In godawful date news…
Noted British recording artist MNEK took celebrity hook-up problems to a new level this week after a potential date started tweeting about their proposed liaison.
MNEK had met the man online, and after chatting, noticed that said guy had started tweeting to his followers: “A famous singer wants to hook up with me but isn’t cute. Do I do it just to say I did?”
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In his own masterstroke of social media, MNEK then screen captured the tweet and posted it to his Instagram account along with the caption “Take ten guesses who the lucky famous singer was?????” The call-out was later shared to GSN. No doubt MNEK’s 85,000 followers had something to say about that, especially since the singer also included the Twitter handle of his date. He’s since changed his username.
Later, MNEK took to Instagram to offer his own thoughts on the exchange. “You could argue that I should be more careful,” he wrote over his posted picture, “with who I hook up with because I’m somewhat of a public figure. But as a single young man, I gotta get my fix somehow. Can’t f@ck in fear lol pls. Some men are trash and that’s OK. I will continue to document my ups and downs as a young ‘famous’ gay still figuring out boys and relationships. And even if they don’t end up as the man of my dreams they end up being great social media content.”
For the record, we think he should use that statement in an upcoming song.
Billy Budd
He surely isn’t cute. There are gorgeous black guys in abundance. I would trade him for an unknown cutie.
CHEC MATE
so let me get this straight @ JH0607, you wouldnt do any BLACK, But that ONE is hidoeus. So you refer to black people has a thing. The slave trade ended a long time ago. Its truly disgusting that people like you exist. you want straight people to treat you equallybut yet you refer to other races as a thing. Please stop typing and give up your computer. You are a hypocrite and a racist.
@ Billy Bud, I really hope you stop reinforcing the stereotypes on GAYS being vain and just vile. Your comment is truly depressing. I like to see a picture of what you look like.
i am really sad at some these shallow comments
Kangol
@CHEC MATE, JH0607 is one of the new resident white supremacists. It also is a raging homophobe and effemophobe. It has crawled out from under its rock and now trolls regularly, and Queerty allows it to make extremely racist statements for whatever reason. It is clearly so caught up in fear, self-loathing and racist hatred it can’t help itself. Isolate it if you can. The virus of racist hate spreads far too easily these days, and enabling trolls like JH0607 is one way to do.
Wicked Dickie
What does the other guy look like? Sometimes ugly people don’t know that they’re ugly. And I’m not talking physical appearance.
Vince
Based on that picture I’d also add in very effeminate too. Not that there’s anything wrong with that mind you. Lol
Kangol
Wait: so this guy was going to hook up with a “famous singer” but didn’t think the famous singer was attractive and felt the need to announce it to the world? What f*ckery. Why even hook up with MNEK or anyone at all if you don’t find them attractive? And then you feel the need to humiliate the person via social media? It’s good that MNEK saw what the creep was up to and dragged him. But seriously, what is wrong with so many people?
Brian
Yeah, I’m pretty sure you hook up with ugly because it’s the best you can get.
Brian
I was passingly familiar with this guy, but now I think I love him. What a great response.
JH0607
Is your name really Brian or is it Stevie Wonder?
bowlingbutch
Each person who talks about other people being ugly are showing their own ugliness. How sad you all are. Thankfully not everyone is as shallow as you are with your awful remarks. I feel sorry for anyone who calls you a friend because you are probably calling them ugly behind their backs. Good luck in life.
surreal33
Not surprising considering online “dating” is like fast food cheap, easy, and garbage quality.
Godabed
@JH0607 you are racist trash, move a long.
CHEC MATE
isnt it disgusting though and if you notice the way he writes he seems like a foreigner too that doesnt speak good english
i wish queerty really bans such hateful comments and racist trash like JH0607
Virpilosus
Ugly is more an inside trait than an exterior one, and interior ugliness is a fatal flaw.
QJ201
I guess comments are no longer moderated on here.
Brian
Obviously. They went way too heavy handed with the moderation and it probably drove a lot of people away, so they got rid of it.
yancha
@JH0607 what a horrendous person you are… probably the ugliest.
MNEK is an awesome musician and artist, his songs are amazing, if you don’t know him you should google him.
I’ve been reading this vain blog for years because I’m lazy, there pare robably better blogs that doesn’t obsessed about wanting to have sex with straight boys, this blogs is very very rapey, always trying to convince gay people that all straight guys can be seduced… ‘I decided to comment today because of the constant racism and bad behavior, trashing other people because of their looks, race, mannerism or anything is just stupid.
Terrycloth
Never heard of this guy..how famous can he be ..maybe in his homeland…I dont always like what I see in the mirror ..some days are better than others. Inner beauty is truly awesome if you care to see it…different strokes for different folks
DrEvel1
Over the years I had some really quite wonderful sex with guys who might be considered “ugly” in a conventional sense, and some really ghastly encounters with “attractive” men. Eye-candy-hood is nice, but says very little about the quality of the experience. Now of course I’m old and overweight, so the issue doesn’t arise; my gayness exists only in my own head. But after all, that’s where all sex takes place anyway; the rest of the body is only along for the ride.
Lacuevaman
who??