Details Less Gay, But Still Pretty Gay
It’s a sad, sad day in the media world.
Details magazine announced that it will no longer include the “Gay Or…” back page. The four-year old feature caused many a controversy, perhaps none as memorable as their Gay or Asian piece which, as Ad Age‘s Nat Ives points out, hinged on a plethora of stereotypes:
“White T-shirt: V-neck nicely showcases sashimi-smooth chest,” one entry on the page said. “What other men visit salons to get, the Asian gene pool provides for free.” In another spot: “One orders take-out sushi, the other delivers it.”
That is just vile – forgetting Mexicans like that!
Details EIC Daniel Peres promises the mini-scandals had nothing to do with the feature’s demise. It seems his team simply lacks the imagination to come up with more head scratchers: “Pissing people off is never really a problem for me. It had simply run its course. It was getting difficult coming up with good ideas.” Last month’s Gay or Straight sealed the deal.
They just need better writers! “Gay or Straight” was a clever idea, but the execution was boring. I subscribed to Details by accident (they had an article by Michael Chabon that seduced me into thinking the magazine was better than it was). While I like that it’s casually homo-friendly, the articles are so vapid that I rarely spend more than five minutes flipping through it.
I like the section, too.
I thought it was funny — and not mean spirited.
Another vote for funny idea, poorly executed.
I like Details though. I go through once a month and look at all the pretty clothes I wish I could afford. Then I go to Forever 21 and buy a t-shirt for $12.
They should employ some gay staff to do it. Maybe I am.:)
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They could have done a gay and straight bishop in full liturgical regalia dragging our way down the aisle, the thuribles announcing the grand entrance.
I believe the only difference between both “working the runway” would be the limp wrist action in the benediction…..by the straight bishop. I would NEVER drop either my beads or pectoral cross in such a venue….