Scott Schmidt aka The Boi From Troy, one of the gay blogosphere’s more popular gay Republicans, has hung up his blogging shoes for good, he says. Who’s going to oggle over the hot USC football boys now? “Basically, I am over it”, Schmidt tells us, giving this parting bit of advice to other gay bloggers: “Blog about what you are passionate about and listen to your heart. Try to bridge communities together that otherwise would not. Let it go when it becomes a chore, not a hobby!”
Scott tells his readers:
“I had rationalized keeping the blog since last summer on the grounds that I would still be doing some good for my constituencies by blogging until after the election and USC football season were over. Maybe that was a mistake. But now that time has come. My blog-crush, Brian Cushing (pictured) has played his last game at USC and this Trojan is writing his last post on this blog.
As many of my friends will tell you, I am not particularly good at letting things (or ex-lovers) go… So one of my New Year’s Resolutions was to “Let Go” and this is the first step.”
If you’re a Boi From Troy fan in search of a new spiritual home, you should know that Queerty’s editor is called a gay Republican all the time. Also, a pinko liberal commie, racist, closet Mormon, church-hater. We’re all about contradiction here at Queerty.
ggreen
“If you’re a Boi From Troy fan in search of a new spiritual home, you should know that Queerty’s editor is called a gay Republican all the time. Also, a pinko liberal commie, racist, closet Mormon, church-hater. We’re all about contradiction here at Queertyâ€
Don’t you think its time to get off that cross? Someone must need the wood.
Japhy Grant
@ggreen: Probably, though the big comment rage over the weekend was a discussion about whether Queerty was engaging in ‘race-baiting’ by featuring two hot black guys in a row, so you know– there’s that. Honestly, it sort of comes with the territory, but your editor is still getting used to people talking about what sort of person he is based on a hilarious gay blog.
Also, great Dolly Parton reference.
trojanalum
not UCLA…USC!!! Boi from Troy is a USC fan and “oggles” over USC football players. BIG difference.
blake
First, anyone who spells “boy” as “boi” and is a college graduate should consider suing his school.
Second, hooray, one less Republican fool out there to push debunked social and economic theories that have helped crush middle and lower income Americans. This doofus had no problem being aligned with a party that succeeded via 40 years of racist, sexist, and homophobic propaganda.
Sayonara, adios, don’t let the door hit you on the way out of the blogosphere!
Bob R
@blake: Thank you! You must have read my mind.
blake
@Japhy Grant:
I’m a bit confused. I thought it wasn’t a question of Queerty “race-baiting” by featuring two hot black guys but about not having terms of service to squash the repeated racist comments that pop up whenever a non-white person, in particular, black or Latino (I’d add Asian but I can’t ever recall seeing an Asian person) shows up in the Morning Goods.
Japhy Grant
@blake: That was one part of it and then another group said that to do so would be censorship and then another argued that by featuring black models we were inviting racist comments.
Look, we try to be as inclusive as possible in these choices. I’ve said it before, but if you see somebody who you think would make a good Morning Goods, send it to me. Queerty doesn’t have an art department and we rely on other sites for our guys– and there’s a lot of you know, shirtless white guys out there on the net. Personally, I’m not really turned on by blond-haired, blue-eyed Arayans and prefer folks who look distinctive instead of generic.
The whole race war that erupts on Morning Goods every day is pretty upsetting to me, honestly. There’s a lot of vile and reprehensible things said on a regular basis and as I mentioned over the weekend, our policy towards commenters is something that’s currently being reviewed.
PearlsBeforeSwine
@Japhy Grant: Or perhaps you should post the Morning Goods articles without allowing comments. I don’t recall ever seeing a comment on this feature that was worth reading.
NativeNYker
Bitch sounds like he was merely doing it for his “crush”! What is wrong with that picture – pre tell!
xo
Rants, Thoughts & Merde
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Markl
Good. Scott Olin Schmidt is a gay Republican asshat. Here’s what the CA Republican platform has to say about Scott’s “alternate lifestyle”:
“We support the two-parent family as the best environment for raising children, and therefore believe it is important to define
marriage as being between one man and one woman. We believe public policy and education should not be exploited to present or teach homosexuality as an acceptable “alternative†lifestyle. We oppose same-sex partner benefits, child custody, and adoption.” (copy and paste from Page 5, 2008 California Republican Party Platform)
Gay Republican? WTF.
Darth Paul
@blake: Blake is funny.
Chelsea Resident
Who knew that tired old bitch was still blogging?
Mark Wickens
@Markl: So gay people must vote, or choose their party, based on (a) a party’s official platform and (b) only as that platform relates to specifically gay issues?
Economic issues affect gay people just as much as straight ones. Same with medical care, foreign policy, education, and most other political issues. Recognition of gay rights is something I want in a candidate, but it’s just one that has to be balanced with all the rest.
You may agree with the Democrats on all the other issues, too, which is fine, but many others do not. To deem a gay Republican as ridiculous by definition is silly.
blake
@Japhy Grant:
Amigo/Brother/Dude,
I sympathize with your position. No one bothered to warn you about the racist idiots who infest this site before you took the job, huh?
Obviously, posting pictures of non-whites is not race-baiting. The fact that you are trying to be inclusive is a good thing.
Again, I understand that you, Japhy Grant have been placed in a difficult situation. You just want to do your job but find that you have to deal with some sick freaks. As a writer, you probably value the ideals of free speech but have to determine what is and is not acceptable. Simultaneously, you are a business person. A media site lives and dies (RIP Mollygood and Stereohype) by the size of its audience. You need to keep and grow your audience in a terribly unfriendly advertisement market.
Unfortunately, the dirty non-secret about the gay community is that it is just as racist and demented as the rest of the world. Hypocrisy abounds. That’s why I called for a terms of service that provides guidelines for what’s acceptable behavior. Facebook, Yahoo!, MSN, and most other sites that offer social networking or user generated content have terms of service. If one posts content that violates said terms, the content can be pulled and/or the contributing user banned.
People know that if they join a club of some sort that there are rules to be followed. If they don’t follow the rules, then they forfeit membership. Why shouldn’t they expect that there are rules here?
Queerty has a civil rights agenda that is intrinsic to its being an online magazine that targets an oppressed minority. As such it has to maintain some kind of moral authority.
seitan-on-a-stick
Queerty in the same sentence as Moral Authority had me laughing….
Brian
They never show any bear pictures on here. They are hairless boys.
Joel
Not being a fan of USC or UCLA I never cared much about his football stories or his politics. But I did meet him at a blogger meet up one time and he is a nice guy. Personally I think a Gay Republican is like an African American in the KKK. Other parties have the same conservative pro-business values without the hate. Then again I voted for the Green Party for President this year so who cares what I think about politics.
blake
@seitan-on-a-stick:
Give Japhy and Cord. They’re new and deserve a chance to shape Queerty.
blake
Meant to say, “Give Japhy and Cord a chance.”
cmh
I met him as well and thought the same thing as you Joel.. he seemed genuine and thoughtful. I really can only wish him the best.
MillionFibers
@seitan-on-a-stick:
ikr? Not to be mean or anything but lmfao.
Anyway I never saw the big deal with white guys just being up here.
I’ve always said Queerty was a site for mostly gay white guys (and it is like most mainstream gay blogs and there’s nothing wrong with that). If I wanted a black alternative I’d go to Rod 2.0*, or other sites like that out there.
But since the few black members (read: the other 4 besides me) and other people of color would like to see some color here I suppose I can look for some pix~
*Though he’s been slipping lately which is why I’m here way way more often if not completely in the first place. :/
Charles J. Mueller
@PearlsBeforeSwine:
And @Japhy:
Given that physical beauty is so subjective and in the “eye or the beholder”, I think that is a very sensible solution to the problem.
I mean, who wants to listen to some contrarian troll telling us that the hot number that has our dick straining in our 501s, is as ugly as used bath water? Like get a life already.
No one will ever define what beauty is and debating over beauty is as stupid as debating over whether daisies are pretty or not.
Who gives a flying shit?
Give us the pics and shut the comments down. End of problem.
And taht way, no one can whine that they are being censored.
blake
@cmh:
No one wishes a pox on the guy. He’s a Republican. Gay, straight, white, black, dwarf, etc. Republicans suck! The GOP has been a party of dirty tricks and bigotry since 1968 when it threw away its legacy of fighting for civil rights.
Republicans embraced sexism, homophobia, and ultra conservative religious bigots. The party of Lincoln became the party of Ronald Reagan, Jesse Helms, Anita Bryant, Newt Gingrich, Rush Limbaugh, Michael Savage and George W. Bush. Gay Republicans had no problem kissing the butt and being part of the hate machine.
dfrw
I am sure one of the wingnut homocons from http://www.gaypatriot.org can fill the void.
sparkle obama
@Charles J. Mueller:
see, i think the “racist” comments have their value as a sobering reminder of what continues to exist in Our communities.
hate is Real, but those b*tches can’t hurt me!
let them tell it all so we know how not to act!
some of Us are in deep denial and need that kind of reminder, i believe.
you can’t just sweep that sh*t under the rug…
gays can be Honest & do Better!