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Darren Criss: ‘Nobody wants to know about the good things on Glee – but I was f***ing there’
by Anonymous | reply 164 | May 19, 2022 4:38 AM |
Before Glee, Criss had had small roles in Eastwick and Cold Case, but Ryan Murphy’s showchoir comedy allowed him to do both his passions simultaneously. He’d previously gone up for bit parts on the show but being cast as Blaine was his “Slumdog Millionaire moment”, where his first song on the show (a cover of Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream”) reached No 8 in the Billboard Hot 100. As with his Christmas album, it was a place to perform old and new songs together – something he was doing before the show, when he would spend hours every week playing covers in bars and restaurants.
Blaine joined the show in season two (when Glee was already watched by tens of millions) as a love interest for fan-favourite Kurt Hummel, played by Chris Colfer. For many viewers, it was the first time they’d seen a young gay couple presented positively on the small screen. “I have a lot of queer folks that come up to me, particularly older folks, that will say how much that relationship meant to them,” Criss tells me. “They’ll say, ‘When I was growing up, I didn’t really ever get to see that on TV’… and then I always remind them, neither did I… As a cis straight man, I also didn’t see that. And while I have not grown up as a queer person, I’m a lifetime subscriber, man. I’m a season ticket holder to the queer experience. I grew up in San Francisco in the Nineties; these are people that raised my cultural awareness… [so] also it means a lot to me.”
But the topic of straight actors playing LGBT+ roles is a much-debated issue. Neil Patrick Harris, who starred in Hedwig and the Angry Inch on Broadway before Criss did it on the US tour, has previously defended the practice, saying that there is “something sexy” about it. How does he feel about it? Here, that mistrust comes out in Criss – a fear of misspeaking on “complex” issues. “This is a really tough one because, let’s just say, I’ve been s*** on,” he says. “No matter what I say, I’m going to get into the same mess that I’ve always gotten in, which is me being what I believe is very fair and diplomatic, but nobody’s interested in that, because compassion is not currently in vogue. So I don’t know what to say.” We can come back to the question if he wants time to gather his thoughts? “I’m making it sound like I have some controversial thing to say, which I don’t,” he hastens to clarify. “What I say is very normal.” We agree to come back to it
by Anonymous | reply 1 | December 25, 2021 6:40 AM |
Unfortunately for us both, the hard questions can’t end here. Last year, Glee was rocked by a series of accusations of bad practice and a toxic work environment on set. The most prominent were aimed at Lea Michele, who played the annoying and ambitious Rachel Berry and was accused by former co-star Samantha Ware of making her life a “living hell” on set. I can feel Criss suck the air through his teeth as I mention the allegations. “Bro, you’re getting right into it,” he says.
There’s a pause. “This is no bulls*** PR nonsense between you and me in this room, and whoever the f*** you want to tell. I have nothing but positive things to say about every single person on that show. I had such lovely interactions with everybody… for somebody who may get pinned as Mr Happy-Go-Lucky, it’s a bummer to me that I can’t celebrate the good things about people who have been extraordinary because I think the great things about people are not as fun to advertise as s***ty moments.” While he says he’s not speaking about any cast members in particular, he knows that fans want the “juicy tea” and will “love to try and think of their own version” when they read this. He’s probably right.
by Anonymous | reply 2 | December 25, 2021 6:41 AM |
Criss continues: “Working on set is an extraordinarily high-pressure zone where the rules are famously written in sand… There’s a great deal of context and compassion that is missing that nobody wants to know about or write about. But I was f***ing there, and I saw a lot of good things. I saw ‘not great’ things, but not because these people are bad people, truly.” Maybe it’s his “bleeding heart idealism”, he adds, but “I don’t believe anybody was ever twisting their moustache, like” – he puts on a Dick Dastardly voice – “‘I know, I shall compromise these people by doing the following things.’”
It’s also easy to forget that this was a young cast, many of whom were in their first TV roles and had been “shot out of a cannon into the public sphere”. “I f***ing dare anybody out there to have the constitution to be able to deal with that in a way that is spotless,” he says. “Think about it this way. Think about members of your family, fights that you’ve had, things that were said that weren’t meant… If it was written down, or somebody outside the family saw it and broadcast it to other people, it would make you look like a s***ty family… The next night, you’re at dinner, the holidays roll around. You give each other a hug, you respect each other, you love each other. That’s how families work… No one’s gonna write about the good stuff. So I’m here to tell you there was a lot more good stuff than there was bad stuff.”
Assassination of Gianni Versace trailer It was on the show that Criss first worked with Ryan Murphy – a man he describes as a provocateur and a “first-rate showman”. The Nip/Tuck creator was Glee’s showrunner, but it took The Assassination of Gianni Versace, episodes of which were directed by Murphy, for the pair to really collaborate. The second American Crime Story season told the story of Andrew Cunanan, a young Californian who murdered five men in 1997, one of whom was the Italian fashion designer. While the other ACS miniseries have told incredibly well-known stories, Criss found creative freedom in the fact that Cunanan – who died by suicide eight days after shooting Versace – was more of a mystery.
by Anonymous | reply 3 | December 25, 2021 6:41 AM |
“Unlike if you’re playing OJ, or if you’re playing Monica Lewinsky or Bill Clinton, or these public figures that have an extraordinary amount of documentation of how they look, how they sound, how they walk, how they talk, there was next to nothing on Andrew, which gave me kind of carte blanche to do whatever,” he says. “I think if Andrew was somebody that everybody knew, I think people would have had a very different expectation, because the assignment would have been different.”
by Anonymous | reply 4 | December 25, 2021 6:42 AM |
It’s here that Criss brings us back to the LGBT+ question, saying that he doesn’t want to “shy away” from the topic. “I think for any role that you’re up for, you want to know if you add value to it, right?” he says. “The Cunanan role came up simply because I’m half Filipino and I share a pretty similar likeness to the guy… He was also very white passing, which I am as well, so there’s a lot of things there that really fit… There are so many performances that are either straight roles given by queer actors or queer roles that are done by straight actors that are so beloved, that we just don’t talk about those. But if they’re done poorly, we get up in arms and we blame it on the fact that this person isn’t queer, this person isn’t straight, as opposed to maybe they just weren’t the right person for the job?”
On stage this summer at Elsie Fest, the outdoor
The problem, he says, is the “double standard” placed on performers once they become public figures – say, on a show like Glee. “If there’s a role that requires somebody or something about them, whether it’s a queer character, or a character that does this or has this background, if we know nothing about them, do we have the objectivity to appreciate their performance?” he asks. “Did they do a good job? Did they service the story? Did they give it life? Did we believe it? Did it give the thing that that character represents visibility? And because the veil has been lifted, we can see everything about somebody. I’m now in a position in my life where folks can look up anything about me, at least [that] I’ve let out there. That is a standard that is held up to the roles that I play.”
Criss says that while there’s no “hard and fast rule”, he is acutely aware of the “social barometer” and has turned down “plenty of queer roles” over the years, saying: “I’ll read a script and go, ‘I, as a consumer, would rather see a queer man do this role.’” A few years ago he made headlines for seeming to say that he wouldn’t play an LGBT+ character ever again. Today, he says that was a misquote. “I was like, ‘I never said this,’” he says. “What I did say was that I don’t want to be another…” He seems to lose his train of thought. “This is less about what I said and more about the issue of clickbait and how it can dilute what was actually said and it becomes corrosive to the overall message. That’s what’s unfortunate to me.” He pauses. “You should f***ing quote me on that. You won’t, but it’s OK.”
by Anonymous | reply 5 | December 25, 2021 6:45 AM |
I have one question. Who asked him?
by Anonymous | reply 6 | December 25, 2021 6:45 AM |
He's so boring. Say something salty.
by Anonymous | reply 7 | December 25, 2021 6:57 AM |
I’m sorry, I think he’s smarmy and has a growing, deep seated resentment that his career didn’t take off properly as he envisioned.
You can tell by his snarky poise, curt responses and tiny wrinkles forming around his features.
He’s going to age terribly because of it.
by Anonymous | reply 8 | December 25, 2021 6:59 AM |
Cancel her, she's a disappointing bitch.
by Anonymous | reply 9 | December 25, 2021 7:02 AM |
Doesn’t he have a Lamaze class or something to go to?
by Anonymous | reply 10 | December 25, 2021 7:06 AM |
He’s over. No one cares what he thinks. Begone now.
by Anonymous | reply 11 | December 25, 2021 7:08 AM |
Well if everybody was so wonderful on the show why didn't he give Lea a spot on his new Christmas album as she did for him when she released her Xmas album in 2019??
by Anonymous | reply 12 | December 25, 2021 7:09 AM |
r8 Thats the one. He clearly thought he was destined for greatness.
by Anonymous | reply 13 | December 25, 2021 7:12 AM |
From a recent article from another reporter:
“Darren also says he was misquoted when he apparently said he wouldn’t play another queer role and what he actually said (which he doesn’t reveal) was diluted for the sake of headlines.”
by Anonymous | reply 14 | December 25, 2021 7:12 AM |
He was treated like the prom king (and literally was one in the show), of course he had a great tim on Glee. It created his career and he was able to act the creator’s pet, protected from the bullshit.
by Anonymous | reply 17 | December 25, 2021 7:24 AM |
no one cares midget
he was the worst actor on the show his voice is that of a glorified karaoke singer
he was impressive in Versace... I'm assuming he took heavy acting lessons
...also, good hair plugs, bc he was damn near bald nead the end of glee
by Anonymous | reply 18 | December 25, 2021 7:34 AM |
His eyes are striking in person.
by Anonymous | reply 19 | December 25, 2021 7:53 AM |
He's not remotely handsome. Yet he is somehow handsome-adjacent. It's weird. It's like he lives in the Uncanny Valley.
by Anonymous | reply 20 | December 25, 2021 8:08 AM |
It's about celebs, and showrunners, wanting to control the narrative while the press uses random negative bits (even hints at behind the scenes' drama) as clickbait. And let's face it, the public is more interested in the morbid or sordid drama than the "aw, we are just one big happy family behind the scenes!" act. That's why, say, true-crime podcasts are so popular.
Sad to say, but nice and bland no longer gets people's juices flowing. It's negativity the masses are craving and the press is more than happy to push the buttons of their readers and viewers to get ratings.
by Anonymous | reply 21 | December 25, 2021 8:10 AM |
[quote]he had a great tim on Glee
Pics please.
by Anonymous | reply 22 | December 25, 2021 8:22 AM |
Everyone on Glee was nice... to me.
I'm sure having Murphy's cock in his mouth everyday helped.
by Anonymous | reply 23 | December 25, 2021 8:28 AM |
[quote] I think he’s smarmy and has a growing, deep seated resentment that his career didn’t take off properly as he envisioned.
I think R8 nails it.
by Anonymous | reply 24 | December 25, 2021 8:30 AM |
"Not remotely handsome" is pushing it, toots
by Anonymous | reply 25 | December 25, 2021 8:33 AM |
He seems widely disliked here but I think he is a decent actor.
by Anonymous | reply 26 | December 25, 2021 8:44 AM |
Why all the hate? He’s handsome, talented. I think people really resent him because he just won’t come out of the closet.
by Anonymous | reply 27 | December 25, 2021 9:45 AM |
Nobody wants to know about glee period. People have moved on.
by Anonymous | reply 28 | December 25, 2021 10:10 AM |
His Christmas album (which he released a few months ago for some reason) is pleasant enough. His version of "I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas" sounds so weird and naughty.
by Anonymous | reply 29 | December 25, 2021 11:37 AM |
Does he think using the “F” word so much makes him more butch?
by Anonymous | reply 30 | December 25, 2021 11:56 AM |
He was very good as Hedwig
by Anonymous | reply 31 | December 25, 2021 12:04 PM |
He really is annoying in an Anne Hathaway type way. Thank god his career went down the shitter. He can’t sing for shit. Slightly better actor though.
by Anonymous | reply 32 | December 25, 2021 12:15 PM |
He’s so phony and annoying on Instagram with his over the top tributes for A Star is Born and In the Heights as well as the political stuff, “do you know your first amendment rights?” Also, his face bugs the shit out of me for some reason.
by Anonymous | reply 33 | December 25, 2021 12:18 PM |
He showed off his hot ass in Versace. More of that, less whining.
by Anonymous | reply 34 | December 25, 2021 12:20 PM |
He was just OK. I think he’s showing bitterness now that he’s peaked. He’s still relatively young, but he’s not going to ever “happen” in a big way.
by Anonymous | reply 35 | December 25, 2021 12:23 PM |
He’s got a nice ass but I really don’t think it’s all that big or round.
by Anonymous | reply 36 | December 25, 2021 12:30 PM |
He's a gorgeous mixed race man! I love him.
by Anonymous | reply 37 | December 25, 2021 12:36 PM |
He was phenomenal in the Versace miniseries (everyone involved was), but this —
[quote] He pauses. “You should f***ing quote me on that. You won’t, but it’s OK.”
sounds like Trump. What does he have to be so aggrieved about? If you don’t like the way your interviews are processed and reported, then figure out a better way to express yourself or stop granting interviews.
by Anonymous | reply 38 | December 25, 2021 12:38 PM |
Fuck him and his linebacker wife.
Merry Christmas 🎄
by Anonymous | reply 39 | December 25, 2021 12:44 PM |
R29, I just hears that on the radio yesterday. It's the Justify My Love of Christmas songs.
by Anonymous | reply 40 | December 25, 2021 12:45 PM |
R31 He licked my face and glasses at Hedwig and I still have a Marcia Brady-Desi Arnaz Jr dirty face from it to this day.
by Anonymous | reply 41 | December 25, 2021 12:54 PM |
Literally no one cares.
by Anonymous | reply 42 | December 25, 2021 2:22 PM |
Show your sweet ass again or shut up
by Anonymous | reply 43 | December 25, 2021 2:25 PM |
[quote] neither did I… As a cis straight man, I also didn’t see that. And while I have not grown up as a queer person, I’m a lifetime subscriber, man.
😂😂😂😂
The line the PR firm paid for and the only reason this article was written. The lack of creativity in PR today makes you wonder.
This queen reminds me of a friend of mine who was very masculine and gay but he'd go out of his way to try to sound straight, so it became obvious he liked men.
by Anonymous | reply 44 | December 25, 2021 2:28 PM |
Big “I listen to rap, I can say the N word” vibes
by Anonymous | reply 45 | December 25, 2021 2:32 PM |
Can anyone that posts this picture as their "engagement" be straight?
by Anonymous | reply 46 | December 25, 2021 2:34 PM |
Darren Criss:
[quote]‘I was f***ing there’
And whom were you f***ing, Darren?
by Anonymous | reply 47 | December 25, 2021 2:45 PM |
What a queen.
by Anonymous | reply 48 | December 25, 2021 2:57 PM |
He’s so woke like a good parrot 🦜
by Anonymous | reply 49 | December 25, 2021 2:57 PM |
He and Nick Jonas must have the same PR firm.
by Anonymous | reply 50 | December 25, 2021 3:50 PM |
If he really was gay, wouldn't there be some hookup stories by now?
by Anonymous | reply 51 | December 25, 2021 3:57 PM |
He's a delightful young man trying hard to stay above the waves as many many people are trying to bring him down. All the hate here is ridiculous and dissapointing but then again it IS DL so what else to expect.
by Anonymous | reply 52 | December 25, 2021 4:45 PM |
Why would you be disappointed that a man many here perceive as being in the closet gets hate? Even if it isn't true and this queen is a miracle of the miracles straight, it still stands to reason that on a gay message board that would be the response. Are you a homophobe?
DL is actually lenient to closeted celebrities that don't try to prove they're straight. That Sam actor had some sympathy till he went public denying being gay and calling himself normal.
I'm making fun of this guy but in the end I don't know about his sexuality. He strikes me as disingenuous because if you look at his videos online and pictures, he's very flamboyant, even if he is straight there's no way this guy didn't go through some homophobia, I have actual straight friends who did, an honest straight guy would actually use this as a response in order to connect with the community, instead of those stupid woke talking points. That's why Jamie Bell was applauded for acknowledging that he went through something similar in Billy Eliot.
by Anonymous | reply 53 | December 25, 2021 5:02 PM |
He is far too pretentious to be a straight man.
by Anonymous | reply 54 | December 25, 2021 5:03 PM |
Is his penis circumcised?
by Anonymous | reply 55 | December 25, 2021 5:05 PM |
[quote]Darren Criss: ‘Nobody wants to know about the good things on Glee – but I was f***ing there’
Pop off, cis.
by Anonymous | reply 56 | December 25, 2021 5:15 PM |
[quote] He's a delightful young man
He's not young and the other two are debatable.
by Anonymous | reply 57 | December 25, 2021 6:20 PM |
I think he is hated here because he is phony as hell. The fact that a lot of people think he is a closet case doesn't help either.
Of course Glee was great for him the same way it was great for Lea (with the difference he doesn't seem to be difficult on set), he was protected and promoted since day one. His character was supposed to be the boyfriend of one of the main characters but in the end it was the other way round.
He is handsome, he can act and he can sing but he lacks star power. Saying he won't play gay characters anymore was the kind of stupid woke thing that rubs people the wrong way. The same that complaining he is not getting opportunities for playing those gay characters when the truth is he has a career thanks to those gay characters
by Anonymous | reply 58 | December 25, 2021 6:47 PM |
If powerful Hollywood gays hadn’t helped Ryan Murphy early in his career, he’d probably be a serial killer in Indiana.
by Anonymous | reply 59 | December 25, 2021 6:53 PM |
I find Darrin sexy and talented. My only beef with him is his woke language for points. That part is not sincere.
by Anonymous | reply 60 | December 25, 2021 7:14 PM |
[quote]“Darren also says he was misquoted when he apparently said he wouldn’t play another queer role and what he actually said (which he doesn’t reveal) was diluted for the sake of headlines.
Backpedalling in full force - as DL predicted when the 'misquote' came out.
by Anonymous | reply 61 | December 25, 2021 7:23 PM |
I couldn’t care less about his sexuality. I hate him because he’s a phony, arrogant know it all.
by Anonymous | reply 62 | December 25, 2021 7:55 PM |
Any upscale restaurant within 50 miles of LA will have at least 2 waiters more attractive and talented than Mr. Criss.
by Anonymous | reply 63 | December 25, 2021 11:42 PM |
And Mia is shaped like a refrigerator. And look at how defined the jawbone is.
by Anonymous | reply 64 | December 26, 2021 12:17 AM |
As a gay actor, I think his responses were spot on. The usual DL cunts bitch, moan and rip people to shreds, yet have nothing to say. Fuck off.
by Anonymous | reply 65 | December 26, 2021 12:35 AM |
R65 = Mia Swier.
by Anonymous | reply 66 | December 26, 2021 1:18 AM |
A number of people have now gotten tired of Darren's current somewhat narcissistic look at me and oh also look how avant-garde I am because now I wear gold glittery boots, paint my nails assorted colors and think I'm a better singer than I actually am.
by Anonymous | reply 67 | December 26, 2021 1:25 AM |
R51 stop, Darren, with all the dumb upthread questions. Blah blah blah
by Anonymous | reply 68 | December 26, 2021 3:25 AM |
I watched the Versace miniseries for the first time a couple of months ago. After reading this thread, I think he channeled a lot of unresolved rage into his portrayal of Cunanan.
by Anonymous | reply 69 | December 26, 2021 3:46 AM |
[quote]...As a cis straight man, I also didn’t see that. And while I have not grown up as a queer person...
Oh, FOR CHRIST'S SAKE with the "cis" "queer" "queer" "queer" "queer" "queer" "cis" "cis" "cis" "cis" BULLSHIT!
Cis is a SLUR, and for the love of Pete, referring to any gay or lesbian person as "queer" is only something you do if you've asked them! We are pummeled into the ground for the literal violence of getting a stranger's "preferred pronouns" wrong, but think nothing of declaring whole swaths of strangers as "queer" without their ok!
I am NOT "queer", or LGBTQIA+, you fuckers, I'm a GAY man. There are not different types or categories of men, so there's never a need to add "cis" to my gender! Enough with this shit!
by Anonymous | reply 70 | December 26, 2021 3:59 AM |
Cis isn't a slur, it means "not trans"
You sound quite hysterical. I don't mind the terms cis or queer and neither do any other gay people I know so maybe you should lighten up. You lecture trans people for being overly sensitive but get worked up over a word like "cis"
by Anonymous | reply 71 | December 26, 2021 4:10 AM |
"My only beef with him is his woke language for points."
Translation: I'm a Log Cabin Republican
by Anonymous | reply 72 | December 26, 2021 4:12 AM |
[quote]‘Nobody wants to know about the good things on Glee – but I was f***ing there’
Cast suicides and drug overdose deaths have a way of grabbing all the attention. And then all the nasty things that all the cast members who weren't sucking Ryan Murphy's dick had to say about Lea Michele . . .
by Anonymous | reply 73 | December 26, 2021 4:43 AM |
[quote]‘Nobody wants to know about the good things on Glee – but I was f***ing there’
Cast suicides and drug overdose deaths have a way of grabbing all the attention. And then all the nasty things that all the cast members who weren't sucking Ryan Murphy's dick had to say about Lea Michele . . .
by Anonymous | reply 74 | December 26, 2021 4:43 AM |
[quote]Cis isn't a slur, it means "not trans"
That is like referring to two-legged people as "non amputees".
You sound like a clown.
by Anonymous | reply 75 | December 26, 2021 4:56 AM |
“Queer” people are usually in opposite sex relationships and have no ties to the gay experience beyond a vague of notion of “I think I could date another girl” yet DEMAND a seat at the head of the table so they can order around actual gays and lesbians. It’s a political signifier and nothing else.
At the end of the day, it’s still straight people calling gay people “queer” and telling them what to do. How exactly are these people different from the Moral Majority of the fifties? “well, she IDENTIFIES as a man so you should wanna eat her pussy” is the new “You just haven’t found the right girl yet.” That’s not how it works and it’s so frustrating that the call is coming from inside the house.
by Anonymous | reply 76 | December 26, 2021 5:01 AM |
some of you people on this site are unreal, in what world is cis a fucking slur?
by Anonymous | reply 77 | December 26, 2021 5:04 AM |
R77, it became a slur when all the people who feel entitled to make people just through hoops to codify all their they/them/ze bullshit decided that they were entitled to also define everyone else’s gender identity.
by Anonymous | reply 78 | December 26, 2021 5:10 AM |
I’m a man, not a cis man. That’s how I define my identity. It doesn’t suddenly change because 1% of the population is utterly insane.
Would I be allowed to be declare my own gender identity if I decided to chop off my dick and act like a professional victim online? Certainly. If a schizophrenic walking down the street said I was a purple monster, are THEY allowed to dictate the terms of my identity to coddle their mental illness? No.
by Anonymous | reply 79 | December 26, 2021 5:14 AM |
[quote] Would I be allowed to be declare my own gender identity if I decided to chop off my dick and act like a professional victim online?
Sure!
by Anonymous | reply 80 | December 26, 2021 5:33 AM |
Lllnlnlkn
by Anonymous | reply 81 | December 26, 2021 6:50 AM |
"Normal" is the word you are afraid to trot out and own. Qualifiers are not necessary for "normal".
by Anonymous | reply 82 | December 26, 2021 7:14 AM |
[quote]I watched the Versace miniseries for the first time a couple of months ago. After reading this thread, I think he channeled a lot of unresolved rage into his portrayal of Cunanan.
What unresolved rage? He's the poster child of privileged upbringing and career supported by powerful benefactors.
From the record so far, he needs quality material for a good performance. Of his three Murphy shows (not counting the episodic appearance in AHS) he impressed only in VERSACE - the only material not written by Murphy/Falchuk/Brennan. Funny that he was EP on HOLLYWOOD - the idea for which was allegedly his as well - but nobody was even remotely blown away by his performance there.
by Anonymous | reply 83 | December 26, 2021 7:40 AM |
I still think Darren is posting to this thread…r83
by Anonymous | reply 84 | December 26, 2021 7:47 AM |
R84 He's busy beating off to the Simon Rex video in the other thread.
by Anonymous | reply 85 | December 26, 2021 7:52 AM |
R85 lmao
by Anonymous | reply 86 | December 26, 2021 7:53 AM |
R85, link please.
by Anonymous | reply 87 | December 26, 2021 7:57 AM |
R87 chill
by Anonymous | reply 88 | December 26, 2021 8:00 AM |
R88 They missed it, anyway. He's done and crying now.
by Anonymous | reply 89 | December 26, 2021 8:01 AM |
We should hook him and Shawn Mendes up. They could cry (or possibly fuck) together for support.
by Anonymous | reply 90 | December 26, 2021 8:47 AM |
R71: Cis just means that your gender identity is equal to your gender assigned at birth.
by Anonymous | reply 92 | December 26, 2021 11:23 AM |
Cis was a word made up for the sole purpose of marginalizing all non-trans. It was an act of aggression from the beginning.
Stop the gaslighting. Similar to CRT not taught in schools (and it's only teaching history in schools anyway) and ANTIFI only means you are anti-fascist ( and it doesn't exist anyway.). Progressive's dishonestly. Outside of a small number no one buys this shit.
by Anonymous | reply 93 | December 26, 2021 11:31 AM |
[quote] What unresolved rage?
The rage that comes from not achieving the STARDOM he thinks he is ENTITLED to.
I call it Miss Piggy syndrome.
by Anonymous | reply 94 | December 26, 2021 11:56 AM |
I will add, as of late, you can see the crazy in his eyes.
by Anonymous | reply 95 | December 26, 2021 12:04 PM |
Actually let me rephrase that
You can see the COKE in his eyes.
This Independent interview is a classic cocaine interview.
by Anonymous | reply 96 | December 26, 2021 12:06 PM |
He is a non-gender conforming cis straight man and therefore qualifies as queer.
He should use that.
Personally I think he's 😍.
by Anonymous | reply 97 | December 26, 2021 12:41 PM |
He’s absolutely right that the style of reporting on these questions is designed to gin up social media backlash only.
by Anonymous | reply 98 | December 26, 2021 12:45 PM |
Wasn’t Glee at least a decade ago? No one cares
by Anonymous | reply 99 | December 26, 2021 1:06 PM |
[quote][R71]: Cis just means that your gender identity is equal to your gender assigned at birth.
Yes, I know what it is intended to mean, I'm saying it is a ridiculous distinction made to normalize a tiny percentage of people seeking to normalize their psychological condition as some reasonable variant and equate it to the vast majority on earth not suffering from severe gender dysphoria. They are not two sides of the same coin.
It is exclusively used in a rather sneering way, I have observed.
by Anonymous | reply 101 | December 26, 2021 3:05 PM |
So many for the gulag here.
It's for their good. Like going to college, it's educational.
by Anonymous | reply 102 | December 26, 2021 3:38 PM |
Trans will cost the Democrats the midterms
by Anonymous | reply 103 | December 27, 2021 8:16 AM |
R103 Doesn't really matter - Dems never could get their shit together.
by Anonymous | reply 104 | December 27, 2021 8:54 AM |
R101 Exactly. If they want me to refer to them as they choose, then they can do me the same service and drop the fucking cis.
by Anonymous | reply 105 | December 27, 2021 9:00 AM |
He was a theatre kid, right? Many straight theatre kids act flamboyant and over the top.
by Anonymous | reply 106 | December 27, 2021 9:08 AM |
R106 yeah and he was doing semi professional shows since he was a little kid. He has said in doing all those shows he was around many gay men. Environment plays a factor as to why he is quite flamboyant.
by Anonymous | reply 107 | December 27, 2021 1:32 PM |
[quote] He was a theatre kid, right? Many straight theatre kids act flamboyant and over the top.
No they don't, unless they're gay. Is that the next PR angle?
by Anonymous | reply 108 | December 27, 2021 3:07 PM |
He eats snatch. He doesn’t suck cock.
by Anonymous | reply 109 | December 27, 2021 4:23 PM |
It's crazy that some of you dont realize there are flamboyant straight guys. They are the minority but they exist. Plus it's not like hes flaming.
by Anonymous | reply 110 | December 27, 2021 4:29 PM |
Less whining, more nude scenes Darren
by Anonymous | reply 111 | December 27, 2021 4:36 PM |
" I was fucking there!"
Similar to storming the beaches of Normandy. There really should be a monument in WeHo.
by Anonymous | reply 112 | December 27, 2021 5:06 PM |
[quote][R71]: Cis just means that your gender identity is equal to your gender assigned at birth.
So much wrong with this, first of all NO ONE is "assigned a gender at birth", that is the dumbest, most toxic and anti-biological statement ever concocted!
Everyone's gender identity MATCHES their gender unless they are suffering from the mental affliction of gender dysphoria! If this is the case, we seek to CURE them of their condition, we do NOT reorder the entire natural world to suit their particular disturbance!
This entire subterfuge is to equate trans people and not trans, which is pure nonsense, of course! Men and women never need distinguishing adjectives to describe their gender as ALL men are men, and ALL women are women. How they like to dress and present themselves is up to them, but thy NEVER change their gender, regardless of that the Gender Identity Movement DEMANDS we believe!
by Anonymous | reply 113 | December 27, 2021 6:27 PM |
Well, I guess no one took a shit in his WIG!
by Anonymous | reply 114 | December 27, 2021 6:35 PM |
Criss, STFU and get on your knees.
by Anonymous | reply 115 | December 27, 2021 9:00 PM |
War and Peace would be a shorter read than that article. Worthless.
by Anonymous | reply 116 | December 27, 2021 9:05 PM |
he wouldn't have gotten the emmy if he hadn't shown his ass so many times in Versace.
That's his greatest talent, and he knows it.
by Anonymous | reply 117 | December 27, 2021 9:14 PM |
I will say...he seems straight (annoying theatre kid straight) but opportunistic.
will fuck for roles (and by all accounts...he probably did.)
by Anonymous | reply 118 | December 27, 2021 9:16 PM |
Oh he definitely has that annoying theatre kid personality.
by Anonymous | reply 119 | December 27, 2021 9:21 PM |
R118 He's thirsty enough to drink just about anything.
by Anonymous | reply 120 | December 27, 2021 10:07 PM |
Mediocre at best.
by Anonymous | reply 121 | December 28, 2021 2:01 PM |
Apparently, Criss is singing with the San Francisco Symphony on New Year's Eve. ($55! Getcher tix now!) I'm sure they can hide the AutoTune machine behind the organ pipes at Davies Symphony Hall.
by Anonymous | reply 122 | December 30, 2021 8:42 PM |
I don't think he's gay. The quote below is very "mainstream voice talks over the minority voice."
[Quote] particularly older folks, that will say how much that relationship meant to them,” Criss tells me. “They’ll say, ‘When I was growing up, I didn’t really ever get to see that on TV’… and then I always remind them, neither did I… As a cis straight man, I also didn’t see that. And while I have not grown up as a queer person, I’m a lifetime subscriber, man. I’m a season ticket holder to the queer experience.
I'm reminded of when Colton, in his Hollywood years, tried to holler at the gay audience by declaring that his (half) brother is gay. The difference is that Colton didn't wax lyrical about being an ally, because he knew that he was not, he's a member of the "community." Nor did he try to put himself at the centre, as Criss does in the quote above.
by Anonymous | reply 123 | December 30, 2021 9:23 PM |
Criss has multiple albums, despite his meagre vocal ability.
by Anonymous | reply 124 | December 30, 2021 9:24 PM |
Whereas the much more talented Gavin Creel never received investment and support as a recording artist.
by Anonymous | reply 125 | December 30, 2021 9:25 PM |
Too bad Gavin -- someone who can more than carry a tune without getting hipster-wannabe smarm all over it -- isn't performing with the SF Symphony.
Darren, you stayed up late drinking cocktails because you couldn't sleep because the Tony Award nominations were coming out? Girl...
by Anonymous | reply 126 | December 30, 2021 9:35 PM |
R126, Gavin's dad wasn't a major donor to SF arts.
That's the crucial detail here.
by Anonymous | reply 127 | December 31, 2021 10:55 PM |
[quote]Criss has multiple albums, despite his meagre vocal ability.
Most of the 'albums' are EPs.
by Anonymous | reply 128 | December 31, 2021 10:58 PM |
R125 Gavin should be cancelled because of his hair.
by Anonymous | reply 129 | January 1, 2022 1:08 AM |
[quote] [R126], Gavin's dad wasn't a major donor to SF arts.
Is Darren's dad rich? I thought he was just a regular, middle class teen who got discovered playing the lead in a Harry Potter school musical?
by Anonymous | reply 130 | January 1, 2022 1:13 AM |
I confess I don't even want to know about the bad things on Glee.
by Anonymous | reply 131 | January 1, 2022 1:15 AM |
Glee summary: There was this hot guy named Sam who looked like he could take two dicks in his mouth at once, but the actor is straight and isn't hot anymore. There was also this hot guy named Sebastian who is the Flash now and is still so very cute.
Otherwise annoying characters - discard.
The end.
by Anonymous | reply 132 | January 1, 2022 1:25 AM |
R130 Darren went to private schools and his dad was rich. He was a CEO of a bank.
by Anonymous | reply 133 | January 1, 2022 1:41 AM |
That ugly fuck has to have the most punchable face ever. Yuck. I hate everything about it.
by Anonymous | reply 134 | January 1, 2022 1:47 AM |
[quote]I thought he was just a regular, middle class teen who got discovered playing the lead in a Harry Potter school musical?
'Middle class' today can mean anything above trailer trash. But no, he isn't regular middle class. His father was in international investment banking and a bank partner, Criss and his brother went to private schools.
by Anonymous | reply 135 | January 1, 2022 1:48 AM |
[Quote] There was also this hot guy named Sebastian who is the Flash now and is still so very cute.
Grant was hot??
by Anonymous | reply 136 | January 1, 2022 2:16 PM |
He's pretty good-looking, except that he reminds me a little of Screech.
by Anonymous | reply 137 | January 1, 2022 3:59 PM |
R137 in what way?
by Anonymous | reply 138 | January 1, 2022 4:02 PM |
His face looks like Screech to me.
by Anonymous | reply 139 | January 1, 2022 4:25 PM |
R124 why is this man famous? He really cannot sing…
by Anonymous | reply 140 | January 1, 2022 9:57 PM |
He's way too flaming to play leading man roles. I watched the awful Hollywood show and it was painful watching him trying to show interest in the chick he was paired with who was a horrible actress in her own right.
by Anonymous | reply 141 | January 1, 2022 10:03 PM |
R142 OnlyFans or Cameo - which would be sadder?
by Anonymous | reply 143 | January 12, 2022 11:05 PM |
R142 interesting.
by Anonymous | reply 144 | January 12, 2022 11:41 PM |
He eats pussy.
by Anonymous | reply 145 | January 13, 2022 12:02 AM |
Has he ever shown his cock?
by Anonymous | reply 147 | February 2, 2022 1:11 PM |
R145, artificial pussy. Like Pepsi versus Diet Pepsi.
by Anonymous | reply 148 | February 2, 2022 1:13 PM |
I'm only here for that Emmy award winning ass.
by Anonymous | reply 149 | February 2, 2022 1:29 PM |
R124 LOL. Young turds think that is "singing".
by Anonymous | reply 150 | February 2, 2022 2:19 PM |
Darren B. is better looking than Darren C. R146.
by Anonymous | reply 151 | February 2, 2022 7:26 PM |
We've already seen his arse, now the cock!
by Anonymous | reply 152 | February 2, 2022 7:46 PM |
R152 doubtful he will ever show it.
by Anonymous | reply 153 | February 2, 2022 9:42 PM |
His lucky wife gets to suck his dick!
by Anonymous | reply 154 | February 2, 2022 10:23 PM |
Straight girls don't suck dick. Only sluts do.
by Anonymous | reply 155 | February 2, 2022 10:45 PM |
R146 Must have been a lot of fugs in his school.
by Anonymous | reply 156 | February 3, 2022 9:57 PM |
[quote] "but I was f***ing there"
I know.
by Anonymous | reply 158 | March 2, 2022 6:57 PM |
Darren Criss is going to co-host the Tony's pre-show.
by Anonymous | reply 159 | May 18, 2022 3:16 AM |
His kids name is fucking stupid
by Anonymous | reply 160 | May 18, 2022 5:40 AM |
[quote] but I was f***ing there
What a twat. It's not like he was there on D-Day storming the beaches at Normandy or standing on the grass witnessing JFK getting shot.
by Anonymous | reply 161 | May 18, 2022 6:14 AM |
[quote]Cis isn't a slur, it means "not trans"
My point is there is an automatic default here on earth to "not trans" already.
How out of touch can you be? We don't orient ourselves according to the Trans Agenda!
by Anonymous | reply 162 | May 19, 2022 2:11 AM |
Who is this queer?
by Anonymous | reply 163 | May 19, 2022 3:07 AM |
He can cum inside me. Anytime!
by Anonymous | reply 164 | May 19, 2022 4:38 AM |