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Did you think it was homophobic?
I'm not going to discuss it.

What do you want to talk about?
I think we're done.

Can we talk about something fun?
No, we're done. I thought NEWSWEEK would be more reputable. I'm surprised.

But I think people are curious about it.
It was a year ago. This is NEWSWEEK. It's not the National Enquirer. I'd hate to have a job where I had to be rude to people.

We're just having a conversation.
Change the subject! I'd never take a job where I had to do something that I didn't want to do.

What about all those Ford commercials on "American Idol"?
That wasn't a job.

It was part of your job.
It wasn't a Ford commercial. It was a music video. It was a completely different thing.

I'll change the subject. What do you do for fun?
I watch the news. I read news magazines, but I'm reconsidering that now.

Are you going to watch "Idol"?
I haven't watched since season four. I compare it to high-school football--if it weren't for high school, we wouldn't be successful, but I don't need to keep going to the football games.

Conceded, he may have *effeminate* traits... But, elementary logic easily tells us that:
Effeminacy does not equate to Homosexuality. To wit (operative words being *non-conformance* vs *attraction*),

Effeminacy -> non-conformance to traditional masculine traits and behaviors
Homosexuality -> a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex

"One thing I've found of people in the public eye, either you're a womanizer or you've got to be gay. Since I'm neither one of those, people are completely concerned about me." -Clay Aiken

"It's about being accountable to myself and making sure that I maintain principles and values and don't compromise myself inorder to be what society wants to be a popstar, what people think a popstar is..." -Clay Aiken

Folks, FYI, he has high set of principles and convictions... He was raised in a spiritual way (remember him being a Southern Baptist - a congregation having strict moral standards).

Guess what: he is not a womanizer, does not drink neither smoke and other *stereotype pop image* what-have-you. BUT him following good moral standards make him gay? Come on!

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Posted By: Deeb @ 06/02/2008 11:39:41 AM

Oh Clay why don't you come out already! Its gay pride Month....what better time?
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Posted By: Deeb @ 06/02/2008 11:38:35 AM

Oh Clay come out already!!!!!
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Posted By: creon @ 03/11/2008 8:49:29 AM

Conceded, he may have *effeminate* traits... But, elementary logic easily tells us that:
Effeminacy does not equate to Homosexuality. To wit (operative words being *non-conformance* vs *attraction*),

Effeminacy -> non-conformance to traditional masculine traits and behaviors
Homosexuality -> a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex

"One thing I've found of people in the public eye, either you're a womanizer or you've got to be gay. Since I'm neither one of those, people are completely concerned about me." -Clay Aiken

"It's about being accountable to myself and making sure that I maintain principles and values and don't compromise myself inorder to be what society wants to be a popstar, what people think a popstar is..." -Clay Aiken

Folks, FYI, he has high set of principles and convictions... He was raised in a spiritual way (remember him being a Southern Baptist - a congregation having strict moral standards).

Guess what: he is not a womanizer, does not drink neither smoke and other *stereotype pop image* what-have-you. BUT him following good moral standards make him gay? Come on!