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Excellent week. So many beauties. Joel Wieneke/Green, Jordan Torres, Taylor Stilson, Ace Wild, Rafael Silva, Keiynan Lonsdale, Gabriel Barbosa, Joe Polito, Ashley McKenzie, even Chance the Rapper. They’re more than enough to overlook the Instadud you started the thread with, and the dud gymnast from Brazil.
Every time I browse this section, I ask myself: “Who are these people and why should we care?”
Are they gay or just gay-baiting beefcake? If they aren’t out & proud gay they should not be promoted in Queerty, I think. Plus, there should be a blurb explaining why they are relevant to gay people besides lust-worthiness.
Two thoughts: the feature is Instastuds, so unless you keep missing this, these are studs Queerty identified on Instagram. It’s not that hard to grasp, though clearly you didn’t. That’s it. No need to know who they are OR care. Only that someone at Queerty considers them hot and found them on Instagram.
Second, you ask “why should we care” but you clearly cared enough to write. Do you see the irony? Queerty got you to care enough to leave a comment. That’s their goal. So if you don’t care, don’t post. And no “blurb” is needed; this isn’t “Famous Gays” or “Gay Allies,” etc., it’s Instastuds. Right there at the top of the page, before the headline. Nothing more, nothing less. Sheesh.
Arthur Nory, an athlete who got thrown out of his team for being too racist. Yeah, these are definitely the kinds of people we should be idolizing and following. I’ve always thought, “Twitter isn’t racist enough. How can I make my experience online *more* racist?” And finally, you have a solution for us! Great round-up, Queerty!
I work in Data Analytics, so I like numbers (and I have a thing about spreadsheets).
So, I went back and looked at all the Instastud posts since November 2023 and categorized them into various occupations/why they were famous. Categories started pretty specific but I narrowed it down eventually to “Actor/Comedian”, “Musician”, “Athlete”, “Reality Personality”, “Influencer”, or “Other”.
Since November, close to 55% of the people featured are in the “Influencer” category which contains models, fitness bloggers, adult film stars, and anyone who is famous/popular for being online. I wasn’t shocked by this number as it seems like there are a bunch of folks each post that I have no idea who they are.
Also, the most feature person in that time frame is Elliott Norris with 11 features… which I found crazy.
Anyway, thought I’d share and I’m happy to share more info if people are curious.
Always curious. Yes. Over the weekend I read about ”click farms” (new to me) on CNN and HUCKMAG. I’m sure you know about these places and what they do. What a world!
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Kangol2
Excellent week. So many beauties. Joel Wieneke/Green, Jordan Torres, Taylor Stilson, Ace Wild, Rafael Silva, Keiynan Lonsdale, Gabriel Barbosa, Joe Polito, Ashley McKenzie, even Chance the Rapper. They’re more than enough to overlook the Instadud you started the thread with, and the dud gymnast from Brazil.
abfab
Joel Wieneke/Green, any day of the week.
nm4047
From the angle, it doesn’t look like John Duff has much else to show off.
YellowMarc
Every time I browse this section, I ask myself: “Who are these people and why should we care?”
Are they gay or just gay-baiting beefcake? If they aren’t out & proud gay they should not be promoted in Queerty, I think. Plus, there should be a blurb explaining why they are relevant to gay people besides lust-worthiness.
Bonerboy
Just because one takes their shirt off for a photograph does not automatically mean they are gay-baiting…
Kangol2
Two thoughts: the feature is Instastuds, so unless you keep missing this, these are studs Queerty identified on Instagram. It’s not that hard to grasp, though clearly you didn’t. That’s it. No need to know who they are OR care. Only that someone at Queerty considers them hot and found them on Instagram.
Second, you ask “why should we care” but you clearly cared enough to write. Do you see the irony? Queerty got you to care enough to leave a comment. That’s their goal. So if you don’t care, don’t post. And no “blurb” is needed; this isn’t “Famous Gays” or “Gay Allies,” etc., it’s Instastuds. Right there at the top of the page, before the headline. Nothing more, nothing less. Sheesh.
abfab
Kangol. Save your reply comment for future use.
Use it everytime (or as you see fit) another hick who just fell off a turmip truck asks the same doofus question for the umpteenth time.
All that wear and tear on your nails, honey!
Huron132
Ashley, Arthur, Vinny, Chance and Rafa men to have sweet dreams about!
abfab
Nocturnal emmisions?
Brian
Arthur Nory, an athlete who got thrown out of his team for being too racist. Yeah, these are definitely the kinds of people we should be idolizing and following. I’ve always thought, “Twitter isn’t racist enough. How can I make my experience online *more* racist?” And finally, you have a solution for us! Great round-up, Queerty!
abfab
Even MORE racist? Easy! Read comments here from Log Cabinites and other republican trolls pretending to be Gay.
Sheppard87
I work in Data Analytics, so I like numbers (and I have a thing about spreadsheets).
So, I went back and looked at all the Instastud posts since November 2023 and categorized them into various occupations/why they were famous. Categories started pretty specific but I narrowed it down eventually to “Actor/Comedian”, “Musician”, “Athlete”, “Reality Personality”, “Influencer”, or “Other”.
Since November, close to 55% of the people featured are in the “Influencer” category which contains models, fitness bloggers, adult film stars, and anyone who is famous/popular for being online. I wasn’t shocked by this number as it seems like there are a bunch of folks each post that I have no idea who they are.
Also, the most feature person in that time frame is Elliott Norris with 11 features… which I found crazy.
Anyway, thought I’d share and I’m happy to share more info if people are curious.
abfab
Always curious. Yes. Over the weekend I read about ”click farms” (new to me) on CNN and HUCKMAG. I’m sure you know about these places and what they do. What a world!
Photographer steps inside Vietnam’s shadowy ‘click farms’
By Bibek Bhandari, CNN
and
INSIDE THE WEIRD, SHADY WORLD OF CLICK FARMS
Monday 22 January, 2024
Text by Isaac Muk
Photography by Jack Latham
What can you tell us about these ”farms” in relation to your comment, or in general?