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[avarielwings]

What is it with the sudden influx of homophobes onto LJ? Fermatojam, and Killiganhashope, and now epicyclical reports an exchange of e-mails with one who apparently managed not to know that Ian McKellen is gay. Doesn't everybody know that?

It has been brought to my attention that I didn't phrase the above paragraph very well. It wasn't the not knowing that made Cassie's e-mailer a homophobe. It was more her reaction to Cassie's suggestion that he is gay. Click on the link to her journal and all will become clear.

Comments

[drownedangel.livejournal.com]

I didn't know that for a while.

Didn't make me a homophobe though :\

[paranoidkitten.livejournal.com]

He's gay?!!

But doesn't he know that it's like, you know, wrong, and...

...no, I can't do it, impersonating a homophobe just makes me want to start throwing things at them. Like I did when reading Cassie's conversation. 'Cause... grrrr. Stupid people. Stupid narrow-minded people.

[randomfrog.livejournal.com]

Tsk, tsk, why don't they just send Ian McKellen to gay camp, to help him get over it?

Or better yet, make him talk to that doctor on the infomercial channel that claims to "cure homosexuality".

ecch.

[nerdcakes.livejournal.com]

*chuckles* I first realised Sir Ian was gay when I was watching the DVD commentary and he started going on about how he tricked Sean Astin into holding hands with Elijah Wood for the Rivendell scene (well, not TRICKED exactly, but he sounded all sneaky when he was saying it, y'know, "and they thought it was just innocent hobbit friendship, but I knew better! *insert Evil!Gandalf laugh here*" Yes, I have embellished what actually happened just a little)

[littleshebear.livejournal.com]

Oh for the love...

She's talking about the word and the concept of 'gay' as though it were an insult. ::shakes head::

[dr-ninjapants.livejournal.com]

ahhhhh this entire thread of people's responses makes me HAPPY!!!!

i bought 'gods and monsters' back in high school and used to watch it for to see the glory of the mckellen.

i am going to BE that fabulous old fairy someday. you will see me and say 'golly, check out that fabulous old fairy. just like ian mckellen!'

;)

[bluemoon02.livejournal.com]

Hey, I only found out McKellin was gay about a month ago....We can't help our ignorance!