That's quite a stretch in terms of comparisons....Bill O'Reilly and Perez.
Tell me how you "think it's a stretch" HKN.
Honestly. As nudeyorker said. It's the polar opposite yet similar impact thing I was drawing in the comarison.
Both, to me, are equally offensive in their "in your face" manner.
naughty said:
The sad thing is that Perez Hilton unfortunately in this heated environment is probably doing more to hurt the cause of gay rights than anything I have seen lately. For those who do not have gay friends or know that gay people as is anyone else are not monolithic he creates the perfect excuse for those who wish to perpetrate hate against gays.
I respectfully disagree naughty.
I think Hilton is a type of gay male (like Rona Barrett was/is a type of heterosexual female) who feeds off the American hunger for superfluous dirt.
Straight people need to know there are as many types (for lack of a better word) of gay folks as there are "types" of straight people. Perez Hilton much as he's offensive has built his quasi career on sensationalism in that same way that the hotel heiress PARIS Hilton has.... hence his choice of pseudonymn. Neither has accomplished anything of substance yet there they both remain.
I think Perez's choice of name was entirely intentional. And I think he knows precisely what he's doing. Do I like shallow and self-serving people? No. But I applaud Perez's industry in marketing himself as I do Paris's.
Neither has any reason for being in the public eye yet there they remain. People find both Paris and Perez equally amusing and shallow. Therefore both serve some sort of social need (I'm unhappy to observe).
As for the "gay cause". Does such a thing, in truth, exist?
I have a human cause. Not a gay one. I'm gay as incidentally.
The "perpetuation" of hate for gays isn't affected (IMO) in any significant way by the Perez Hiltons in this world. I'd look more toward the organized Christian faith if one wants to name the real culprit in this American society.
flame boy said:
EDIT: Just watched the video, that has to be the most unintentionally hilarious thing i've seen. It's as if a 10 year old girl was retelling the story by emphasizing every third world. Fabulous!
I KNOW! See that's what I'm talking about.
It's very campy.
DiscontentBoy said:
Just checked his site; 7th post from the top on the first page has a picture of John Mayer and his father both sporting a lovely looking cum shot on their faces. Classy, Perez.
If you think for one second that Perez Hilton has "class" on his mind in
anything he does I say you're missing what he's all about.
Sure he's a queen.
And the hetero male counterpart to Perez Hilton is some in-your-face butch opinionated bastard like Sean Hannity or Bill O'Reilly yet (and oddly) it appears even many gay men at this site are still so invested in self-loathing that they feel they need to apologize for the queens among us.
Anyone watched the comedian Mario Cantone?
He's a fucking riot. And he's one helluva queen.
Guys? No matter what the sexual orientation? As the old saying goes "it takes all kinds".