Posted by: BathroomCoffee May 11, 2007
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Looking Like A Gay 'the New Black'
'U Look Like A Gay' producers Homotronic refused to come out and reveal
their true identities this week, though their Myspace top 8 friend and
uber-flamboyant Dutch DJ Joost Van Bellen said the message of the song
matters more anyway.
"Looking like a gay is the new black," Joost told Jonty Skrufff, "and
yes, you look like a gay too."
Skrufff contributor Dave Clarke said he's happy to be listed in the
song alongside 'gay looking' DJs Derrick May, Laurent Garnier, DJ Hell and
Tiga, declaring 'I'm not homophobic, so it's not an issue although I've
had to quell a few advances after the record.'
"And Tiga, if you are reading this the answer is No', OK? Though I'm
honoured, mate, really," he insisted.
Fellow Myspace top 8 Homotronic friend Larry Tee seemed a little put
out at being excluded, however, telling Skrufff 'I am sure the reason I
want listed in the song is because I look SO straight, even though I am
gay."
I assume the record has been produced by straight producers," Larry
added, "Because they all want to look gay because gay is the epitome of
cool to DJs."
The erstwhile electroclash king also pointed out that looking gay is
increasingly difificult these days, anyway with cross dressing and
confusion continually clouding the picture,.
"What does gay look like?" he mused, "Well, gay used to be trying to
act straight and working out and building muscles but then straight men
started copying the gay style it seemed. Then gay became the skinny Hedi
Slimane for DIOR look and then the indie rockers and punters adopted
that. The final frontier/kink for gay men? Being heterosexual. he
laughed. "Count me out."
- http://www.myspace.com/homotronic (U Look Like A Gay, soundclip)
- http://heartcorps.com/journeys/voice.htm (How to develop a female
voice)
- http://www.afterellen.com/node/12294?comment=352790 ('If U Look Gay U
Must Be Gay . . .')
http://sciencepolitics.blogspot.com/2004/10/femiphobia.html ('How many
people actually know that Bush is afraid of horses - wouldn't Rove jump
to the opportunity to make a "Marlboro Man" TV ad if he could only get
Dubya close to an equine . . .')