All day long, I’ve been subjected to the same headline on one news site after another: Oprah Says She’s Not Gay.
While I find the statement of Oprah’s friend of many years–who said if they were romantically involved, they’d say so because there’s nothing wrong with being gay–so much more palatable than a person who snarls at Barbara Walters that being called gay is “sick and disgusting” (not that I’m referring to any famous and extremely heterosexual actor in particular), still, is this news?
Considering everything that’s going on in the world and our nation, why does this rate so much attention? I don’t really give a crap if Oprah’s gay or if she isn’t. I don’t even care if she’s lying or if she’s not. However, if Un-News is the trend, then I’m going to start saving up some stuff in case I get famous enough to have my own book club or at least have a name like Famous Author Becky (FAB)*. Here are the headlines I’ve come up with so far. I know they’re not very shocking, but I’m just getting started.
BeckyFAB Says She’s Not Batgirl
BeckyFAB Says She’s Not Ghostwriter of Anne Rice’s Novels
BeckyFAB Says She’s Not a Nuclear Physicist
BeckyFAB Says She’s Not Stevie Nicks’s Love Child (shut up, Tim, I could so be since I’m only 35)
BeckyFAB Says She’s Not Brad Pitt’s Former Mistress
Not that there’s anything wrong with being Batgirl, Anne Rice’s ghostwriter, a nuclear physicist, Stevie Nicks’s love child, or Brad Pitt’s former mistress.
*FAB–Like FARB but without the pirate noise.
hey! You are awake too.
No, it’s not news, but yet people want to know for some reason–mainly boredom, I think.
Oprah’s NOT GAY?!?! Dammit! There go all of MY fantasies…
Yeah…yours AND Steadman’s. Only…Steadman really does hope to see Oprah naked and engaging in a slow motion pillow fight with another chick…because that’s what we all do, ya know.
slap and tickle fights!
Hmmm… the plastic coffee must be kicking in…
😉
I remember a Seinfield Episode where that is what they thought all women do when they get together…too funny.
Men are strange.
I just saw this on E News. Oprah saying that she and Gale have a very special tight bond with each other, nothing more. I would say that I don’t care either, but I did watch E News, so I must want to know something about it all.
My goodness, I am a pop culture junkie! I need to go for therapy. Me! No one would believe it. ahhahaha 🙂
you know tho…i almost wish it was a true rumor.
i’d be very interested to see how the general public would respond to it. would her fame and fortune drop off significantly? would it be a step forward to further a positive perception of gay people?
nonetheless, i did like her response. but as you said, i dunno that the fact that she isn’t needs to be on all the news.