GQ Apologizes For Suggesting Adam Lambert Has “Testosterone Problem”
Men’s magazine GQ stuck its foot in some social-media doggie doo yesterday when it tweeted a homophobic comment about a photo of gay pop star Adam Lambert: “Rules of Street Style: If you have testosterone problems, a mustache doesn’t always help.”
Once it caught wind of the tacky tweet, GLAAD called on its Twitter followers to remind GQ that being gay is not a testosterone problem. (Um, duh—Lambert looks ridiculous but it’s not because of a hormone imbalance.)
Editors at the mag quickly took the offending item down and apologized, tweeting: “Re: our Lambert tweet, we were thoughtless and apologize. We shouldn’t make stupid jokes about people’s testosterone. As always, we learn.”
Rule #1: Never let the intern run your Twitter feed.
Oh yeah..
What a lame, sarcastic apology they attempted. As insincere as you could
possibly get and not even tweeted to Adam.
The “Apology” only added insult to their gay slur. The half attempt to even pretend
to say they were sorry, was patronizing and showed their true colors once again.
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Wow douche alert at GQ. Adam’s facial hair in that pic is lulzy and he’d probably be the first to poke fun at his own glam pirate look. But GQ crossed a line using an outdated and false stereotype that perpetuates ignorance as a “joke.” Followed by a hilariously limp and insincere apology. Shocker.
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He dresses like Elvis’s gay goth brother, walks around with more make-up plastered on than Liza Minelli going as Tammy-Faye Baker for Halloween, and he sings like a gremlin with it’s testicles in a meat grinder. He’s clearly got some kinda problem.
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I can’t help but wonder how far off Mr. Lambert is from this; http://dlisted.com/2011/12/09/.....est-friend
15 years?
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I can’t help but wonder how far off Mr. Lambert is from this: http://dlisted.com/2011/12/09/.....est-friend
15 years?
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His look is artsy and intended from the artist he is. And “I’m wondering” when he will pull another fabulous stunt continuing to further gay rights and be as he always has been, one of the best bravest gay rights activists of our day. He deserves nothing less than pure praise.
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Hmm… When talking about style, I don’t think discussing a ‘testosterone deficiency’ is really a homophobic remark, regardless of if the person is gay… It’s a descriptor of a particular aesthetic; now in Lambert’s defense, it’s probably not an aesthetic he’s shooting for, but that makes their remark wrong, not homophobic…
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No one seemed to think that the “testosterone” comment had more to do with Adam appearing Feminine, NOT his sexuality. Most men (that have that typical manly appearance) make the exact/similar comments to men who don’t fit their build (ex. Bill Kaulitz before 2011).
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@Jeff: Well SOME people may have horrible taste in men but as they say, “Beauty is in the eye the beholder.” Granted, I feel his pirate look is a bit meh. His new current look has less makeup but I like Glamnation look better. I love that blend of femminine and musculine. He pulls of quite nicely I might add.
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Please….. If ONLY every guy had the Testosterone problems Adam Lambert has.
THE most gorgeous sexiest man on earth !!!!!!!!!
and GQ needs to stop the jealous homophobic tweeting. To send that tweet to
Adam with the intent to hurt him was pathetic and the tweeter needs
to be put on leave or let go. It’s not the first time they’ve said things about Adam.
It’s just this time they went too far.
GQ.. IN YOUR DREAMS you should ever be 1/100th of the man Adam Lambert is.