point is just that the memes of people like Chuck Norris, Bill Cosby or Josh Dugger as role models have played themselves out, and the BBC should know that.