tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684081688938176904.post6934598035687899835..comments2024-03-21T21:03:04.197-04:00Comments on NO PLACE FOR NORMAL: NEW YORK: 350. Flamboyant vs. "Normal" Gay: Triumphs, Risks and HorrorsClifford Browderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00387507894227214750noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684081688938176904.post-58848532834388158692022-03-30T07:17:46.607-04:002022-03-30T07:17:46.607-04:00> For half the gay men on campus he was an ins...> For half the gay men on campus he was an inspiration and friend, and for the other half, an embarrassment. Those who were embarrassed wouldn’t speak to him and even avoided eye contact, yet benefited from his presence, since his being the campus freak let them get accepted as “normal” gay.<br /><br />Excuse me?! How utterly laughable to think that playing the caricature of class clown, deliberately going against the social grain, is endearing to anyone, particularly when done to a camp-tier level of performativity and with such a tacky and obvious thirst for attention.<br /><br />I, and the other "masc", "normal" gays never needed Tobia's Walmart brand of gay evangelism to find our niches in social circles to preach by quiet, humble example.<br /><br />It's on you if you CHOOSE to be the fem, flambouyant, garish fuckup comic relief in whatever you consider your ensemble cast. You're 100% free to cast yourself as that.<br /><br />But please don't pretend that you're doing anyone but yourself a favor. I've had sloppy, drunk blowjobs that were more "helpful" than having a constant clown co-branding himself with me, who hogs the spotlight, who think he's "doing the work", that he's a "leader" and "driving progress" - you people really cannot read a room.JWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01349608500155772203noreply@blogger.com