Andre? Jamal? Hakeem?
Empire is Fox’s new blockbuster drama. If you haven’t seen it get on it. Now tell us, who’d you give it up for? Andre? Jamal? Hakeem? Personally, all three light us up like an all night liquor store, but we want to know which ones make your neon blink. See how you stack up against others–results of the poll appear right after you vote!
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BlaqueBoiXIII
QUEERTY only does two types of stories about Black bodies: 1) they sexualize them; 2) comment on their homophobia.
Xzamilio
@BlaqueBoiXIII: Whoa, whoa, whoa now. Queerty is pretty equal opportunity with the sexualizing of men on here so that’s not a fair accusation, although I’ll admit the status quo is on the monochromatic side.
Xzamilio
With that said, I’d want to get tag teamed by Andre and Jamal. Hakeem looks like too many lesbians I’ve come across.
RomanHans
Which one isn’t involved with a sad, sexist soap opera?
Tackle
With words like, ” He crazy”, ” playa”, and, “Hey gay”,hey MIKEALEVAR, you be Black?
But to answer the question, hands down Jamal. He’s today what Shemar Moore’s character Malcom was on the Y&R 15yrs ago, sexuality aside.
And maybe Queerty will start promoting Empire like it did Looking, since Looking got canceled…
tdh1980
Team Jamal all the way, every day.
PRINCE OF SNARKNESS aka DIVKID
Andre, obvs.
But am willing to settle for Jussie with hair and beard.
But would MUCH prefer Malik Yoba.
Arcamenel
I’d let Andre hit and would top Jamal.
Clark35
None of them. I’m not sexually attracted to black men.
Paco
I would hook up with Jamal, but would he hook up with me? At least I can dream about it.
Xzamilio
@Clark35: Was there really any need for you to announce that? I mean, seriously… this is a story you could have just ignored.
Mack
I would go with Hakeem, he looks like he might be wild in bed. But I wouldn’t turn down Jamal either.
Caramelo
@Clark35: Good for you. What’s the point of commenting?
Captain Obvious
Andre, no contest. But looks aside Jamal is the clear winner.
Hakeem is way too immature.
CCTR
Andre and Jamal only, unless Hakeem can show me some id, but even then he looks so young.
Curty
I hook up with a guy who looks like jamal, that’s the funny thing about answering this. To the person who said they aren’t attracted to black men is probably lying or has a thing against black men in general. Im multi racial and have dated white guys, mix guys, a latino and asian. There’s something to find attraction in all of the ethnicities.
stanhope
@Tackle: I am so glad somebody said it. This column was “Looking” this and “Looking” that. No real mention of “Empire”. “Looking” which was awful with that horrid character Patrick who has none was cancelled. “Empire” which is so much better lives on. Perhaps we will see some more coverage of people of color.
bklynboy11209
I want to be gang banged by all three of then. But if I have to choose one, as much as I love Jamal, Andre is a man!
onenuthing
I do find it interesting that this is the first story/article about Empire. Not a story about how ground breaking Empire is with a very prominent Black gay storyline, but about which brother would you hook up with? Blak men again reduce to there sexual status. Auction block any one?!?!
Blackceo
@Tackle:
“And maybe Queerty will start promoting Empire like it did Looking, since Looking got canceled…”
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Hmmmph….I doubt they will do that.
@BlaqueBoiXIII:
Yeah a part of me is appreciative that they are even giving Empire some love since it was largely ignored for most of the season. The only stories I saw were on Lee Daniels commenting about Black homophobia and criticize Jussie Smollett on how he came out, even though he was never in anything. But there were a lot of positive scenes with Jamal to discuss that would’ve been a lot more meaningful than which of these Lyon brothers do u want to hook up with.
Y’all wanna always talk about how the Black community is so homophobic, yet the show and Jussie Smollet’s character have done a good job of tackling the issue and actually opening some minds about black male sexuality and how Jamal’s portrayal isn’t the minstrelish Black gay character often seen in media, but that stuff gets crickets.
Blackceo
@Clark35:
“None of them. I’m not sexually attracted to Black men.”
Searching for a fuck to give. Hmmm…fuck not found.
Curty
And as always, something always about race. Do you people ever give it a rest? By you people, I mean those who always make everything about race and whine about lack of coverage and this and that. You know you all could create your own blog and pretend whites don’t exist and talk about pro black gay related things… in other words go bitch somewhere else. It seems a black nationalist movement is being created again.
Alan down in Florida
Perhaps if Fox TV advertised on Queerty like HBO did for Looking then Empire would have received coverage. Queerty readers were Looking’s demographic, not so much for Empire.
dave lopes
I would like to hook up with older brother Andre’s ass and little brother Hakim’s lips.
Jamal does not do it for me.
dave lopes
My favorite however is the dark skinned Head of security.
I want the whole package.
Captain Obvious
@Clark35: Calm your tits, I doubt any black men are attracted to you either. Funny how that works, no go back to lusting after white guys who also aren’t interested in you.
Kangol
All three. Jamal first, Hakeem second, Andre third, though all three are gorgeous, and a foursome wouldn’t be a bad idea either.
But definitely the gorgeous, talented, openly gay man, Jamal, first and foremost.
Kangol
@PRINCE OF SNARKNESS aka DIVKID: Malik Yoba is hot, but Derek Luke, who plays the head of security, is really hot too. Empire isn’t lacking in hot men, that’s for sure.
ivymac
I vote Cookie.
Magnus
Ummm, actually none of them, none of them are personally my type, so I would take a pass.
Pit
Wait, hold up a second, this trash is still on, but LOOKING was cancelled?
This reminds me of the episode of The Golden Girls where Sophia is shocked to hear that the show MASH is no longer on but HOTEL is, this is the exact same sort of travesty.
I say cancel Empire, and bring back LOOKING. This show is repugnant garbage.
darian
@Pit: Bitch all you want it’s not going anywhere. given its small target audience looking was going after it got the ending it deserved.
Franklin
@Curty: So I guess you must have also thought it was whining when gay people complained about the lack of gay characters on television in the past huh? And as far as pretending that people don’t exist, I think the point some of the commenters are trying to make is that it seems as if that is exactly what much of the mainstream gay media has been doing with gay people of color for quite sometime. I mean isn’t it true that Looking got way more promotion on gay blogs then Empire ever has? Additionally there are several black gay characters on tv on shows like “The Haves and the Have Nots” and “Being Mary Jane”, but I doubt a lot of you have ever heart of them. Why? Because those types of shows usually get no mention in mainstream gay media. Also, Steve grand is getting regularly promoted and praised on Queerty, even with that mediocre album he put out. Yet, a queer grammy nominated artist like Frank Ocean barely gets any mention at all. I mean I could go on and on.
northwest
Hakeem. Love his body and smile.
SportGuy
Very glad.that this show is on the air and pulling in huge numbers. Finally glad to see real gay characters who represent a good portion of the gay community, unlike that piece of trash looking. It was a horrible piece of trash that ignored erased anyone not white or whiteish, so it got canceled like it should have been because people are over the white washing. Good job empire.
Tackle
@Curty: Strange that @Clark35: made a r@cial comment, and you did not direct anything at him. Yet you take time to direct your outrage at the Black posters.
Yes you damn right it’s always gonna be about r@ce. Because r@cism is still a problem within the LGBTQ community, and society at large. And hell no we’re NEVER gonna give it a rest as long as it’s a problem. Bury your head in the sand all you want. And do people like you ever give it a rest? And by you people, I mean passive, weak, get along at all cost people. Who pretend that there is no White r@cism, it’s a thing of the past. And Blacks are the cause of the “current” state of r@cism…
And why don’t you go and create your own fu@king blog, and pretend that Blacks don’t exits.Cater to gay White men, and see how non- r@cist they really are, and how much they really want and desire you. Regardless of, as you say, multi r@cial. Well that’s still not White, and in the eyes of someone like @Clark35: ,who does not see your White parent, you are still just a n!gg@.
And who the hell are you to tell anyone where they can bitch at? You don’t own Queerty,and this is America. I/we bitch where we please. You can take your weak ass somewhere else.
And the Black nationalist movement is the reason why you can sit in the front of the bus. Or walk in the front of a restaurant, and live among those White men you so desire and crave…
Black Pegasus
More objectification of the Black Man by white queens… I’m not participating.
Paco
Maybe the pool of contributors for this site isn’t culturally diverse enough to handle more serious stories, beyond fluff pieces, when it comes to the interests of non-white gay men. Seems that way sometimes, but I still manage to enjoy the fun stories here anyway.
Realitycheck
Those pictures are really bad, google “empire cast+ each actor name one at the time”
Hakeem is the hottest, especially when he is naked…oops
Those sexy lips alone…… is it getting hot in here? LOL
Curty
@Tackle: I address clark by saying this, ” I hook up with a guy who looks like Jamal, that’s the funny thing about answering this. To the person who said they aren’t attracted to black men is probably lying or has a thing against black men in general. Im multi racial and have dated white guys, mix guys, a latino and asian. There’s something to find attraction in all of the ethnicities.”
So if I desired white men so much than why do I see I guy that looks like Jamal? Hmmm Jamal is white? You just prove how ignorant and stupid you are by your comment.
Larry Dillon
Why are we limiting ourselves. Why I can’t I hook up with all 3
dave lopes
Looking and Empire are two different shows aimed at different audiences.
One is a show about gays.
The other is a show about a black family with one member being gay.
Matt G
I am an equal opportunity objectivist- all three are hot and I’m glad we have shows with mostly black casts that don’t have to be “black shows”
I haven’t been keeping up with Queerty bc of life, but I have been reading the comments- it’s sad that Queerty doesn’t have more on Empire, because queer sexuality in the black community has been a HUGE plot theme that is incredibly interesting to me as a queer person.
PS I picked Andre
Danny
Sincw we are visiting fantasy land I would pick Andre based on looks alone. But te truth is If either one of them were interested in me and seemed like intelligent people with could characters I’d give them all a try. But since I’m living in th real word i suppose we can keep dreaming.
@Curty
As for you I think you need to realize that people of all cultures, ethnicities, religions, sexual orientations, etc would like to be represented in media. With people like you around I’d say there should be a national movement of all American minority groups. What you scared people might actually have valid complaints. Not everything in this worls is American White. We humans are a diverse group. even in Europe people like you wouod be looked down upon for failure to realize that…oh what was that, did you think whiteness is represented by one hue? Pathetic.
Clark35
All the assumptions about me are hilarious. I’m mainly attracted to white and latino men and they’re attracted to me. Secondly there’s nothing wrong with not being attracted to a race and just being honest about it. I have gay black male friends who have told me how they’re not sexually attracted to white or Asian men. Yes they know I’m not attracted to black men and they don’t care as we all have our own preferences.
Danny
I’m tired of people saying it not rascist to dismiss an entire people because “I’m not attracted to…” That’s just BS. How could you possible know you arent attracted to every member of an ethnic group. Are you suggesting they all look the same? Be real, there are numerous phenotypes of ever ethnic group which actually also appear in ever other ethnic group. Yes, contrarty to popular belief there are white men with big buts and thick lips, black men with small lips and small penises, asian men with….need i go on??? Plus, when you add all the mixes, varieties, and changes over time yiu cant possibly know that not only are you not attracted to everyone in an ethnic group, but tere is zero chance of you falling in love with someone from that group. It is CLEARLY racism, prejudice, stereotyping, or some like form of descrimination. No group is monolothic. And everyone at one point was tribal. And all humans are beautiful. And yes, you can fall in love with someone you’re not physically atteacted to, they can even become more (or less attractive) with time. Your so called personal prefernces are nothing more than a variable.
Curty
@Danny: I think you totally misunderstood my comment but the pleasure is I don’t have to deal with you off of this site. I’m all for diversity, I’m very diverse ethnic wise and terms of interest. I’ve dated asians, blacks, mixes, white and latin men. I was just saying if the people whinning here about this site being “too white” that there is a solution to it. One, create your own blog, two perhaps queerty will showcase more post to your liking, three you can always leave. I just notice on about every post that I view there is always someone being anti white, or whinning that site isn’t too “black” enough. Im part native american too, where are those post about gay native americans? Am I bitching about it? No, why this isn’t my site. I’m not in control, so take this site for what its worth or create your own, this is America after all. There is BET and NAACP because in this country you can create groups that cater to your preferred demographic.
cheetah69
@Curty: it’s sad that you view the request for diversity as an instance of people being “anti-white.” No one here appeared to have anything to say against white people.
Curty
@cheetah69: go back and reread some of the comments, there was a few pointed terms directed to white gay men in general.
Danny
@curty
Yet still you fail to realiz pe that you come across as culturally insensitive and the backpedalling doesnt help any. And yes, whike you are entitled to your opinion, so is everyone else. But it still stands, white gay men do not represent every other culture and if you are saying that blacks should only go to BET or the like you have serious problems. Nobody cares who you’ve dated, it doesnt make you any less of culturally insensitive bigot.
Curty
@Danny: Omg that’s why you create your own blog, website you moron! Why do ignore that? Im not culturally insensitive, certainly not a bigot. What the hell? I did not say go to BET. You miss used my words, I said, this is america and if you feel you’re interest aren’t being met here than you have the ability to create. CREATE your own anything. Do you have the ability to read or just like to create your own version of my printed words?
Curty
@Danny: How far did you go in school, or do you have prejudiced against white gay men? Envy white gay men or something?
Tackle
@Curty: No your post shows you to be, stupid, ignorant, weak, culturally insensitive,out of touch with reality, and a back peddler. Yes you clearly stated that you are hooking up with a guy who looks like Jamal.But you did NOT say that he was Black. You identified yourself as multi r@cial: Not Black. You also stated in your (initial) post that you dated, White guys, Mixed guys, Latino and Asian. No where did you mentioned Black guys. So chances are, if the guy you dated who happened to look similar to Jamal but was mixed, you probably did not consider him to be Black. Just as you described yourself as being multi r@cial. But I’m sure now that even if he was Mixed(one parent being non-Black)that because of this post, and to save face, he’s straight -up Black.
And clearly, anyone can see that you chose to come down harder on the Black posters, which clearly shows you have something against Black men. And don’t give me that BS about you fu@king with some guy who looks like Jamal. Slave masters did it with slaves all the time, and we know what they REALLY felt about them. Your little address to @Clark35 was a light tap on the wrist.
Danny
@curty
I am a gay white man with an education and I am calling you out. I detest people like you, patronizing, condecending, narcissitic. You think you’re preaching the gospel but you’re actualy hurting everyone around you. And more people will begin to call you out. And don’t blame us for te way you represent yourself. Study your own words.
Danny
BTW @curty
I never made a statement that would suggest I hate anyone to include white men. I’m simply making an attempt to explain to you that people of every race and creed need to see themselves represented in pop culture, in media, etc. BET will never be enough, and it does not represent all blacks much in yhe same way LOGO or QWEERTY doesnt represent all LGBT. Just like I don’t represent every American or every man of european decent. At some point you must realize this. The botttom line is simple, in any cultural contact zone you must accept/appreciate culturall differences. This means you must learn and share culture. This is one such space.
Danny
lol…because telling someome to create their own space is the best way to create an environment of inclusion. He completely misses the point.
Curty
@Danny: Oh danny BET isn’t enough,logo not enough, queerty not enough. It seems we have a pattern. These examples all give you motivation for you and ya buddies to create your own network blog. Become a reporter here if the topics bother you so much. It seems your brain is incapable of comprehending that. You attack me, but im right in this. Don’t you have twitter, facebook, vine? Create your own blog that has more content for black gay men. I don’t see were I should be called names by suggesting something.
Curty
@Danny: You detest me because you can’t handle the truth and brilliant part of this country, when we have the freedom to create all sorts of media to address people’s wants. My friend, you are the problem. You have a problem not me. We need unity in our community, not your means of segregation.
Danny
@curty
Attack me if you want but you are not listening. Nothing is wrong with any of these sites, but whike people could do whatevet they want and create a blog they still have the right to voice ther concerns in these forums. And the concerns are valid, ajustbecause you dont think others should be included and you want to wish them away means that you have the problem Get it together. You are the only person trying to segregate anyone. Thts why these people have disagreed with you. You can’t keep changing your stance and think that’s a suitable strategy. Telling other people to go somewhere else is offensive, those people have the right to be here. Those people have the right to say that one series has received attention where as another has not. But again your answer is that people shouod go find BET or create something for themselve. You’ve entirely missed te point. Atracking me isnt going to change the fact that everyone will recognize you as the bigot you probably are…and how could you blame them. If you can’t admit simple truths there is nothing more I can do for you. And look, patronizing again, calling me friend while attempting to insult me. You really should meditate on what happened here. As for me, I’d say you are a lost cause. So you wont get any further response from me…you are not reasonable. I hope you keep all that bigotry locked inside.
Curty
@Danny: lmao im not a bigot. Hahahaha that is hilarious. Hahaha. I have friends from many ethnic groups, trans friends. My family is mulitracial, that includes my moms and dads black family. Hell I am part african. I think you just didn’t like my response, just as I didn’t like some other people’s responses bringing up race, yet again. I attacked back because I was called out my name…
Danny
Okay. I know at this point I’m beating a dead horse and I really want out of this conversation. But I just have to say so its clear. Having multiracial friends or being multiracial does not inherently make you immune to bigotry. That statement merely demonstrates that you dont understand bigotry. Travel a little bit and you’re going to find people who appear quite the same to you and who hold prejudices against members of their own culture/etnicity because of differences that seem negligible to outsiders. Actualy you really don’t have to go far to find that. That’s the last clue I have for you. Go with peace brother. Thanks for the chat.
Curty
@Danny: Again I’m not a bigot, well far from the truth. Perhaps you are. You use that term too loosely and it does not describe me. Most ridiculous name I have been called. Maybe you have a problem with your own skin color, race, I don’t know but I don’t. Oh, lastly I’m not your brother. As far as I know I have 2 brother’s and you aren’t one of them.
Danny
@curty
Even if you have mischaracterized yourself and you arent a bigot you most certainly are a troll. See here is the difference between you and me. Nothing you’ve said about me can be substanciated, your arguments are emotional/vengeful attacks. And As for me, I just have to scroll up and quite something crazy you’ve said. So, that’s it for me. Good day brother, good day troll. Have fun being angry, have fun being wrong. have putting your foot in your mouth. Wow, this was pointless. You’ll just have to find someone else to attack. i haveny had such a great laugh in at least an hour. lol
Curty
Saying if you don’t like a website, its content or lack of and suggest to create your own doesn’t make a person a bigot. Like if you live in a neighborhood but don’t like your neighbors because they are loud and someone suggest that you move doesn’t make them a jerk. Another example someone vreated a workout plan for me but I didn’t like it. So I created my own, for my own needs. So was I wrong, a bigot to do that? See what I’m saying? Many people for all type of reasons go somewhere else or it is suggested to them, it doesn’t make them a bigot or wrong. It just means perhaps it wasn’t a fit for you and your agenda. Same sex couples couldn’t get married so guess what brilliant people came up with gay marriage to suit their needs and desires. That’s all I was saying. I refute being called a bigot. Far from the truth. I am on all good people in this community. My community.
Bauhaus
Any guy clicking on this and saying they wouldn’t hook-up with all three is lying.
Marley
@Curty: @Danny: You know Danny Curty is right! That’s exactly how the people of Indiana feel. If someone doesn’t want to make your gay wedding cake then go start your own bakery (doesn’t matter if you already have a job and million other things to do). If you feel you are not being treated right or your interest aren’t being addressed in the country you live in then make your own country. Curty you should give the other gays on the Indiana post the same advice…not just the blacks.
Marley
@Curty: And refute all you want you are a bigot. And, if you are black in any way shape or form then you are a self hating bigot.
Clark35
@Danny: No it’s not r@cist to say that you’re not sexually attracted to people of a certain race since not everyone is. I know white hetero men who are not attracted to white women and they’re not r@cist. Some of my gay black male friends aren’t sexually attracted to Asian men at all, and that’s not r@cist, and I’m sure you would think that gay men as a whole are “misogynists” because they’re simply not sexually attracted to any woman at all.
Curty
@Marley: You’re a moron
Curty
@Marley: indiana should be boycotted. And start your own country? How ridiculous. And self hating because I made a suggestion? You know nothing about me and what I’ve done in my life. Some of yall have took my comments to the extreme and it is laughable. Lol getting this mad over some comments on queerty. Hahaha for the record I am very proud of my african side of my heritage. I could have lied and said I was all white but I acknowledged that I wasn’t. You know what it’s not even worth to continue to go on and on to clarify myself to a bunch of strangers on this sleazy site anyhow. I’m done replying here but thought I should defend myself from this ridiculous name calling and over the top attacks. This shows if you have a an opinion that people don’t like you will be ganged up on. And start your own country? Really? I don’t promote discrimination, which is what Indiana is doing. Anyway I’m done here. Before I go I would go for jamal since well I currently see a guy who favors him. I guess im self hating seeing a black guy or mixed black guy. I’m self hating because of most of my friends are black, that my mother who is black, I love more than anything in this world. How outrageous and extreme, absurd to say. I have a huge book at home about all 54 countries in Africa. But im so self hating. Get outta here. Lol
Marley
@Curty:liar)”I have a huge book at home about all 54 countries in Africa. But im so self hating. Get outta here. Lol” You dont know how silly you sound (and I’m starting think you are a liar). You should let that be your last post.
Xzamilio
@Clark35: No you moron, that makes them gay, not misogynists. What kind of stupid retort is that???
Curty
@Marley: You’re making yourself look even more foolish. Now what is wrong with having a book about Africa, with details with all of the countries? In the book they talk about the history, languages, ethnic groups, places to visit. I wanted to learn more about the continent so I brought the book. I also brought it to try to get a feeling of where some of my ancestors were from. I wish Henry Gates Jr would test me. Yet you mock me, think im lying. Whatever, you don’t know me. You also aren’t intelligent enough to debate or defend your errors.
Marley
@Curty: It would be foolish of me to debate a fool such as yourself. But, I will point out your foolishness. You say that you have a book about Africa as defense of your love for black people (let’s put that silly explanation you just made to the side…if you can’t see how that was a stupid and a silly defense of yourself to make…then you are a liar and a fool and I’m glad I don’t know you. And you are still a bigot!
judysdad
None of them are particularly attractive to me, based on the photos, but I have not yet watched the series. They’re no Denzel Washington, that’s for sure…or Lenny Kravitz, who turns me on to no end.
Curty
@Marley: Whatever moron. You act like I promote discrimination on blacks. You went over the top, and way too defensive. You and danny and a few others. Smh. I’m done here. Calling me a liar and a bigot. Such stupidity. I have friends all races most of my friends are black. I work with blacks, im part black… making such statements about someone you don’t know makes you a clown and an idiot. Have a good day everyone.