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privatec — 14 years ago(December 31, 2011 08:47 AM)
Wow, this thread and all the
defensive fan girls
, gosh i can't even.
but i will.
I respect Darren sooo much as an actor,musician,writer etc. I Honestly Do. But, i think it's slightly evident that he's gay. But as it goes, its within his best interest completely to keep saying he's straight, otherwise a career in hollywood that just about started for him, might not even continue. He's a wonderful person, wonderful actor, wonderful spirit, You can tell and i mean its obvious why so many fangirls are totally inlove with him. But its just a shame that for someone who is doing so much for the gay community, he can't even come out himself and that saddens me. As much as people say, he's not the type to lie clearly he's also VERY VERY intelligent, he can tongue twist you into oblivion with his words and he himself will know, that struggling to make it as an actor would only become
10x
as hard if he was to come out.So its a lie for the greater good, for the life of his career. I take my hat off to Zachary Quinto for his brave move the other day, if its what's best for him then its what's best for him.
But Darren Criss is a beautiful young man in hollywood on the comeup, and he needs all the help and support he can get, why tarnish that by coming out to an industry that doesnt do any favors for openly gay actors
at all
. He said himself that he was ready to give in the acting towel because it was so hard for him to get anywhere. Its makes ample sense why he'd stay closeted now that he's finally making it somewhere.
He as it stands has sooo much more to gain by being a
"straight actor"
*He gets more props for playing a gay male
*More props for supporting the gay community
*More fans, as if he was gay he'd lose the homophobic ones, though i doubt he has many homophobic fans based on what he stands for.
*More females driving themself insane over how much they want to have his babies, him being gay would heartbreak alot of girls
More chances of getting romantic leading straight roles
The list is endless.
Its sad aswell , so many defensive girls in here dont even make it any easier for him, some of you are adament with your lives that he is straight,making up sht about meeting him . Man grow up, whether you think he's straight or not, it would be so much more meaningful if you where to simply say, you don't care if he is or isnt, its his talent that matters. Because imagine if he is gay, people like you are basically pressuring him to remain closeted, because of your aggresive responses towards him possibly being gayit comes across as though you would not approve, and i can only imagine how hard that is for him.
Darren will read this board, you know he was/is a member of imdb. I say be nice, show him love and support of his sexuality whichever way he is inclined.
In a perfect world, he should'nt even have to declare a labelled sexuality to this judgemental world, but in Hollywood's world he does.
You can Call me a hypocrit, because you believe i myself have no concrete proof that he is gay, but i've said my piece. I know what i know.
As much as i wish the day will come when he can be free to be himself and not just the
Ladies Choice
I respect his decision to be whoever he wants to be and i wish him all the success in the world with his career, as he does deserve it! .
I hope everyone can see that this is not intended to be a malicious thread about outing a celebrity. Merely a supportive human, showing love to another Deserving human.
My Native Tongue Should Be Truth, Because Its All I speak. -
yamara34 — 14 years ago(January 29, 2012 09:41 PM)
@privatec
I'm not really sure why I care suddenly, but you say, "I know what i know," and yet you really don't have any proof either way.
We should probably be "Darren Criss' sex life agnostics."
He has said in multiple interviews that he's straight, and maybe you're right that he's lying. But saying all the people who insisted he was straight are "defensive fangirls" and are supposedly making it more difficult for him to come out as gay, if he wasFor one, I think he knows now to avoid the Internet now that he's famous, and two, all people are going on are his own words in interviews. Until he says, "Sorry guys, fooled ya," or someone sees him with a man, we really just have to take his word for it.
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yamara34 — 14 years ago(January 29, 2012 09:43 PM)
Honestly, I think if anything, even if his agent and his manager said, "You have to say you're straight," wouldn't his old friends and family, and gay people he was close to, tsk tsk the lying, if he lied? Truly actors have to compromise their integrity in order to get ahead, but since he even says in interviews that he has so many gay friends, wouldn't one of them be pissed if he lied about being gay? I dunno. It's late. I'm not even a Darren Criss fangirl, why am I on this board?
edit: I don't know how well he gets along with Chris Colfer, but I think Chris'd look at him differently if he knew Darren was lying. I don't know. -
privatec — 14 years ago(February 05, 2012 04:17 AM)
@Yamara34
about the proof thing, im not here to out anybody. like i said. i posted in here to extend awareness of other possibilities.
Everybody knows the secret laws of hollywood,although its talked about repeatedly it is infact true that most young male actors.. if gay , are usually asked to keep it a secret. so i believe his close friends/family etc would totally understand. When it comes to morals VS surviving/living life/ being able to provide for ones family and friends. many people will go against those. This is the world of acting, something he's studied for so long, something that's extremely lucrative and something he's passionate about. He's been given the chance to be a big star, make loads of money and finally put use to his acting skills on a broader scale.. i don't think anybody close to him would frown upon him hiding his sexuality in order to enhace his success!, He only gets one chance to start his career as either "A Straight guy".. Or "An Openly Gay Guy". One Route has proved to be more successful for most young actors, why take the route that could possibly block him from getting any further. Its A Wise and understandable decision. Regardless of the type of person he is. He has to make5b4 smart decisions to keep the good things coming.. which the latter is also a quote from the man himself.
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EmperorOfTheWorld — 14 years ago(February 18, 2012 02:07 PM)
I guess I've never understood the argument that straight girls still couldn't fantasize about Darren if he were to come out as gay. I'm a gay guy and I fantasize about straight actors all the time. And not just actors who claim to are straight but I suspect are gay; I'm also talking about the guys I truly believe have no legitimate interest in other men. That's the whole point of fantasizing about actors/actresses: you're dreaming about something you could never possibly have, so you're free to frame the dream any way you'd want it to be. You could pretend that though Darren is gay, you are the one girl that is the exception for him because you're that amazing.
So to all the ladies: does knowing a guy is gay totally kill any crush a girl would have for him? -
signeks — 12 years ago(May 13, 2013 09:38 AM)
@EmperorOfTheWorld
So to all the ladies: does knowing a guy is gay totally kill any crush a girl would have for him?
not at all for me. Matt Bomer, NPH and Adam Lambert (to name a few) are still equally as drool-worthy as they were before. as you say, there is no chance in hell that this or that celeb will ever be aware of, let alone interested in, most people in the world, even though said people relate to them in this or that way, so one is free to make up any image one wants of the celebrity in question.. only very few are deluded enough to believe that he or she is actually destined to be with their celeb-crush
I absolutely adore Darren. I love him in Glee and especially in interviews. he's smart, wellspoken and unashamed of his fairly gayish mannerisms, he has a great sense of humour and he is so open about his upbringing in a gay atmosphere, that I really doubt he'd be gay and hide it. IF he were gay, he'd be loud and proud, I have no doubt!
He is awesome!!
on a side note, the world has changed, even in the last 10 years. Rock Hudson would've never made it if he'd been out back in the day, but look at how many gay people are ruling the charts and screens, both big and small one of my very favourite actors is Ian McKellan, and he's been out and proud for God knows how long, and he's one of the most respected actors outthere.. some people still feel the need to hide their true self, but most of them truly do not need to. the world is a lot more accepting in this millennia, than they were in the previous one.
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Lilly_Nicole — 14 years ago(February 20, 2012 04:33 PM)
OK, I've been lurking around long enough. No, I posted on this thread LAST YEAR! And I think there were people who know Darren who also posted that he is not gay.
I'll have to admit after that Ellen interview last February, I wondered myself, but he looked Ellen in the eye and said he was straight. Ellen. Someone who felt she had to hide her sexual orientation for years when she got in the Entertainment Industry.
Have you met Darren? I have and I could tell by the way he was flirting with these two cute college girls in the line in front of me at the 'Meet & Greet' that he is not gay. -
privatec — 14 years ago(March 04, 2012 07:57 AM)
^^^ to the above.. your hilarious.
most gay guys flirt with girls gay guys have that charm.
they know how to make a girl smile, this is why so many woman who think they find "good men" are dissappointed because alot of the time their men turn out to be gay. not all.. but alot do.
its something that happens. but just because he flirts with girls, doesnt mean anything.as its something so easy to do.
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coderedjulia — 14 years ago(March 16, 2012 12:28 PM)
He said he isn't gay, so he isn't. He has nothing to hide. It's also called acting, people. Not everyone who plays a gay character is gay in real life. That dude from Will and Grace is straight and married.
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Jenzzyuk — 14 years ago(March 30, 2012 03:19 PM)
Darren Criss is Straight I have watched Plenty of Videos on Youtube where he Talks about Being a straight man playing Gay and even Max Adler who plays Dave in Glee is Straight we are still not sure about Grant Gustin who Plays Sebastian though
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MatttheBruinsfan — 10 years ago(April 24, 2015 02:46 PM)
To be fair, any time someone speculates about a celebrity's sexuality in public there is a very vocal contingent who'll scream that he can't possibly be gay because they find him attractive, and of course that means they know the intimate details about the life of someone they've only "met" via watching TV and buying his poster for their bedroom wall.
As a note in general, people should think back to high school and the composition of the kids who were regular participants in class plays/drama club/show choir. That's the larger pool of people that most entertainment celebrities are drawn from. If 50% or more of the guys who do
Our Town
in 12th grade turn out to be gay, what are the odds that only the straight ones ever make it big in Hollywood?
I'd like to take Darren's statements about his own sexuality at face value, as they make quite a bit of sense. I have, however, heard the rumors about him being a closeted bisexual111c and having some friction with the out members of the
Glee
cast because of it. Likely we'll never know the truth for certain unless there's a tell-all biography at some point down the line. -
AHatFullofSky — 10 years ago(April 26, 2015 07:54 AM)
When it comes to Darren a lot of the reaction by his fans stems from a very old blind item by Ausiello, who suggested that Darren got his role on Glee thanks to the casting couch (he had his own agenda for this, which can be easily seen by how he reported on Glee then and in years that followed). It was used by fans of those who were unhappy that he was a break out actor of the season because they felt their faves were more "deserving" (mostly Naya Rivera and Kevin McHale) as well as Chris Colfer fans, who unfortunately has a section of totally unhinged people following him.
It was really ugly and it still is quite often because they just cannot let it go. I suppose it is easier to believe there's someone else to blame for your faves fails than they, themselves (in the case of Chris Colfer he either takes away his roles, like Hedwig or gets them thanks to Chris, like Hedwig, or takes away from Chris Colfer, because he's breathing. Overall I do not recommend going into those parts of the web, it's just not healthy.) Darren's fans are now used to having to deal with this garbage but it is why they're quite over-protective on occasion.
Of course the whole thing is ironic because fans do know of closeted actors in the cast of Glee and they are not "called out" in this manner precisely because they are actually closeted. As for Darren, who knows and IMO it is none of our business but those bi/friction rumors started on Blind Gossip, a site that is definitely not credible in any way.
Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving. ~ TP