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Originally posted by WILDCHILD2K1
I also read in the paper yesterday and this was the Daily Express I think and it was talking about Gareth being more successful than Will. They were saying that Will made a mistake coming out and that in the long term Gareth will have more success
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It's the Express showing it's homophobic side again. Interestingly, The Mail holds similar views that the nation is incapable loving a gay man as a Pop Idol. His continued massive sales and reception at the PI concerts show this is not the case. A few narrow minded people might be turned away, but in the great scheme of things Will is better off being out and minus a few fans than the other way round. Anyway, there will always be the people like Elton John who suddely like him now he's gay.
Some people still think it's ill advised for any young popstar to admit to being in a relationship either, but fortunately times seem to be changing. Most teenage girls will even cope if Gareth gets a girlfriend (although the girls sitting behind me at the concert will probably hate her judging by their reaction to Zoe not reappearing at the end).
In these times where people are becoming more tolerant, the conservative papers are finding it harder to openly criticise a nice gay person, but they know their barbed comments will strike a chord with a portion of their readership. Don't even get me started on what's happened to the suspended police chief.
Wildchild - I love the "40 ft from a supersonic jet" story too. Is this when it is flying at supersonic speeds, because I can't really relate to that, but it sounds
LOUD. That story was in today's Star too next to one about some granny knitting Will a Willy warmer now he's lost his lucky pants! What is the world coming go?
Someone should tell the Mail she doesn't mind.