Derren Brown: Archive
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From: luise_f
Date: Mon Mar 3, 2003 6:07pm
Subject: Re: No emoticon for what I am feeling...
Nobody here genuinely thinks DB is gay I'm sure, and who'd care if he
was.
If he's snapped clubbing in Ibiza with Cilla, Savage and Winton
however, one may have to reconsider :-)
I'm so cheesed off about not seeing this gig now. TV twickery is one
thing but I wanted to check this routine out with my own very cynical
eyeballs. Just when something intrigues you...
--- In a previous message trentretro wrote:
> 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?
