"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
Salve, Regina, Mater misericordiae
Vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra
Salve, Salve Regina
Ad te clamamus exsules filii Eva
Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
O clemens O pia
Gee, I can smell her make-up! What's that all about? Lipstick? Who the hell is she?
Edit: Nevermind. I just looked her up. I never saw that show. I only know two of them from LOIS AND CLARK and KNOTS LANDING. The others are meaningless.
I think she is gay and in a bearded marriage. Her short hair has nothing to do with people thinking she is gay.Something in her demeanor or mannerisms is causing people to question her sexuality. Her character has pretty much been given a straight persona (slept with Cassidy, pregnancy scare in college, dated federal Marshall Andy, dinner plans with Michael....).After Olivia's orientation had been established and you still think she is gay because of short hair, that's Mariska giving off that vibe. Between the Mariska Hargitay Debate Club, blind items and DL, there is plenty of fodder to support gay rumors. There has been talk that there was nothing between Mariska and Peter on the set of SVU and then poof, they are married after the rumors started flying. Same with Marcia Cross. Being married and pregnant doesn't mean that one is straight. Remember Rock Hudson and lately Tom Cruise.
I remember her on ER. She was really rather plain on that show. She is SO much more beautiful now. As for the gay vibe, the character gives me the vibe but not the actress herself. It's the tough demeanor plus the short hair plus the independence. Detective Benson could interrogate me.
Pretty pretty please don't you ever ever feel like you're less than f**ckin' perfect!
What happened that night JG2? I don't want a play-by-play account but I would like to know if there are some lesbian tendecies there. Girls in LA are always posting how Mariska used to frequent all girl private parties when she lived in LA.
Well, if she wants to play it straight, let her. She has gone to MAJOR lengths to do so. Again, it's more the character for me.
And no, I have never had a tryst with Ms. H. I am devoted to my girlfriend, Angelina. Of course, if Sarah and Cherry break up, I can comfort whomever needs it most. God, this board makes me gayer every day.
Pretty pretty please don't you ever ever feel like you're less than f**ckin' perfect!
You're not the only one who thought that. These are couple of "blind items" about her. One from 1997 while she was on ER. There are more, the most recent one in 2005 at the Emmy's where they talk about Peter being gay.
" > Here's an old one from her ER days: > > "This lovely actress is on a hit TV series and is considered to be > one of the best catches in town. She's pretty, single and rich. > But for some reason, she bypasses the attractive and powerful men in > Hollywood who pursue her, and chooses to quietly date a bartender. > The catch is the bartender works at an exclusive lesbian bar that > caters to the cream of the A-list gay women in Hollywood. And yes, > the drink slinger is a woman." > > And here's another: > > "Which tough-as-nails TV babe has a tender spot for children with > AIDS? She recently donated $100,000 to care for two children who > have the disease. She did it quietly, trying to keep the media from > swarming around her. She's done an admirable job of staying out of > the tabloids, despite a top-20 TV show, high-profile relationships > with A-list actresses, and a mother who will go down in history as > having one of the more gruesome deaths in Hollywood." >
I barrowed this from the Mariska Hargitay Debate Club from 6/03/03
"The Chain of Events So Far (was Re: Hi I'm new and confused!!)
Hi Ranza
Welcome and thanks for signing on! How's the weather in Iceland?
To answer your (and all other newbies') question(s), this is what has transpired over the course of the last four months:
1. In the past, it was not at all uncommon for Mariska to be photographed at various events in the company of close female "friends". (See the folder "Gal Pals" in the photo section for proof).
2. Four months ago, Mariska freaks when she becomes aware of the fact that Olivia's (and by extention, her own) sexuality is a hot topic for speculation on various gossip sites and lesbian message boards. Various public sightings of Mariska being openly demonstrative with other women, insider reports and blind items have all been discussed in great detail on these sites. As a result, Mariska makes sure she is seen and photographed with her new "beard", Peter Hermann, at every opportunity.
3. She becomes so paranoid that she persuades the writers of SVU to throw a line into consecutive episodes (Mercy and Pandora) reinforcing Olivia's heterosexuality. "I had a pregnancy scare in college" (Mercy) and Stabler said "she dates lots of men" (Pandora). Both eps would have been filmed around the time the beard started appearing.
4. She orchestrates an appearance on Conan to tell the world that she's straight due to her discomfort with gossip to the contrary on fan sites.
5. Rumours abound that she has again called TPTB at NBC into a meeting to insist that Olivia be given a love interest next season. Insiders have claimed that Olivia's love interest will be either Detective David Deuthorn (played by Erik Palladino) or Attorney Trevor Langen (played by her beard, Peter Hermann).
The reason lesbians (and sympathetic straight people) are angry with Mariska is due to the subtle (some would say decidedly un-subtle!) form of homophobia she is displaying. She is obviously terrified of being linked in any way, shape or form to the gay community possibly due to considerations of future job prospects. Her above actions clearly attest to that. Ultimately, if there's nothing wrong with being gay, then to deny it is to make a judgement call.
If anyone wants to flesh out this summary, be my guest and hope that answers your question, Ranza.
At DL, an insider posted information from the set that solified these comments (MHDC post #143) and can be seen on episodes of SVU. These aren't all lies people. Mariska appears to me to be a closeted lesbian.
Isn't it odd to you that she would go through the trouble of creating a heteo image just to HIDE the facts that she likes women? That's a pretty big lie.
