Shawn Mendes Part 20

Link to the old thread if anyone needs it.

He looks SO much better without gel in his hair. Sometimes I wonder what is wrong with his stylist.

I use the same hair product as Shawn and it’s really quite good. Smells amazing too. But in R2 his hair looks super nice.

Hair does not need to smell to be amazing. Unless what you're going for is making everyone walking behind you faint dead in your tracks.

Amaze this, r3.

Great Choice of gif OP 👏👏

Shawn last night accepting his Artist of the Year award at the Billboard Summit

His acceptance speech

Never forget when he saw shirtless male dancers on stage.

r9 There's no way to crop that bitch having a stroke by his side? I hate that gif purely because of her, but I do appreciate Shawn having an epiphany though

I did my best, R10

r11 You're a hero, thanks!

My pleasure, R12!!

His body is getting so thick

Have we determined that the bodyguards are the ones stretching his hole every night?

r16 If only that guy could have a bit more of muscle..I mean look at OP's gif

John hugging Shawn, quite passionately, last night

Awww, I hope there is video of that somewhere, R21!

Shawn is such a good Samaritan for giving old man John his young snatch, in between all the other dudes that use his hole

More Mayer/Mendes

He should have stayed with James Marsden. Mayer is a liability.

r26 Oh please, that was never a thing

Here enjoy even more SM/JM

Mendes looks as tall as Mayer at R24.

R10: That bitch help him a lot when she choose him to make the first parts of her concerts

R19 Constipated face.

r17 when it slides in hole face

I think he reads these threads lol. His behaviors have changed lately. I wouldn’t be surprised.

R32 What do you mean? For good or for bad?

[quote]His behaviors have changed lately.

How so?

John Mayer is such an ugly dude, I don't believe you guy's would think Shawn is that desperate. He can have anyone he wants to...

Petition to have R11's gif in the OP of the next thread. I think it would draw a lot of new people in, even the few who are on the fence about his sexuality. They can't deny his gayness after that.

r35 Yeah you have to be really "desperate" to want to be with Mayer...cmon now, you can say a lot of things about the guy, but ugly?

John Mayer isn’t ugly at all. He’s also talented and a music icon.

I personally don't find Mayer attractive but I can see why Shawn would. When your attracted to someone artistry, that makes them more sexy.

Mayer looked like Shawn at his age. Shawn will look like John in the future. Whoever is calling John ugly now, Shawn is on his way to looking like that in 15 years.

r40 Not quite like him, but similar enough that he could actually pass as his father. But John was hot too, especially as a twink. He always had 'bad boy' vibes though, completely opposite to Shawn in that sense.

I bet a lot of you who call him ugly would be wetting yourselves if this was his current self

Some more pictures of twinky JM:

John Mayer was not bad looking, but he was never as boner-inducing as Shawn.

[quote] Mayer looked like Shawn at his age. Shawn will look like John in the future.

You have a point there and, in the name of science, I made some comparisons

I think Shawn is objectively better looking, but Mayer's lips are definitely the best 🤤

And they really could be dad and son (well more like brothers here). Can you imagine though if they were, like what would you choose, the twink or the daddy?

It's nice that Mayer loves Shawn to pieces. If they were rap artists they John would have beef that Shawn completely jacked his style

That Japan song bombed on the charts. Poor thing.

He's not worried. As long as he spreads his hole for John every now and then the bills get paid!

[quote]That Japan song bombed on the charts. Poor thing.

How low did it finish?

Delusional - John Mayer is not one of us. We may want him to be but he’s not. He’s a bro type straight guy.

r9 Didn't Shawn go home with one of the male dancers after the event?

R53, we'd like to think he did, but we don't have any confirmation of that.

r52 I feel like he's bi

R55 = Shawn, who wants John to be just bi enough to lick his dick like a peppermint stick.

r52 He's gay for Shawn and that's enough

JM didn't look well at the Billboard event. He's looked better.

R45 Sorry, but JM is waaaaay out of Shawn's league, at any age. Anyone who thinks different needs to get his eyes checked.

Shaw n un LA earlier

*In LA

TIME Magazine has ranked ‘Shawn Mendes’ as 4th of their Top 10 Best Albums of 2018

[quote] At just 20, singer-­songwriter Mendes had already risen from social-media star to platinum performer. But with his self-titled album, he arrived as an artist with something to say. From the urgent pop-rock hit “In My Blood” to the sweet R&B strains of “Lost in Japan,” he balances his expressive tenor against stripped-down beats, touching on anxiety, violence and the challenges of young love in a blend of sensitive balladry and stadium-ready guitar rock.

R49: That's not a surprise. You can't wait ages to release a second single. Sam Smith suffered the same fate and his first single was a big hit (something In my blood was not).

Shawn is lucky he is a global artist now, if he was depending of his US success he'll be in danger right now

John Mayer's speech at the Billboard Live awards. "Give it up for my son, Shawn Mendes" (at 1:40)

The whole thing is great though, he's really funny in a natural way

R53 Nope, he even left mid event after the Youth performance, catching a plane to Europe. It's in that Artist Spotlight Stories documentary (around 7:15).

Shawn wears briefs!

Dylan Geick is hotter!

No he's not.

[quote]Dylan Geick is hotter!

No, he isn't.

R69: Oh yes, he is.

Shawn is cute, and nice and all that, but there are tons of better looking guys on show business

[quote] Dylan Geick is hotter!

Who?

I think JM's acceptance speech was great. Is it possible he sees Shawn as the "son he never had" and not in a sexual way? Just wondering what others think...

r72 Maybe, but let's not forget he's not that old, so if he had a son his age he would've been a really young dad (at exactly Shawn's age now). Also he said way to much about his body and looks that what would've been appropriate for a father figure

I plan to do the same thing as Mayer in a few years when I'm 40, find me a young tenderoni twink to bust down!

Shawn should remake Mariah's Loverboy video in celebration of Glitter coming out of nowhere and pushing his album further down the charts! Complete with pink booty shorts on that hot bawdy!

"Why yes, that was the former A+ list singer who has always been kind of sexually fluid making out at a party with the foreign-born A+ list singer who is so deep in the closet you would need a spotlight just to see a shadow.

John Mayer/Shawn Mendes (Billboard’s Live Music Summit and Awards!)"

Blind item.

Which website is that from, R76?

CDAN, R77

R76 Man how I hope that's true

We can dream!!!

Damn!

R81 I'm pretty sure that's just a random model whose head resembles his unfortunately.

John Mayer has a great sense of humor, he’s a talented musician, and he looks way better than many other 40 year olds. Shawn is lucky to be getting dicked down by him.

R82 Yeah, that's not him. This is him though.

And this one is more recent.

R75 LOL! I'd watch that video!

¸R76 Yuck I hope it's not true. Kissing with a 40 y.o.=disgusting.

[quote]Kissing with a 40 y.o.=disgusting.

He also swallows his 40 y.o. loads.

R87 = 16 years old fangirl

Look at those long legs at R85.

R89: I hope so. There are a lot of 40 something (and older) hot guys (but i understand the world looks different if you are a teen)

What's wrong with being with a guy twice your age?

R84 R85 Thanks!

Still Damn! He looks swole in R84! Not so much in R85??

R93 Yeah, he used to be more muscular when younger. He talked about it in the Hot Ones interview (watch form 18:46)

R94 This is him about a year ago. He was more muscular around that time too. Think he goes to the gym a lot more when he's touring.

R75 I think he could pull that off LMAOOOO

Has anyone here ever been to one of his concerts or met him in person?

Where would they stand?

Is there a section marked, "For Old, Gay Men Who Refuse to Grow Up and Are Into Twinks"...???

Would this section be next to the, "For Fangurls Who Are So Delusional and Stupid That They STILL Think Shawn is Straight"...???

And then there would be the last section called, "For the Others", and there would be about 4 people in it.

[quote]Is there a section marked, "For Old, Gay Men Who Refuse to Grow Up and Are Into Twinks"...???

Tell us, whom do "Old Gay Men Who Have Grown Up and Are into Twinks" get to see, popular music-wise, according to you, cunt-on-the-brain?

r98 Elder (gay) men are welcome to his show, you jerk. Endorsed by the man himself, who retweeted and liked the video below.

Also, remember that just because you're old it doesn't mean we all are around here...

Nerve...touched.

Mission...accomplished.

Humor on R99 & R100...wasted.

He's so pretty, I wish he made music I liked. I don't know that I'd subject myself to the awfulness of 21st century pop concertgoing, but...well...he's so pretty.

I wish he'd switch to acting.

r101 Or you're just not funny

ellipses, r103.

"...but...well...he's so pretty."

The only reason he has 20 threads on The DL.

r104 Oh no a typo! now you can't understand anything I said because of one letter!

Btw the meme goes like this

So it seems we were too focused on the "son" line of Mayer's speech that we didn't noticed this bit:

[quote] Shawn can tell you. Sometimes he gets so tired he just wanna cry

Sad. But you can tell they're really close (even if it's just as friends) for him to know that. And I think Shawn said before that he calls JM when he feels really anxious so he can calm him down

[quote]Shawn said before that he calls JM when he feels really anxious so he can calm him down

The next best thing.

Shawn at LAX today.

I hope JM doesn't give him herpes

So who is Shawn serving his good bussy to this Thanksgiving?

Back in Toronto. Poor thing looks tired

Someone get this poor boy a dick, stat!

I was just going to say he needs some dick to revitalize himself lol

He probably smelled and had spicy breath after getting off the plane. Walking off the plane was probably the first time Shawn’s low hangers had moved from their own funky sweat stew in several hours. The smell of unwashed young-man hole surely filled his flimsy boxers. And those fan girls rushed to his side to sniff that ripe musk emanating from his taut muscles.

r116 Shawn and his hole smells of FRESH laundry at all times, like it emanates from his pores

I watched A Star is Born today and now I want the gay version starring Shawn and Mayer. There's even a scene with a huge JM in the back (because of Jackson Maine) that's pretty similar to John's signature? Branding? Well whatever this is

[quote]So who is Shawn serving his good bussy to this Thanksgiving?

Shawn is Canadian.

Thanksgiving for him was in October.

r119 if wants his album sales to improve in the states he needs to spread his hole for both holidays!

He needs to livestream his hole being stuffed on Thanksgiving.

R116 made me horny

Not new but I've never seen this one before, and fuck he looks so hot

Meh...so average now.

In Toronto today

Shawn looks like he's dressed up for the cold weather.

Uh oh, seems like John found himself another "young jedi". Shawn better hurry up and present hole if he didn't already before someone snatches Mayer from him.

He started following him on IG too and he (the boy) posted this:

[quote] i started making music when i was 15 because i found a video of @johnmayer playing guitar and singing on youtube. discovering that video and John’s music changed my life forever. this has to be the coolest thing that has ever happened to me in my entire life . the last picture is a message I sent to John back in January but I wasn’t sure if he’d ever see it ...

I'll just link to the last pic because the other ones are just screenshots of Mayer's story

I guess JM just trolls IG for twinks. Maybe this is JM's attempts to make Shawn jealous?

r129 Lol maybe. Now he commented on the post above "Fan number 256k+1"

R127 Did Mayer say something like this about Shawn's songwriting abilities before or he's just a pretty face for him ?

This guy's cute too though

John is prolly just jealous that Shawn has been getting dick from the bodyguard

So John is not giving thanks for breast, leg, or thigh of Shawn this Thanksgiving?

John’s found himself a younger, tighter, better looking twink.

r134, if you are talking about the R131 twink, he may be younger and tighter, but he isn't anywhere even close to being as goodlooking as Shawn.

How did he get his scar?

[quote] I guess JM just trolls IG for twinks

I think you could be onto something. A few hrs ago he also liked this comment on a video of another twink playing guitar that he's not even following (nor the person who commented and he wasn't tagged either)

r135 Not younger, according to Wikipedia he's 24. Shawn's still cuter though.

Anyway, Shawn was at Travis Scott's show last night with his friends

With friends in Toronto

[quote] Before y’all ask and freak out. She is a friend and in another video we can see two girls and both of them have a boyfriend. Lmao.

I thought it was important to quote this comments before you gurls also start to freak out

I've said this ad nauseum: JM seems lonely and desperately wants a relationship. A DM tarot reader did cards for JM and SM a while ago and basically said the same thing (FWIW). Or, while JM may not be looking to hook up with these young guys (or maybe he is?), this could also be JM's attempt to "stay relevant" with a younger audience. Any thoughts or wisdom, DLers?

Happy Thanksgiving! (No, not a frau for wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving-- there is no pumpkin spice of any kind in my house)

[quote] this could also be JM's attempt to "stay relevant" with a younger audience

He actually talked about that on an interview:

[quote] I’m 39. It’s funny, I was 31 for eight years, then I became 39. And there’s something that happens that’s really great with that, where you go, “Oh, well there are things I shouldn’t expect to have anymore.” I can find peace in it and go, “Ok, I’m not gonna be number one on Spotify because you’re not supposed to be Number One.” Unless I luck into it, the world is supposed to keep moving on and there are supposed to be younger people who are supposed to attract younger people to music. So that’s not something that I can do anymore … My path is gonna be: “I’m going to continue to do what I do, and that’s going to change in the way it relates to whatever’s happening in the world that year.” It’s gonna beat against whatever other color the world is that year. I’m not going to say, “Wow, I really want to come back into the charts so I’m gonna work with this person or that person.” What I was able to do is go, “This is your lot. This is your lane. You’re going to be making records for the rest of your life, and it’s not necessarily going to become as avant garde as you wish it could have 15-20 years ago.”

Ofc he could be bulshitting but he seems quite sincere in what he generally says. In any case he might be taking this "mentoring" stuff too seriously, for some reason he sometimes talks about himself like he's 60 instead of 40 something

well my conspiracy theory is that John Mayer's song "New Light" is about Shawn.

r142 Ha kinda like mine, he sang a new song on his IG live this past sunday about 'loneliness' called Blue Skies at Night, that he said he wrote 4 days ago (so tuesday or wednesday last week depending on how you count it) and, I'm gonna put my tin foil hat on for this, but that was right after the Billboard Awards where Shawn was too. For some reason he was really nervous before singing it and you can hearing it on his voice too while he sang it.

Lyrics:

When I'm standing in the sun

I never really stop to think and miss someone

But when I lose that light

Blue skies at night

When those evening stars shine down

I suddenly remember that you're not around

And I face that fight

Blue skies at night

These are the hardest kind of years

The ones where people disappear

So tired of all these broken dreams

I'm better on my own it seems

Dog in a ball at the end of my bed

Yeah I wish it was the 3 of us in yours instead

But I do what's right

Blue skies at night

These are the hardest kind of years

The ones where people disappear

Who's cryin' all these winter tears

They're hangin' like a chandelier

And there beside the morning grey

A stronger man in place of where a fool once lay

But for one more day

Blue skies

So come what may

Blue skies

I'll find my way

Blue skies at night

Dude is lonely!!!

Shawn on the cover of the new issue of Rolling Stone.

i think this BI is about him

R147 This is him at his Variety photoshoot. Doesn't match the description in that BI.

R147 More from that photoshoot.

Maybe,but the the clues are very very clear and of course BI are only real from time to time

The BI says something about fake dating, he never did so far so I think is not him. Maybe Nick Jonas or something

[quote]How did he get his scar?

I think Shawn said it was a shaving accident when he was younger.

R148 Well that was just freaking adorable!

I just want to see him twerk

[Quote]The BI says something about fake dating, he never did so far so I think is not him.

Did you miss the Hailey Baldwin saga?

The one were he constantly denied they were dating everytime he was asked you mean?

[quote] Maybe he could get enthusiastic about writing a song about robots. And fake dating.

This implies that the person they're talking about do it (fake dating) constantly. My guess would be JB or Nick Jonas too

There's a big clue in the BI where they say he's not "the life of the party." That's the name of one of his singles.

Both of them denied it actually r155

People still believe in blind items?

Wasn’t he “dating” known beard Camila Cabello?

r160 Nah, he denied that too. They're still friends though, is just fans that 'ship' them.

[quote] But no matter how many times fans have insisted that the two are like, totally dating, both stars have set the record straight that they're just friends multiple times.

He never had an official gf o beard really (and I'm talking about after he got famous, before some fangirl came out with that gf he had when he was like 14 y.o...)

Miss Mendes needs to leak a sex tape pronto. She’s rapidly becoming irrelevant.

The BI is inconsistent, but it's clearly about him.

Life of the party was the song that put him on the map, and he is clearly known for being very nice.

Of course there are videos that deny him being acting like a robot and the truth is he never beard (even when it was clear that his team wanted him to do). So even when he doesn't fit the BI, it was about him

And about him becoming irrelevant. He is on a tough position on the USA, the singles underperformed, and the same with the album. So if he wants to stay relevant in the USA he needs a hit single in a near future.

In terms of career he is in no danger at all. He is a global star, and his singles and album did well in a lot of countries

I still think Shawn should do a cover of Mariah Carey's Loverboy when he finally comes out

He should find another closet case and make a cover of Brandy and Monica's the boy is mine

R158 She was clearly bearding for him at the time. They were always seen together with "candid" photos of them being close. But since she immediately went back to Beiber the bearding was a complete failure so of course they denied a relationship. You never see Shawn and Hailey together anymore if they are indeed close friends.

He's so gay that when he farts a condom flies out.

R167, he never wanted me to use a condom.

He couldn’t be more repelled by that chick in R166.

Shawn and Hailey are probably on fine terms & no bad blood, but they definitely won't be hanging out publicly anytime soon or maybe ever. I can't imagine Biebs would be keen for his new wife to be hanging out with her "ex" (even though it was clearly a bearding arrangement) because the last thing the newlywed Bieber/Baldwin couple needs is for the media to start speculating about trouble in paradise or her going back to Shawn or whatever.

R166: No, the problem was not she was back to Bieber, the problem was him denying being more than friends at least three times.

no matter how much the press pushed that relationship when the one who was supposed in love deny being more than friends again and again.

In my opinion his team tried the fake relationship and he boycotted it. Unless he is really dump and unable to lie, that's the only explanation.

I found a lot of people justifying bearding in the Tim Chalamet threats but the thing is in fact extremely pathetic and not everybody has stomach to go with it

r171 Exactly, the whole thing was never a bearding, mostly because of him constantly denying it and looking miserable every time they were together.

Hailey Baldwin looks perpetually miserable.

Is he morphing into John Mayer in that gif?

He watched Bohemian Rhapsody today and, apparently, tweeted while watching smh

[quote] Bohemian Rhapsody leaving me speechless. Im all messed up, wow.

Shawn at the cinema in Toronto today.

Who is this person?

hawt

R177 Some poptart whose 15 minutes of fame are about to expire.

Now the 15 minutes are more like a half an hour.

In the past teen stars had a lot of trouble to get into adult stardom, but right now we had a lot of former teen idols that made it into succesful adult singers. With the social media and artist has way more posibilities to stay in the map or making a come back

"Who is this person?"

Some semi-talented, closet-cased airhead who has been popular on the DL since he was 17. And in the minds of those who keep these threads going, will always be 17 and hairless because they refuse to accept their own ages and realize that they shouldn't have the same cultural attributes as a 12-year-old girl.

So, everything he does is heralded as "great", even though it's really not. All his actions are vehemently defended as appropriate. His music is lauded as "wonderful", even though his most current release has sold only one-third as much as his previous one.

You get the idea...

Oh, please, r182. Everyone knows how lame his music is. Takes nothing away from how beautiful he is. He should try acting. Maybe someone could do a retcon of Brokeback. A happy-ending version this time, please.

Shawn simply couldn't be in a movie with an unhappy ending. No one would want that.

People talk about how mediocre is his music like if the rest of top 40 hits were any better.

He has easy listening hits with cringeworthy lyrics just like other pop singers like Charlie Puth or Nick Jonas

r185 has a point. I turn those people's music off—all 21st century pop, really—without noticing who is bleating it out. Shawn only engages my attention because he is so pretty.

Whose the fag Shawn was with last night?

R187 Ronnie Wray. Another DL'er described him in the previous thread as a "Toronto scene King, he's a known pussy hound." He was also there the nights Shawn was bartending.

Do you think it's oveR between JM and Shawn?

R189 Not at all.

New interview with Rolling Stone. Some highlights:

[quote] He kept seeing Top 40 A-listers with their partners (...) and he was starting to get a little jealous. “I had this thought: ‘I have to get paparazzied with someone. Who am I gonna get? I’m not relevant,’ ” Mendes recalls. But he gave up on the idea just as quickly. “I was like, ‘Ugh, you fucking idiot. Why did you think that?’ ”

[quote] ask Mendes himself, a self-described “extremely neurotic” 20-year-old who spends much of his time second-guessing his career choices. “It’s literally my biggest fear, to wake up tomorrow and nobody cares,” he says.

[quote] “I love weed,” he tells me with a grin. “I wouldn’t tweet that — not yet, at least — but it’s really good for me. When I’m home, I’ll smoke and then play guitar for seven hours.” (He also saw shrooms for sale in Amsterdam, but opted not to try them. “I want to so badly,” he says. “I think it would help me a lot.”)

[quote] Earlier this year, he and Hailey Baldwin made headlines when they showed up together at the Met Gala ball, holding hands as the cameras flashed(...) He acknowledges they were more than friends, but he’s still reluctant to call it a relationship: “I don’t even wanna put a title on it. I think it was more of a zone of limbo.”

[quote] Mendes admits that the attention on his personal life has caused him a lot of stress. “I’d like to say I don’t care about it, but that’s not true,” he says. This brings him to another, much thornier issue that he’s been forced to navigate: “This massive, massive thing for the last five years about me being gay.”

[quote] Mendes often finds himself watching his own interviews, analyzing his voice and his body language. (...) “In the back of my heart, I feel like I need to go be seen with someone — like a girl — in public, to prove to people that I’m not gay,” he says. “Even though in my heart I know that it’s not a bad thing. There’s still a piece of me that thinks that. And I hate that side of me.”

[quote] “I thought, ‘You fucking guys are so lucky I’m not actually gay and terrified of coming out,’ ” he recalls now. “That’s something that kills people. That’s how sensitive it is. Do you like the songs? Do you like me? Who cares if I’m gay?”So he recorded a frantic Snapchat story. “I noticed a lot of people were saying I gave them a ‘gay vibe,’ ” he told his millions of followers, sounding a little choked up as he stared wide-eyed at the camera. “First of all, I’m not gay. Second of all, it shouldn’t make a difference if I was or wasn’t.”

[quote] Swift was texting Mendes a cellphone video of them together, just to make sure he was cool with her posting it — a short clip of the night they were hanging out backstage at her Reputation tour and she put her glittery eye makeup on Mendes’ face, to his delight. He told her it was fine without thinking, but later that night, he woke up in a cold sweat. “I felt sick,” he said. “I was like, ‘Fuck, why did I let her post that?’ I just fed the fire that I’m terrified of.”

[quote] As a kid, he’d put glitter on his eyelids to make his parents laugh; he grew up with 15 female cousins, “braiding hair and painting nails. Maybe I am a little more feminine — but that’s the way it is. That’s why I am me.”

[quote] he makes another new friend: a cute Hungarian bartender who steps in to show him the ropes.They exchange looks and get closer over the next hour, and soon they are running across the festival grounds to watch Australian dance-music act Chet Faker’s 1 a.m. set. They climb two flights to the soundboard, which overlooks the gigantic lit-up stage, and sway to the music.

[quote] Mendes and his team have a 9 a.m. flight. I assume I’ll be riding home with him, but his security guard unexpectedly ushers me into another van, which speeds off without Mendes. When I arrive at the hotel, he and the bartender are getting out of a different van and heading to his room.

Tl.Dr: He's sooo straight you guys!!! We should just pack everything and leave!! /s

Holy shit.

Well that's it, he's set the record straight.

My boy is on dope, I'm heartbroken.

I know we should respect whatever he states about his sexuality and all, but I can't help the feeling that we'd be reading a big headline of him coming out in a couple of years 🤷🏻‍♂️ But who knows , maybe our collective gaydars are broken af.

Can you imagine though, if things between him and Mayer didn't work out because SHAWN was friendzoning him, lol. It'd be the biggest plot twist of the universe

This is sadly the world we live in. His management feels that in order for him to be successful, he needs to be in the closet.

Truth be told, there are a lot of feminine straight men, and a lot of butch straight women...not always easy to tell who's gay. Shawn's a sweet sensitive boy, I hope he figures things out for himself...most of all I hope he continues to be who he truly is and turn himself into something he's not, that's soul crushing.

So do you still think he's gay?

^NOT turn himself...

Damn his album must be doing really badly

Time to bring out a new beard.

That article reeks of his management trying to put an end to the persistent gay rumors.

What I found interesting is he actually never emphatically states he's not gay in fact he says "Who cares if I’m gay?” This line though: “In the back of my heart, I feel like I need to go be seen with someone — like a girl — in public, to prove to people that I’m not gay,” he says. “Even though in my heart I know that it’s not a bad thing. There’s still a piece of me that thinks that. And I hate that side of me.” That sounds like a typical 20 something still dealing with internalized homophobia.

Dude is gay.

Definitely gay. What heterosexual male laments being seen with girls in public? It should just happen naturally. What girl is he even with at the moment?

The fan girls are going nuts on twitter..."oh pour Shawn being accused of being gay...he's so tormented." Gay or straight his response to gay rumors is actually wildly homophobic.

Poor Shawn having to defend his heterosexual privilege!

r202 Yeah those parts also resonated with me, is like he has some conflicting feelings about the whole thing.

[quote] That article reeks of his management trying to put an end to the persistent gay rumors

Exactly, was his 'affair' with the bartender really necessary to include? hmm. And the fact that he said at the end that she followed herself from his phone not him...

Btw he posted this a few minutes ago on IG

[quote] Of course i have my insecurities and struggles but that’s just one part of me. Sometimes the positive side of a story doesn’t always get fully told and I wish it had here. I love what i do and i love you guys so much ♥

"Shawn" is trending worldwide on Twitter

Although his fan girls are all sympathizing with him, there is some backlash, calling his response homophobic. I sense this interview is going to cause more harm than good.

Good for him for standing up against amoral bullies who subscribe to archaic stereotypes about sexuality and gender to make assumptions about sexual orientation.

I tweeted that I thought his response was homophobic, now his fan girls are saying that the magazine twisted his words.

r210 He kinda said that on his last IG post (see r206) but he never mentioned what part he was talking about

R202 what you find interesting is "that he never actually says he's not gay"?

Uh --- indeed he dies, bro. Read the article quotes.

Shawn says, "‘You fucking guys are so lucky I’m not actually gay and terrified of coming out."

*indeed he DOES. Not dies. Damn.

R211 Yes but he also doesn't deny that he said these things. I almost wonder if his management wrote these answers. But I agree with what others are saying that his comment about needing to be seen with a girl do smell of a 20 year old still struggling to deal with his sexuality.

#4 WW trending, I bet his anxiety is at 100 right now...

The interview is all kinds of pathetic, and frankly i think that's only the beginning

Some tweets on the "shawn homophobic" search on Twitter

[quote] shawn mendez is homophobic lol blames anxiety though ok 👌

[quote] is Shawn Mendes homophobic I keep rereading this and I’m confused if so I hope he balds by the age of 21

[quote] Shawn’s interview was lowkey homophobic like I’m sorry sis but build a bridge there are worse things in this world than being gay

[quote] shawn mendes would be a lot cooler if he owned his personality and femininity like if ur confident about it no one can say shit about it, but he’s giving homophobic people the exact power they want by being afraid/insulted/uncomfortable about it. he could really use his fame to have a positive effect and be a great ally to the community in this scenario but he’s just... not :/

[quote] shawn mendes making y’all feel bad for calling him gay when he’s really just showing his homophobia

[quote] why is shawn mendes so pressed about people calling him gay.... where is the oppression ma’am.... if you’re straight and not homophobic why are you so PRESSED......

[quote] shawn mendes' got some internalized homophobia or something

Boy done fucked up

R204 They're actually mainly freaking out about the fact he smokes weed.

I feel you, bro.

R206 Don't think the Hungarian bartender story is made up though. There's some footage of them at Sziget (fangirls were freaking out because she touched his face). They were in the background of someone else's vid. I remember the footage was posted on here a couple of threads back around the time it happened. Saw a fan on IG today comment her friend was there that night outside his hotel and saw them together. Of course a reporter is going to include that, especially since people are so interested in his love life and squeaky clean image.

I love the excitement today! Look at Shawn, finally being interesting! You go gurl!

[quote]Exactly, was his 'affair' with the bartender really necessary to include? hmm. And the fact that he said at the end that she followed herself from his phone not him...

Sounds like in order to shut down gay rumors his management went through every defense from every top gay social media personality (who defended him in the past and berated anyone that insinuated he was gay) and listed them off one by one. They literally checked every check box.

R221: I don't find being dishonest and insecure that interesting

[quote] On some parts of the Internet, outing him has become a spectator sport.

I think they mean this site, lol.

[quote] It’s literally my biggest fear, to wake up tomorrow and nobody cares.

Well, with someone whose looks are fading, has no talent and is pissing people off with this shitty interview, he better prepare himself for that reality soon.

Aww John Mayer's comment though

[quote] You are the genuine article. ✨

Honestly, my biggest takeaway from this article is that Shawn actually does see all the rumors and speculation and memes about him being gay. Which is a surprise to me.

If he’s straight... lol... then I feel bad that he has to fend off these persistent rumors from people who could basically never be convinced that he’s straight (myself included). But if this is the case... there could have been a less gay-panicky way to respond.

If he’s gay but closeted, I feel bad that he feels the need to defend himself in this way. Maybe he hasn’t even come out to *himself* yet, and he’s still in denial. Honestly I really think this is what’s going on.

If he’s gay and out to himself, but his management forced him to put out these statements, then I feel really bad. What a horrible position to be in.

R224 his looks aren't fading 🙄

He's such a baby saying that. He's either gay or very insecure.

R228: Both

See guys? He's not homophobic he has a gay friend!

But Teddy dates girls R230*

r231 Well, she's a lesbian then

Look at who Shawn follows on Twitter. His internal homophobia is stronger than we will acknowledge.

R233 Shawn follows almost 60.000 people on twitter. He does this thing where follows hundreds of random fan accounts at a time. He's probably not checking what every fan it tweeting about. Bound to have some homophobic people amongst those.

His interview is not playing well with LGBTQ commentators. Guess on how long to issues some kind of apology or statement?

R235 apart from those who clearly want to fuck him, Ira Madison for instance is real thirsty for that white dick. They'll probably be a well written pr apology over the next couple of days, but he'll do another interview eventually and double down on his anti-effeminacy. I think they'll be another "we're just friends" actress/model hanging around in the next couple of months.

R236: The main problem is that he fucked up all fake relationships he could do now. Nobody believed the thing with Hailey, which explains why even being in all the press he denied again and again being with her.

Right now every relationship will be watched as his attempt of looking straight and it would not work

He hates himself (which is not an attractive quality) and he should work on that or his career and life will implode sooner than later

R236 Where is the anti-effeminacy though?

"In the end, Mendes says, he’s happy about the side of himself shown in Swift’s backstage post. As a kid, he’d put glitter on his eyelids to make his parents laugh; he grew up with 15 female cousins, “braiding hair and painting nails. Maybe I am a little more feminine — but that’s the way it is. That’s why I am me.”

What he said in the interview is literally admitting how engrained those beliefs are growing up that being gay and effeminate is bad but he deep down knows it isn’t. And hates that piece of him that sometimes still does.

R238 Right here: "I felt sick. I was like, ‘Fuck, why did I let her post that?’ I just fed the fire that I’m terrified of." Just coz TSwift put some makeup on him... also the fact he had to bring up the braiding hair and painting nails when he was a kid even tho he's now a grown ass adult shows how much he still has an issue with it.

The US is a lot different. Mcfly, Five Seconds of Summer, The Vamps, Duran Duran back in the day, and other bands with straight members seem to care a lot more about their gay fanbase.

Deleted tweet from Todick Hall

*Todrick

His apology after deleting the tweet

[quote]Sorry about that tweet, I tweeted between scenes trying to be supportive, but realized it was problematic. Was not trying to be insensitive. I assumed the hate was coming from homophobic people and didn’t think before I posted. Huge fan of Shawn clearly, and didn’t mean any harm

R239 Yeah, but that's only part of what he says. He admits that he sometimes thinks that way, but hates that he does because deep down he knows better: “Even though in my heart I know that it’s not a bad thing. There’s still a piece of me that thinks that. And I hate that side of me.”

If people call you gay all the time like it's a bad thing (like he said in that video from a couple of years ago), I don't find it strange some of that sticks with you and you feel the need to act more masculine. Even if in your heart you know better.

[quote] I don't find it strange some of that sticks with you and you feel the need to act more masculine.

He never acted more masculine.

This is the video that made Shawn 'feel sick' and made him wake up in the middle of the night in cold sweats, there's hardly any glitter there. If this is what keeps him up at night and then makes him feel he needs to address it in an interview months later then I'm sorry, but the boy has issues with his femininity and should keep them to himself, instead of trying to get sympathy from all his stans.

R246 Well you should've seen the comments at that time.

R246 Well said 👏👏

Peaked about 2 years ago and it's all downhill since then.

In any other decade, I would admit that his music was disposable, but today, his music outshines people like Post Malone and Cardi B ruling who continue to rule the pop charts. Even when compared to other singer/songwriters, his music is still better. The only one I would say is better from that category is Ed Sheeran who doesn't have Shawn's sex appeal.

[quote]If this is what keeps him up at night and then makes him feel he needs to address it in an interview months later then I'm sorry, but the boy has issues with his femininity and should keep them to himself,

Um no he should not, bitch. It is pretty outstanding to me that he actually revealed these deep, deep insecurities in such a public way. Im surprised. This is something that is usually done years after the fact, ie. Ricky Martin. All I can say is that whatever he has going on in terms of his identity is a work in progress, and it should be that way. He is a people pleaser. I think once he is ready to exit that phase of this life we will see a very different Shawn.

r251, I hope you're right. I hope he doesn't become too hard on himself, I'd hate to see him go down a self destructive path.

r252, and Shawn is also a favorite of other music artists. He has had artists from pretty much every genre say they admire him. That is a ton of pressure. I hope he doesn't get overwhelmed by trying to be so perfect either.

One thing I do not understand: if he Is straight, why would he worry about mannerisms and being seen around with girls? That is what you would do if you were afraid it could expose you being gay. I don't get it. If you are straight and you know it what's keeping you up at night? He clearly has a LOT to work through.

If he was so worried about being perceived as gay to the point of waking up "in a cold sweat" I hope he sleeps peacefully now that hundreds of people see him as a homophobic douchebag, anything is better than gay I guess.

And he's still trending WW for how many hours now?

R252 Oh please, if he's in fact a straight guy how would this affect him in any way. This interview actually accomplished what he wanted it to

Straight dudes worry about being perceived as gay or effeminate too. There is a running gag about guys asking if they can do something because they fear it might seem gay to others

R256 and are we supposed to care?

I don't see him as a "homophobic douchebag." I see him as what he much more likely is, a terrified closet case who would just love—LOVE!!!—to come out.

R256 look at ANY of his instagram posts and tell me how many comments you see about him being gay... 1 out of 300? If you are worried to the point of searching for gay rumours, comments, memes, pictures, excetera, it means that it kinda strikes a chord in you

He's old enough to know if he was gay or not, and personally, I still get the vibe he is. So this interview just smacks of his PR team to me and is really unpleasant. And I'm off him - without some sexual intrigue, who cares about his mediocre soft-rock? When he does eventually come out, I won't support him.

R258 but if you take his words at face value that's what's left. A straight guy who's so afraid of people believing he's gay he loses sleep about it and who studies his every moves not to come off as one. Now tell me, what's that but an homophobic douchebag

It sounds to me like he was/is more concerned about his femininity, rather than being gay. And it doesn't sound like it comes from a homophobic place though.

Shawn is concerned about being a product for his fans, and what he is selling is the image of a heterosexual male. He is just worrying himself to death about being the perfect product for the industry to sell. He is no different from those industry girls who those enormous fake asses so they can get a deal, and regret it years later when they can't even move.

I knew when he snapped on that guy asking for his autograph that he had deep issues with perfectionism. That moment did not fit into his image and he lost it. He has to get over it, all that anxiety and anger will build up and he will just go crazy.

That's just it, r261. I'm not "taking his words at face value."

R257 Right? there's definitely a couple of hettys coming in here to lecture us gays about the woes of the poor white "straight" man.

Blaming the meanies on the internet for his own internalized issues and problems, Poor Shawn *rolls eyes*.

R264 Yeah no doubt. Almost word for word what they're saying on Twitter too...

[quote] He pulls out his phone to show me his Twitter account — his name is the only recent search.

Such a narcissist to spend all of his time on social media searching for himself. This alone is why our community shouldn't support him, even if he does come out. This is the work of a closet case who truly believes that the world revolved around him. People like that eventually learn that they are not the center of the universe and a humbling moment for Shawn is in order. Karma will kick him hard. She's a vicious mistress.

R264. Oh please, just because some people have different point of view and at least some form of empathy. @R259 It's different on Twitter. Seen many tweets calling im out without actively searching for it (the interview also says his only recent search is his name, nothing else). Especially when he does something that's slightly not typically masculine. He has spent 5 years reading tons of tweets and comments and speculations about his sexuality which would get to anyone I think (straight or gay). Literally anything he does that is slightly not masculine means he’s gay to people and people call him out like it's a bad thing. I believe he's gay, but that would make anyone insecure.

R266 Narcissist? I think he's a perfectionist and that's why he finds it very important of what people think of him. Think he's just very insecure. He never boasts about himself and thinks he's naturally good at something. Always says his voice isn't the best and he works very hard to get where he is right now. l

R267 the people who call him out are few, and they are related to the gay community. Which makes them a minority amongst hundreds of thousands of thirsty teen fangirls. That doesn't seem like a sensible reason to worry someone out to the point of being so self-conscious about each of his gestures

[post redacted because linking to dailymail.co.uk clearly indicates that the poster is either a troll or an idiot (probably both, honestly.) Our advice is that you just ignore this poster but whatever you do, don't click on any link to this putrid rag.]

R268 Narcissist. He cares about himself and his image to the detriment of anything or anyone else. This interview showed him to be a vain, shallow, hollow and empty individual who lacked perspective on the realities of the world or the inanity of show business. His reliance on marijuana and soon to be mushrooms and other hard drugs will hasten his demise. Shawn will not land back on his feet the way someone like Justin Bieber did because he really tries to sell a fake image of wholesomeness and once that goes, his teen frau base will go with it. As much we all crap on Bieber (deservedly so), he never had these types of rantings about being called gay (and worse), even though he himself is probably still a closet case. Bieber also doesn't give a crap what other people think of him and this is entirely the opposite of Shawn. Shawn cares way too much about what people think of him and he has yet to learn that he will never please everyone. It's unfortunate that a downfall will be what will likely spark this realization, but frankly, he brought this upon himself and no one here should feel sorry for him in the slightest. His good looks on the outside mask what a pathetic individual he is on the inside.

Whatever. Like you bitches would not search yourselves if you were a beautiful 20 YEAR OLD megastar. Bitch please. He is incredibly modest compared to other 20 year olds that have had his level of success, fame and admiration among his peers.

All of you cunts saying you would not support him if he came out are just mad that he has more dick than he knows what to do with, despite not having the revelation that he is truly a gay person yet.

What's Billy implying here.....this was posted shortly after Shawn's interview went public.

Also, besides the Baldwin mess, he has literally NEVER been pictured with a girl. An interviewer follows him through a festival for a couple of days: BOOM, he is making lots of comments about girls and eventually brings one he has just met to his room like that is the only thing he has been doing his whole life. What are the odds?

R269 Yeah on a regular basis the majority of them are gay. But as soon as he does something that attracts the attention of the general public and media (and not gays and fan girls thirsting after him) it's different. You should've seen twitter during the NFL Kick off.

R272 That's nice, Shawn. Maybe spend less timing trolling around the internet today and spend more time with your voice teacher. You're going to need it if you expect to last in this business into next year.

[quote]You should've seen twitter during the NFL Kick off.

What happened?

[R276] BITCH, I take vocal lessons TWICE a day, it's my NUMBER 2 RULE! didn't you read my interview? *cries* x 10000

Any of you who deny you'd suck his cock at noon in Times Square all five Saturdays this December are nothing but the lyingest lying liars.

R274 I've seen fans talking before about him hooking up with a girl in Brasil and Milan during his last tour. Similar situation as with the Hungarian bartender. Just no reporter following him around, so it never got media attention.

I'm sorry for him if he's actually a closet case (which I have the feeling he is like I said before) but if he's in fact hetero then fuck him. Whatever struggle he faces because of people BELIEVING he's gay, will never compare to what we face daily for actually BEING gay. So yeah, fuck off with your pity party.

r272 = reeks of fish

At the airport in Toronto today

R272 I'm pretty sure only one cunt said that. If he came out I would support him, but right now he is essentially saying "gay is ok, but actually not that ok, it's ok for other people but it bothers me that ppl think i'm gay, not that there's anything wrong with that... if i WAS gay, which i'm NOT, i wouldn't be terrified that people thought i was gay, but as i'm not gay, I am terrified, but that's not an ok thing to say, even tho I just said it in one of the biggest interviews in my career", it makes him look like a dick, so i'm not surprised lgbt ppl are annoyed with him.

[quote]i'm not surprised lgbt ppl are annoyed with him.

Well, nothing is ever quite right with "lgbt ppl."

This actual gay man remembers how awful it was to be in the closet at 20 WITHOUT worldwide attention.

R282 On his phone looking at Instagram comments no less, he's his own worst enemy.

R278 Lol, that's funny and possibly accurate.

R279 I want to fuck with men, not prepubescent 20 year olds, thank you very much.

R282 He needs to put down the phone. People are not going to stop saying he's gay because he whined about it in a Rolling Stone interview. If he has such anxiety attacks from social media, then he needs to get off of it. Seriously.

r283 Shawn is only 20 years old and not a ravenous whore like some of you were at that age. He needs time to develop his sexual identity, a lot of which he probably has confused because he was famous during his most formative years. You need to give him time, this is why so many men just stay in the closet.

Hurry Shawn, I'm waiting.

r285 That looks more like texting

"Prepubescent 20 year olds," r286? What are you, 102?

Comment from his sound guy about the Rolling Stone article

I love pussy.

Yeah right, blame all on the journalist (that I'm sure PR pay enough to make him write that) when all goes to shit. Out of context my ass

^ payed

paid, not payed, r294.

Oh lordy, I really hope Shawn doesnt have his people out here shading Rolling Stone

r295 Thank you 🤦🏻‍♂️ (obligatory "english isn't my first language" disclaim)

MMmmmmMMMmmm how I wish that was a hard cock instead of a microphone. I swear I'm not gay, guys :)

R291 How has journalism been abused, exactly? Is it because it shielded away the false image of the squeaky clean, nice young man and exposed him as the insecure, narcissistic closet case that he is? Is it because he ends up not beating back the gay rumors and instead enforces them more while alienating a large chunk of his fan base in the process? Pray tell, sound guy, how Rolling Stone is less accurate than the pathetic defenses of a man on Shawn Mendes' payroll? This is all damage control because of the reaction his management got from this PR puff piece has blown up in their face and now they need to save face. That explains why the "friend" of Shawn's pulling this line with one of the fan accounts. It seems totally coordinated and it's how the homophobic men on Shawn's team hope this entirely self inflicted mistake of an interview blows away.

The frauen got mad about that Rolling Stone piece on 5 Seconds of Summer a couple of years ago because it also exposed them for who they really were. If I were Rolling Stone, I'd pull the receipts and prove everything written was accurate. Embarrass Shawn's management and make them out for the liars they are.

Zac Efron vs. Shawn Mendes on being speculated as gay

This is basically Shawn and any guy he meets up with.

Lol the jokes will just get even worse for him

R303, I was not joking about trying a mushroom....A BIG JUICY MUSHROOM HEAD, my mouth is watering!

I support my boy no matter what ❤

Stop trying to make Zac happen r305

LOL R306, I'm Team Mayer too....I even follow him on Instagram!

[quote]I was not joking about trying a mushroom....A BIG JUICY MUSHROOM HEAD, my mouth is watering!

Shawn is rumored to have a mushroom head.

This stupid headline

r309 Worst thing is that's a gay site...

Anyway, Shawn today/tonight at the Dallas Airport. He looks like shit

r310, he's been crying...that breaks my heart.

Re: article with terrible headline

[quote]this continues to strengthen the walls of the closet and lock the doors. being “afraid” of being gay enables & promotes the narrative that being gay is wrong. this will only hurt more closeted kids and writing this from your platform is innapropriate.

R310 Shawn has crows feet and a wonky eye in all of those pictures. He looks totally out of it. Maybe the article reaction is getting to him, who knows.

R309 Them is a trash website. Here's one such hot take.

r313 Yeah he looks tired, maybe he couldn't sleep and probably r311 is right, he looks like he's cried

Jfc gay or straight he NEEDS to stop CARING what people think of him!! This is a prison of his own making at this point

I've been crying all day. My face has not been this wet since the last time a guy came all over it. Please have mercy on me.

R317 Lol. The guy who has been impersonating Shawn here at R272 R292 and R298 is one of the funniest things I've seen in a long time on this site.

r318 yeah lmao. Please r317, I mean Shawn, stick with us!!

I'll stick with you if you stick it in me, R319 *winks*

Thank you, R318. I might even let you lick my .....tears. We have to keep it innocent cause I'm not gay anymore.

R321 was me, honey. I got too excited thinking about dick, couldn't even sign off with my name.

i don't get it so is he gay or not

R323, well, obviously we aren't going to be able to definitively answer that question today.

He doesn't effin know. He's banging everything that moves. That interview didn't confirm anything so....

More like not fucking anything, R325.

OMG I'm about the have a bigger panic attack than the one I had while watching Love, Simon. R323 I'M NOT GAY. How many times do I have to come out as not gay? *cries* x 100000000

R326, Shawn claimed in that Australian interview last year that he first had sex at 16, and also that he had sex with a 25-year old.

Of course, those could be lies.

Whoops, that should be R324.

He also says he's not gay so...ya

I know you guys are sick of me but I was 25 when he was 19. You can't deny facts. We dry humped like straight bros.

It was a New Zealand show.

Here it is.

Watch from 8:30 to 12:30 for the sex questions.

Some bint in Hungary got to sample the goods? Sniff, lick, suck, nibble all over that body?

fuck that, I'm gonna go Hungary and eat her brains...

I only braided her hair and painted her nails, R333. It's what you do when you grow up with 15 female cousins.

I can't stop thinking about LARGE WET LADY-GIRL BUSINESS!

It’s clear he has a lot of self esteem issues to work through. He may be attractive physically but all that self hate and insecurity makes him not as attractive in my opinion. Dealing with him would be a pain

It's surprising because up until now we all assumed he was a nice, well-adjusted Canadian boy.

[quote] He also says he's not gay so...ya

[QUOTE]It sounds to me like he was/is more concerned about his femininity, rather than being gay.

You're assuming he makes the distinction between the two.

DO you think JM is mentoring/consoling him through this?

r340 No joking, I think he is. He commented "You're the genuine article" on Shawn's post about the interview and you know he has some experience himself on dealing with bad press. Also Shawn said that he's one of the people he can call when he's feeling anxious to calm him down.

I hope he invites Shawn to his house in Montana so he can get away from Hollywood and "relax" together...

Guuuuurrrrlllll, please!!!!

We can tell you're a homo from here!!!!

Pluto is quite a bit sassier than I remember.

Whatever dumb ass! I was referring r328 but apparently you didn't get it.

He is full of self hate. In tha it interview he admitted to checking photo comments to see who he should be photographed with next. Boo hoo life must be so hard for a privileged pop star. There are actual gays being killed and he’s worried about coming across as straight in a society where straight is the default. What an insecure prissy fuckboy bitch

That was for r338

straight people only care that questioning your sexuality can be damaging to mental health when it's a straight boy doing it. every gay person has had to question their sexuality because we are born into a society that considers heterosexuality to be the default. I go through that every time I have to come out to another person, every time someone asks me if I have a girlfriend, I go through that because straight people immediately assume I am straight. because many straight people refuse to acknowledge or accept that I'm not. the difference between me and shawn is that society is on his side. my anxiety and panic when questioning my sexuality was because I was terrified of being gay in a heteronormative society, his panic is that he doesn't want people to perceive him as gay because god forbid he is. HE HAS HOMOPHOBIC TRAITS. cancel him.

He is starved for attention, regardless of where it might come from. The interview was a pity party. No matter what his sexual orientation is, if you read comments on youtube or online in general, you'll see that the majority of people do love him and they don't even care if he's gay or not. I don't see why, what people think is such a huge deal for him, that causes panic attacks to him.

[quote]In tha it interview he admitted to checking photo comments to see who he should be photographed with next.

Come on man. Everyone you have ever seen in show business had thought and done the same thing. You do know PR people make a living arranging these things. He just took a chance and actually admitted it, which is refreshing.

I think a lot of you guys are taking his comments too personally and not understanding that he is viewing this from a business standpoint. He is not some innocent pop star of yesteryear who ran into fame, to be taken advantage of. He is of the social media generation. Shawn knows that he is a cog on the wheel, the cash cow, and he is feeling the pressure. He has put his own sexuality on the back burner so he can keep the musical act going for the fans.

Whitney Houston did the same thing, and I would not have called her homophobic. I'm confident that he will not let the world ruin him like that. The fact that he was comfortable enough to discuss this publicly (something Whitney never would've done) tells me he will not be afraid to come out to the world one day. He is just young and has a lot on his plate right now.

Why are people here so invested in others’ self-identity?

r350 Did you just stumble upon this site or?...

R349 I agree with you to a certain extent. Shawn and is people are working to cultivate a certain image and while it's a good thing that he is speaking his mind to a certain extend, I think he said too much. If he is straight, then it comes off slightly homophobic because he's trying to look like a victim to a degree. However his comments seemingly raised more eyebrows as most gay guys can relate to what he's saying because the vast majority of us have been there; the self-hate, the insecurity with how we talk, sit, move etc. Even if the rumors are a big deal to him, which clearly they are, he should have just lied and brushed them off saying something like "no, I'm not gay but what does it matter?" rather than going to a long drawn out thing.

The author of the Rolling Stone piece liked a tweet from a user who compared Shawn to 70's teen idol David Cassidy. Not a good sign for his prospects of having a long career in show business, lol.

Isn't this the type of stuff accused criminals or scam artists say when their BS is being publicly challenged?

Manager also liked a tweet where he seems to admit that Shawn was crying like a baby yesterday over the article. Pathetic.

Why is he crying? Seriously, you gave the interview gurl! If there is something in it that you didn't say or that was taken out of context than fucking release a statement. Otherwise you got to face the music and own up to what you said and some clap trap about how you understand why some people might be insulted by what you said.

Once again, WHOSE FAULT IS THAT? I mean if he wouldn't have said anything nobody would be talking about this today. His "heterosexuality" was so hurt that he had to, what exactly, came out as straight? lmao. Fuck him.

Stop sympathizing with this privileged white boy. Realize that most the sexuality comments are based on thirst and wishful thinking (a form of compliment)

Shawn is not a victim here, he isn't being maliciously attacked, no one is harassing him, no one is mocking his mannerisms in fact everyone is praising Shawn for his effeminate traits.

Stop trying to make being straight as the same struggle as being gay.

Also Shawn is the one who keeps bringing this topic up, he is the one who is consistently and aggressively demanding people perceive him as straight. That's internalized homophobia.

There are actual homosexuals and transexuals being killed and you all are comparing his struggle to be straight in a straight world to being gay in a straight world. Fuck off.

Do you remember that time Shawn followed Noah Centineo randomly on IG and unfollowed like 2 days later? I wonder if it was because fans noticed it

R358 Amen!!! This is why I'm pissed at what he said in the article because apparently white straight men or the real victims of homophobia!! Give me a break Shawn, you're gayer than Liberace at a spit roast.

Shawn is a drama queen and this interview made me see him differently. He cares too much what people think and imagine having that low of confidence while being that good looking. He’s waking up in cold sweats over being straight. Life must be so tough for the young wealthy whites.

He woke up in a cold sweat over make up. The toxic hyper masculinity jumped out. Shawn sweetie you’re canceled. Enjoy your privileged straight white male life and stop trying to be a victim.

Let me know when comes out as a bottom.

R359 probably, if he's being that over analytical & obsessive over people thinking he's gay it's no surprise, as Noah had those bi rumors around the same time. it's reminding me of that james charles incident again too when he read his flirty comment, looked annoyed and seconds later abruptly ended the live stream.

PR professional speaking here: unfortunately it looks like he might be straight after all. If this piece was his management trying to reposition him to ‘appear hyper straight’ there is NO WAY they’d let him say he’d seen Love Simon let alone say he had a panic attack whilst watching it. So unfortunatley it looks like he’s telling the truth :(

R365 I'm not disagreeing with you cause I am open to the fact that he actually is straight, but he's talked about seeing Love, Simon several time before this interview also he's talked about that he audition or was in talks for playing the role of Simon. He alleges that the panic wasn't about the movie but rather because his single In My Blood was coming out that day and the pressure got to him.

Here's a theory what if he actually is gay but not out to anyone yet? His interview sounds like a young man in the depths of an identity crisis and if he wasn't out, his PR professionals wouldn't care as much. Also we're assuming that his PR people are there standing over his shoulder while he was in the interview. There are tons of examples of celebs putting their foot in their mouths PR people aren't always as influential as we think.

He reminds me a lot of myself as a closeted teenager. Where you're repressed, ashamed and scared of the truth you often obsess about it to the point where you start making references to gay things but still maintaining that your straight.

Ah also this

All you basic bitches calling for him to be cancelled are just haters who have been trolling these threads long before this Rolling Stone article. Dont think we don't see you cunts.

Shawn is young beautiful and fabulous, hunny. He has you broke hoes on here typing letters about his every move; meanwhile he is really getting the best dicks and making tons of money. NEXT

R365: He watched Love, Simon because he was supposed (for a while) to play the role of Simon. And he didn't have an anxiety attack for the movie (in fact he praised the movie and even tweeted from the cinema while watching it) but because In my blood was released that day

he reminds me of myself as a closeted youngling too. I think that’s why I have so little patience for his nonsense.

[quote]He watched Love, Simon because he was supposed (for a while) to play the role of Simon.

I wish he had. He would have been fabulous.

[quote]PR professional speaking here: unfortunately it looks like he might be straight after all.

Does it?

He still pings to high heavens -- more than most.

R371: But playing a gay character when you have so obvious issues about being gay it's not a good idea at all. I know a lot of actors use gay characters to come out but if you are a closet case or have problems with anything gay better keep yourself playing only straight characters

I'm curious as to why Shawn ending up not playing Simon because I bet you it would have brought in better box office. I know Shawn said it was due to his schedule but that just doesn't ring true to me, why bother even tossing your hat in if you know you won't have the time to do it? Either he couldn't act or his people freaked out and convinced him not to do it.

People are going to question your sexuality with fame and celebrity. Being famous, you’re opening yourself up to that level of critique. But instead of handling it like so many other straight celebs his age, he threw a hissy fit. Which is why so many people now think he’s taking part in hypermasculinity and homophobia. He could’ve easily avoided it or taken it in stride. Instead he chose to victimize himself and talk about his problems as though he’s harassed and discriminated against. If he was confident and comfortable in his sexuality he wouldn’t be reacting with an “First of all, I’m not gay” part 2. He’s insecure and homophobic. Fuck anyone who thinks that’s me being a “hater” - gays deal with real life problems and have way more struggles than this drama queen pop star. Welcome to the real world.

Remember Harry Styles? That’s who handled it well. He didn’t wake up in fucking cold sweats or throw homophobic comments around. Styles is confident in himself and his sexuality.

The question still remains: “Why defend yourself against something that isn’t offensive?”

R374: It was the first mainstream movie with a gay main character, better hire an actor than a singer.

A singer who wants to act better go the Harry Styles route and try a secondary character to start

R376; On the other hand Louis Tomlison reacted even worse than Shawn Mendes

R378 Just because Louis Tomlison was worse doesn't invalidate Shawn's stupidity or let him off the hook.

The reaction from social media gays has been weird... he essentially equated wearing a bit of makeup to ppl thinking ur a massive homo yet alot of the tweets I’ve seen r praising him & calling him brave? If a openly gay man had said the same he’d been ripped to shreds by now, Sam Smith has been dragged for a lot less, y is Shawn being allowed to get away with it?

R380 Hot Twink Privilege.

You can tell this is no longer Dataloungers in this thread (was it ever) by all the Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson getting thrown out 🙄

Be gone, obsessive fetishizing fanfic fraus 😬

Shawn Mendes & Hugh Jackman Want You to Know They’re Still Straight

[QUOTE] even tweeted from the cinema while watching it

Well if the interview alone didn't confirm he's a douche, that confirms it.

[QUOTE]You can tell this is no longer Dataloungers in this thread (was it ever)

No. There may have been one or two, but this thread, like the threads for Timothee Chalamet and so on, are obviously not full of DLers.

R383 #SoBrave

Not reading Out, but thank you for thinking of us, r383.

If he really was cool with his sexuality and thought being gay was completely ok, then he wouldnt be this unbelievably self concious where he cant watch a movie about a gay guy and constantly worrying about not being seen with his arm around a girl. I love him but the way he came across in the interview made me think that he kinda needs to get over himself. If being called gay is the worst thing in the world for Shawn, that says a lot one way or another.

Shawn hun not everyone is going to like you and if you can’t handle the shit that comes with it, this career isn’t for you.

Formerly closeted youtube twink Connor Franta gives his take on the Rolling Stone interview. Obviously he takes the line that Shawn’s said he’s straight and that’s the end of it (eye roll).

Tom holland is having the same amount of people questioning his sexuality and saying he's fucking his assistant Harrison.

Is he crying about it and making it an issue in a magazine interview, no. Is he lipsyncing in babydrag to rihanna, commenting on how attractive his male costars are, and generally not giving a shit. Yup.

So either Shawns PR team need a slap for trying to push so hard at the 'he's so straight' narrative, or Shawn needs to remove himself from social media until he can cope with the comments.

R389 no surprises there, he is the OG 'I'm not Gay' twink after all ... & look how that turned out. Troye Sivan seems to attract these self-hating queers.

[quote]He’s insecure and homophobic.

I'm not sure it's fair to call Shawn homophobic.

He's actually said a lot of pro-gay stuff in previous interviews.

r392 What part of waking up in a cold sweat because people will think you're gay or studying your mannerisms in interviews so you don't come across as one isn't homophobic? that's internalized homophobia at the very least.

[quote] He's actually said a lot of pro-gay stuff in previous interviews.

No shit, you think he'd voice whatever he actually thinks in public? We know how much he cares about the popular opinion to commit a career suicide on this PC culture

i mean shawn could be the q+ in lgbt right

R390 There might be some pressure coming from either his management or record label but I think it's alot to do with his own issues. When all his peers that he admires so much, Harry Styles, Kevin Abstract, Troye, BTS (or kpop men in general) and others like Tom Holland have managed to embrace their feminine sides with no fear or backlash from fans it is very strange to see someone of the same generation like Shawn have such a big problem with it.

R394 he could be yh, asexual for instance... but then people claimed Kevin Spacey was asexual until we found out what a creepy pervy closet case he was. In the case of Shawn tho i'm thinking If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then he probably is big ole gay duck.

r395 How could he be asexual when he, at least supposedly, fucked that bartender girl?

[quote]What part of waking up in a cold sweat because people will think you're gay or studying your mannerisms in interviews so you don't come across as one isn't homophobic?

Well if that's the case then all gay men have been homophobic at some point in life, because we've all been there and done that.

The reaction to this article should be a study in gay male socialization. I have never seen a subset of people have so little empathy for others who have the same struggles. And the root of it is because he is feminine. And jealously because he is young, attractive and rich. You are jealous of him and ready to attack his insecurities.

Yes, R397, some people are being a little too tough on him.

Some of his statements are problematic, but he's made pro-gay statements in the past.

Here's an interview where he goes on at length:

[quote][R309] Worst thing is that's a gay site...

Not gay. QUEER.

Connor Franta, there was someone who was here today, gone tomorrow.

Internalized homophobia is still fucking homophobia! You might be the biggest champion of LGBTQ right but if you're at home waking up in cold sweats and crying because people think you're gay.....that's called homophobia.

So much drama over this queen who can’t sing and isn’t hot.

Shawn is not homophobic, he is insecure with his femininity, that is different. There are plenty of men who have sex with men, who also have a problem with men who are very feminine. You just call Shawn homophobic because you don't want to acknowledge his femininity is the real issue.

R393 But he also said he knows deep down there's nothing wrong with it and hates the part of him that thinks it's bad. There probably is some internalized homophobia there, but at least he realizes that and wants it to change. That's the first step. I think you'd have to be a very strong person to not have some form of internalized homophobia when you have tons of people on a daily basis calling you gay like it's a bad thing. It's not only us gays talking about his sexuality. I often see an equal amount of comments (if not more) from the general public, especially when he's in the news, calling him gay like it's something bad. It's often the first thing they mention when talking about him. When performing at the NFL kick off you should've seen the amounts of straight dudes commenting he shouldn't because he sounded too gay etc. I can imagine that gets to you at some point. Easy to say it wouldn't when you don't have millions of people talking about you. He only just turned 20.

@R390 Don't think Tom holland is having the same amount of people questioning his sexuality as Shawn. Yeah us gays, but not the general public.

R353 The author of the interview also liked this tweet: "I think it was a good interview. Its about time a celebrity spoke out and said how damaging it can be when fans fervently project their theories onto you. And to feel handcuffed about denying it because it comes off at homophobic."

If a gay guy calls you gay, that means they want to fuck you. If your a straight guy calling another guy gay, that means you want to fuck their girlfriend.

R405 The best way to combat gay rumors is to just live honestly. Look at Justin Bieber and Zac Efron. They were the product of endless gay rumors but the truth has come to light that they are simply pussyhounds. Justin Bieber is almost a stereotypical douchebro.

In an interview, there are far more artful ways to assert your sexuality such as talking about a girlfriend, crush, or any other similar topic.

Agree, R397.

[quote] if that's the case then all gay men have been homophobic at some point in life, because we've all been there and done that.

Yes, and lot of us have been, you know how many times I went along or even said homophobic gay 'jokes' just to blend in in high school? Gay men can be homophobic too, especially closet cases, one thing doesn't negate the other. Shawn comes off as homophobic in that interview, whether if it comes from his own insecurities, denial or struggles with his sexuality idk, but it doesn't excuse the fact.

[quote] I have never seen a subset of people have so little empathy for others who have the same struggles.

Well I'm sorry if I don't feel particulate emphatic enough for this privileged, famous guy who remains in the closet to not hurt his career. This isn't the 80's anymore.

[quote] And the root of it is because he is feminine. And jealously because he is young, attractive and rich. You are jealous of him and ready to attack his insecurities.

Now you're just being stupid

And all of this assuming he's actually gay and dealing with his sexuality, something that you take for granted. Because he damn sure wants everyone to know he isn't. So if we take his word then with more reason what he said is innegable homophobic.

[QUOTE] famous guy who remains in the closet to not hurt his career

This is key. His fans keep trying to create the idea that his family must be homophobic or something, but it's clear from the article how much he craves fame and attention, so it's easy to see his real motivation for being closeted, if he is.

Lmao I'm just seeing autocorrect changed particularly* to particulate and *empathetic to empathic in my post at r409

Anyway it seems like the breakdown didn't last for long. He looks happy again

[quote]Yes, and lot of us have been, you know how many times I went along or even said homophobic gay 'jokes' just to blend in in high school?

Well then you should stop being so judgmental. Im sure you wouldn't want someone to judge you for things you said when you were young and didn't want people to know you were gay. Now you just sound jealous and bitter.

r413 Except what I said didn't broadcast to a whole audience. He's famous and influential, he has to be more careful with his words and who he can hurt by them. And really dude, you sound so childish with that 'you're jealous' rhetoric that I can't help to think you're some 16 year old fangirl so I can't take you seriously, sorry.

Let's be real ,this is the kind of thing he doesn't want to lose by coming out, and yeah sorry but not sorry for not being sorry for him lmao

r414 you could have hurt others too by the words that you said back then, ever think about that? And you clearly are not capable of understanding the more complex issues as it relates to gay men coming terms with their identity. You just said you don't know where his homophobia is coming from, but you are so certain it's actually homophobia? If that's all you can take away from this interview, is that he's homophobic, I won't be taking you seriously either.

R412 Probably took some uppers. The cracks showed in the R310 photos and soon the flood will spill out of the dam that is his messed up head. You'll all see soon enough.

Yes, I took a dick UP my ass, R417. No more crying just lots of moaning.

I'm "bulging" for my gay fans. Please give me love and validation. I don't want to wake up in a cold sweat again tonight.

r419 I love those high heels, Shawn!

Thank you, honey R420. It's Saint Laurent and not panic attacks but my ass did get moist when you complimented my shoes. Loves it!

Also, R420 your number made me think of weed and since I'm so hardcore and not gay, I wanna smoke and play my guitar for 7 hours...ok maybe for one hour and jerk off for 6. Send me nudes!!!!

[quote] Send me nudes!!!!

But I'm a dude, Shawn. Remember?

R423....I wanted to act surprised when your big hard cock was sent to me. UGH......why can't I be gay? I'm crying harder than that time I watched Love, Simon.

How about these photos of Mayer, Shawn? r424

R425 Yes, Daddy!!!!! Forget about playing the guitar, I'm gonna jerk off for those 7 hours that I'm high on one joint. Cause I'm extra AF.

There's only one way Shawn can e-rectify this situation. HOLE PICS!

Here is my chin HOLE. Are you happy now, R427? Is Shawn Mendes not cancelled anymore?

R396 look at R367

I'm surprised that he admitted that he smokes a lot of marijuana.

I know that Justin Trudeau just legalized it in Canada, but it's still a surprising thing to reveal.

Something that nobody pointed out yet is the fact that Shawn's dad is only 3 years older than John Mayer

[quote] His dad, Manny Mendes, takes the front seat and starts conversing with the driver in Portuguese. Manny, 44, has gelled hair, a goatee, shades and a polo shirt; Mendes’ team half-jokingly calls him “the real rock star” in the family.

Damn, that'd be kinky, too bad Shawn is sooo straight though

R431 Article is incorrect on a couple of points. His dad is 51. Also, Hailey never unfollowed him on IG, she did however delete all photo's of him.

Shawn on a plane. According to the caption he was looking checking his IG explore page smh

Article in the guardian today.

I hate the word "queer" more and more everyday

R433 Dude should seriously get off social media at this point. It's only going to lead to bad things for him. Also, the uppers in R412 must have worn off because he looks sad and stressed in this photo.

Shawn liked a fan artwork depicting him crying behind a smiling face.

Pic mentioned above

Welp, I'm done.

I bought each of his albums. I even sprung for his early singles like "something big" back before most of his fangirls knew he existed.

However, I don't support homophobes.

He worries about the day nobody cares? Well, now he's got at least one nobody who couldn't care less.

I mean, if he's actually struggling with his sexuality and that's why he feels this way, then I feel sorry for him. But if all of this (his breakdowns, panic attacks, etc) are merely because he cares too much about what people think and because he hates to be perceived as gay, then fuck him.

This is the actual post he liked btw. You can see he liked if you're following him

The interview goes way beyond of being an homophobe. He sounds incredibly shallow. but given the fact that he made a video denying being gay and that didn't have any effect i don't understand why he thinks it would be different this time.

If an openly gay singer came with this type of crap it would be bashed to no end, but the poor thing is nice and is suffering and a lot of people make tons of excuses for him.

Right now he is in the cathegory of being more a celebrity than a singer, the type who is more known but whose sales are simply so so. The interview didn't help him to be taken seriously as a musician, he seems more interested in being famous than in making good music

He's not a fucking victim and I don't feel sorry for him. If he is gay well he needs to work through his issues like the rest of us did. If he's straight then he's a total douche and can go kill himself.

His fangirls are as bad or worse than him, coddling and 'defending' him and I think he's trying to appeal to that. Just follow this link if you want some examples...

R442 I think that's what he's referring to with his comment about 'not telling the story fully'. In every other interview I've seen of him he's always come across as focussed on making good music (don't say he's able to, that's another discussion), not focussed on being famous. If he made a comment about wanting to be relevant, it was him saying he wanted to be remembered for the music he made and hoping to have a long career in music.

He just liked a commented on this post from Jaden Smith, who's being accused of queerbaiting to promote his new album, that's what the caption is referring to I guess.

^ Liked *and commented

R444 not just his fan girls, I seem a number of gay guys defending him .... likely because they want to fuck him. If he wasn't attractive they would be calling him out.

R444: To be fair there are at least a good bunch who don't buy his crap.

Maybe if he was more inteligent he could put his insecurities in a more palatable way without look like a douchebag, but hey, it's too late for that now

Was Shawn trying to say that he took a female bartender to bed with him in Hungary?

It sucks to be this good looking and don't have any game. That's why I don't have a bf....I mean gf.

Miss Mendes is going to do a Luther Vandross. She’s going to die while still searching for the “right woman”

Tonight at LAX

r451 What did your bodyguard tell you to make you react like this Shawn?

R454 He said his finger was going up my virgin ass tonight. I hope this anticipation doesn't cause another panic attack. Do you have any tips for me? It's my 1st time.

R453, Shawn sure seems to be in LA a lot.

[quote]It's my 1st time.

LOLOL.

Is it gonna hurt, R457? I swear I'm not gay and my ass is pure.

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I was half a virgin when I met you, Zac R459.

r460 Half? Yah right, you know that's not true Shawn

R434 He looks great in that pic!

I want the next interviewer to ask Shawn whether he is cut or uncut.

R461 I know baby my hole is still sore.....don't tell Zac. BTW I'm not gay. I don't think I've said that enough this week.

r463 Maybe you can ask him yourself lol , he's doing an "Ask Anything chat" on radio on saturday

Kinda crazy how people make excuses for him because he’s attractive. When his looks begin fading the truths will be revealed.

Am i the only one sick of the whole “im not gay” shit ? Every celebrity has “gay rumours” but never have i seen someone deny it as much as him, just makes it seem like he is hiding something.

I'm hiding a very small penis :( R467, but I'm pretty.

Do you know whats worse than having anxiety because everyone assumes youre gay?.....actually fucking being gay. Yes he's human but the guy is living his dream with his lavish life. I'll spare my sympathy for actual queer guys that hide their sexuality out of fear.

R441 So he is a depressed mess after all. Honey, the closet kills, but you made a choice. Suck it up or come out.

I'm so happy that it seems that the consensus on the Data Lounge has come around to my way of thinking. He's a crappy, no talent closet case and reading some of the comments on this and the other thread today has made me burst out laughing. The lust is wearing off and some of you bitches are finally seeing the real Shawn and he's not as pretty as he is on the outside. We tend to be the barometer of public opinion (or at least, in terms of pop culture opinion) and if most of us are turning on him, then the rest of the public will soon as well, mark my words. As stated many times before, he'll come out after he's famous, but by then, no one will care.

r469 You had me until 'queer'

He was cute until he decided to turn against us. I hate this thread now and I'm kind of disliking shawn "as a person". There are guys in other countries that cant even THINK the word gay without their lives being threatened while he’s whining for no damn reason

His anxiety doesn't come from people assuming he's gay when he isn't, it's from people assuming he's gay when he's actually fucking gay.

r472 Yeah same here. The fact that even the thought of people possibly believing he's gay made him felt "sick" made me lose all respect for him.

^ I'll stick around for a while though, mostly because of the jokes and the bitching. Is like a love/hate relationship now

R475, if you stick around I will let you stick it in me. Not gay pinky promise.

I wouldn’t mind occasional trolling if it was funny but whoever is trolling isn’t funny at all. No one is laughing at your humor.

[quote]Miss Mendes is going to do a Luther Vandross. She’s going to die while still searching for the “right woman”

Gurl let's not get carried away now. Luther Vandross was NEVER searching for no woman. He enjoyed dick all during his life, and just chose not to discuss this tea with the public.

I love him, but I hate myself for loving him!

How's that for a double entendre!

R479. It’s not.

Is Shawn going to start butching up now?

What should concern his family & his management is that he says he has become very reliant on marijuana to calm down, and admits he was tempted to try mushrooms when he was in Amsterdam.

If he's not careful he will be wanting to try hardcore drugs next.

[quote]If he's not careful he will be wanting to try hardcore drugs next.

Marijuana as a gateway drug has not been proven.

r483 No, but he wanted to try shrooms too, so you know he's not afraid of "experimenting". Maybe he did other drugs already

[QUOTE]I'll stick around for a while though

Good, more real DLers need to stick around to scare off the fangirls. With any luck, there won't be a need for a Part 21 thread.

If he gets exposed as gay, he’s canceled for lying to everyone while spewing internalized homophobia like a drama queen. The truth will be out soon enough.

Can we please not say "exposed as gay" like being gay is some sleazy scandalous thing to be? Some of you really do reveal yourselves with your word choices.

How can he even come back from this? I don't know why he felt the need to be so forthcoming. I can't believe he would be that naive. I guess others.have but he really dig himself into a hole.

R485 There's going to be a thread 21 soon and it should be named "Trapped in the Closet: Shawn Mendes Part 21." The question is how fast will threads fill up after that. Not that fast, if the Aaron Rogers threads are any indication to go by. Also notice that Aaron has been playing poorly this year, which is an omen for how Shawn's career will go down the toilet. I really hope this thread only picks up activity again when Shawn has a mental breakdown and shaves his head like Britney. Otherwise, he's not entertaining enough to have this many threads. Also, to those who don't think he's going to have a breakdown, read the Amanda Bynes profile in Paste. She literally fell apart almost exactly the same way (gateway drugs to hardcore drugs).

The image I had of him completely changed after this interview, I mean I never bought that he was squeaky clean, but now he just seems like a jerk. Today I saw a video on my IG explore page of him backstage at the VS show hugging some model and I just rolled my eyes internally. I'd probably lose all interest in him in a couple of weeks

R489, you’re delusional dude

Blind item allegedly about Shawn...take with a grain of salt

This BI just reads like one any of the comments on this thread, it even says "I think ...". Opinions about an interview are blind items now?

I mean I agree with what it says but is not even an statement

R490: I feel the same. I don't like his music that much but he seemed a very nice gay, very likeable. In the interview he looks like a shallow narcissist obssessed with being percievied as straight (sorry, but not going to happen no matter how many models he will date)

i felt sympathy for him when he boycotted the whole bearding disaster and now he is saying he really had a thing with Haley, the one he denied three times, the one who started dating Bieber five minutes after. Give me a break

R491 Not really. Drug use is a key component in almost any celebrity's downfall from grace and Shawn has already admitted to marijuana smoking and wanting to try shrooms. All Amanda got hooked on was prescription drugs, at first, to cause a fall from grace. Shawn is already going beyond that. Granted, maybe he won't shave his head, but all of the other types of odd behavior will follow excessive drug use, especially from someone who admitted to needing pot to stay calm. Addiction is in his future, mark my words. The delusional one is you for thinking someone with this low of a tolerance for people's negative opinions of him isn't going to lead to a breakdown.

No matter if he is gay or straight, he hates himself, doing drugs is never a good idea but if you really hate yourself is even worse

[quote]i felt sympathy for him when he boycotted the whole bearding disaster and now he is saying he really had a thing with Haley, the one he denied three times, the one who started dating Bieber five minutes after. Give me a break

Yeah, I think a lot of us respected Shawn for boycotting the attempt to pair him up with Hailey Baldwin.

And since he denied that they were together, why is he now trying to say they actually had something going on?

Wonder if it would help if Shawn and John Mayer came out together, as a couple?

The music industry isn't homophobic the thing is really just about money and most of those artists are in the closet for financial gain. If he is gay, he just shot himself in the foot with this shitfest interview.

But we are not a couple, R498. I wanna keep my hole open to all. I'm only 20, honey.

I would understand this from people in oppressed families or countries where as other said on here, gays fear for your life everyday for just being gay.

He sitting there all privileged with his management, got an ass itch and felt it's time i make this more about Me me me me and get sympathy out of it. Either his management is badly doing their jobs or we just seeing Shawn's true self-hate face.

R501, Shawn could have handled this better, but I try to remind myself that he is only 20.

There are celebrities twice his age who are still in the closet or who have said far worse things.

If he lied about Hailey saying they were just friends multiple times who’s to say he isn’t lying again?

LOL!!!!

A male entertainer LYING to the public to maintain an image and earn money?!?!?!

Get outta here!!!!!

Hailey Baldwin is a lesbian beard

The ridiculous part is that he could just not do anything. The press was more than ready to buy the fake relationship with Hailey, there were articles everywhere about them but he denied the relationship a lot of times so it ended.

He only needed to keep the facade a little longer and then he could be single for a good while again.

The press (and part of his fans) were more than ready to buy that crap. And actor or a singer just need a female friend to have some coffee and the press will spread the rumours for him. I remember that happened with Jonathan Groff when he started on Glee and it happened with one of Élite actors just a couple of days ago, of course those dating rumours won't last because they were openly gay, but if they were in the closet they only needed to not comment and they would have all the couple promo wihtout even doing a thing

R501, antigay sentiment and views are widespread amd virulent throughout the world. I don’t understand why people here act shocked that people still are closeted

R507: But he is not affected at all by that type of homophobia.

There's a lot of reasons one can't be able to accept yourself, but the homophobia all over the world is not one of them (unless you live in one of those countries). The homophobia on your own family is a different story.

This interview was a very bad idea, and the timing is not the best either when his career in the USA is at its lowest point

Do you remember Wentworth Miller in 2007?

"I'm not gay, but that rumor can't be killed. I'd like to have a girlfriend and a family. But I haven't met the right one yet. Until then I'm focusing on my job. I had to wait so long for this chance I savor every second on set even if it means 14 hours of shooting a day."

R509: Wentworth Miller was really smart with the way he decided to come out.

Of course he was not that smart before that, becasue like Shawn, he was the one talking about it non stop. He felt the need to not only deny being gay but talking about having a wife and kids all the time.

I know it's not easy to come out and even less with you are in the public eye, but find incredibly annoying that people who come out at the begininng of their careers and risking a lot are usually treated way worse than people who come out after years and years of denying (sometimes bordering homophobia)

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thank you, next

[quote]wore a heavy scarf to warm himself for the chilly day.

It's chilly in LA today?

If he's in LA, where is John?

Here's the video of Shawn losing his temper at a guy:

[quote] If he's in LA, where is John?

He was in Montana a few days ago, not sure about now. He's going to be in LA for sure on sunday because he already announced he's doing his live. Where I'm sure he'd be putting some rumors about him down too, his guest is Halsey, there were rumors about them dating . (All just based on him liking/ commenting on her photos lol) that she already denied and I think he's even dating some other rapper now.

*SHE's dating a rapper, not him lmao

I've never seen anything particularly bad about Shawn. That losing temper video? Understandable, whether he's right or wrong. The homophobia? Well I flat out think it is phobia, and from the way he phrased it, whether Shawn is conscious about this or not, I think he does too, and that's an issue to address. He generally seems like a good person and one of the few celebs I'd be shocked to learn something truly severely bad about, and I'm not even close to a fan.

When I run, I always pretend there's a massive hard cock in my ass. DAYUM.

[quote]That losing temper video? Understandable, whether he's right or wrong.

Well, it was a little over the top.

He swore at the guy and called him a dick.

r520 And it was completely unjustified too, because the guy actually wanted the autograph for his sister

Yes, Shawn berated him for quite a while!

I'm gonna hang with my gurl Camila Cabello tonight, should I ask her out? I really want to be seen with a girl, I can't handle all these rumors :(

He’s already a functional alcoholic, now he’s added weed and wants to try psychedelics.

He must fancy himself a modern-day Judy Pills Garland.

I wear briefs!

Yasss r511! Shawn in a scarf season is in effect once again bitches!

Shawn loves him a good scarf in the winter time. Even if he wears that shit with a T-shirt and otherwise warm weather clothes.

Shawn is SERIOUS about protecting those tender vocal cords. And it looks fabulous hunny...

I think that's Michelle Clunie R526.

Oh boy, the backlash continues. This is being spread all over social media. Shawn's racist past.

R523 Camila Cabello is a closet case

R528, oh shit. Well, there goes his future career.

Why do people drag up shit from when he was 15. These people need to get a proper life.

R516: Halsey is openly bisexual, i doubt she has any interest in being linked to Shawn at all (and probably is mutual). Of course they have some things in common, like being internet famous and not being skilled vocalists

Isn't a little weird wearing a scarg when you wear a short sleeve t shirt

Well I hope he doesn't mind being called a homophobic racist as much as he does about being called gay. ..And to think he brought all of this on himself ha.

r532 She was linked to John Mayer not Shawn. r516 was replying to a question about JM

R534: That makes more sense

[quote]Oh boy, the backlash continues. This is being spread all over social media. Shawn's racist past.

Shawn was created on social media. And now he’s going to be destroyed on it. Oh well.

He may indeed be destroyed on social media since he doesn't have the musical talent to stay the distance, regardless of how many big names think he's "great" (for example, John Mayer).

I doubt he'll be destroyed on social media. He still has the nice guy image. It's true the interview didn't do any favours but i think he'll need something more to go definitively downhill. If i was part of his team i will make him avoid interviews for a while. On tv and with the wrong host this could be way worse

Of course this bad press came at a very bad moment. His last album seemed destined to be his confirmation but it was a faliure. He had a decent chart run with In my blood but for reasons unknown his team didn't release a new single in a long long time and when they did it failed.

His career in the USA is not in its best moment and he needs a hit single as soon as possible

Shawn, release your nudes and everything will be ok.

I wonder if he mutters "no homo" under his breath everytime he hugs a guy

It’s fear of not being perceived as masculine that is the main issue

He’s not masculine.

Shawn posted this. He acts so straight.

Acts straight? What does that mean? Free your mind

Does acting straight means butching it up like Tom Hardy?

Great, the fangirls are here again...

Here are some more of his racist tweets.

"Dark Skin. White Skin."

Those tweets. Forget what defense I gave earlier.

Many people here are acting like the interview hurt Shawn's career but in fact it didn't. His idiot fangirls just blamed the "evil" gays for "accusing" Shawn of being gay. Then there are all the gay guys taking Shawn's side for "assuming" his identity and thereby "outing" him. All of the posters on Gaga Daily defended Shawn's comments. Then there's Connor Franta etc. Believe it or not but the interview didn't hurt him one bit. He was successful in playing the victim and making people feel sorry for him. Same with those ancient racist tweets. Most fans know about them and make up excuses for Shawn saying he was young so he didn't know what he was doing.

R549 Must not have been so good if it's so forgettable. There really isn't any excuse for these tweets, especially in the Instagram post with the N word caption. At 15, I knew that this was unacceptable and I'm quite a bit older than Shawn. If he thought it was cool to use it knowing how racist it is, then he is a racist, plain and simple. His fans will only be able to hold on for so long while the rest of the public turns on him. This is definitely going to fuel a mental breakdown and it'll be justifiably deserved.

R550 Connor Franta and the fan girls can only do so much for him. If the vast majority of the non deplorable public turns, then he's dead on the radio and will be blackballed in the industry. The gay comments may not have hurt him in isolation, but taken together with his racist tweets and his overall neurosis, it'll spell the end of his career, mark my words.

Shawn has already been exposed as racist and homophobic. If he's outed as anti-semitic as well, then it'll be the trifecta of bigotry and it will surely end his career.

R550: No, in fact the interview make damage on his nice guy image in more than one way. Rabid fans always defend their idols but you need more than rabid fans to be successful. And his career was already on the rocks on the USA before this.

A guy like Bruno Mars or Sam Smith can't afford not having hits on the radio because their albums sell (obviously they sell more if there are hits on the radio but they sell anyway), Shawn like other singers (Charlie Puth, Nick Jonas) they need hit singles because that's the only way the albums sell.

Shawn's last album is a big faliure in the USA (and it didn't do well on UK either). In my blood was not a big hit, specially when everybody expected this to be the album that confirmed him as a star, but after that everything was way worse. They wasted ages in deciding the second single and when they went with Lost in Japan it failed big time. Radio played it, it was top 20, but the sales were terrible. I think Calum Scott's You are the reason sold more even without radio support.

His next album could be his return or the end of his career in the USA. He has other markets but he is not huge in any of them, so losing the USA is not a good idea

And the worst part for him is that the interview is going to put way more pressure in his private life. There were papers mocking him already, and there will be blood when he decides to beard (when before the press was ready to buy his fake relationship with Hailey). He is not good at acting so i don't think he'll be able to sell that he is so in love with the next beard. And if the memes and twtiter comments upset him, he better be ready because the next Met gala will be a blood fest if he goes with a girl

R550: The interview hurt his image for sure, and the comments online are very far from being positive. You need more than your rabid fanbase to be successful and his career in the USA was already in danger.

If his next album don't come with a huge hit, his career on the USA will be dead for a good while. And he is not Robbie Williams in the 90's, he needs being successful in the USA.

The worst part for him is the interview will have a very negative effect in what it seems to upset him more. The next time he will try to beard (he was not that successful the first time) internet will be filled with memes and snarky comments on twitter. He better not try another Met gala like this year or there will be blood

r550 The interview hurt his public image with anyone who isn't a fangirl. And those gays defending him are also fanboys, so ofc they'll take his side and no, they aren't "all the gay guys", a lot of them, especially on Twitter are calling him out, 'unstaning', etc.

This video has a good summary of this week's events:

"There's Something Strange Happening With Shawn Mendes"

R556 The shade at Taylor Lautner at 4:28 in the video is hilarious.

R557: Well Lautner is probably one of those cases where the coming out would benefit his career. He is totally irrelevant now and his bearding attempts are more pathetic than ever.

Shawn is not at that point yet, but he is going to be there sooner or later (probably sooner because i doubt he'll improve his bearding skills)

[QUOTE]Many people here are acting like the interview hurt Shawn's career but in fact it didn't

Except you're missing the point of why he did the interview in the first place - to try and expand his audience out past the current fangirls he has. No doubt they thought a Rolling Stone interview in which he mentions his neurosis and reveals he does drugs and hooks up with a girl would expand his fanbase. But it was done so poorly that it failed, so it did hurt his career. Maybe he hasn't lost fans, but he's lost a massive amount of goodwill and shut off avenues for possible future fans, which will do immense harm to his career in the future.

Do you think Shawn regrets not being in Love Simon"? What if Nick Robinson records an album now and it becomes way more successful than any of Shawn's?

What if Nick Robinson shows his big dick?

R551 and R555 Maybe so, but I still find it weird how so many gays defended Shawn's comments, whether they were fanboys or not. I was so fucking annoyed by Connor Franta's video. Thankfully Connor hasn't been relevant in like three years, but still. To get what I mean you have to read this linked thread though. Gay men are 90 % of the posters on GGD. It makes me sick how they defend his comments. I have seen a ton of gays on other websites defending him too. Have they lost the ability to think for themselves just because they happen to be fans? Thank god for DL. At least you guys realize what he said was out of line, despite how tormented he might be about his own sexuality. It's still not an excuse to say what he said. But I'm teeling you guys, DL is one of very few websites that criticizes him. Except for a few tweets here and there, most people defended his comments, and that includes gay fanboys.

r561 Id think about it going in me and out of me and in me and out of me

.@ShawnMendes reveals that he would love to date @LanaDelRey! ❤️

"I would love to go on a date with Lana Del Rey! *smiles* Is she around?" - Sziget, 2018

R551 and R555 But the truth is many gays feel this way, they defend Shawn's comments. Connor Franta is just one example, it's a good thing he hasn't been relevant in years. The gay posters on GGD is another example. Many people all over the internet have defended his comments and it's not just fangirls, many gay guys have as well. I just don't get it, it's truly mind boggling. How can fellow gay men defend a homophobe? Thank god for DL, at least you guys call him out for what he is, which is a homophobic prick.

R564 His new beard?

Lana Del Gay.

So, R562/R565 what you're really saying is you're an idiot who thought "the gays" all have the same opinion about something? Why don't you fuck off to that Gaga site on a full time basis? We won't miss you, frau.

[quote]Thank god for DL. At least you guys realize what he said was out of line, despite how tormented he might be about his own sexuality.

r562, excuse me bitch, but the entirety of DL is NOT agreeance with you. I have defended Shawn all week. You all clearly do not understand the position he is in right now, and I won't waste any more time explaining his situation to you basic bitches after this reply.

All I'm going to say is when he kills himself like Aaron Hernandez, DO NOT bring your sorry asses into the thread saying how "sad" his situation was. YOU are the people who should be understanding of his situation, and all you can do is sit here and be judgmental queens. YOU are why we can never have nice things and why guys will continue to stay closeted in Hollywood.

R658 I am not a frau, hence why I said fellow gay men. I agree with most posters here that what Shawn said was homoohobic. I used to like him, but I don't anymore. Sure, he's hot but he's also a narcissist desperate with being famous despite a lack of talent. I just wanted to point out the fact that he didn't get a massive blowback from his comments. Most fans supported him, including some gays. Though yes, some people reacted badly (and rightly so). It isn't as black and white as some posters here claim though.

R11's gif needs to be posted in the OP of the new thread.

r568 He's not being a frau. Nobody expects Shawn to come out at this time in his career, but he didnt need to go all the way in the other direction and say theres something so disturbing about the idea that people think hes gay that it keeps him awake at night.

Any gay fan of his whos his age (and I'm just a few years older than Shawn is) is only going to take away a negative message from that interview. And the worst part is that he didn't have to say it, or say he had a relationship with Hailey Baldwin, or let his management stage a fake hookup with a bartender. Shawn had an opportunity to at least say it shouldnt matter if hes gay or not, and just let it go. But he wouldn't. It's just like when he wouldn't say anything publicly after the Pulse nightclub shooting. There's something that so frightening to Shawn about who he is that he keeps making the wrong decisions all the time. There's a lot that's wrong with the glass closet, but at least its better than what he did in that interview.

And Shawn still wears briefs!

[quote]Nobody expects Shawn to come out at this time in his career

Normal people living in 2018 expect him to come out.

r573 Yeah but all the stuff about his career and how the fangirls will react, I can understand why he doesn't come out, even if I dont like it.

[QUOTE]It isn't as black and white as some posters here claim though.

Says the idiot who thought some posters on a fucking Lady Gaga site spoke for the entire gay community.

Don't worry R569, I'll bring comedy to that thread.

The mild homophobia I can semi take. The outright gross racism? That’s a dealbreaker, he’s truly a messed up piece of shit for what he said in the ‘burnt’ tweet.

[quote]The mild homophobia I can semi take. The outright gross racism? That’s a dealbreaker

Why is homophobia more acceptable than racism?

I can forgive the racism since he was young and stupid back then.

An interviewer should ask Shawn about the gif at R11 and why he responded that way to the shirtless male dancers.

Whenever someone on this site says "Fellow gay men" I can't help to think about this gif

R569 I, for one, will not be upset if he commits suicide because the bitch brought it upon himself. The closet kills and if he's too stupid to realize that, then it's his own fault. This should be a lesson to his fellow closet cases that you can only hide for so long before you'll get dragged out kicking and screaming. People look to the older generation, but remember, Kevin Spacey was dragged out and Travolta and Cruise will get dragged out in due time as well. Hopefully, the next generation will learn something from this and be out and open from the get go.

It's very possible that R569 is either Shawn or a deluded fan girl. Either way, it's a pathetic post. Such a drama queen.

r582 Idk if the fact that he even recognized that in the interview is makes it better or worse tbh

[quote] ‘You fucking guys are so lucky I’m not actually gay and terrified of coming out,’ ” he recalls now. “That’s something that kills people.

Wow how lucky you're straight!!

R584 Shawn knows way too much about the coming out process for him not to be gay.

I was speaking to my (straight) brother today and he was telling me how he heard about this interview on social media. The first thing he said was "wow, that dude is incredibly gay." He was like "no straight man ever has to force himself to be seen by women. If he was really straight, he'd be dying to get with women and would be doing everything he can to hook up with one. The fact that he has to make an effort to be seen with one, especially considering his popularity and his looks, screams gay." He's not the only straight guy I've spoken to who has said this either. If Shawn thinks this interview dispelled the gay rumors, he's seriously mistaken. In fact, it's only made them louder than ever.

[quote]I, for one, will not be upset if he commits suicide because the bitch brought it upon himself.

That sounds a bit harsh.

Every time he opens his mouth, it’s cringeworthy because everyone can see he’s lying.

It’s just making things so much more awkward for when he ultimately comes out.

[quote][R569] I, for one, will not be upset if he commits suicide because the bitch brought it upon himself.

You are a nasty piece of work.

given all the stuff that's happened why do people automatically assume that shawn is not gay when he says that. i don't really believe his fat mouth. now i'm not saying he's gay but my point is that why are we automatically taking his words at face value where there is so much that points to him not being heterosexual (this article included)

I hope all this doesn’t adversely affect Shawn. I can imagine all this will be huge to him. Hope he copes. He doesn’t deserve this.

I booked tickets to his concert in November next year. Hope he manages to get a new album out by then.

I remember paying $75 for a meet n greet during his first world tour. But for his 2019 tour suddenly it was like 300. Sorry babe can’t afford that.

I’d love for a Love Simon sequel and have Shawn play a role.

I’m honestly super surprised that he admitted to smoking weed. I liked his wholesome innocent vibe he had going on. Was a nice contrast to the likes of Bieber.

I remember he commented that parts of the interview was taken out of context. Would be interesting for him to set the record straight.

Has anyone tried the new Shawn fragrance? I wasn’t a fan of the first one but hoping this new one is an improvement.

Wow this thread filled up super fast

I wonder if Shawn or his team have found these threads.

R590 How does he doesn't deserve something he did to himself? All he had to do was keeping his big homophobic mouth shut when nobody was even talking about him, there were no rumors, nothing.

His hair is perfect I love him so much.

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