Mika: Why don't the gays love him?

That's funny. I just posted about how I will finally admit that his album is actually pretty good but I still can't stand the guy for some reason. Mika. Simply. BUGS THE S#$T OUT OF ME.

Maybe it is the pandering on both sides. Usually I don't mind if someone refuses to talk about their personal life but it feels like a PR move here.

http://tapeworthy.blogspot.com/2007/05/ipod-music-playlist-shut-up-and-sing.html

who says the gays don't love Mika?    I bought his cd the day it came out in America and on several gay-friendly boards I post at, MIKA is arguably the biggest thing to gay men since Scissor Sisters

It’s because he’s gay.

 

There is so much self-hate within gay people.  If Mika was straight, gay men would be all over him.  They would be living on every hint that he might have sex with another man.  Out, Genre, DNA, The Advocate, Out Traveler, Tetu, attitude, Pref etc all make a living off of that teasing. 

 

Also at work here is masculinity.  Gay men are automatically considered less masculine.  His questioned masculinity (because he’s gay) is a turn off for gay men. 

 

I know the risks and fears he has.  I’m NOT holding that against him.  It’s not his fault he has to be in the closet or any other gay person.  I fault society’s prejudice against gay people for causing the dysfunction.  For those reasons I will continue to support Mika no matter the circumstance.

 

John, I agree that Mika does have support from many gay people.  It's just not as widespread as it should be.

.... that we find his music to be like nails on a chalkboard and that's why we don't love him? At least that's how it is for me. It has nothing to do with his sexuality, straight, gay or what have you. OTOH, I'm not really a fan of dance music in general so I'm inclined to dislike it out of the gate.

Anthony

but not the musician.  His songs all say "Oh, be yourself!", while his personal statements have been "Oh, must hide!".  One or the other is dishonest, either an outright lie or just opportunism - whatever the motive, it grates.  So, love the music, don't much like the musician.

I love Mika and I love Scissor Sisters, but I think Scissor Sisters' lack of stateside success (seriously, I Don't Feel Like Dancing should've been a #1 hit here) is partly to blame for Mika not coming out.  Universal has the contracts for both artists' distribution and Universal seems pretty dedicated to having Mika crack the states, where the Scissor Sisters has been met with hesitation amongst a lot of heterosexuals (I find this funny tho.... gays in America have come so far in the past 20 years, but yet Boy George, Village People, Erasure, Pet Shop Boys... had no problem scoring hit singles in America back then but yet now Scissor Sisters can't cross over here?) so Universal is probably telling him to keep mum about his sexuality until they've milked him for all they can.

I read Perez's site all the time,  but I think he may be just pretending to be gay.   He has posted pics of himself making out with Vanessa Minillo (sp?) pre-whoever her famous boyfriend is now.  He also talks about breast sizes and posts pics of him touching women inappropriately.  

He seems to be more of a non-sexual cartoon character than an out gay man.   Maybe that's because he put his testicles in a lock box and gave them to Paris Hilton in exchange for use of her name and providing her with good press, (ie not reporting the bad stuff, like her arrest, DUI, etc.) 

Maybe he is gay,  but has been "objectified " by women who use him as an accessory.  ("This is my gay, Perez.")  Maybe he has forgotten how to be a gay man,  instead of a gay cartoon character.

Anyway,  I'm thinking of offering a reward to anyone who can capture a photo or video footage of Perez with his boyfriend, on a date, etc.  proving that he is really gay.  Maybe we could make a contest out of it!

That one song he had was like a popsicle.

It was refreshing and sweet at first but then was soon a sticky, syrupy mess.

THIS is why the gays don't like him..

He's not out, he's not cute, his music is so cutsy that your mom likes it and he's got no fashion sense. He looks like he's got the body of a scarecrow.