Have to admit the snippet I read lead me more to believe ZQ was trying to explain that, just cause he's gay doesn't mean every character he's playing is automatically gay, too. But then I go with 'not gay' not automatically meaning 'heterosexual', either. Spock could well be bisexual or pansexual. Going by compatibility instead of gender for partner choice, if/when possible, could be quite suited to the Vulcan ideals.
But yeah, rambling. Just saying I partially get where the not gay comes from. Would have been better to tag a not heterosexual on there as well though. Or a general wtf does it matter?
Personally I think it's reaching to think that "There is nothing gay about him" meant he could be referring to bi- or pansexuality. I'd like to give him the benefit of the doubt but it seemed very Not Gay, Not Even A Tiny Bit, Not Even For Funsies to me. But you could be right.
I agree it's very badly worded. But I hope that happened in the heat of the moment while ZQ was concentrating more on the whole 'gay actors can only play gay characters' implication, which must be seriously bothersome for an actor at best.
But yes, I do think this one has a very high likelihood of coming back to bite him, cause worded as it is, it is offensive. The way I've seen ZQ so far though I just have a hard time believing he actually meant it that way, or thought about all the implications when saying that (or the long history of Kirk and Spock^^).
Oh, he definitely was going for the 'Me being gay doesn't mean Spock is' angle, but how clumsy! I also agree that it's surprising to see this coming from ZQ -- However, he's made disapproving noises about fanfic before, so who knows, maybe he honestly does believe that we should all think Spock's Absolutely Not Gay At All?
Someone needs to spank some sense into that boy. Any volunteers?
If that is really what he was going for then I'll be first in line with a paddle!
I didn't know about his attitude towards fanfic, so I didn't take that into consideration. But if he really works from the premises of a Very Much Straight Spock, then he can't have done any research for his character, AT ALL! oO And just because it's not written out somewhere doesn't mean it's not at least a possibility. There's definitely more than enough canon material to back at least that up.
He's made mutterings about fanficcers having way more time on their hands than he does, which is as close as I've heard him disapproving of something other than shops leaving their doors open with their air con on in the summer. Probably doesn't come into it, I do think it was a graceless blurt that he might regret, and that's part of putting himself out there. We all say stupid stuff we sometimes don't mean, but most of us don't have it quoted in the press.
Because, yeah, ZQ, T'hy'la, much? Stick that in your Not Gay and smoke it.
I'm going to go out on a sarky limb here and say that anyone who uses their spare time to participate in all the Before After projects he has, probably shouldn't be taking a shot at fanficcers.
He's probably feeling quite vulnerable now, after revealing his orientation, and while I'm sure he was expecting just such a stupid question from the media, I can almost see him bristling with annoyance and reacting defensively.
I'm c&p'ing a comment I've already made as I'm in a hurry: The interview and article seemed both supportive and eager to give him a chance to explain why he decided to come out when he did, and he was as eloquent and engaged as ever on that subject. Which is why the abrupt "Spock's not gay" seemed so bizarre.
I wish I could link to the article but I'm too busy to type up the whole thing. It didn't seem like he was at all upset or annoyed by the discussing surrounding his coming out.
But yeah, rambling. Just saying I partially get where the not gay comes from. Would have been better to tag a not heterosexual on there as well though. Or a general wtf does it matter?
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It was probably just a blurt on his part.
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But yes, I do think this one has a very high likelihood of coming back to bite him, cause worded as it is, it is offensive. The way I've seen ZQ so far though I just have a hard time believing he actually meant it that way, or thought about all the implications when saying that (or the long history of Kirk and Spock^^).
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Someone needs to spank some sense into that boy. Any volunteers?
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I didn't know about his attitude towards fanfic, so I didn't take that into consideration. But if he really works from the premises of a Very Much Straight Spock, then he can't have done any research for his character, AT ALL! oO And just because it's not written out somewhere doesn't mean it's not at least a possibility. There's definitely more than enough canon material to back at least that up.
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Because, yeah, ZQ, T'hy'la, much? Stick that in your Not Gay and smoke it.
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I'm going to go out on a sarky limb here and say that anyone who uses their spare time to participate in all the Before After projects he has, probably shouldn't be taking a shot at fanficcers.
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I'm sure he didn't mean it the way it sounded.
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I wish I could link to the article but I'm too busy to type up the whole thing. It didn't seem like he was at all upset or annoyed by the discussing surrounding his coming out.
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