03/26/2007
Ian Thorpe is Still Not Gay
Ian Thorpe, seen here attending the World Swimming Championships in Melbourne over the weekend, told Good Weekend magazine that speculation about his sexuality began when he was a teenager and was an attempt to smear him:
"I became a gay icon when I was 15, which was a little bit weird. When I was 17, everyone had started that speculation about me, though I didn’t hear about most of it. I don’t have a problem with being a gay icon, it’s not a big deal to me. But I think the gay speculation, along with when I was accused of taking drugs in 2000, was an attempt to pull me down from the top. Some people think it’s an insult to say, ‘Oh I think he’s gay’, but I don’t take it that way. I’m not gay. I’m lucky that within myself I don’t care enough to get worried or upset over it."
Australian website Same Same reports that the magazine asked Thorpe, hypothetically, if he were gay, would he come out? Said Thorpe: "I have no idea, because I’m not gay. I don’t think anyone should have to be asked that question. You don’t have to come out and declare you’re straight. It shouldn’t be a big deal today, but people still get hang-ups over it."
The swimmer also dismissed comments that his fashion choices put his sexuality into question: "Guys are just guys, girls are just girls, all of us are different. Some guys are more in touch with their feminine side, interested in design and quirky things, some are blokey blokes."
Thorpe, who announced his retirement last November, attended the World Swimming Championships in Melbourne over the weekend as an observer, not a participant. He's currently preparing to produce and host a series of shows on Australia's FOX network on climate change and environmental issues.
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Omg - please get a brain peoples.
1. He talks gay - I live in Australia and gay people talk gay here you know which ones are the gay ones because they have that camp lilt to their voice.
2. He wears leather pants. Ok so he's just kinky.
3. He hangs out with - WAIT FOR IT - Gay? fashion designers, even David Beckham just does the ads and things doesn't hang around them making you think that he's their toyboy.
4. He's friends with Elle Macpherson - like who would want to be fucking Friends with Goddamn Elle MacFuckingPherson?
5. He walks gay
Posted by: Tara_Reid | Mar 29, 2007 8:11:40 AM
Ok so not everyone talks gay but the people that talk gay are all gay - get what I mean?
Posted by: Tara_Reid | Mar 29, 2007 8:13:38 AM
Did you see the fucking outfits he came out in? Jesus Christ does nobody have Google image search?
Posted by: Tara_Reid | Mar 29, 2007 8:14:57 AM
Tara, I think you've got the wrong site dear; try Dlisted.com for nasty bitchmongering or one of the many other gossip sites for trolling 15 year olds...I'm sure you'll feel right at home.
Posted by: atheist | Apr 1, 2007 6:43:57 AM
I never really was a ian thorpe fan, BUT if I was he is doing every thing possible to lose fans,AND one day thorpe will wake up and think "Oh shit what have i done " well he cuddle up to his MONEY in his LONELY bed!!!
Posted by: Frank | Apr 4, 2007 4:06:25 AM
Hahahahaha . Ohh Ian, we are not so easily deceived. Especially since I KNOW a guy who he has been with sexually and was even involved with and not only is he gay but he is also packing quite the torpedo in those speedos.
I must have been asleep when the queen became a gay icon, Gay yes but gay icon ? hmmmm . I am sure that royal appointment is held for Ms Phelps.
Posted by: HORSE | Aug 19, 2008 3:47:15 AM