Derren Brown: Archive
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From: dan_peterson2
Date: Mon Mar 3, 2003 5:45pm
Subject: Re: No emoticon for what I am feeling...
I do hope that he is gay; Derren looks absolutely charming in purple.
--- In a previous message sue5804 wrote:
> For what it's worth, designforlife, I empathise with your feelings
on
> this issue 100%.
>
> (The funny thing is, it only came up after Joe said he was male,
and
> Luise somehow took that to mean that DB is gay!! It was my
puzzlement
> over that, that made me post for the first time!! LOL)
> --- In a previous message designforlife wrote:
> > --- In a previous message Mike Vizard wrote:
> > > Well Said June,
> > > Orientation really does have nothing to do with anything Derren
> has
> > done.
> > > Even if he was(And i think that has nothing to do with anyone
of
> > us) what
> > > business is it of anyone's to even suggest it, especially on
such
> a
> > forum.
> >
> > If you're suggesting that suggesting someone is gay is a bad
thing,
> > then, logically, I would have to suggest that you don't like gay
> > people. Now, I know that's probably not true, so I WON'T suggest
> > that, instead I will politely suggest that you remain calm and
stop
> > trying to censor people's conversations.
> >
> > > This is the kind of thing the worlds best in gutter press
(British
> > > newspapers)love to read and then spread everywhere serving only
> to
> > damage
> > > many a performers career
> >
> > Damage it how? By making homophobes not watch their shows? Boo-
hoo.
> > What a ridiculous suggestion. Britain truly is a country of
> repressed
> > curtain-twitchers, if this comment is any representation of fact.
> >
> > Besides, eagle-eyed readers may have noted that most of the posts
> > were dedicated to demonstrating how Derren is not actually gay -
so
> > you can all breathe a sigh of relief that his career has not
> > been "damaged".
> >
> > > So lets give it a rest and not continue down this line of
> > conversation.
> > > It's relevance to anything or anyone is beyond me.
> >
> > It's not relevant, true, it's none of my business, true, it's a
> > personal matter, ALL TRUE, but that's not the point. It's not
> illegal
> > or immoral to discuss it and you will have to live with that,
> > unfortunately. This is the internet, not the letters page of the
> > Daily Mail and even if it were, I doubt they would be so
censorious.
> >
> > I don't remember anyone getting up in arms when there was
> discussion
> > of Derren's supposed new girlfriend, either. One kind of
> speculation
> > acceptable and another not? I can only assume that it's the
subject
> > matter that offends. Put your reply in the context of the much
> > earlier discussion of Sue the Psychologist (the supposed
> girlfriend)
> > and you'll see how po-faced and hysterical it sounds.
> >
> > Apologies for ranting but I feel strongly about this issue, did
you
> > guess?
| Replies | Author | Yahoo! ID | Date | Size |
| 3027: Re: No emoticon for what I am feeling... | trentretro | trentretro | Mon 03/03/2003 | 5 KB |
| 3028: Re: No emoticon for what I am feeling... | luise_f | luise_f | Mon 03/03/2003 | 5 KB |
| 3031: Re: No emoticon for what I am feeling... | luscious_lita_uk_4u | luscious_lita_uk_4u | Mon 03/03/2003 | 5 KB |
| 3042: Re: No emoticon for what I am feeling... | hypersang | hypersang | Mon 03/03/2003 | 2 KB |
