09/24/2007
Chris Crocker: "I'm the Key to World Peace"
TMZ ran into Chris Crocker emerging from Mr. Chow on Saturday night. Crocker appears to be thoroughly enjoying the temporary window of fame his wailing rant about Britney Spears has afforded him.
Crocker also gets a profile treatment from the Associated Press:
"It's tough to be openly gay in a conservative Southern town, he says. There have always been death threats, bullying and glares at his clothes and makeup. Oh, and he's always pushing someone's buttons. 'My grandparents can't go to their church any more,' said Crocker, his spunk clouded momentarily with genuine concern. He's fiercely protective of his grandparents, Pentecostal Christians who took over raising him when his teenage parents couldn't. Crocker said his outrageous behavior, a stark contrast to the rest of the family, started when he was in kindergarten. He raised eyebrows that year for bringing Barbie dolls to class for show-and-tell. 'What I do affects them, and I feel bad for that,' he said of his family. Crocker's grandmother, who declined to be interviewed, is seen in a handful of his videos, appearing as an uncomfortable bystander. In one, Crocker is imitating a Christian woman interviewing his grandmother, who says she loves her grandson. In another, his grandmother is patiently arguing with him over his attitude. Crocker said that when she agreed to be taped, 'she didn't really grasp the size of the audience.'"
Has Andy Warhol's "15 minutes" quote ever seemed more prescient?
Posted 10:04 AM EST by Andy Towle in Britney Spears, Chris Crocker, Internet Celebs, News | Permalink
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Good for him?
Posted by: Rob (lrdarystar) | Sep 24, 2007 10:17:10 AM
How long do you think it will be until he has his own show on Bravo or VH1? This kid's star is going to sky rocket. If we've learned one thing from "mainstream" America is that it prefers its homos to be silly, effeminite and stereotypical. That way they can laugh at us and not feel threatened by us.
Posted by: mark m | Sep 24, 2007 10:24:40 AM
...fifteen THOUSAND minutes..."sigh"
Posted by: yeahisaidit | Sep 24, 2007 10:28:10 AM
Andy, you a wonderful purveyor of hot gay info -- but given the context, you REALLY have to watch your descriptions. I actually did a double-take at "said Crocker, his spunk clouded momentarily"
:-O
Posted by: Strepsi | Sep 24, 2007 10:29:06 AM
Well, if he was some hyper-masculine butch creature, many wouldn't have trouble with this young person. Yes, he is selfish and narcissistic, just like so many folks his age. When queens are young, we tend to be self-absorbed, vain, annoying. When we get old we're self-deprecating, humble, and lovable--if we keep our teeth & hair. If we loose those two essentials, you got an evil old bitch from hell--justa flaming!
He ought to get out of Tennessee though. He belongs in San Francisco, New York, LA or Pittsburg.
Posted by: Derrick from Philly | Sep 24, 2007 10:44:31 AM
I never want to see another article about this guy. Please?
14:58... 14:59... time's up.
Posted by: Roy | Sep 24, 2007 10:45:32 AM
Someone PLEASE stop him. I can see the clock of progress screaming back to 1950 with this thing representing gay people.
Posted by: MT | Sep 24, 2007 10:51:23 AM
i'd advice all those who don't like this kid to stop whining and i'd definitely ask them to stop trotting out that tired 15 minutes bit. for people who think themselves above some queeny kid who's having some fun and not hurting anyone, take another look in the mirror.
Posted by: brad | Sep 24, 2007 10:59:44 AM
advise...advise...gah.
Posted by: brad | Sep 24, 2007 11:00:19 AM
Is it just me or is this girl in denial about her transgender status? She may represent one facet of the LGBT community but I just don't see her as a gay male. I wish her luck and happiness when she comes to that conclusion.
Posted by: Winston | Sep 24, 2007 11:08:52 AM
"He belongs in San Francisco, New York, LA or Pittsburg."
WRONG. He belongs in a specimen jar in a carny freak show.
Will someone please give him a hummer? The kind with four wheels and poor gas mileage? But please back up and run over him a second time. Egomaniacs this self-serving are hard to kill.
Posted by: Blanche | Sep 24, 2007 11:10:20 AM
Actually, Brad, I would say the he's hurting a whole lot of gay people out there by reinforcing the stereotype in America's collective mind that we are a bunch of screaming, self serving, good for nothing, mincing flamers. Once again the silent majority is being hurt by some extreme example who won't shut up.
Posted by: MT | Sep 24, 2007 11:17:58 AM
The key to world peace? The key to more Matthew Shepards, Michael Sandys, and Gwen Araujos would be more accurate.
Posted by: Leland Frances | Sep 24, 2007 11:20:08 AM
Who is using my name in vain?
Posted by: CLOUDY SPUNK | Sep 24, 2007 11:22:09 AM
Bring him on. He's self-absorbed and craving attention; welcome to Hollywood, son. You've got plenty of company. The more effeminate flamers we've got flouncing around to twist the panties of the uptight gays the better. Let 'em clutch their pearls. The sooner we stop expecting every new homo who shows up in front of the cameras to look like Reichen or Gyllenhaal, the faster we stop expecting them to represent ALL of us, the sooner we stop worrying about what straight people are going to think about us if his wrist happens to flap a little, the happier we'll all be. Get the hell out of that little town, Chris, and grab what you can.
Posted by: Turtle | Sep 24, 2007 11:28:37 AM
I love that he says that what he does affects his family and he feels bad for it. Except that he actually doesn't. If he did feel bad for them, he'd stop.
What a self-serving queen. Can we please start ignoring him now? I can't stand him.
Posted by: boombastic | Sep 24, 2007 11:30:12 AM
Derrick, once again I bow before your wisdom. Love your post. As for Chris, I love him, what a fabulous queen. I recognize a lot of myself in him and, yes, as Derrick pointed out, time (and meds) does eventually mellow out a crazy bitch. In fact Chris reminds me of the kind of wild ballbusting queen I hung out with in my old drag days of yore. Keep on rockin!
Posted by: the queen | Sep 24, 2007 11:30:58 AM
Brad & Turtle, finally some sense in those weirdly hateful comments. Crocker is a funny queen and has is place in the gay community like we all do. You don't have to be a straight-alike. It's called DIVERSITY.
Posted by: no-no | Sep 24, 2007 11:37:42 AM
Anybody who would think he represents the very diverse gay world probably hates gay people from the gitgo, or they're just too plain ignorant to know better.
If it weren't for the so-called stereotypical gay folk, gay people would be as boring as straight people. I've met gay men who thought of themselves as "masculine"--hell, the only thing masculine about them was their shoe size. Now, run off to your therapist Mr. "I'm Just Like Any Other Guy, Just My Sex Life Is Different".
Insurance companies shouldn't pay for no damn therapy...talk to one of your 5 cats.
Posted by: Derrick from Philly | Sep 24, 2007 11:42:39 AM
I love Chris too. Wouldn't have sex with him or date him but that's not the point. He's pushing people buttons and even gay people seem to love him or hate him. We have become such a friggin' conservative society. where even gay people can't handle the extremes. That's sad to me. We use to embrace it. Everybody ought to be able to be who they want to be. Period.
Posted by: Pugzz | Sep 24, 2007 11:48:43 AM
Why is it that gay people can't stand a guy that acts feminine any more than straight people? I think you're forgetting that it was the Queens that started the Stonewall riot. Seems like something y'all might wanna think about...
Posted by: Pierre | Sep 24, 2007 11:49:00 AM
His 15 minutes was over last week, the last time your posted this same increasingly tired story.
Posted by: Pained | Sep 24, 2007 11:49:11 AM
I love Chris too. Wouldn't have sex with him or date him but that's not the point. He's pushing people buttons and even gay people seem to love him or hate him. We have become such a friggin' conservative society. where even gay people can't handle the extremes. That's sad to me. We use to embrace it. Everybody ought to be able to be who they want to be. Period.
Posted by: Pugzz | Sep 24, 2007 11:51:20 AM
It's not the fact that he's flaming that unnerves me. I just hate looking at headlines and seeing reflected our society's preference for the inane over actual news. Just like Brit and Paris, Chris represents our obsession for sleazy news about people we can collectively chide.
Posted by: Henry | Sep 24, 2007 11:58:15 AM
I have never commented on a Chris Crocker story because I don't find it all that amusing. But the notion that he is miss representing the LGBT community is completely absurd. Our cause should embrace the diverse nature of our community and further portray its individuals not diminish them or impart on them the very attitudes we say to stand against. When we accept each other for our differences we shall then demand acceptance by those who farther differentiate from us.
Posted by: Rafael | Sep 24, 2007 12:08:15 PM