Deadra hooked me on Flixter’s Neverending Movie Quiz. Currently, I hold place 149477 [0f 13 Million] with 15020 points. [Deadra, how about you?] As each question’s worth 10 points and the questions are user-submitted and I couldn’t answer all questions correctly, you can guess that of the 2.000 questions (or so) I answered, I had a few stupid ones.

[RANT WARNING]

But this one just made me headdesk. A lot.

Fantastic Four star Chris Evans is forced to avoid nights out with his gay brother – in case the press begin to speculate about his own sexuality.
a True (92%) [That’s the right answer.]
b False (8%)

Poor desk. Poor head. Not poor Chris Evans.

We all know that homosexuality is contagious, so it’s too late for Chris Evans now anyway. He’s tainted. Plus, he shares the genetic material with his brother, so that has to mean that he’s predispositioned.

Oh… wait, sorry, I forgot that homosexuality is a life choice. So, actually, it’s too late for Chris Evans because he lets his brother live this life and doesn’t preach to him. And maybe he will follow his brother’s example and choose to be gay. Because that’s how gay people are created…

Boo-frickin-hoo.

I’m pretty sure that Chris Evans didn’t submit that question himself, so let’s see what the man has to say for himself.

He says, “I’m down with the gays. Mostly I’m hanging out with (my brother) and his gay buddies, who are f**king hilarious. They’re the funniest people I know. They’ve invited me out to gay bars before, and I said, ‘Look, guys, I’ve got to draw the line there.’ That’s where a photo will get taken, it will run in magazines, and before you know it, I’ll be living down the gay rumour for the rest of my life.”

*mutters under breath* Keep calm, keep calm, keep calm…

“They’re the funniest people I know.”

Because gay people are not only all funny, they are all equally funny. [Because they’re such a homogeneous (ha!) group.] And what’s funny is not taken seriously. Let’s be honest, sayin’ that you’re “down with the gays” means nothing more than that you don’t mind having them around as your court jesters. But not as actual people, as friends with personality.

We’re talking about his brother. I don’t know about the family situation the Evans’ are in, but in my family no amount of bad/good/whatever press could keep us from seeing each other in whatever setting we choose. We fight from time to time and then we need breaks to cool off and we can go without seeing each other, but the press couldn’t force us to do it.

You choose whether you care about what the press writes or not. Apparently, Chris Evans does care, for whatever reasons. That’s a valid choice. But don’t blame the press for not spending time with your family.

And then another thing – apparently his brother is very openly gay (and if not, he was just outed, wasn’t he?). Apparently, Chris Evans talks about it. Apparently, they go out together. Don’t you think somebody would notice that and make the connection that maybe, Chris Evans is not the gay guy there?

And if you believe that the press wouldn’t be able to do that, then why don’t they go to “straight bars”? It’s not like there are no gays allowed in a place like that, you know…

But most of all: WHO THE FUCK CARES? Chris Evans is gay? Fine. Chris Evans isn’t gay? Fine.

And don’t start witht the “it will  hurt his career” thing. Have rumours of being gay ever hurt Rock Hudson? Tobey McGuire? Hugh Jackman used to pick up girls that way.

Actually all of them have more of a career than Chris Evans. Maybe he would need the gay rumours?