James Marsden is a wanker...
In the latest Abercrombie & Fitch catalogue, which I swear to god I buy because of the pictures of the clothes, there's an interview with James Marsden. In it he is asked the question, "Based on your fan mail and people who approach you on the street, who would you say is your fan base?" He replies:
Well, since X-men, I can add comic book fans, but before that I'd say young women between 10 and 24 and probably every gay man in the universe. Straight men all think I'm a pussy. I gotta tell you, if it wasn't for gay men, I'd probably own a carpet cleaning business. I'm very popular with the gay community, which is lovely. There are plenty of people out there who have no clue who I am, but I have never met a gay man yet who didn't know who I was. It's great!
This - ladies and gentlemen - is what pardens for an enlightened attitude these days. Just think - all of us gay men lusting after James Marsden! How lucky we are to have someone as pretty as him to unite around! How we love him. I think we should all change our political identity to being Marsdosexuals! Maybe wave banners! Ah, we're so loyal and friendly and loving. Much like Labradors! Wouldn't we make such good pets? I'm going to say this once and once only - James Marsden, it's not only straight men that think you're a "pussy" and I think it's a bloody sorry state of affairs if your kind of patronising, self-obsessed idiocy represents the world that gay people have battled for over the last few decades. You can take your "mad props to all the gay men out there" and you can shove em up your butt.
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We're here! We're Queer! And we love James Marsden!
ummm, yea, right.
→ Posted by: Daniel at April 22, 2003 8:17 PM
James Who? Oh, there's his other assumption down the shitter...
→ Posted by: Simon at April 22, 2003 9:19 PM
I went to high school with "little Jimmy Marsden," and we all thought he was a pussy too.
→ Posted by: chutney at April 23, 2003 3:18 AM
Like Simon, I've not heard of the man either. But I really didn't find those remarks offensive - just a bit narcissistic maybe. But then, what kind of man becomes a fahion model?
→ Posted by: Peter at April 23, 2003 9:00 AM
Well I've just interviewed James Marsden and found him to be a very unassuming, personable young man. Plus he's doing his damndedest to bring Preacher to the big screen so Big Up his Good Self.
Gay fanbases didn't come up, but to be honest he struck me as more of a housewive's favourite. But then what would I know? I'm a notorious heterosexual...
→ Posted by: The Dave at April 23, 2003 4:02 PM
ditto
Funny, I thought I knew who he was, but after reading all the comments, I searched for his name on Google, and I was completely wrong. (I was thinking of "James Marsters.") Oops.
→ Posted by: john at April 23, 2003 4:30 PM
ditto
Funny, I thought I knew who he was, but after reading all the comments, I searched for his name on Google, and I was completely wrong. (I was thinking of "James Marsters.") Oops.
→ Posted by: john at April 23, 2003 4:31 PM
I think you should lighten up over this Tom - his agent obviously has him well-versed in never underestimating the value of the pink pound (or dollar, as the case may be).
→ Posted by: tamsin at April 23, 2003 11:53 PM
Not a chance! I'm fed up with this convenient courting of the pink pound - I don't want to be equal just because I'm financially valuable! More importantly, if someone's saying totally misguided and uniformly sterotypical things about you then it's wrong and it should be pointed out - even if they're "nice". Maybe particularly so. Damning with faint-praise...
→ Posted by: Tom Coates at April 24, 2003 12:37 AM
Well, he did say *probably* every gay man in the universe. He's only speaking from his own experience. Anyway, this pink pound thing... this sort of thing happens to *all* of us all the time. If marketing/PR people stopped targeting the gay community it would set a precedent for them not to target any other group. The courts would be full from Land's End to John O'Groats - and beyond!
→ Posted by: tamsin at April 24, 2003 12:16 PM
Actually, *I've* never yet met a gay man who didn't know who I was either.
That's because I only know one Gay Man - and somebody else introduced us!!!
In other news, how far do you think they'd get referring to the purchasing power of the Asian Community as the Brown Pound? I don't think it would do very well.
→ Posted by: The Dave at April 24, 2003 2:15 PM
Wouldn't a better comparison be more like the 'Tandoori Pound', or have I completely misinterpreted the point? This guy's response (whomever he may be, as I'm still clueless) just smacks as someone who's never met anyone gay, i.e. no-one's introduced themselves to him with the tagline: "and I'm gay by the way". Having been told by some cigar-smoking PR man that that's who his fanbase is, he just doesn't seem capable of handling the thought of it. It's a bit like someone I know who harps on about how lovely their friend's disabled son is..."oh he really is...an angel you know"...because they can't really handle the fact that in their opinion he's 'not normal'. OK, so maybe striking an analogy between the gay community and people with disablilities wasn't such a good idea, but the point was well intentioned even if the execution was poor...apologies to all.
→ Posted by: s3d at April 24, 2003 3:23 PM
I love james marsden and he's not a pussy! he is the most hansomest guy in the world! so all you son of a bitches out there shut up about him! hes famoes,and your just jealous cause you will never become as famoes as him! your to low for him! hes much better then all of you!
→ Posted by: charlotte at June 15, 2003 5:26 PM
Yeah, but we can spell Charlotte.
→ Posted by: zedro at August 8, 2003 2:35 PM
I love james marsden!! he's the best!!!!
→ Posted by: charlotte at September 6, 2003 6:13 PM
I love james marsden!! he's the best!!!!
→ Posted by: charlotte at September 6, 2003 6:13 PM
Um its James MARSTERS not Mardens! Get it right!
→ Posted by: Kate at September 15, 2003 9:52 PM
someone told me that James Mardens is gay i know baz i saw him with man and doing things with them like kissing , huging and more will just liek to let u know bye
→ Posted by: Veronica at November 10, 2003 2:44 PM
I think his comments demomnstrate him exaclty for what he is; and 29 yr old guy just trying to keep everyone content in the somewhat turbelent, unreal world of Hollywood, i have to say that people in the limelight really ought to be more catious about who and what they talk about, but cum on he's human... give him a break...
→ Posted by: Laura at January 10, 2004 3:08 PM
You can't be in a position where kids are gonna look up to you, and exploit it!Fuck his human! we all fckin r! it doesn't give him a special 'Fuck-up pass' just cos he's been in a few flicks. I agree with Peter, those comments certainly aren't meant to be offensive, the guy admits himself for fucks sake that he's a pussy, nah he certainly doesn't sound like the type who'd wanna start anyfing. He just oughta think before opening his pretty boy gob in the future
→ Posted by: Mike at January 10, 2004 7:54 PM
James Marsden has it all. Not only is he physically beautiful, he's talented. He's not a Hollywood type. He's got a pretty wife and young son. The fact that he loves and is grateful to his gay fans should endear him more so to the public. He really didn't say anything to be critical of. I praise the guy. My one wish for James: superstardom. Thanks for letting me opine!
→ Posted by: arthur at June 1, 2004 8:07 PM
Have some tertiary contact with film-making. Never heard anything bad about Marsden beyond the fact he's a little narcissistic. But dear God, when you look like he does, that's understandable. 8} He's reputedly inhumanly pretty and rather delicate in person, as well as terrifically funny ('a real goofball' as he was described to me) and very easy to work with -- friendly, patient with fans, smarter than he lets on, and unassuming, despite the looks. As someone else said above, he's not the typical Hollywood type.
→ Posted by: Kay at November 12, 2004 5:37 AM
Marsden is awesome. Homosexuals dont have enough homosexual-phobes so now we attack people who embrace us but dont express it exactly how we would like? Give me a break! Marsden is smart and forward thinking and any homosexuals that attack a guy like he must still be really angry with our fathers. Get a life. Viva Marsden!
→ Posted by: Cal at June 16, 2005 10:30 PM
Love him.. since watched XMEN
→ Posted by: Roy at March 12, 2006 5:23 PM
ok so i fall in the 10-24 female category. whatever. u gotta admit hes ttly hot
→ Posted by: sarah at August 12, 2006 3:30 AM
I don't think he's gay. maybe he is a little pussy or narcissistic. but you oughta love him , he is amazing. he is the most handsome man in the entire universe. I'm gay, and I don't think that was offensive. By the way I would die to fuck with him
→ Posted by: lukaz at September 18, 2006 3:20 AM