The St. Paul Pioneer Press ran a story Tuesday about the good luck charm of Packers’ quarterback Aaron Rodgers — the beard of a sideline technician. Rodgers is known to give it a little yank for good luck during games. OK, fun little fluff piece.
But whoever is running the Press’ Twitter feed didn’t think the story was quite fun enough, and went ahead and posted this gem:
The post was quickly deleted, and the Press offered blogger Romanesko this defense:
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Desert Boy
Aaron is so cute. The 9 incher just ads to his charms!
SpunkyBunks
I thought it was funny. But they probably freaked out due to the closet rumours surrounding the guy. He has denied the gay rumours of course, and said he was all about the punani. People just need to lighten up!
Billy Budd
Gay and nine inches long? Thats wonderful.
jjose712
@SpunkyBunks: The problem is he denied the rumours and just linked himself with Taylor Swift for a while before going full bearding with Olivia Munn, which was a terrible idea because gay or not it was pretty clear he was not into her at all (if you are not a good actor better avoid fake relationships)
Scribe38
I hate the dude. While I take him at his wrong on his sexuality (not my business), he ripped my Lions a new one.
o.codone
he ain’t got nothing like 9 inches, but he is sexy anyway. i’ll milk his shortie whenever he wants.
dhmonarch89
@o.codone: maybe it’s someone else’s dick
Soldier_Medic
(if you are not a good actor better avoid fake relationships)
This is classic even for those of us who could care less about his hiding. Sorry, but the cover up was handled kinda’ shaddy)
For those of us that value “Real News, it’s a thing of the past,
Aaron should’ve just ridden the wave until people get tired of FAKRAGE- fake outrage.
Therefore if it ever comes out he’s been lying, he won’t be caught with his pants down.
Paul Nadolski
As a former Twin Cities resident, I just have to love that this was from the Pioneer Press. No rivalry between the Vikings and Packers at all!
Chris
Snarky, but funny!
ppp111
@jjose712:
If I remember correctly, the media kind of made the assumption about him and Taylor Swift and then followed up with Jessica Szohr. I imagine his publicist had a hand in that but still he could have told his representative to back off on all the feedings to the tabloids. It just made him look liked he’s trying to cover something up. What I did find interesting from all that last year was when someone, I think it was his father supposedly defending him on another site, said that he was engaged to his old girlfriend Destiny. Then we find out that they haven’t seen each other for months before the whole thing with the male roommate blew up. Ah well, some people choose to build their own glass closets. Their choice, not mine.
jjose712
@ppp111: They did everything wrong, but to be fair they followed step by step Hollywood standards of bearding.
That worked in the past, and yes, there are still a lot of delusional people who go with the ironic “gay people always say that everyone is gay” (we have some fandoms examples of that until the coming out exploded in their faces), and i suppose in the NFL world will work better than in Hollywood (which is populated for rumours and gossip sites and magazines).
But with the internet the effects of bearding are very limited. The worst thing a celebrity facing gay rumours could do is in no particular order; put to much effort in deny them, start out of the blue a relationship, show their disgust with the rumours on twitter (this could be very tricky because you could end being labeled an homophobe and a closet case at the same time).
The best thing you can do is ignore the rumours and say you don’t care at all because being gay is no wrong (that’s always a good idea even if you really care).
If the celebrity is not gay, the rumours will vanish (something that won’t happen if it goes with the fake relationship, that could end perpetuating the gay rumours).
If the celebrity is gay, the rumours probably stay, but there are always rumours about celebrities, and it will keep the door open for a clean coming out in the future.
And of course you should avoide the Jeremy Renner route like the plague, a marriage doesn’t stop gay rumours, and if you have a child in weird circumstances the rumour will rise even more.
And if you are so coward that goes on bearding, at least be smart enough to find a nice girl who needs to promote his career and is your friend and not the first oportunist you find, or you will end in a very very bad position.
Soldier_Medic
@ppp111:
“I think it was his father supposedly defending him on another site, said that he was engaged to his old girlfriend Destiny. Then we find out that they haven’t seen each other for months”
I never knew this, even more telling. Man the sorts league is like the mafia, They squelched that stuff in a hurry. & didn’t this come out around the time the REAL gay player came out?
” before the whole thing with the male roommate blew up.”
I think this is what gets ignored the most. Imagine gay or straight if they had been lifelong friends with a history & to have it destroyed if it weren’t true.
Now if the roommate did it put the rumor our there deliberatly, that’s shady.
and would feed into the frenzy “some” of these jocks think, that gay men their friends with secretly want to jumpp their bones. (not true)
I do notice quite often if a guy is nice looking, next thing you know, the TMZ chorus knows somebody, who knows somebody, who knows for a fact he “Might” be gay. Ashamed.
domen8r
ironic he relies on a beard as a talisman for success.
ppp111
@Soldier_Medic:
As I’ve written in previous posts, I would be pleasantly surprised if, and that’s a big IF, Aaron is gay. As for how the whole story came out, that I’m not so sure. I read, possibly from this site, that someone requested comments from Kevin Lanflisi but so far has kept quiet about the whole situation. The only things he has revealed are through cryptic tweets that seem to come from a scorned schoolgirl than an grown man. But I digress.
ppp111
@Soldier_Medic:
“I do notice quite often if a guys is nice looking, next thing you know, the TMZ chorus knows somebody, who knows somebody, who knows for a fact he “Might” be gay.”
I remember reading some time ago that when people begin to speculate on a male celebrity’s sexuality than that means you know you’re popular.
Curtispsf
Jeez, c’mon…even “I” have dated Taylor Swift. I’m expecting a song any day now.
Cam
Ugh, what is it about the U.S. that we all must pretend that sex doesn’t exist? Gee, he made a penis joke, lets all run to our fainting couches and get our smelling salts.