QueenZone discussion #446560
should Mercury be seen as a gay idol?
| White or Black 28.12.2004 13:39 |
I definitely think this is not the most important feature of Freddie, but I've found his name on websites listing gay celebrities and it makes me wonder. Do anybody particulalry admire him because of his sexual orientations? |
| Serry... 28.12.2004 14:29 |
QueenZone is not very good place to search someone who's admiring Freddie's orientation... We like him for another kind of things he did in his life, you know... Maybe you'd better ask guys from site where Freddie was seen as gay idol? |
| deleted user 28.12.2004 14:34 |
So if he is your "gay idol" does that mean you want to die of AIDs? I don't really understand what a "gay idol" is. Do you admire them because they're gay? It seems a bit strange to me... (When I say you/your, I'm not meaning you personally ;D) |
| deleted user 28.12.2004 14:37 |
No Freddie should not be seen as a gay idol. He should be seen as the greatest Rock singer ever in my opinion. |
| White or Black 28.12.2004 14:40 |
thanks for finally answering I agree with you and wanted to know if this zone was really about queen music (don't forget we discuss hair or handsomest...) and if the personal features of the members enter the debate (ok, this one may be a bit shocking for some purists). don't understand I want to discuss about sex, because it is not the case. It is much more about what queen fans think of this reputation Freddie has in some places. When I mention Queen to people not very aware of it, they often ask "oh, this is the band with the homosexual singer who died of aids?" see, no need to be cold with me and read and think before offending me... |
| White or Black 28.12.2004 14:44 |
no, not my gay idol at all! just wanted to know if it was the case for some real queen fans (like me). I believe gay idols means symbol of gay achievement or something like that, they represent a community, in a way. Hard to define, since I don't have any gay idol, and not in the gay "community" (not sure this word would be appreciated by some people) myself at all. |
| White or Black 28.12.2004 14:45 |
<font color=green>joe satriani</bold> wrote: No Freddie should not be seen as a gay idol. He should be seen as the greatest Rock singer ever in my opinion.agree totally with you |
| Serry... 28.12.2004 14:50 |
Do you think someone would like to offend you? Why? You asked the question, we answered. I don't like questions about handsomest and hairstyles as well, so what? Should I offend for your questions or what??? Don't take replies too close to yourself! |
| White or Black 28.12.2004 14:51 |
ok, just kidding when did you talk to Brian May? what did you say? |
| White or Black 28.12.2004 14:56 |
Serry Funster wrote: Do you think someone would like to offend you? Why? You asked the question, we answered. I don't like questions about handsomest and hairstyles as well, so what? Should I offend for your questions or what??? Don't take replies too close to yourself! I'll follow your advice serry funster, true I'm quick to reply and then reread and then say oh no, I did not mean that (but I really meant the part before the cold/offense/me stuff and still interested by fans reactions) |
| Serry... 28.12.2004 15:00 |
I've talked with him at October this year when he was in Moscow. |
| MatiasQueen89 28.12.2004 17:00 |
pfffff WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS???? A GAY IDOL????? Everybody in this planet should see Freddie as a God. But not for his sexual orientation, but for his outstanding voice, music and songs. As for me, he IS God. |
| lottie88 28.12.2004 17:01 |
I don't think that Freddie should be considered a "gay idol." I guess if there are people who are gay and admire him for being gay and successful, that is fine. However, his sexual orientation was never his main focus or anything like that. I don't think he ever even officially came out of the closet to the public. I think to admire him simply for his sexual orientation is ridiculous. He didn't march in any gay parades or strive to create less discrimination. In short, he never publicly advocated homosexuality, so why admire him for it? He should be admired for the obvious reasons, such as, he was determined and gifted, and in my opinion the best singer to ever grace this earth. |
| MamaQueen 28.12.2004 18:07 |
I don't see him as a gay idol not as a God either. He truly was the greatest rock singer. |
| Gunpowder Gelatine 28.12.2004 18:54 |
Well, not really. He was an idol who happened to be gay, but does that make him a gay idol? He'd be more of a gay idol if he'd done something specifically for the gay community. |
| 1quen_fan 28.12.2004 18:59 |
People shouldn't look at Freddie because he is gay. We like him for other reasons. |
| Melancholy Blues 28.12.2004 19:01 |
no, there was MUCH more to him than his sexuality. |
| Ray D O'Gaga 28.12.2004 19:21 |
If someone wants to see Freddie as a gay idol, then why not? Gay people need someone to look up to just as much as Zoroastian people, Parsi people, people with noticable overbites, smokers, people who like to wear PVC pants ... the list goes on and on. Freddie Mercury - A Man for All Seasons and All People |
| The Fairy King 28.12.2004 20:15 |
Wot about men with á tash?? and "leftwearers" ;) u knoolink uuhm ... |
| LadyMoonshineDown 29.12.2004 00:11 |
I loved Freddie for his musical talent, voice, and sexy stage appeal. Being gay doesn't make me think any less or more of him. It was just how he was, and I don't think it was something he deliberately chose either. cheers |
| Awesome-O _4000 29.12.2004 00:14 |
<h5><font color=gold>Linda Of The Valley wrote: I mean, we don't see Brian May as a straight idol do we? !VERY interesting point. |
| mrbadguy86 29.12.2004 09:40 |
yes, He can be seen as a gay idol! Because I was so famous and a strong person, he is a good man to look up to by young and confussed gay peoples! Everybody needs a idol sometimes in their lifes, most of young peoples I mean... Some gays hear from others that they are stupid, sick and lower-range persons, but when they see a gay-bi artist like Mercury, who has make a lot of stardom, they begin to look at they self from another view I think! |
| Darling39 29.12.2004 12:34 |
No. I don't think "gay idol" is the correct term. I have to admit that my own issues with sexuality initially led me to Queen, but as with most issues, it's more complex than that. What I most admired about Mercury was the incredible ability he had to express the many facets of himself in his music. I love the way he freely and shamelessly expressed himself. I mean, whether he felt like singing high and vulnerable like a girl, or venemous and loud like a hard core rocker, he didn't care what people thought. He just did it. I think if anything, Mercury should be seen as an Idol of "Free Expression". Yeah, I think I like that better. "Mercury"--Messenger of the gods |
| teddybear 29.12.2004 17:27 |
It should always be about a persons music, and talent - no their sexual leanings. |
| White or Black 30.12.2004 05:22 |
the_hero wrote: he might have been less outrages on stage? lol and Freddie and Brian would never have seen the dwarfs bringing around the cocaine on silver plates :P nah it doesn't really matter, it's the music that counts??? never heard of that???? |
| kleinhond 30.12.2004 07:30 |
Although obviously out to his friends and colleagues Fred never really talked about the -gay thing' in public did he? |
| jasen101 30.12.2004 23:42 |
Freddie is a gay idol in the gay community. Outside of that he should be known as a musical legend. |
| ryancoke 30.12.2004 23:53 |
......What the fuck? |