Fauxmosexuals are men who go straight-for-play, whether that play is heroism, punchlines, or getting some ass (from women). Hollywood writers have a history of turning straight characters gay on sitcoms and terrible movies, or whenever there needs to be a terrible joke about maxi pads.
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When Straight Characters Play Gay to Save the Day
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fredo777
i didn’t mind chuck + larry; i just thought the original aussie film (strange bedfellows) was better.
also, “straight-for-play”? was that a typo?
AlwaysGay
Very funny and very true.
jason
This is a sign of how bad things have gotten for gay and bisexual men. If the best Hollywood can do is show us as punch-lines or phonies, what hope is there for us? Hollywood is so fucking retarded, it’s not funny.
I partly blame the GLBT community in America for failing to criticize Hollywood homophobia. You’ve been sucked into this idea that Hollywood is on our side when it clearly isn’t.
TonyD
Welcome to the world of the ethnic minority- we’re the heterosexual white man’s side kick, with the funny zingers, that never gets laid on TV or in movies; wait, I’m Latino and gay…double fucked. =/
AxelDC
Why is “cock” a bleepable word? Do they have determine if they are talking about penises or roosters?
alan brickman
Why are gays compaining? It’s usually gay writers writing this crap in the first place!!!
Jeremy
@TonyD: I’m Asian and gay. That’s triple fucked. The closest Asians being cool in Television are probably George Takei and Ken Jeong.