05/29/2008
Lauren Hutton: Sex and the City Women Based on Gay Sluts
Former model Lauren Hutton was the guest on the Today show for some reason, and Kathie Lee Gifford asked her about Sex and the City. She had plenty to say about it, even though she's never seen it.
Said Hutton: "It's written by guys, who happen to be gay, who are sluts. That's what I think. Let's face it most men are sluts. That's what testosterone is supposed to do. As a hunter, if you stayed alive after 30, nature wanted your genes out there. Women were just trying to get the best sperm to make a masterpiece...You have a bunch a guys who are sluts, writing for women and telling them they are supposed to act like this."
Sounds like she downed a Bloody Mary (or two) before she got to the studio.
I've clipped the segment, AFTER THE JUMP...
Posted 5:19 PM EST by Andy Towle in Film, News | Permalink
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I like that she is described as a "top model". What year is this?
1985? I worked with her once years ago. She was bitchy then.
She, apparently, is still bitchy now. If one doesn't have an informed opinion about something - as in having actually watched the show - then keep quiet.
Posted by: gr8guyca | May 29, 2008 11:52:51 PM
As much of a hoot as I'm sure Lauren is, and as much fun as I'm sure she would be to get drunk with, she is one looney gap-toothed bird I'd love to slap (along with Kathie Lee Gifford).
As someone who's had to struggle with past sexual abuse and also someone hunted for being "too pretty" all my short life, I don't find sex all that much fun, not that it's stopped me from being a whore, selling and degrading myself at times before, was from my past issues, certainly not from my testosterone.
It might be true for some guys, but I for one would rather go shopping.
Posted by: Chad | May 30, 2008 12:06:24 AM
When did Kathie Lee Gifford start hosting the Today Show? Was this "has-been" week?
Posted by: Patrick | May 30, 2008 12:42:20 AM
I'm amazed. No one cares if you lead a "slut life" or not, but for her to say these things smacks of gay stereotypism and an odd skew on life. Models have never been noted for their intelligence, and despite several film successes (sic), she remains a wannabe. Living in northern New Mexico has given her an 'oh, I'm so in tune, I'm so natural, I'm so holistic' attitude that rings false in her mouth. She sucks off the system and simply sounds bitter that she isn't being cast anymore as a sex object.
Posted by: Leducdor | May 30, 2008 3:51:18 AM
as it pertains to male sexuality in GENERAL, what ms. hutton says is nothing but the truth. she is not adressing gay-male sexuality in particular. nothing that she said could be construed as anti-gay by anyone, other than the most anal-retentive queer whose lips are puckered tighter than a chicken's butthole.
understanding and acknowledging the basic anthropological sex drives of men and women flies in the face of the "sanctity of marriage" bullshit that the right-wing fundies use against us. we should fight them on every level and in every forum.
serious up sissies.
Posted by: nic | May 30, 2008 6:23:12 AM
Um, she's kind of right, generally speaking.
Posted by: David T | May 30, 2008 8:22:18 AM
It's bad science. The idea that males are promiscuous because sperm are cheap and females are choosey because eggs are expensive -- also called the Bateman Principle (though not, sadly, after my personal hunk Jason Bateman; the Bateman in question is A.J. Bateman from the late '40s) -- is a fallacy based on fruit fly studies.
Science actually suggests that females are just as promiscuous as males. In most species, the more varied a female's sexual conquests, the better chance she has of fertilization. (And if you're a species that lays clutches of eggs, you'll assure that more of your eggs are fertilized the more you bonk.)
This "men like sex" thing is confirmation bias masquerading as fact. We all like sex. Let's move on.
Posted by: Mike B. | May 30, 2008 9:21:48 AM
Methinks thou all protest too much. :-)
Posted by: johnny | May 30, 2008 9:22:14 AM
The Bateman principle might be bad science, but I like to think that double-blind placebo-controlled studies aren't the only path to knowledge. My informal, experiential data collected over the past 20 years, involving what I'm certain just HAS to be a normative sample of midwestern gay men, suggests that men are, indeed, slutty. I do acknowledge a selection bias, as well as a dearth of data addressing straight men and females.
Kidding aside, I really do think that women are just as slutty as men. It's just still not cool for them to own that. That's why SatC was so popular... and why the "happy slut" theme will continue to be successful.
Posted by: The Milkman | May 30, 2008 9:51:29 AM
Men (gay & straight) have had too much influence in creating women's images in theater, literature, film & TV. When men talk about the "vindictive bitch", I ask them who created the saying, "A woman scorned..." & who created all the female characters in the Bible, and most other modern religious beliefs?.
Men do dominate in the creation of women's images in all media. Unfortunately, too many women try to emulate those images in real life. Be yourselves, women...let us "queens" enjoy playing bitches.
Posted by: Derrick from Philly | May 30, 2008 9:57:40 AM
Bill Maher and a number of other comedians and commentators over the years opined that the lives of the women on Sex and The City were really the lives of Gay Men. AND, these comments were being made WHILE the Sex and The City series was still on the air.
I'm sure Laruen Hutton makes for a much more TV Friendly image than Bill Maher on morning TV.
Posted by: Peter Everhard | May 30, 2008 11:18:37 AM
MIKE B.,
"The idea that males are promiscuous because sperm are cheap and females are choosey because eggs are expensive -- also called the Bateman Principle..."
what purpose does it serve to set up your own premise and then demolish it? this is a pitch battle solely within your own brain.
or, was your endeavor just to highlight your carnal lust for mr. bateman? if so, that would only serve to prove ms. hutton's point.
Posted by: nic | May 30, 2008 12:45:54 PM
And here I was thinking that Kim Catrall was using Lauren Hutton as an inspiration for her portrayal of Samantha all these years...
Posted by: Jerry | May 30, 2008 12:54:02 PM
'Gay Sluts'? Isn't that redundant?
Posted by: dkane | May 30, 2008 1:21:12 PM
Speaking of nature wanting your genes out- Ms. Hutton, nature called...
Posted by: Suedehead | May 30, 2008 6:48:37 PM
So does she know that there are whole scientific fields dedicated to studying this? And that she just butchered some people's life work? I mean not that science is the end all be all but I kind of believe it before I'd believe some drunk old hussy.
Posted by: Davis | May 30, 2008 8:21:34 PM
She's right. Gay guys are mostly sluts, but so are straight guys who will even go so far as use violence to rape a woman!
Don't call her a drunk old hussy, she is probably very gay friendly.
Posted by: Ty | May 31, 2008 4:36:09 PM
Slut? I prefer the term stud! ;) (insert horse souunds here)
Posted by: BC | Jun 2, 2008 12:20:54 PM
See, the problem with Miss Lauren is that she has had so many face-lifts, that face-tight skin has cut off circulation to her brain and it's affecting her ability to think before she speaks.
Posted by: mike | Jun 6, 2008 1:47:58 PM
See, the problem with Miss Lauren is that she has had so many face-lifts, that face-tight skin has cut off circulation to her brain and it's affecting her ability to think before she speaks.
Posted by: mike | Jun 6, 2008 1:48:16 PM