Jackson & Urie Slam Newsweek for 'Unconscionable' Remarks

[Rob]

Posted: 5/11/10 at 10:17am

Click Here to Read Jackson & Urie Slam Newsweek for 'Unconscionable' Remarks

[Morgaine885]

Posted: 5/11/10 at 11:41am

Good for them.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 5/11/10 at 12:33pm

I like "unconscionable." That was a good word for this.

[madbrian]

Posted: 5/11/10 at 12:44pm

For evidence that gay men can pass for straight, one needs look no further than the Republican party.

[uncageg]

Posted: 5/11/10 at 12:56pm

^ And there you have it. Well put mad.

[MarkK]

Posted: 5/11/10 at 1:07pm

I'm glad someone in the Gay community finally said something.

[perfectlymarvelous]

Posted: 5/11/10 at 1:23pm

Good for them for saying something.

[ljay889]

Posted: 5/11/10 at 1:38pm

The writer responds...
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/11/following-controversial-comments-on-gay-actors-newsweek-writer-responds/

[Kad]

Posted: 5/11/10 at 5:57pm

His response doesn't help anything, given that the crux of the article was that HE doesn't believe ANY gay actors when they play straight- and was pretty cruel about it. If George Clooney were to come out, this schmuck would say "Look at George, mincing around in Up in the Air."

[amoni2]

Posted: 5/11/10 at 6:02pm

He says was trying to start a dialogue. The good news, it did. The bad news, the dialouge is that he's an idiot.

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 5/11/10 at 6:27pm

Not saying I don't think the guy is a jerk, but the truth is, the attention that the whole debacle has brought to the topic is a good thing.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 5/11/10 at 6:34pm

He says was trying to start a dialogue. The good news, it did. The bad news, the dialouge is that he's an idiot.

Exactly. What did he expect the dialogue to be? "Yeah, Mr. Newsweek man, you're totally right. Gay actors should only play gay people. Let's change the game!