Out: Shepard Smith and Anderson Cooper Are Powerful Gay Men

[Homothug]

Would so many of you be making "excuses" for Anderson (like above poster) if he were also a Republican and maybe worked for Fox?

So you're going to act like Anderson is in the Closet just because he's not on the Cover of People magazine with special article on him saying that he finally had to come out the closet??


The man is out if you're mad that he doesn't wave rainbow flags then fuck it stay mad. He living his his life, is photographed with his boyfriend all the time and is named one of the most powerful gay men in the world.

yes some closet case


Give me a fucking break

 

[NineOfClubs]

No one in the closet is "powerful". Period.

Geesh, will you be shilling for Tom Cruise next?

 

[altlover85]

Who told you that? There's plenty of people (straights) included who assume people are gay also, so you miss me with that shit.

My dude he's out, He's parading around NYC with his boyfriend all the time and anybody who wants to know, knows. And anybody who doesn't want to know eventually will know. He doesn't need to say it.

His job is to report news, not to be some type of example for gay men to feel better about themselves.

It's been my experience, that most people don't assume someone is gay unless they feel that the person gives indicators (born of stereotypes) of what they consider to be gay.

Would so many of you be making "excuses" for Anderson (like above poster) if he were also a Republican and maybe worked for Fox?

I'll bet the number would be a lot lower.

Homothug and others who think in a similar way, I really don't understand this whole I'm out, but I've never said I'm gay when asked, train of thought.

 

[Homothug]

He has Power because he has money and status. If he didn't have those things which gave him power yall wouldn't give a flying 747 fuck if said "I'm gay" or not.

 

[NineOfClubs]

He has Power because he has money and status. If he didn't have those things which gave him power yall wouldn't give a flying 747 fuck if said "I'm gay" or not.

Let me ask, flat out. If he happened to be on Fox instead of CNN, would you be happy with the way he "obscures" his sexuality?

 

[altlover85]

He has Power because he has money and status. If he didn't have those things which gave him power yall wouldn't give a flying 747 fuck if said "I'm gay" or not.

It depends on how you define power.

 

[Homothug]

It's been my experience, that most people don't assume someone is gay unless they feel that the person gives indicators (born of stereotypes) of what they consider to be gay.

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Not true I'm a very avg guy, very hiphop oriented in speech and dress but alot of people figure me out because I never really had a girlfriend, don't try to holla at chicks nor talk about bitches asses and tities like straight people do.

Yes alot of people do assume I'm straight and never even suspect but who cares whoever I stick my dick in is none of their biz and that's what it is nor defines who I am, but it is part of who I am.

But yes a few suspect and ask if I'm gay sometimes I say yes and when I do they ask "So do you top or do you bottom?" "Have you ever caught an std"? "Did you ever done crystal meth"? etc etc and it gets fucking annoying


And that's what I'm getting at alot of fucking times mothafuckas just want get up all in your shit and as far as Anderson is concernes, he's news reporter and that is all people should be concerned with is how well he does is job.

Who gives shit if he's gay, if he really has a vagina, How many times works out a week, what his diet is like, What blood type he is. He's a fucking News reporter

And that's what I judge him by, he just happens to be one that has fucked a few dudes and now has partner who he is very visable with in public.


But somehow it ain't enough that he is out he has to make a statement. Whatever happened to the phrase "actions speak louder than words"

 

[Homothug]

Let me ask, flat out. If he happened to be on Fox instead of CNN, would you be happy with the way he "obscures" his sexuality?

I never heard anyone ask him if he was gay or not I'm just going by what yall said. I get my news from Newspapers and articles online not from television because they all can be biased in one way or the other.


I live in NYC and everybody knows what it is with him. I could give a shit how he answers a question about his sexuality when he's trying to do his job. What he does is his buisness privatley even though it is full known and is not hidden. Obviously you and few ragamuffins got a problem with that. I know that certain people want to seperate buisness and what you do when you're off the clock and sometimes asking something personal as what type of people you prefer to fuck may be something some people don't want to answer. It can mean something alot of times but in this case it doesn't mean anything.

 

[altlover85]

Not true I'm a very avg guy, very hiphop oriented in speech and dress but alot of people figure me out because I never really had a girlfriend, don't try to holla at chicks nor talk about bitches asses and tities like straight people do.

Yes alot of people do assume I'm straight and never even suspect but who cares whoever I stick my sick in is none of their biz and that's what it is nor defines who I am, but it is part of who I am.

But yes a few suspect and ask if I'm gay sometimes I say yes and when I do they ask "So do you top or do you bottom?" "Have you ever caught an std"? "Did you ever crystal meth"? etc etc and it gets fucking annoying

Right, but most of those people that assume you are gay know you on a personal level.

No one here knows Anderson on a personal level. All we know is he's seen around town with his boyfriend, wrote a memoir, will discuss personal family tragedies, but then when asked if he's gay, that goes too far.

I don't think that if Anderson were to say he's gay, that the first question asked would be if he was a top or a bottom.

And that's what I'm getting at alot of fucking times mothafuckas just want get up all in your shit and as far as Anderson is concernes, he's news reporter and that is all people should be concerned with is how well he does is job.

When you put your public life out there, I see no reason why people shouldn't be able to ask you a simple non-invasive question such as "are you gay?" and I see no reason why someone shouldn't just be able to answer that with a quick "Yes, but I'd rather discuss other things."

Who gives shit if he's gay, if he really has a vagina, How many times works out a week, what his diet is like, What blood type he is. He's a fucking News reporter

And that's what I judge him by, he just happens to be one that has fucked a few dudes and now has partner who he is very visable with in public.

But somehow it ain't enough that he is out he has to make a statement. Whatever happened to the prase "actions speak louder than words"

Actions do speak louder than words. By continually dodging the question, you just draw more attention to the issue than a quick answer would give and by dodging the question, I feel it shows that the person asked feels some shame in being gay.

 

[Homothug]

^^ ^ Why does people need to ask why he's gay other than to get up in his personal life?

Just because you're public figure that doesn't mean you can't have a private life.

He has the right to pick and chose what he wants to answer and not. If you're disapointed and feel like he didn't respond the way you liked to people asking if he was gay. Too bad. Stop projecting yourself onto other people that don't know you nor gives a fuck about you. He's his own individual and as I can tell He's an Gay man that is out of the closet. And him dodging questions while he's doing his job doesn't change that.

 

[NineOfClubs]

^^ ^ Why does people need to ask why he's gay other than to get up in his personal life?

Just because you're public figure that doesn't mean you can't have a private life.

He has the right to pick and chose what he wants to answer and not. If you're disapointed and feel like he didn't respond the way you liked to people asking if he was gay. Too bad. Stop projecting yourself onto other people that don't know you nor gives a fuck about you. He's his own individual and as I can tell He's an Gay man that is out of the closet. And him dodging questions while he's doing his job doesn't change that.

And you must support Senator Larry Craig's right to have "a private life".

 

[Homothug]

And you must support Senator Larry Craig's right to have "a private life".

People can do whatever the fuck they want to do, they don't need my support or aproval to do it or not do it. That's the difference me and You. Maybe it's the New York in me.

 

[JNewYork]

I never cared for the Gawker and now I have an official reason to hate them.


Leave it alone. He's gay, we all know he's gay, it isn't about time he said anything. He's living his life happily with the guy he's into. Leave him alone.

I so agree with you!!!!!!! I thought the piece was mean. Gays sure like to rip apart other gays. And Anderson is a great guy.

When you're famous you have so little privacy. If he would like not to say it out loud, that's his business.

 

[JNewYork]

Wow, tough crowd.

This is a slippery slope you're on. By inference, you also think that his high school marks, SAT scores, college marks, complete medical history, all political and religious affiliations, favourite colour, favourite song, favourite film, address, phone number and anything else YOU want to know should also be part of the record, because not to make it available to EVERYONE who wants to know implies there's something wrong with some or all of it?

Fuck off and leave him alone!



Right, because NO straight celebrity has ever politely declined to discuss their private life on Oprah or Ellen or anywhere and stated that their private life is not going to be talked about in this interview... on a scale of 1 to 10, exactly how naive are you? If every celeb broadcast everything, there'd be no speculation from any tabloid about who was dating whom, would there? Some celebs have even said it's nobody's business when asked straight up "are you seeing X?" and if you don't think that qualifies as not talking about one's personal life then we're not both speaking English.

-d-

Excellent rebuttal.

 

[blackbeltninja]

Let me ask, flat out. If he happened to be on Fox instead of CNN, would you be happy with the way he "obscures" his sexuality?

I've had a few things to say in this thread, but I have no experience of Fox News except reading the reactions to it in here so I can't comment much on it.

I will say that I will support anyone's wish to have their privacy respected, though.

-d-

 

[altlover85]

I will say that I will support anyone's wish to have their privacy respected, though.

Again, this boils down to the fact that I don't think asking someone if in Anderson's situation if he's gay or not is a huge invasion of privacy.

I so agree with you!!!!!!! I thought the piece was mean. Gays sure like to rip apart other gays. And Anderson is a great guy.

When you're famous you have so little privacy. If he would like not to say it out loud, that's his business.

I don't think I'm tearing him apart and even if I am, he's a big boy and can defend himself.

I'm done with this thread for the night, if not period. I've been repeating myself a lot and it doesn't seem like any of us on opposing sides of this debate will see eye to eye any time soon.

 

[blackbeltninja]

Again, this boils down to the fact that I don't think asking someone if in Anderson's situation if he's gay or not is a huge invasion of privacy.

As another poster mentioned above, if it's illegal to ask it in a job interview then it's probably a private matter.


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-d-

 

[JNewYork]

I don't think I'm tearing him apart and even if I am, he's a big boy and can defend himself.

I wasn't defending him when I said that and I wasn't referring to you or what you were or were not doing.

My remark, "gays sure like to tear apart other gays," was in reference to the author of the Gawker piece which trashes Anderson Cooper.

 

[JayHawk]

Apparently now there is a gay coming out committee and if you dont do all the required actions you are hiding...Could I get a pamphlet please? i don't wanna violate any of the required announcements or condoned behaviors.

 

[JayHawk]

All of you arguing about privacy are just throwing your personal insecurities about being open on your sexuality into this situation. Great arguments...but I'm not buying it, and I still don't agree.

How the #$!% do you know? Oh because your projecting your opinion or perception onto those with a different opinion. Un-accepting of others - Check

That may seem harsh but really why do any of you care?