2.19.22 Starstruck Episode 2
Feb 20, 2022 17:54:22 GMT -5
Post by SophieB on Feb 20, 2022 17:54:22 GMT -5
cleopatra , girldrummer , @lurleene
Ladies….lol….I think you make my point. (But it’s very late here so I’m not sure
)
We all adapt our personas and behaviours to different circumstances as we feel appropriate.
I certainly do - but I can honestly say I never find the right moment to put on a codpiece or pose in my underwear in public or stick out my tongue or put on a totally affected voice to,speak in barely literate phrases designed to label myself…..
Yes I am sure that Adam himself is very, very effeminate or flamboyant (I wish I could find better words): in his most private and relaxed moments. I have often wondered how hard it is for him to present as hunky male rockstar (which he does rarely now). I think he subscribes to all the affectations of his friends, Much more like Johnny Rice than like George Michael for example…
You have mentioned how gay men were represented on television not so long ago - as slightly ridiculous comedy figures,, the more affected, all the better to make fun of.
But what Adam had on Idol was a (then) unique quality of being an open, proud, gay man in a dignified, charming, self-respecting wrapper that pushed no one away.
It made him so much more than his sexuality.
He garnered resoect and that dignity became a powerful force in opening minds and opportunities for himself and others to follow.
In a wider context, are the proud gay men in their underwear on an evening out, advancing their cause or turning back the clock?
Ladies….lol….I think you make my point. (But it’s very late here so I’m not sure
)We all adapt our personas and behaviours to different circumstances as we feel appropriate.
I certainly do - but I can honestly say I never find the right moment to put on a codpiece or pose in my underwear in public or stick out my tongue or put on a totally affected voice to,speak in barely literate phrases designed to label myself…..
Yes I am sure that Adam himself is very, very effeminate or flamboyant (I wish I could find better words): in his most private and relaxed moments. I have often wondered how hard it is for him to present as hunky male rockstar (which he does rarely now). I think he subscribes to all the affectations of his friends, Much more like Johnny Rice than like George Michael for example…
You have mentioned how gay men were represented on television not so long ago - as slightly ridiculous comedy figures,, the more affected, all the better to make fun of.
But what Adam had on Idol was a (then) unique quality of being an open, proud, gay man in a dignified, charming, self-respecting wrapper that pushed no one away.
It made him so much more than his sexuality.
He garnered resoect and that dignity became a powerful force in opening minds and opportunities for himself and others to follow.
In a wider context, are the proud gay men in their underwear on an evening out, advancing their cause or turning back the clock?
