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Tim Gunn Is Not Out To His Mother

Or at the very least, they don’t talk about why he’s a 57-year-old man who has yet to find that special lady.

Still out pimping his book, Gun says about his relationship with mama: “On the one hand she is a Chatty Cathy and can talk a blue-streak, on the other hand, she is not comfortable discussing anything personal. Like the chapter in my book says, sometimes you really should just keep your mouth shut! (Laughs.) Now, if I was to bring a guy home, I wouldn’t blind-side her with him. I would make an advance visit and test the waters.”

Tim should try this one out: “Tomorrow one of my friends is going to stop by. He’s also my roommate. And we picked out fine china together. And he makes a mean paella. And he’s gay.” If she blinks twice, coast is clear.

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By: Max Simon
On: Sep 13, 2010
Tagged: Books, Project Runway, Tim Gunn

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No. 1 · Mr. Enemabag Jones
Who’s his mother, Helen Keller?

Sep 13, 2010 at 10:33 pm · @Reply · Flag
No. 2 · AlanReeser · Member · 37 comments
I thought it was Sally Kern…..

Sep 13, 2010 at 11:43 pm · @Reply · Flag
No. 3 · menlo
At this point, mama would probably just be glad to see him hooked up with somebody – man or woman.

Sep 13, 2010 at 11:58 pm · @Reply · Flag
No. 4 · robert in nyc
And he thinks his mother doesn’t know? He’s not exactly an example of Mr. Macho now is he? As soon as he opens his mouth, the average straight could tell he’s not straight. Stereotyping? Maybe, but who does he think he’s fooling?

Sep 14, 2010 at 9:31 am · @Reply · Flag
No. 5 · greenluv1322
WOW! This dude is on the down low! I really, really think that this is the problem with WHITE people. Damn people come out to your family. This is ridiculous to me, I have lost all respect for Tim Gunn. For the record I am a OUT, BLACK, MARRIED LESBIAN living in a very very very small town in Bible Buckle North Carolina. So I don’t want to hear anything except for this dude is a disgrace. Wow didn’t think I could be surprised by anything white dudes do, but damn.

Sep 14, 2010 at 9:36 am · @Reply · Flag
No. 6 · TampaZeke
Him needing to tell his mother that he is gay strikes me as necessary as the Pope needing to tell his mother that he’s Catholic or James Earl Jones needing to tell his mother that he’s black.

Sep 14, 2010 at 11:18 am · @Reply · Flag
No. 7 · Harmony
@greenluv1322: Racism. That’s cool. *sarcasm*

Sep 14, 2010 at 12:10 pm · @Reply · Flag
No. 8 · Bill Perdue
I’m with Mr. Enemabag Jones; you’d have to be deaf, dumb and blind not to know he’s gay. But like the cliche says, denial isn’t just a river in Egypt. His mom is old school and you just didn’t talk about such things back in those days.

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Sep 14, 2010 at 12:28 pm · @Reply · Flag
No. 9 · ewe
@Mr. Enemabag Jones: lmao. thank you for the necessary daily belly laugh people should experience. I agree. There are just some gay people that do not need to come out of a closet because frankly folks, there never was one. And that is a very good thing indeed.

Feb 1, 2011 at 8:19 pm · @Reply · Flag