5.7.11 Adam News & Info
May 7, 2011 16:44:28 GMT -5
Post by rabbitrabbit on May 7, 2011 16:44:28 GMT -5
Did we ever determine that the Indigo Girls were more than just a rumor from Steve Gray?
They were a big part of my college experience, best known for "closer to fine"
I did stay away from the After Elton polls previously for all the mentioned reasons, which are good (and I'm def. not in favor of creating fake male names anywhere to post under, here or on twitter, it seems dishonest IMHO).
I think part of the reason they might have thrown the poll open this year may because spamming isn't allowed, it's only one vote per write-in per person. Allowing you to nominate 10 encourages people to take a close look at all the possibilities and get to know gay male celebs better. It might also have to do with the success of several celebs with broad audiences, I'm thinking Adam here, but also the Gleeks and Torchwood fans. They also nominate straight men quite often (I think Jake Gyllenhaal has been a favorite). I follow AE on twitter and read articles on various topics fairly often, so it felt OK this time to me.
But yeah, "sexy" can be someone who has done something politically notable or brave or to help the community, not just eye-candy, and improving the diversity of the nominees is great (hmm.... I have some other nominee ideas now, maybe I'll vote again with a slightly different list as only the last list gets counted.)
They were a big part of my college experience, best known for "closer to fine"
I did stay away from the After Elton polls previously for all the mentioned reasons, which are good (and I'm def. not in favor of creating fake male names anywhere to post under, here or on twitter, it seems dishonest IMHO).
I think part of the reason they might have thrown the poll open this year may because spamming isn't allowed, it's only one vote per write-in per person. Allowing you to nominate 10 encourages people to take a close look at all the possibilities and get to know gay male celebs better. It might also have to do with the success of several celebs with broad audiences, I'm thinking Adam here, but also the Gleeks and Torchwood fans. They also nominate straight men quite often (I think Jake Gyllenhaal has been a favorite). I follow AE on twitter and read articles on various topics fairly often, so it felt OK this time to me.
But yeah, "sexy" can be someone who has done something politically notable or brave or to help the community, not just eye-candy, and improving the diversity of the nominees is great (hmm.... I have some other nominee ideas now, maybe I'll vote again with a slightly different list as only the last list gets counted.)
Hooray for their activism but their music? Not for me. And it doesn't sound very Adamy to me either.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DERA!!!
(kudos for posting this, Gelly! 
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