Sexuality
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kharabear97 — 18 years ago(September 04, 2007 10:12 AM)
I keep wondering, though why people do wonder? I mean I know curi111cosity and stuff, but we all agree it doesn't matter. I'm not judgeing anyone, I'm just really curious! It's funny how in recent years it's become a facination and a serious topic of discussion. Not just fans wondering about celebrities, in every corner of socialization. Not that I expect a full conversation about it here, just throwing it out to ponder.
Is it time for my medication or yours?
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sagefoole — 18 years ago(September 04, 2007 08:58 PM)
I think that people wonder simply because they are so emotionally invested in their favorite celebrities that they have to know, quite frankly, a whole lot that isn't their business. I've been a fan of Lily Tomlin's for a while-I love her Ernestine bits, still apropos today! And I had no idea, until I read about it in her bio, that she
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gay! Wow, I had no idea-and still don't care! To be honest, the only thing that I'd be concerned about is that my favorite celebrity is happy. Not what their orientation is
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sagefoole — 17 years ago(April 06, 2009 10:41 PM)
Unless you feel that everybody should be like you and feel as you do, is that what you are saying?
OK, now that is just absolutely ridiculous. Where you got that silly idea is beyond me. The world would be a much saner place if they did, but I would get bored with so many clones of me running around I would be able to hold an intelligent conversation but not be able to debate with anyone because everyone would already know I'm right!
it matters to some if not to you.
But that is what I cannot wrap my head around-why does it matter? Does someone's sexuality, etc., reflect in anyway on their worth as a human being or their performance in their chosen profession? Case in point; one of my all time favorite performers, Freddie Mercury, stated "I am as gay as a daffodil, my dear." Personally, I could care less-I loved his music and hate it when Queen tries to put another singer in there! Make sense yet? Help me understand
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jr502 — 18 years ago(February 23, 2008 12:01 AM)
Why do we care anything about a celebrity's life? Why is everyone willing to talk about the most minute details of Britney Spears's latest hospitalization, or Heath Ledger's overdose, but whenever sexuality is brought up, there's a lot of hushing, shaming, and/or turning the question so it's about the asker?
I'm interested in knowing if Dianne Weist is a lesbian, because I am nosey. Same reason I read TMZ. Nothing more than that, and nothing less. -
auntjennyp — 17 years ago(September 20, 2008 04:23 AM)
Very true. There's a lot of curiosity about celebrities' personal lives and always has been. Gay, straight, bi, married, single, cat person, dog person, Democrat, Republican, vegetarian, carnivore, allergic to peanuts, etc., etc. interest in famous people and what they're "really" like is as old as the spoken word.
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jgeesaman — 16 years ago(May 27, 2009 12:49 PM)
As a out lesbian and a writer and comedian, I find it comforting when stars come out. It makes me feel like if they can make it living out and proud I can too. I understand why some people keep it under wraps, it's not exactly sought after in this industry. But I applaud those who do come out and can't help but speculate about those who haven't or those who I suspect play for my team.
It helps that Dianne's a stone cold fox and that I've written a screenplay where she plays a closeted actress struggling with her sexuality.
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BloomInBloom — 17 years ago(April 06, 2009 02:05 PM)
NOBODY SAID SHE WASN'T A WONDERFUL ACTRESS REGARDLESS.
The question is whether she is gay or not and I was wondering the same thing as there is no mention of a relationship with any man.
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Gus-69 — 15 years ago(September 19, 2010 06:40 PM)
Aren't we allowed to ASK?
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sagefoole — 15 years ago(September 19, 2010 07:45 PM)
Where does her privacy rights begin? If she doesn't speak about it then no, leave it alone. It's not my business, or yours, who she sleeps with. And I don't see how it affects her job one way or the other. I have always thought she is a fantastic actress and her sexuality has nothing to do with it. All we have the right to is her performance because we pay her to entertain us. Everything else is her business unless she decides to make it public. Just like gays in the military-sexuality shouldn't preclude service because one has nothing to do with the other.
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rascal67 — 9 years ago(September 02, 2016 08:05 PM)
that is still a valid question; why do we care if Diane is gay or not
I think a more valid point is why aren't they posts questioning if an actor is straight? No-one is asking questions if someone if heterosexual, as that is the accepted norm and what is expected of most people. Yet people DO care who they are connected with and how many partners they have etc. So why do we have to ask
"why should we care if an actor is gay or lesbian"?
Goes to show the rampant homophobia and hypocrisy of many even if veiled, and not seeing homosexuality on equal footing with heterosexuality.
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nabors76 — 9 years ago(September 03, 2016 08:11 AM)
I disagree. Asking the question of "is {so and so] straight?" is also irrelevant. I don't care. I don't want to know who is sleeping with whom, it is none of my business and I do not appreciate my limited, valuable leisure time to be taken up with tabloid bullstein. That is a huge reason on why I don't watch much TV anymore. It has truly become an idiot box. "Homophobia," an invalid, made up term. I have yet to see it in the DSM. "Hypocrisy?" How so? Or are you throwing out the standard knee jerk bullstein terms to strengthen your weak argument? Not trying to be nasty or anything, just wondering.
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nabors76 — 9 years ago(September 03, 2016 06:33 PM)
Ahhhh, yes-the casting of aspersions when you have nothing of value to say. Actually
YOU
totally missed my point. My point was really, really easy to get but I will spell it out for you: "Who cares?" I watch a movie to be entertained. I do not care who or what the star of the movie sleeps with at night-not my business. If not caring one way or another about someone's sexual preference and/or not wasting my time on tabloid trash means you are going to pin an imaginary label on me (and you will regardless so it means less than nothing to me) go right ahead. Since you are obviously a one trick pony with absolutely nothing of value to say I say good bye. I won't see any of your other pointless and useless drivel so knock yourself out. Call me all the names you want; you have nothing of value to contribute to the discussion and you and your opinion mean nothing to me. You are not even a blip on my radar. Enjoy your hate filled phobic life.
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rascal67 — 9 years ago(September 04, 2016 03:33 AM)
Actually YOU totally missed my point. My point was really, really easy to get but I will spell it out for you: "Who cares?"
Exactly, you don't have one and if you didn't care, you wouldn't even be on here discussing it. Phony hypocrite!
Since you are obviously a one trick pony with absolutely nothing of value to say I say good bye.
Good riddance! You are not going to be missed by me, or anyone else for that matter. You don't know how to express yourself in a lucid and cohesive manner that makes much sense and when someone claims they disagree with something in the manner that you have, that is only to mask their own insecurities, misguided perceptions and ignorance.
You are not even a blip on my radar. Enjoy your hate filled phobic life.
You are the one who doesn't see homosexuality on equal footing with heterosexuality and since you are not that clever, you have inadvertently proven my point and walked right into it without feeling. Most numb and narcissistic people don't don't know how to feel. If homophobia is at some stage ever going to be listed as a disorder in the DSM, then you would be an ideal candidate to endorse why it belongs there.
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