That's Gay: Johnny Weir

adam lambert can't sing. he's a moron

This is the sad truth. However, when one person in the community is attacked, in spite of the discrimination between members of the community, everyone comes together to do something to make things better for all.

lol fluidity ftw!

another +^d

if it was a fashion review or drag competition, Weir might win hands down.

sadly, he is not good enough to get on the podium. is he expressive? sure. entertaining? sure. but maybe he should try focusing less on his outfit and fabulous hair and more on his routine

drag competition? he wouldn't come close

maybe butch queen realness, butch queen vogue, or runway. definitely bquid but not drag. he would be laughed off the playing field

His score at the Olympics was a personal best, wasn't it? I'd say that his focus was pretty solid.

does 3 time national champion mean nothing?

How about wrestling. You have two blokes in skin tight uniforms, rolling around on the ground with their hands and arms in strange places, trying to pin each other. I mean really... way 'gayer' than figure skating.

This was a hilarious piece and I'm glad I didn't ignore the video on the main page.

have you seen that mixed martial arts show on TV? I love watching those guys fight, but my wife ruins it for me by pointing out how gay it looks as they roll around with their faces in each others crotches,each trying to (as the announcer describes it) "force their way into a dominant position"....

GAY! she says. And then she wants to flip the channel over to "what not to wear"

I've almost given up on TV now.

LMAO
yep, a freind of mine did that same thing to me. i laughed, laughed my ass off, but I couldn't really watch it the same way.
lol

sit down with them over a what? putzin? what is that?

"i always thought of me as the sparkling flamboyant person who wore a crown of roses." yep. That's you johnny!

You're such a hater; it's disgusting.

"There's a whole new generation of people that aren't defined by their sex, or their race, or who they like to sleep with." That's NOT you, curtisreed. Now go die off, please.

way to tell them, randallr01, thanks!

poutine. poutine. it is awesome.

ah, did I hurt your thenthitive feewingth?

talk about hater! but this is to be expected from gays. you guys all talk a bit talk but if someone laughs at a goofball like weir for being such a creampuff you want to riot.

Wow. That was very impressive. Mad props to you Johnny. You're as brave and thoughtful as you are beautiful. I agree wholeheartedly.

Oh ok, so gay = wimpy? Got it. Please remind Johnny Weir of that the next time he is training for 6 hours a day on a hairline fracture, with a stomach virus and fever.

can you name a sport that is gayer?

I mean, for crying out loud, just listen to your response. "just because a sport displays style and grace" and really fabulous costumes and men with superb asses, does NOT mean it's gay.

you know, I really don't care if a guy is gay, but I don't like the queeny femboy act.

Figure skating isn't gay. Those athletes have to do a lot of hard work and exercise, and they're skating on a butcher knife. They practice those jumps a lot.
Weir, he's just flamboyant and athletic and happened to like figure skating. There are flamboyant athletic people in other sports too.

I guess you don't know the meaning of the word "satire."

according to Brian...it's the GAYEST sport. and I kind of agree.

just because they work hard doesn't mean it's not GAY. it most certainly is.

but their hair is FABULOUS

I think you missed the point. Safi is trying to point out that the media is trying to make Weir look out of place in a sport that he exemplifies--just for being "gay" (altho he never officialy came out of the closet).

hey...pssst! heterosexual IS normal!

if it wasn't, this whole experimental thing called "sexual reproduction" would have failed, unless all species had been made hermaphrodites.

just shows you how skewed your gay perspective has become.

It was normal. That is a fact. Being quote unquote "normal" just means you are a part of the majority that society believes is acceptable and appropriate. Being white once used to be "normal". And my gay perspective seems to be a lot more open than yours. I accept who I am and what other people can be. I'm sorry that you don't feel that way. Being gay is normal in a 'im no different than you sense'. The gay community is just a minority that the majority wants to give no rights to. If I can't be normal because I'm gay then I'm glad to be different.

Straight and Gay are both normal, silly curtis.

I don't believe that this segment was intended to be homophobic, they pick on gays and people picking on gays in almost equal measure (I wasn't counting insults, though I might in a few minutes if I get bored enough). It may actually work to desensitize homophobes in the long run because it's harder to be afraid of something if you can laugh at it. And FYI, there are certain societies that recognize five genders, so normal is a matter of opinion.

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the straight community is not trying to keep you gays from having rights, that's more queer propaganda.

what we do want is to keep you from trying to go into elementary schools and entice school boys to experiment with playing with their friend's dicks. you keep your tiny queer minority out of the schools and leave the kids alone so they find their own way.

how you define being gay as "normal" is absurd. the entire biological history of our specie is predicated upon sexual reproduction passing on genes and making the species stronger, fitter, more adaptable. Homosexuality is about as normal as any other genetic error that somehow finds its way through. It leaves gays struggling to figure out ways that gays could have helped society.

you know, the old "while the real men left the cave to hunt bison, aunt Johnny stayed back care for the little ones." and THAT's how homosexuals have contributed to the survival of the species.

"what we do want is to keep you from trying to go into elementary schools and entice school boys to experiment with playing with their friend's dicks"

...i honestly have no idea how to respond to that. you are seriously one creepy dude...

no one said he didn't.

in fact...I don't recall anyone ever having said that being queer had anything to do with talent. some of the best artists, musicians, writers, and yes, even athletes have been gay.

but that doesn't change anything. Johny qWeir just outdoes himself and then wonders why some people roll their eyes.

.......and he IS in a "sport". The man is NOT a declared "performance artist". He could be. Seriously. The ONLY REASON "Sport" is EVEN REMOTELY interesting,....is because of "combative Alpha-Pack dominance" jockeying. Don't get me wrong; the whole concept tends toward the "lame". But I DO like "How bout Them Cowboys"!?!

"Fashion" is,...well,..."a CIVILIZED SOCIAL DISPLAY",....."SPORT" is COMBAT by metaphoric proxy.

Hey,........want to argue,..............watch the South Koreans counting medals.

qWeir. Lol. +^'d

You have a point about Hockey,....that shit is very very close to gladiatorial.
( Not that a gay Spartacus cant kick nuts and break faces ,....and, well, there may be something wrong with that, but a skill set is a skill set, and a talent is a talent! )
A "Gay" Sparta had NO PROBLEM being "socially empowered" and comfortable with its "gender identity",.... BUT IT DIDNT WEAR SEQUINS AND FAUX FUR IN HIGHLIGHTER COLOR SCHEMES. Its not the ice,.....not the dancing,...not the "sport",....the FASHION SENSE is questionable!

It is the skates, anything on skates, no matter how butch, is gay.

I want to agree,............but HOCKEY is just Sooooooo CONAN,.............

so only strait guys can fight...and lose teeth? you should be careful. 'missing teeth' is a great qualification for being strait.

Hockey is hard core, and I too questioned the logic behind calling it gayer then football.

Skates aren't gay, silly. They're big ass knifes on the bottom of ankle boot, it's not at all like anything your typical "queen" would wear. Did you put any thought at all into that statement?

figure skates are not sharp blades. the skates used by short track are sharp as hell, hockey skates kind of in between.
but that whole argument you make doesn't hold water. scissors are sharp, but does anyone think dog groomers are macho?

puhleeeeeease.

if that were true, then let's see which should be more embarrassing:
1) straight men who might be missing a tooth they got knocked out playig hockey
or
2) bent men waltzing around in 5 inch pumps, pink lace, and lipstick.

I'd rather be seen in the company of the hockey players. you gals can meet up for scones and knitting lessons

i think the ancient greeks to which you refer who engaged in homosexual acts would be very likely to pillory the sweet little lacy poofters like Weir

WOW! How " -Vd " (voted down) can you get! I know its not that funny with the original post removed,...to be clear,....I did not put the "cougars" thing here

but still! Is anyone of the opinion I am being,...what,....disrespectful to the cougars,....or that gay males are just lining up to hook up with them ???

i think everyone thought you were posting spam. current has enough ads

Poor remanns. I voted you up, for all the good it did.

Yepper,....I believe you are correct. O well.

I appreciate pity! Well,...I appreciate it in this context. Thanx!
" I been framed,...I keep tellin yah,...its a setup..."
+^d your pity!

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what I don't understand is why, if a guy is gay, he feels the need to act like a girl. I think it's just an act to get attention. I know WAY too many gay guys who act like guys, not little prissy girls. I've also known, and heard of, guys who acted "normal" until they "came out fo the closet" and suddenly they got queeny.

No insult intended, but is there an explanation for this?

if you happen to be gay, but you don't act like that, why would you say "I wish I had the confidence" to...what? Act like something you probably are NOT?

What's wrong with being gay and masculine?

Probably what he meant is that he wished he had the confidence to withstand the pressures of media and society and act as himself. Being gay is normal whether you are fem or masc or androgynous or anywhere in between.

Thank You!

There's a difference between:

- being male and liking other males

- being a male who thinks he has to put out like a woman (and note that even women don't act the way these guys do). Just to let everyone know where he stands in society.

It's the exact same thing as the Goth/Emo kids at the mall making that immediate "one glance and you know" statement with their outside appearance (chains, heavy makeup, etc).

I don't walk around with an "I love boobs" shirt to constantly let people know my sexual preference. But maybe that's just because I'm comfortable with keeping sexuality in it's place when I'm around others.

You can be gay and tasteful. And I respect those who are. It also gives off an air of maturity.

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There is room for everyone Curtis, don't be a hater. Live and let live.

the sexism and homophobia in some of these comments is ridiculous

"gay guys who act like guys, not little prissy girls"
"they "came out [of] the closet" and suddenly they got queeny"
"being a male who thinks he has to put out like a woman"
"You can be gay and tasteful"
"gay as in 'just to damn goofy to watch'"

you guys are putting the feminine in such a negative light. i can see why certain people are in the closet. especially if them acting like themselves gets them demeaning coverage and comments like this. why is it so hard to believe that these guys are just feminine? why do you think they are doing it for attention when the attention they get is like this? would it be the same if it was a woman? how many masculine women are there in the sports world? track? hockey? basketball? both of my grandmothers have a strength that rivals most men, are they doing it for attention?

yeah, man you're right. I don't hate Weir or any of the others, don't get me wrong. I just kind of shake my head and think that that kind of behavior is an "in your face" act. Like Adam Lambert's act at the AMA, you know whether it's Madonna or Lambert, straight, gay, whatever, you know there's a time and a place for being classy, a time for being raunchy, and I just don't think anyone needs to make an in-your-face statement everywhere they go.

how obnoxious would it be for a black person to go and make race comments to every white person they saw? Or, vice versa?

maybe that's not the best example, but showcasing flamboyant homosexuality is NOT a "normal" way of walking, talking, etc. No one "normal" floats around wearing 5" pumps and furs and all that stuff. He's doing it as a show, the Lady Gaga reference is accurate in that sense.

donkeyfly69, you ask great questions.
First of all, feminine is AWESOME. In women. Personally, I don't like it in men.

That's just what I think.
Men are men, and men can even like men, but when men start acting feminine when they didn't do it before...that's a bit suspicious.
I've known guys who were gay who were never 'feminine'. Then they finally decided to come out and suddenly voila. Limp wrists, swinging hips, gay-style clothes, the whole shibang. I've known others that NEVER felt the need to hide their sexuality, but weren't putting on a show either. They aren't ashamed of who they are. Their sexuality is just none of your damn business.

And you know, there have been guys who I could have sworn were gay because they just seemed so effeminate, but were apparently married and straight. So yeah, there's a wide variety of ways to behave.

I just tend to respect those guys that don't make a show out of being "queeny" a lot more. It's like they are confident enough they don't have to over compensate and make a show.

I'm gay and do not act like a girl. Why do you care, though? People should be able to act the way they want.

I think that a person should BE who he/she IS. This means I don't see the point of someone "acting" any certain way, other than what comes natural TO THAT PERSON.

Live and let live.

You don't like "in your face" flamboyance?

Maybe I don't like "in your face" grunting, farting, snorting, and spitting.

Using "girl" as an insult is pretty CLASSY (emphasis on the sarcasm)! I am intrigued by your explanations about coming out in the gay community and how personality can change. Please share how you came upon this insider information which led to this hypothesis. Down low?

so (to you) feminine mannerism = gay? but then you know of straight men who were effeminate. are THEY flaunting their sexuality?

"I've known guys who were gay who were never 'feminine'. Then they finally decided to come out and suddenly voila"

do you think that maybe, just maybe this had something to do with the fact that they were in the closet? if they weren't comfortable telling people they were gay (being themselves) maybe they weren't comfortable letting people see them act feminine (being themselves)?