Celebrity Lesbian Romps: Do You Care?
Did Lindsay Lohan kiss another woman? Maybe, but how many drunk straight girls have done the same thing? Does that mean she's bisexual? Is Britney so troubled because she's dealing with an emerging sexual identity? Maybe, but is it any of our business? We've known for years that Drew Barrymore is bisexual, so what's the big whoop, Ms. Jane Editor? Are you just trying to increase the ratings for your new radio show?
What do you think? Should we pay attention when someone claims a famous person is a lesbian or bisexual? What if one of these celebrities really was a lesbian or worse, struggling with their sexual orientation? Do we have the right to know about it? Does this kind of celebrity gossip help or hurt teens coming out? Add your thoughts below...
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Who cares?! God help me if I’m ever in the tabloids!
Everyone should be able to come out without feeling threatened they are going to lose their jobs or afraid their families and friends are going to deny them the right to live a good life.. Silly, because you have to find out WHO you are and it takes longer for some people..! .. Be who you are and everything will be alright.
It seems like having a lesbian trist or a kiss is the hot trendy thing to do… so sexy, so Paris Hilton. It pisses me off because I’m sure that more than 90 percent of the time it has nothing to do with these women being a lesbian or trying to figure themselves out. It’s good for publicity or an extended 5 minutes of fame and men think it’s sexy. It further suggests a lifestyle that is about whatever feels good at the time, whenever… doing things just because it’s controversial or just because they can. The heart of the matter is that I feel it takes away from the legitimacy and the struggle of women who really are lesbian or bisexual and just coming into themselves. “Hey, maybe it’s just a phase look at Britney.” It detracts from our credibility. Are all the women on those “Girls Gone Wild” videos being labeled lesbian or bisexual? My first kiss was with a man, does that make me straight? It shocks and sickens me that the media still somehow believes that a kiss or a one night stand defines your sexuality which, on another level, gives credence to things like conversion therapies… but who you sleep with is not who you are. I wouldn’t suddenly not be a lesbian anymore if I forced myself to have sex with a man. Where is the accountability for the rich and famous?
Is it ridiculous media grandstanding and media manipulation by the celebs themselves? Of course. Is it awful? Absolutely. Will it ever stop? Nope.
I agree with Marie this is all just junk to get their faces and names out there and it minimizes the struggle for people who are actually grappling with coming out.
But as long as the tabloids have ink, these stories will be there. Ain’t no stopping ‘em. Best you can do is just not pay them any mind.
I don’t think we should care. But because they are public figures and their paychecks depend on our interest, it is fair that all details of their lives are public. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t boycott tabloids.
who cares?
I agree with you completely. I am in the process of coming out right now and it is difficult enough without being in the public eye about it. The job of finding out their sexual orientations falls on the shoulders of the celebrities and is no one’s business but theirs.
Anything that is done in the eye of the media is purely done for notoriety/front page news.
Other than that, it would be good for kids to have some lesbian icons. I grew up thinking I was alone. There were certainly no “out” actresses etc to show me that it was possible to be a lesbian and have a successful life.
The day we judge people for themselves, rather than by who they sleep with, is a long time coming.
I think it’s great. She is young. She has found out that women make better lovers. She should come out and embrace her true self. I like her more now.