Elton John

[Prettymaid]

Willie here's a link from USA Today.

http://content.usatoday.com/communit...ent-gay-man-/1


I think it was a very uninformed thing to say. I mean, where do you even get stuff like that?

[EagleLady]

He hates Organized Religion. For good reason, they look down on Gays

[Prettymaid]

But where did he get the information that Jesus was a gay man? Where are his facts?

And EL, you don't even need to bother answering my post. I am very aware of your point of view and I'm fairly sure that you don't know where Elton John got his facts.

[EagleLady]

[sodascouts]

I think I can guess Elton's thought process (or what he was told since I doubt he is intimately familiar with The Bible):

In John's Gospel, John refers to himself as "the disciple whom Jesus loved." To Elton and others who think the same way he does, that can only mean they had sex.

You know, it's the notion that two men cannot be close without being sexually attracted to each other that causes so many straight men to be afraid to form close friendships with gay men (or even uncomfortable being demonstrative with other straight men). Elton is unintentionally promoting a stereotype that results in homophobic behavior.

Ironic.

ETA: I don't think Elton really cares about whether or not it's accurate. I think he says it in order to cut away at one of the religions he despises.

[TimothyBFan]

WOW--I can't believe he went there. Religion is just one of those things that everybody can interpret differently but that's just bizarre! I'm really surprised that there wasn't a whole lot of controversy over that statement. I would of thought that sh*t would of hit the fan over that one and that Elton's camp didn't have to do some damage control.

[EagleLady]

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[Freypower]

I don't know why feel people feel the need to say crap like that. If Elton John doesn't want to be a Christian, that's his right, but why does he have to mock the beliefs of others?

Elton John is a talented musician, but a man who says things like that is not an inspiration to me, that's for sure.

I wasn't sure if I should comment here but he didn't mock anyone. He made a statement of what he seems to think. I thought it was somewhat tongue in cheek. Read the rest of the comment, not just the 'gay man' part. Of course he doesn't know that.

He's an inspiration to those of us who admire his music and the fact that he is a gay man and proud of it.

[sodascouts]

He's an inspiration to those of us who admire his music and the fact that he is a gay man and proud of it.

Men who are proud to be gay are not exactly a rarity in the entertainment industry, but whatever floats your boat.

[EagleLady]

God Bless Sir Elton