Derren Brown: Archive
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From: trentretro
Date: Mon Mar 3, 2003 5:53pm
Subject: Re: No emoticon for what I am feeling...
okay, gay and purple? eh? now I'm confused by this whole debat /
messaging thingy!
--- In a previous message dan_peterson2 wrote:
> 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 |
| 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 |
