In my travels through my limited social circles I’ve been noticing an increasing frequency of the phrase, “I’d totally go gay for _______ (male celebrity).” I have no problem with gays, bi’s, trannys, or any other sexual preference. What I don’t get is are these people being honest?
I mean if you met Bruce Springsteen, Sean Lennon, Johnny Depp, or any other number of men that you claim you’d “go gay for” would you hit on them? Would you inch closer to them in a booth as the night wore on? Perhaps arrange to be alone in their limo with them? Or would you only take a shot in the mouth if they made the first move. Do you really think that these guys would be interested in sex with you? Or any man? Would you get excited if after telling a hilarious story from the Born to Run tour, the Boss, put his hand on your inner theigh and whipsered, “Hey, why don’t we get outta here and go somewhere more private?”
Its not so much that I mind the saying, it’s more that it’s played out. If you really mean it fine, but otherwise I think its a dumb thing to say. I would love to be with someone when they met their idol, so I could break the tension by letting the celebrity know that you openly wish to sleep with him. That would be priceless.
I’ve also noticed that girls don’t use this statement. If they do say something to the effect, they usually say hook up with or something like that. Not “go gay”. What does that even mean? If Ethan Hawke asked you to join him at a gay rights march you’d leave your girlfriend and put a rainbow sticker on your car?
Why do men say this? What is the point that they’re trying to convey?