Our BetterMost Community > Chez Tremblay
More Jake, not related to his upcoming "unclehood"
ednbarby:
--- Quote from: vkm91941 on April 11, 2006, 02:31:37 pm ---Whatever Jake's sexuality it's his business. I just think it a pathetic state of affairs that this man cannot even go out in public and hang with male friends withou there being "boyfriend" speculation dogging him everywhere he goes because: 1. He's an excellent actor and played gay so convincingly and 2. because some tired bitchy old queen with a hidden agenda like Ted C wants to be titlated.
Jake has self identifed as straight on more than one occasssion and until he says otherwise people need to back off and take the man at his word. JMO
--- End quote ---
And mine, too. Victoria. Very well-said.
And as far as the living the lie thing goes (if that's even the case), I understand what you're saying, David, really, I do. But I think that in his profession, it would (*very, very, very* unfortunately) be career suicide for a young (or even middle-aged) actor to come out. Ask Rupert Everett. Or Kevin Spacey, who still has one. And I don't think any of us wants to miss out on seeing everything this young man could do and become in his career, do we? Again, I *HATE* the fact that it's like that in the movie business (and everywhere, but most especially there). I can't begin to say how bad I feel about it.
David:
I do understand that coming out can be career suicide. But I worry about the message it sends to young confused boys and girls. Teenage suicide is a major problem with gay boys and girls who live in oppresssed families and communities.
Young gay people need to see gay role models. The more public exposure there is , the more commonplace it will seem. Who would have thought we'd go from Will & Grace to Brokeback Mountain in ten years?
Kd5000:
Rupert Everett. Was he ever "big" to begin with or is he just the gay Hugh Grant, not saying Hugh Grant is straight? I mean did his coming out have anything to do with a career slide?
I suppose you have to wait till your sixty or seventy, Richard Chamberlain, Tab Hunter, Sulu. Ian McKellan has had a very successful career. Of course, he's never cast in romantic leads.
There was a concern that Jake was taking a risk in alienating teenage males by his role in BBM, but I don't know if his film direction indicates that's a target audience for him.
slayers_creek_oth:
--- Quote from: ednbarby on April 11, 2006, 03:16:23 pm ---
--- Quote from: vkm91941 on April 11, 2006, 02:31:37 pm ---Whatever Jake's sexuality it's his business. I just think it a pathetic state of affairs that this man cannot even go out in public and hang with male friends withou there being "boyfriend" speculation dogging him everywhere he goes because: 1. He's an excellent actor and played gay so convincingly and 2. because some tired bitchy old queen with a hidden agenda like Ted C wants to be titlated.
Jake has self identifed as straight on more than one occasssion and until he says otherwise people need to back off and take the man at his word. JMO
--- End quote ---
And mine, too. Victoria. Very well-said.
And as far as the living the lie thing goes (if that's even the case), I understand what you're saying, David, really, I do. But I think that in his profession, it would (*very, very, very* unfortunately) be career suicide for a young (or even middle-aged) actor to come out. Ask Rupert Everett. Or Kevin Spacey, who still has one. And I don't think any of us wants to miss out on seeing everything this young man could do and become in his career, do we? Again, I *HATE* the fact that it's like that in the movie business (and everywhere, but most especially there). I can't begin to say how bad I feel about it.
--- End quote ---
Maybe this is a stupid question but did Kevin Spacey ever actually come out?
sparkle_motion:
No, he didn't.
As far as Rupert Everett, he saved My Best Friend's Wedding. He OOZES charm.
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version