Rather than deal with the “crazy fur people,” Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir made the tres un-chic decision to stay in Olympic Village, the guarded outpost for peons, not international celebrity figures like himself who deserve to be put up in a hotel with all its luxury accommodations and bath salts. But even after opting not to wear authentic fur, Weir still fears animal activists will throw blood on him or something (where something, he says, means “harming me personally”), so he’s bunking with fellow American Tanith Belbin, the ice dancer, in a room that sports a Lady Gaga poster on the wall. “She needs to be there watching over us, protecting us.”
And calming him. As Weir makes his second and perhaps final Olympics stab at medaling, he’ll have the anxiety-inducing pleasure of watching 24 of the 30 men’s skaters perform before him. And that doesn’t include arch nemesis Evan Lysacek (who performs s 28th) and U.S. champion Jeremy Abbott (29th).
scott ny'er
interesting. He’s bunking with the girlfriend of his biggest american rival or as queerty said, nemesis. Evan Lysacek.
Bob A
I think it would look great to paint bomb him on ice during his performance. Go faux fur Johnny qWeir.
terrwill
@Bob A: “Johnny qWeir”: Brilliant!
However only if the paint bomb was a lovely shade of fuschia….
Johnny: We love you, you can come out now! We kinda know………..
j
Hahah, his critics can “suck it” as he hides away from them licking his wounds. Not that I nessicarily agree with harassing someone for wearing fur when the vast majority of people consume meat everyday, where’s their harrassment? Either people stop cherry picking who to terrorise or they just stop terrorising.
salty73
I am trully tired of people harassing someone over a rather trivial thing. Millions of people eat meat, wear leather goods, wear silk ties and wear wool–if you think haveing someone forceibly shave you is humane…let someone do it to you. No, I am not a “greenie” but to intimidate someone so far as they have to worry about their saftey is insane. I thought the “greenies” were supposed to be gently folks. They are all crazed lunatics. Most likely its a protein deficancy.
Ian
I have seen the horrors of the fur industry and how they cultivate for coats, however I won’t say anything if I see someone in fur as I do eat turkey, ham & fish, and also wear leather shoes & belts. People need to think if they are being at all hypocrites before they open their mouths, glass houses & all that.
ossurworld
Johnny will play Catwoman in the next Batman movie.
Anne
I still like Johnny, but I also wish he’d stop wearing fur, the fur industry is horrible to these animals.
jimmy
Leave Johnny alone and let him be as faaaaaabulous as he wants to be.
Ian
Man, Johnny must be an incredibly entertaining vocally bitchy power-bottom!
Chuck E C
The other athletes should be thankful they don’t have to deal with that queen at the Olympic Village. There are 3 or 4 bath houses in Vancouver he could get a room at.
bobo
yes, b/c the last person who was assassinated by an animal rights activists was….??? i can’t remember when. Johnny weir has nothing to worry about except being splashed wth red paint. i hope he gets it in the face. nothing more than an apolitical clueless idiot who spins around on ice.
Chuck E C
Yes,agreed, bobo, what the hell has Johnny W done for the world? Zip. Snooty style queen with nothing of import to offer the world. He is soooooooo Ice Capades.
alan brickman
Such a Fame whore….I hope the Evan guy wins instead….
Fitz
While I am not an anti-fur zealot, I think his dismissive and impudent response to PETA was as bad as anything that they do… I feel that it is kind of a bummer all around; he is distracted, and his snowball’s chance in hell is even worse for it. PETA could be doing much better work if they focused on engaging people instead of turning them off so badly. (note to Queert, btw).
dontblamemeivotedforhillary
Johnny Weir is an inspiration for that young gay effeminate man who needs a role model. Just because it’s not within the norm you have created in your internalized homophobia of Gay Avatar World shouldn’t discount his rather note-worthy non-conformity! Revolutions don’t come from arm-chairs of jaded queens!
Agreed that Faux Fur looks just as good, why don’t PETA go after people in leather? Because they will get the crap beaten out of their human-hating asses!
I am rather Proud of Johnny and ashamed of y’all!