Putrid Perez

Perez Hilton seems to be the moral and intellectual equivalent of his namesake, Paris Hilton. He no more represents anyone than Paris represents women. Of any sort. We all have our embarrassments. It just seems they've both outlasted their allotted 15 minutes.

Perez Hilton is an exaggerated stereotype of all the worst qualities of Jerry Springer style drama queens. He sets back gay rights by being an ass with no manners or regard to the rights of others. He is the type of gay person that the rest of the United States hates and assumes we are all like. When will this whining petulant asshat's 15 minutes of fame be up?

Darn. I thought the article said "Putrid Peretz" and was about your truly execrable boss at TNR, Martin Peretz. Oh well. Maybe next time.

Thank-you James for this excellent article. You have expressed what the majority of gay people in the US and especially here in Southern CA think about Mario. I have been calling Mario putrid garbage for some time now. He has set back all the hard work that gay and lesbian activists have accomplished in the past years. I am so glad to see that gay community finally admit that we have morons in our midst and that just because they are gay it does not mean we have to support them. This piece of human garbage is an embarrassment to the gay community.

Effemanacy is not the issue with Lavandiera. It is his rudeness and dishonesty that is offensive. The man has no boundries of decency and no taste. But why would we expect anything else. He is just a blogger/gossip whore. A blog with 14 million visitors is still less than a local newspaper with a circulation of 1000. Electronic words are cheap and easy. And in Lavandiera's case, usually a lie.

I think the Advocate should be ashamed of themselves for this article. 1-- You dismissed and slammed Miss California as much as Perez Hilton did. 2-- He job is to report GOSSIP from tabloids and such, which he does with a potty mouth. Some of which the advocate themselves has reprinted in the past. 3--Although I you assume that by trashing that man that it makes you some type of gay superiority it does not. By throwing him to the wolves so to speak you show just how unflattery gay media is to our own. Don't jump on the "I hate Perez" bandwagon because as much as screw him now he can do a lot more to you. He has more ability to reach younger gays (that primary goal is to party) then the advocate does.

well said. well said.

Peter has good arguments here, though no one seems to be giving him the time of day. Yes, Perez may be vile, and he may spout lies and untruths, but he is only in a position of influence because WE allow it. To debate over his qualifications and even enter into dialogues solely about him only fans the flames and validates his fanbase. He may not be the "perfect" image of the gay community that some would like to see in public, but he is who he is and he shouldn't be expected to pander to OUR whims. I also find fault with the idea of being led by a "gavior". We should stop waiting for gay Moses and be the changes we wish to see. I think what most people find the most disturbing about Perez is the fact that he's unabashedly effeminate and is currently the standard for how the public sees all gays. Such feelings of shame over Perez show schisms in both ideas of masculinity, and our "community".

I live in San Diego and I was featured on television giving my opinion on opposing Prop8. Truth be told I do not oppose Prop8 and that's how I voted. However for the sake of harmony and not wanting to be ostracized and called a hater I said what everyone wanted me to say. Perez Hilton make it so easy to vote that way. He is a buffoon and a product of the shallow celebrity obsessed world we live in where people like Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan or Jessica Simpson can be given any serious consideration. By the way I am still waiting for that A-list perfomer, star athlete of the moment or a sitting governor or senator to come out and make me rethink my position. In other words someone whose fifteen minutes of fame is not slowly eroding. And someone who has the intellect to articulate intelligently and coherently. One has to wonder is this man really gay or is he an actor employed by the far right to cause such distraction.

from a gay who didn't come out until age 50 i offer this. if what we want is equaility and acceptance and assimilation into the mainstream it will never be truly accomplished by craming our life style down peoples throats, no pun intended. people like hilton only serve to push our causes three steps backward in the eyes Americans.