Barbara Streisand Unimpressed By State Sanctioned Gay Pride Award
Every year, our country reminds its citizenry what will happen if they pursue a career in the performing arts by rounding up the most successful people to have tread the boards and forcing them to wear rainbow-striped bridles to remind everyone that the arts will turn you gay.
This year’s Kennedy Center honorees received their state-sanctioned gay pride paraphernalia last night. They are: Morgan Freeman (who got divorced earlier this year, probably because he turned gay), George Jones (who married gay icon Tammy Wynette), Twyla Tharp (best known for making Billy Joel gay by turning his music into a Broadway dance piece), Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey of the Who (whose song “Rough Boys” made everyone think they were gay for years) and the one-and-only Barbra Streisand, who has nothing gay about her whatsoever.
All the honorees managed to make the schlep to D.C. from whatever far more interesting city/mansion/tour bus they came from, because you don’t make it as an artist unless you have a serious need for validation, even if it comes in the form of George W. Bush’s handshake– hands which we need not remind you, are cursed with a sort of anti-Midas power that turns everything they touch into manure.
But the career-killing powers of George W. Bush were not enough to deter the honorees from accepting from him their lifetime achievement in the performing arts awards, since this is the only nice thing the government does for the arts all year long.
There was one honoree who was less than impressed to be gayed-up for Dubya’s amusement. According to the NYTimes:
Ms. Streisand, 66, said, “I’ve won the Legion of Honor, but it’s nice to be honored when it’s your own country.â€
Still, she said Saturday that she would not have minded waiting another year for the honor — when President Barack Obama would have been watching from the balcony of the Kennedy Center.
“Would have been nice,†she said. “I’m just glad he’s in.â€
Streisand once referred to Bush as “an alien sent here to destroy the Earth”, so we have to assume the mention of the French Legion of Honor is a dig aimed at the freedom-fry-eating-soon-to-be-ex-President. Also, as evidenced by the picture above, Babs was not having the (let’s face it) incredibly tacky award and refused to wear it through the ceremony, thereby denying us the chance to see what Barbara Streisand would look like if she were to moonlight at one of those shops on Christopher Street that cater to gay tourists.
The entire ceremony will air December 30th on CBS.
Well, one thing is for certain… you wont be getting any award for the content of your article.
It’s a shame you decided to go the negative jaded route. What ever happened to presenting just the facts? Maybe even providing a little history on the awards origin and history of it’s true design?
Reading your view on the subject would be as bad as having to listen to a gay version of FOX No-Spin Zone.
Bloviate onward
I would agree with Tyler. What an idiotic article! The Kennedy Center Honors are something to actually enjoy and watch each year on TV. The people they honor are always legends and very worthy. This was really juvenile. I guess I should give up on this blog and stick to other sources for gay news.
@tyler:
Completely agree. This isn’t the first time I’ve read a misleading headline on here lately. Come on. It’s just as interesting a story without the provocative presentation. Please!
Japhy will find his balance…hopefully…Give him a little more time.
I’m on Queerty’s side. Given how little the US government supports American arts and culture, to have the President present the award is utter hypocrisy.
What about important artists who are NOT commercially successful, by the way?
Mock away, me Queerty lads.
Dude, if you want the news, watch the MacNeil Leherer Report…that’s about the only place you may find it these days.
IT’S A BLOG FOR CHRISSAKES.
If you come here for “just the facts ma’am”, you may need to ween yourselff off of CNN. (The 24 hour journotainment channel)
Oh, I get it… he found something with a rainbow in it so he found another reason to be a gay homophobe. Japhy, is it that you feel the need to be biting and sardonic, or do you actually hate being gay?
I think Perez Hilton hacked into your computer, Japhy. Did you REALLY write such a vile and utterly pointless article?
@Headbang8:
Be glad that we have a government that shows even some support for the arts. It is what The Kennedy Center is all about.
The awards are presented by the incumbent POTUS. Although people may not like that person, it is the office that presents the award. To have any other person present the award would lessen it’s value. After all it’s really from the American citizens.
The Honors ceremony is also the Kennedy Centers most important annual fund raising event.
“As part of the Kennedy Center’s Performing Arts for Everyone outreach program, a free performance is offered 365 days a year including Thanksgiving and Christmas, on the Millennium Stage, at 6 p.m. featuring international, national and local artists; and a full day of free performances during the annual Open House Arts Festival.”
A lot of you guys are really stupid.
@ask ena:
The ignorant calling others stupid… now that is funny
Its BARBRA. BARBRA. BARBRA!
Not “Barbara”, idiots.
Here’s a somewhat more thoughtful exploration of medal’s design.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/.....nt%2Fstyle
@ask ena:
Uhm, your advice to “watch” MacNeil Leherer Report for “real” news is bad.
How about the internet since we are ALREADY here and we have free access to a truly diverse sampling of media that is not married to a corporate/imperialist angle?
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If you’re desperate to see Babs wearing the “incredibly tacky” thing, check this out: http://rawanddisorder.blogspot.....tists.html
Whenever we are reminded of Billy Joel, we recall his interview with the “Washington Post” many moons ago in which he said something to the effect that he didn’t do “faggot music.”
We hope his word choice has since improved if not his talent.
“Rough Boys” was actually a Pete Townshend solo single, and he’s an out bisexual…or was at least.
I agree with Queerty. Barbara has a gay son by Gould, but otherwise it is not good. Not until they give an award posthumous for Robert Mapplethorp will I be convinced that any of them are artist. Just wait. President Obama will have Donny McClurkin getting an award the next time around. Artist have taken on a dangerous meaning.
Billy Joel? Eeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwww
Seeing Barbra with Bush I could only wish she was carrying some KGB cologne with a hint of URANIUM to spritz in that War Criminal’s face, and whisper to him, “THAT’S for Katrina ya A$$HOLE!”
but am I bitter?
Dude, stow the attitude under your seat! You are making this blog a trash site. . So far your not doing a good job, I hope you can get it together.
I enjoy Streisand’s music, but always found her political remarks about Bush to be particularly cruel.
She’s had so many awful things written about her over the years, I would think that she would be much kinder to other people. And who can forget the rumors or truth about her son battling a life threatening illness.
I find it rather odd that during Clinton’s 8 years in office she was never given this prestigious award.
Something’s not right.
Barbra’s politics are usually correct but horribly articulated by her. Her singing voice is excellent, better than any computer-enhanced bimbo-of-the-day.
And yes, it’s B-A-R-B-R-A.
Oh, and she’s God. Seriously.
What the ef is wrong with people reading this blog? It is a mofo BLOG! That means putting a personal opinion to a story or a news article, is allowed and should be so! That is what a freaking BLOG is! You twats want spin-free news? Guess what? There is no such thing! Besides, if this site is so unappetising to your intellectual palate, why are here 24/7?