ha, nice. but i don't wanna know what all the big news said. I wanna know what the Kansas Star said. Or the Mississippi Herald. maybe something like, "Lance Bass chooses to damn himself to eternal Hell."

(side note: it's y'all, not ya'll.)

Sorry, NLGJA: But aren't terms like "admitting," "an admission," "acknowledged," "disclosed," "revealed" and so on kind of fair given the fact that the information was widely known and reported and he was, in fact, just admitting that those reports were correct?

dear kenny,
the whole point is that "admitting" implies wrongdoing. "acknowledging" and "disclosing" do not. DUH. try harder next time.
love,
lisa

If I admit to giving a homeless man money, that is wrongdoing?

joe

connotation versus denotation. nuiance and subtly. Democrat Party v Democratic Party. Patriot Act v Take away some of your free b/c you scarid of terrorism act. defense of marriage act, etc and so forth.

akai

Faggot

It's actually "yall". No postrophe.

Wrong again, my dearest, Lisa:

admit (v) -- To grant to be real, valid, or true; acknowledge: admit the truth. See Synonyms at acknowledge.

To grant as true or valid, as for the sake of argument; concede.

Just because "admit" is a synonym of "acknowledge" does not mean that it does not have a negative connotation. "Oral sex" can be defined as "sodomy," but one definitely has a more negative connotation. "Admit" implies wrongdoing.

What does it say about a culture when celebrities are expected to have press conferences to disclose their sexual preference (and any upcoming projects that might coincidentally be tied into said preference) It would be like Russ Myer having a press conference to announce that he was attracted to women with big tits and that coincidentally enough, he had a future movie about that preference in the works. OK, thank for the newsflash.

Nathan, I'm guessing you mean the Kansas City Star, which is actually based in Missouri, and is on the more liberal side compared to uptight Kansas. To answer your question, their online version went the "safe" route and only published the AP article with a link to People's website.

http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/entertainment/music/15137158.htm

You're real bright, RJ. You're completely missing the point. Bright readers over at The Queerty. Yawn.

Unlike the word 'acknowledge', 'admit' means that they are disclosing something that they have previously denied. This is the case with Lance and therefore the use of the word 'admit' is correct.

Wether or not he is admitting to something that is wrong or not wrong, is completely and utterly beside the point, which is why the dictionary definition of 'admit' doesn't even bother to mention anything about a 'negative connotation'.

Just because english speakers misinterpret their own langauge doesn't mean that intelligent journalists have to watch what they say becauase of it.

The pseudointellectual buffoon who wrote those inane guidelines obviously has a self-percieved level of importance that is way higher than reality.

I mean seriously, using 'gay' instead of 'homosexual??? WHO CARES. Trying to make a distinction between two words that, in the end, mean the EXACT SAME THING only make this person look shallow and pretentious. Try talking about something that MATTERS.

Unlike the word 'acknowledge', 'admit' means that they are disclosing something that they have previously denied. This is the case with Lance and therefore the use of the word 'admit' is correct.

Wether or not he is admitting to something that is wrong or not wrong, is completely and utterly beside the point, which is why the dictionary definition of 'admit' doesn't even bother to mention anything about a 'negative connotation'.

Just because english speakers misinterpret their own langauge doesn't mean that intelligent journalists have to watch what they say becauase of it.

The pseudointellectual buffoon who wrote those inane guidelines obviously has a self-percieved level of importance that is way higher than reality.

I mean seriously, using 'gay' instead of 'homosexual??? WHO CARES. Trying to make a distinction between two words that, in the end, mean the EXACT SAME THING only make this person look shallow and pretentious. Try talking about something that MATTERS.

Unlike the word 'acknowledge', 'admit' means that they are disclosing something that they have previously denied. This is the case with Lance and therefore the use of the word 'admit' is correct.

Wether or not he is admitting to something that is wrong or not wrong, is completely and utterly beside the point, which is why the dictionary definition of 'admit' doesn't even bother to mention anything about a 'negative connotation'.

Just because english speakers misinterpret their own langauge doesn't mean that intelligent journalists have to watch what they say becauase of it.

The pseudointellectual buffoon who wrote those inane guidelines obviously has a self-percieved level of importance that is way higher than reality.

I mean seriously, using 'gay' instead of 'homosexual??? WHO CARES. Trying to make a distinction between two words that, in the end, mean the EXACT SAME THING only make this person look shallow and pretentious. Try talking about something that MATTERS.

Unlike the word 'acknowledge', 'admit' means that they are disclosing something that they have previously denied. This is the case with Lance and therefore the use of the word 'admit' is correct.

Wether or not he is admitting to something that is wrong or not wrong, is completely and utterly beside the point, which is why the dictionary definition of 'admit' doesn't even bother to mention anything about a 'negative connotation'.

Just because english speakers misinterpret their own langauge doesn't mean that intelligent journalists have to watch what they say becauase of it.

The pseudointellectual buffoon who wrote those inane guidelines obviously has a self-percieved level of importance that is way higher than reality.

I mean seriously, using 'gay' instead of 'homosexual??? WHO CARES. Trying to make a distinction between two words that, in the end, mean the EXACT SAME THING only make this person look shallow and pretentious. Try talking about something that MATTERS.

Unlike the word 'acknowledge', 'admit' means that they are disclosing something that they have previously denied. This is the case with Lance and therefore the use of the word 'admit' is correct.

Wether or not he is admitting to something that is wrong or not wrong, is completely and utterly beside the point, which is why the dictionary definition of 'admit' doesn't even bother to mention anything about a 'negative connotation'.

Just because english speakers misinterpret their own langauge doesn't mean that intelligent journalists have to watch what they say becauase of it.

The pseudointellectual buffoon who wrote those inane guidelines obviously has a self-percieved level of importance that is way higher than reality.

I mean seriously, using 'gay' instead of 'homosexual??? WHO CARES. Trying to make a distinction between two words that, in the end, mean the EXACT SAME THING only make this person look shallow and pretentious. Try talking about something that MATTERS.

I love it how all you guys start arguing over nothing! This is the first I've heard of Lance being gay and I think it's fantastic that young guys now have someone to look up to (even if he is a manufactured popstar).

I love it how all you guys start arguing over nothing! This is the first I've heard of Lance being gay and I think it's fantastic that young guys now have someone to look up to (even if he is a manufactured popstar).

Persoanlly I would think Reichen would have more taste than that.

Unlike the word 'acknowledge', 'admit' means that they are disclosing something that they have previously denied. This is the case with Lance and therefore the use of the word 'admit' is correct.

Wether or not he is admitting to something that is wrong or not wrong, is completely and utterly beside the point, which is why the dictionary definition of 'admit' doesn't even bother to mention anything about a 'negative connotation'.

Just because english speakers misinterpret their own langauge doesn't mean that intelligent journalists have to watch what they say becauase of it.

The pseudointellectual buffoon who wrote those inane guidelines obviously has a self-percieved level of importance that is way higher than reality.

I mean seriously, using 'gay' instead of 'homosexual??? WHO CARES. Trying to make a distinction between two words that, in the end, mean the EXACT SAME THING only make this person look shallow and pretentious. Try talking about something that MATTERS.

Mark,
Connotation: the suggesting of a meaning by a word apart from the thing it explicitly names or describes.

Just because the denotation may be the same, the connotation is different.

Hey Lance, if you read this - I'm really proud of you. And I wish you the best. I'm sure many in the LGBT feel the same way.

Stop being the 'naming police.' I don't see anything wrong with 'homosexual' (which is less closeted than claims to be 'bi' or 'swinging'). 'Homosexual' simply means 'same sex.' I don't see a problem with it, but I do see a problem with your censorship effforts.