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Son, Are You One of Them Gay Icons?

Tommy2HandsTommy2Hands what is this where am iRegistered User regular
edited August 2011 in Social Entropy++
According to this article on Wikipedia, many of the world's finest are LGBTQI role models or icons


A gay icon is a public figure (historical or current) who is embraced by many within lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities. Dykon, a portmanteau of the words "dyke" and "icon", has recently entered common lexicon to describe figures particularly iconic to lesbians.[1]

Qualities of a gay icon often include glamour, flamboyance, strength through adversity, and androgyny in presentation. Such icons may be of any sexuality or gender; they may also be closeted or open with their sexual orientation and gender identity. Although most gay icons have given their support to LGBT social movements, some have expressed opposition – advocating against a perceived "homosexual agenda"...

The majority of gay icons fall into one of two categories: the tragic, sometimes martyred figure or the prominent pop culture idol.

Well duh! Everyone knows that most gay icons (or Dykons, as they prefer to be referred to) are either suicidal (as the article formerly stated) or sing!



Some gay icons you may have heard of!

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(Probably because they are actually just LGBTQI rights activists in general!)



Some gay icons don't actually exist!

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The relationship between Batman and arch villain The Joker has also been interpreted by many as homoerotic. Frank Miller, author of The Dark Knight Returns, has described the relationship between Batman and the Joker as a "homophobic nightmare," and views the character as sublimating his sexual urges into crime fighting, concluding, "He'd be much healthier if he were gay."


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Cartoon characters SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star have additionally become gay icons, due to their sometimes double entendre dialogues in their (cult) TV cartoon show.




Some gay icons are probably bullshit!

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During the 1970s, Bryant led a national campaign, "Save Our Children", which conflated homosexuality and child molestation and insisted that because homosexuals cannot reproduce they must "recruit" or "convert" people to their lifestyle.[197] California State Senator John V. Briggs applauded Bryant's work as a "national, religious crusade [and] courageous stand to protect American children from blatant homosexuality".




Some are probably unbelievably bullshit!

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Some probably would be pretty confused that they are being included as a Gay Icon despite them not being gay, nor showing any particular position towards actual gays!

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Some of them aren't even really gay icons at all!

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However, Neil Tennant has stated many times that his lyrics are not specifically gay. Many of their songs are written from an ambiguous viewpoint and many of their fans are heterosexual.[38][39][40]



But Neil Tennant is gay and Chris Lowe is probably gay for dicks and semen and stuff so who cares!



See Also

- New Queer Cinema

- Queer Theory

- cocksdickslol

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  • FaynorFaynor Registered User regular
    just so we're clear i'm the one who found the article thanks for not giving me props, no-props-guy

    do you wanna see me eat a hotdog
  • Tommy2HandsTommy2Hands what is this where am i Registered User regular
    check the last link

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  • ChicoBlueChicoBlue Registered User regular
    Stephen Fry.

  • facetiousfacetious a wit so dry it shits sandRegistered User regular
    Alexander Hamilton/John Laurens is my OTP.

    http://rictornorton.co.uk/hamilton.htm

    "I am not young enough to know everything." - Oscar Wilde
    Real strong, facetious.

    Steam: Chagrin LoL: Bonhomie
  • facetiousfacetious a wit so dry it shits sandRegistered User regular
    Also yes. Stephen Fry. Stephen Fry. Stephen Fry. (Oscar Wilde.)

    "I am not young enough to know everything." - Oscar Wilde
    Real strong, facetious.

    Steam: Chagrin LoL: Bonhomie
  • OrikaeshigitaeOrikaeshigitae Registered User, ClubPA regular
    frank miller is a fucking hack

  • Tommy2HandsTommy2Hands what is this where am i Registered User regular
    Eminem is my personal gay icon

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  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    Since when the fuck are Abe Lincoln and Johnny Knoxville gay icons

  • FaynorFaynor Registered User regular
    personally tammy faye has helped me through all my many non-heterosexual issues

    do you wanna see me eat a hotdog
  • Tommy2HandsTommy2Hands what is this where am i Registered User regular
    Grey Ghost wrote:
    Since when the fuck are Abe Lincoln and Johnny Knoxville gay icons

    since fuck you gay icon isn't even a word

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  • facetiousfacetious a wit so dry it shits sandRegistered User regular
    That's horrifying, Faynor.

    "I am not young enough to know everything." - Oscar Wilde
    Real strong, facetious.

    Steam: Chagrin LoL: Bonhomie
  • MeldingMelding Registered User regular
    One day, i will be the gay icon.

  • RaneadosRaneados police apologist you shouldn't have been there, obviouslyRegistered User regular
    Grey Ghost wrote:
    Since when the fuck are Abe Lincoln and Johnny Knoxville gay icons

    since fuck you gay icon isn't even a word

    it's two words!

  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    I'm reading the article and a lot of the ones that didn't actively campaign for gay rights seem kinda bullshit
    They seem mostly like people that anyone could admire for any reason

  • Tommy2HandsTommy2Hands what is this where am i Registered User regular
    yeah

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  • Tommy2HandsTommy2Hands what is this where am i Registered User regular
    sorta

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  • facetiousfacetious a wit so dry it shits sandRegistered User regular
    GG why must you take this from us.

    "I am not young enough to know everything." - Oscar Wilde
    Real strong, facetious.

    Steam: Chagrin LoL: Bonhomie
  • BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    Yeah uh

    I wouldn't really call Batman or Joker gay icons

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  • facetiousfacetious a wit so dry it shits sandRegistered User regular
    Oprah Winfrey popularized the tabloid talk show genre which, according to a Yale study, allowed gays to become mainstream

    "I am not young enough to know everything." - Oscar Wilde
    Real strong, facetious.

    Steam: Chagrin LoL: Bonhomie
  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    Joker shouldn't be anybody's fucking icon

  • Tommy2HandsTommy2Hands what is this where am i Registered User regular
    edited August 2011
    the bit about putin in the discussion part is actually the funniest original thing I've seen on the internet in a while

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  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    facetious wrote:
    Oprah Winfrey popularized the tabloid talk show genre which, according to a Yale study, allowed gays to become mainstream

    See? This is such roundabout, tenuous nonsense

  • Tommy2HandsTommy2Hands what is this where am i Registered User regular
    facetious wrote:
    Oprah Winfrey popularized the tabloid talk show genre which, according to a Yale study, allowed gays to become mainstream

    yeah I got pissed at this too

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  • TossrockTossrock too weird to live too rare to dieRegistered User regular
    Alan Turing makes all those people look a bit frivolous


    sometimes, late at night, I wonder if bongi is Alan Turing's reincarnated ghost

    then I touch myself

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  • ChicoBlueChicoBlue Registered User regular
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWfvsI48JiU

    Talkin' 'bout gay icons at 8:35.

  • facetiousfacetious a wit so dry it shits sandRegistered User regular
    facetious wrote:
    Oprah Winfrey popularized the tabloid talk show genre which, according to a Yale study, allowed gays to become mainstream

    yeah I got pissed at this too

    I was kinda annoyed for a second but then I just started laughing because it's so weird.

    "I am not young enough to know everything." - Oscar Wilde
    Real strong, facetious.

    Steam: Chagrin LoL: Bonhomie
  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    I get hit on by gay guys at work all the time, does that make me a gay icon too

  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    You guys don't need to think so hard on that question

  • facetiousfacetious a wit so dry it shits sandRegistered User regular
    At first I was like "oh a thread to make fun of a dumb wikipedia article how boring".

    But then I read the article and man.

    "I am not young enough to know everything." - Oscar Wilde
    Real strong, facetious.

    Steam: Chagrin LoL: Bonhomie
  • L|amaL|ama Registered User regular
    Tossrock wrote:
    Alan Turing makes all those people look a bit frivolous


    sometimes, late at night, I wonder if bongi is Alan Turing's reincarnated ghost

    then I touch myself

    is bongi still like

    alive

    wait no I don't want this turing comparison to get more accurate ahhh

    true facts: last time i thought of bongi I was in the shower

  • HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
    Grey Ghost wrote:
    I get hit on by gay guys at work all the time, does that make me a gay icon too

    Not only that, it makes your boss a gay icon.

  • TossrockTossrock too weird to live too rare to dieRegistered User regular
    L|ama wrote:
    Tossrock wrote:
    Alan Turing makes all those people look a bit frivolous


    sometimes, late at night, I wonder if bongi is Alan Turing's reincarnated ghost

    then I touch myself

    is bongi still like

    alive

    wait no I don't want this turing comparison to get more accurate ahhh

    true facts: last time i thought of bongi I was in the shower

    I sure hope so! That guy is alright. In fact, I would go so far as to say he is allllright.

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  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    Henroid wrote:
    Grey Ghost wrote:
    I get hit on by gay guys at work all the time, does that make me a gay icon too

    Not only that, it makes your boss a gay icon.

    That's what I should tell him on the day I quit
    I can't imagine what his reaction would be

  • facetiousfacetious a wit so dry it shits sandRegistered User regular
    Henroid wrote:
    Grey Ghost wrote:
    I get hit on by gay guys at work all the time, does that make me a gay icon too

    Not only that, it makes your boss a gay icon.

    You're assuming it's his coworkers!

    It might be customers. Which would make, not the boss, but the establishment itself the gay icon!

    "I am not young enough to know everything." - Oscar Wilde
    Real strong, facetious.

    Steam: Chagrin LoL: Bonhomie
  • Tommy2HandsTommy2Hands what is this where am i Registered User regular
    if you are known by first name by more than 10 people and at least two of those people are in some way shape of form definable as 'gay'


    then you are perhaps a gay icon

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  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    Oh, yeah, it's customers

  • FaynorFaynor Registered User regular
    I wanna be the jeff foxworthy of gay icons

    do you wanna see me eat a hotdog
  • FaynorFaynor Registered User regular
    if you listen to lady gaga, you might be a gay icon

    do you wanna see me eat a hotdog
  • L|amaL|ama Registered User regular
    yesterday I opened up twitter and chrome thought it was all korean and offered to translate it for me

    i think that makes me a gay icon

  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    What a surreal thing to talk about at this time of night

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