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Interesting article about celebrity gay gossip. Discusses Jake Gyllenhaal.
Flashframe777:
Very interesting article. I have to agree that coming out should be no big deal. I also do not agree when people get all bitchy with the gay rumours, but mainly because it is done with a condemning tone.
Now as far as Jake G. is concerned, from my own encounters I am "intrigued" because he hangs out a lot in my very very very gay neighborhood. But then again so do many other famous hotties.
About 10 years ago I had an epiphany of sorts. Considering myself to have honed my gaydar sensitivies to a point beyond super-refined, I thought I was aware of most of the gay people around me. I followed the old 1 in 10 Kinsey philosophy. However, suddenly people I'd assumed were 100% hard cold straight came out as gay -- not just a few, but a lot of them. It was such an eye opener for this gay man that I had to adjust my scale to a more sensible ratio.
This seems closer to the truth, than what is ever purported in the media. A puerile yet sufficient example: when you watch those appraisal shows like Antique Roadshow you'll notice all the high estimates are fine and good, but if you watch the actual auction or follow up on what those items actually sold for tends to be three times more than the conservative estimate.
The Kinsey Scale of 1 in 10 has proven that way for me. One's a very conservative number, but the reality is somewhere closer to three - in CONSERVATIVE parts of the country. In big cities those numbers are going to be higher - 4 to 6, even. My rule for LA and New York is 4 to 6 in every 10. In West Hollywood it's 7.5 in 10.
That said, must I be forced to go out on the limb about the beauteous salt and pepper of all news anchor hotness, Anderson Cooper? Praises be to the Archangel of Prada, he's gay. This I know from personal experience. He goes out to our gay hangs from time to time in LA. I am going to keep my lips zipped tight on Donny Deutsch though.
opinionista:
--- Quote from: Flashframe777 on August 03, 2006, 11:30:16 am ---Very interesting article. I have to agree that coming out should be no big deal. I also do not agree when people get all bitchy with the gay rumours, but mainly because it is done with a condemning tone.
Now as far as Jake G. is concerned, from my own encounters I am "intrigued" because he hangs out a lot in my very very very gay neighborhood. But then again so do many other famous hotties.
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You know, I would also be intrigued about Jake if I see him hanging out a lot in a very gay neighborhood. However, in Madrid I know a lot of people, both women and men, who are straight as an arrow and hang out in Chueca, Madrid's very very very gay neighborhood. In Madrid's case, the gay neighborhood has some the best bars and restaurants of the city. I for one hang out there a lot, and I'm straight, because you can find restaurants that serve low fat, real good and cheap meals, as opposed to other places where restaurants usually serve 100% spanish food, high in fat and all. Chueca also has the best stores of the city, cute coffee shops, and bars with great music. So, maybe that could be the reason why Jake hangs out in LA's gayest neighborhood, though I don't know if that where the best restaurants or bars are in LA. Then again, who knows, maybe Jake is indeed gay or bi.
moremojo:
--- Quote from: latjoreme on August 03, 2006, 11:13:32 am ---But BBM has taught us that crossing sexual orientations needn't be an impediment. Jake and Heath are far more credible in their roles than the vast majority of straight actors playing straight lovers!
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And, honestly, I can't imagine any other actors, gay, straight, or bi, interpreting these roles with the same excellence as Heath and Jake. Brokeback Mountain remains the most powerful love story I have seen on screen, regardless of the gender and sexual identity of the protagonists.
Pipedream:
Amen. :)
nakymaton:
--- Quote from: opinionista on August 03, 2006, 10:15:54 am ---[regarding Ricky Martin]But I still wonder why he doesn't come out in public. He might lose a few girl fan or two, but the gay community will root for him I think.
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You know, I think the entertainment industry ought to start questioning this assumption (that when a gay star comes out, he'll lose female fans) after BBM. (Before BBM started playing in theaters, there seemed to be a lot of comments about how risky the roles of Ennis and Jack were, because both Heath and Jake risked losing their young female fanbases.) Looks to me like gay roles had the opposite effect... I think that BBM earned both men plenty of new female fans, and not because of awards and Oscar nominations and everything.
(Katherine's comment is another really good point -- that there's no reason to think that gay actors couldn't play a heterosexual romance convincingly. They're all actors, after all. Their job is to disappear into their roles, and pretending to be in love with someone they aren't attracted to is just part of the work.)
Hopefully Hollywood (directors, producers, marketers) will question their assumptions. (But I was paying attention to the Oscars... and I'm not all that hopeful. Not yet, at least.)
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