Pete Borbap is dead to me (Who the hell was he??)
I'm curious if this has happened to anyone else. I know we all have different 'versions' of posts we get served on Instagram's explore page in which IG shares content the algorithm thinks you'll be interested in based upon who you follow and the content you engage with on the platform. For the past week, I keep getting served memorial posts from seemingly dozens of different Instagays (primarily NY and LA Instagays) mourning the sudden, unexpected loss of their friend Pete Borbap ("borbap" on Instagram.)
Let me be clear, I am in no way mocking their loss. In fact, this Pete Borbap guy must have been pretty damn terrific. From this outpouring of memorial posts it sounds like he was a truly lovely person who was a very good and caring friend to -- seemingly -- every reasonably fit, good looking 20-50 year old gay man in LA or NY. He apparently was nicknamed "Grandma Pete" for the way he took care of friends, which is very sweet.
Anyway, I'm just curious if anyone else is being served a bunch of these posts? Or, better yet, if you were a friend of "Grandma Pete". (If you were... I condole you.)
Yeah, I follow a few Instagays, but most of the stuff I follow is either real-life friends, comedians, musicians or non-mainstream news sources like ProPublica. I mean, clearly, IG knows I'm as gay as the day is long.
| by Anonymous | reply 25 | June 3, 2024 9:43 PM
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Yeah, my reaction, too, R1. Especially since I don't follow him, nor any of his friends who have been making the memorial posts. Several of the posts have likes from famous NY and LA gays (like Andy Cohen, Zachary Quinto and Johnny Sibily), so I guess the algorithm thinks this is a major theme for gays on IG this week. Again, no disrespect to the departed or his friends and family, I've just never experienced this before and was curious if others are seeing the same thing in-between all the Faye Dunaway and Dollface IG posts.
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | May 15, 2024 8:33 PM
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His name is Pete Borba. I believe he may have been a designer or real estate agent.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | May 15, 2024 9:00 PM
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R3 - thanks for the correction. Obviously, I see now the "P" in his IG handle was for Pete / Petey / Peter.
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | May 16, 2024 9:15 PM
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A big dick and a big heart. What a rare combo. So... do we know cause of death? He looked healthy and mid 40s or early 50s.
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | May 16, 2024 9:21 PM
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And the apricot antichrist will probably be alive 20 year from now.
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | May 16, 2024 9:32 PM
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So he fucked all these guys and has a huge cock presumably... Just kidding. Well, no, I'm not, because I suspect that played a role here, but besides that, he must have been at least somewhat friendly to get that much ink from so many.
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | May 16, 2024 9:45 PM
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I've never heard of this guy but the tributes to him make me think about the other gay men I've known (even those through social media) who have taken their own lives. I'm sorry for those who lost Pete Borba from their lives. To be quite honest (MARY!! I know), I've had a little Mrs. Dalloway experience around the whole thing and it just makes me want to buy the flowers myself.
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | May 17, 2024 1:14 AM
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He had a hot - no I don't know if that's true. Anyone want to look for nudes?
| by Anonymous | reply 15 | May 17, 2024 2:09 AM
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He looks very hot in his very tacky funeral portrait.
| by Anonymous | reply 17 | June 3, 2024 12:43 AM
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He appears to be around age 40-ish. Is it known what he died of?
| by Anonymous | reply 18 | June 3, 2024 1:24 AM
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The choice of a shirtless photo tells a story.
| by Anonymous | reply 19 | June 3, 2024 1:35 AM
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There's more than one shirtless photo up there. Damn, daddy.
| by Anonymous | reply 20 | June 3, 2024 4:51 AM
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[quote]He appears to be around age 40-ish. Is it known what he died of?
Autoerotic asphyxiation.
| by Anonymous | reply 21 | June 3, 2024 5:23 AM
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According to Instagram, none of his friends own shirts.
Quite an attractive group. It looks like they have rules, however, if people want to join.
| by Anonymous | reply 22 | June 3, 2024 12:04 PM
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They’re probably looking for a replacement top.
| by Anonymous | reply 23 | June 3, 2024 7:49 PM
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How lucky were the men who got to enjoy what sounds like a pendulous dong… and one attached to someone so hot.
| by Anonymous | reply 25 | June 3, 2024 9:43 PM
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