Kenny Chesney is Gay - So What?

[Jack_Dawson]

I don't know why everyone is making a big deal about it. It will be interesting to see how God-fearing country music folk embrace him after the inevitable discovery. I, for one, still like his music. Except that stupid Keg in the Closet song.

And please don't start with he's not gay. When your wife files for an anullment 4 months into your "marriage" and cites FRAUD as her reason and you look like Kenny Chesney...you're gay.

And that's OK.

I think this person put it best:
http://www.metroweekly.com/mwblog/?iblogid=269

:beer:

[Guy Fawkes]

1. he's gay?

[sundog]

50. he always struck me as a big ol queen

sorry... the cowboy hat, sleeveless ts, tight jeans

i live in the desert, i know a gay cowboy when i see one :P

[no name no slogan]

2. Who?

Never heard of him :shrug:

[hfojvt]

40. like the willow tree and Amos and Andy

he's got a name. He's famous for his slogan "she thinks my tractor's sexy". I appreciate him for his song "That's why I'm here"

[LaraMN]

3. No way! He's way to homely to be gay.

Isn't he?

[Jack_Dawson]

9. Ahem Richard Simmons? n/t

[LaraMN]

10. I concede.

There's really no way I could do otherwise.

[Jack_Dawson]

11. LOL n/t

[left hand man]

14. you mean you gotta be purrty to be gay? Leaves me out!

[bigwillq]

4. If it's true...

My friend will be sooooo HAPPY!:bounce:

[Dave Reynolds]

5. Agreed, so what?

I don't care who or what he pokes, and if Renee needs some consolation then she can call me.

[Jack_Dawson]

6. She can call me too n/t

[petronius]

31. She already called me...

so you all can stop staring at the phone.

[miss_kitty]

7. is that the guy Renee Zellweger is getting an annulment with?

I thought gay people weren't allowed to marry.

[Jack_Dawson]

8. They marry when their fans start asking questions...

like...why is he 37 and not married? Middle America can't handle successful, unmarried country music singers.

[Kat45]

12. But can they handle successful, unmarried gay country music singers?

:rofl:

[Jack_Dawson]

13. I'm guessing...not?

Just a hunch. Openmindedness is perhaps not the greatest asset of the CMT set.

[left hand man]

15. or the least asset either

[Jack_Dawson]

16. What's the least asset? LOL

I can't wait for this.

[WCGreen]

21. I guess he'll just have to switch over to the Americana Genre

Hell, we just love the music...

Could give two shits how he does or doesn't do the deed...

I saw him way back in 1995....

At the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville......

[mitchum]

42. But his music is just too lame for Americana...

although the standards there have been slippping for the past few years

[Pharlo]

52. Nope

K.D. Lang - switched music venues due to CW homophobia...

Country's loss, Rock's gain. She has a good voice.

[LostinVA]

46. You can't be gay or black and be a country singer

It's happened before -- about ten years, ago, an up and coming male singer was caught ala George Michael -- the fans destroyed him. The fan base is not all bigoted rednecks, but there are enough...

[fiveleafclover]

54. Charlie Pride was black

His career went ok. Of course, that's a big exception to the rule.

[Left Is Write]

55. You're talking about Ty Herndon, aren't you?

[donco6]

61. Gotta be.

That's my guess.

[TroubleMan]

17. OMG!!! You outed Kenny!!!

YOU BASTARD!!!

[Elidor]

24. LMAO!

[WCGreen]

28. Hill Ar Eous.....

[jane_pippin]

18. Good for him. I still say she only married him to spite ex-love Jack White

I mean, Renee & Jack break up, he marries some goofy model out of nowhere, then a few weeks later Renee is hitched. Ah, precious love.

[Jack_Dawson]

19. It was more than a "few weeks" wuzn't it?

:shrug:

[jane_pippin]

26. I don't know. I don't remember it being all that long, but then

she's pretty far off of my radar so it could be that I so successfully blocked her out of my consciousness that when all of a sudden I was hearing news about The Zelweg it snapped me out of my safe, "Renee-free zone" making it only seem like a few weeks.

You ah, uh...? You buyin' that?

Just kiddin' around. I honestly have no idea. I thought it was, but I could be totally wrong.

[JohnnyBoots]

20. That song. "The Good Stuff" is still great I like allhis stuff, who

cares still good tunes. I love how at all sports championships they play,"We are the Champions" sung by a proud gay man...and one of the best front men ever...Queen rocks...if they only knew....

[Jack_Dawson]

23. Interesting Point

"We are the Champions" was sung by a Gay Man. I never really thought about that.

[AntiCoup2K4]

58. Even worse, they play "Rock n Roll Part II" by Gary Glitter

....Who's now a convicted pedophile.

As for Kenny Chesney, not surprised at all that he's gay, though I couldn't give a shit one way or another. I'm more disturbed by the fact that the guy refuses to be seen without a hat. I guess Renee might not be able to tell us if he ever takes it off.

Maybe Toby Keith knows? ;)

[KyndCulture]

22. Can I have Renee? nt

[Floogeldy]

25. Oh, ha ha ha, he's not gay. She's gay, and frigid.

:)

[bridgit]

27. well, you certainly don't have to be 'gay' to be a 'fraud'...

and just because you are gay does not absolve you of the possibility, or likelihood; if he is gay, however, then the fraud may clearly have been perpetrated upon Zellweger, poor kid, just seen her in 'cold mountain', she is such a bright spirit she deserves better than that imo

[Heidi]

29. The "fraud" allegation in the annulment petition can mean

any number of things. And it's only an allegation.

[ofrfxsk]

30. Who IS this person and why should I care?

Honestly, I'm not a big fan of any current music but is this person really popular? I've never heard of him. Sorry I'm so completely out of the loop.

[Cannikin]

32. A country singer/pretty boy

[ofrfxsk]

34. uhm He has bigger boobs than me.

I tried to look up his website earlier but it kept timing out. Maybe I need to get cable tv someday. I kind of like being in the dark especially when controversy arises though.

[GreenPartyVoter]

48. He has a weird face. Not pretty to me at all

[Jack_Dawson]

38. Country's Entertainer of the Year

[LostinVA]

47. HUGELY popular country singer n/t

[Cornjob]

33. Kenny will join that long list of gay country stars!

Somehow I think not.

[Doris32r]

35. Maybe he never took his hat off

and she just found out he's bald. ;)

[bridgit]

36. bwahaha, good one...

welcome to du, Doris32r :hi: :kick: :patriot:

[Doris32r]

37. Thanks bridgit!!!

:toast:

[Darth_Kitten]

39. I'm so naive...

:evilgrin:

[mitchum]

41. Of course, he ALWAYS was presented like trade

I can't believe that any one doubts it (or didn't see it)

I'm just waiting for that tour with Brooks and Dunn :)

[Jack_Dawson]

43. Like trade?

:shrug:

[mitchum]

44. Male prostitute

and not the mythical type "rented by women"

[LostinVA]

45. I've been saying this for YEARS, and the "fraud" thing just says

I'm right.....

I have excellent gaydar, and he is soooo gay. (btw... so am I!). Poor Rene...

[Jack_Dawson]

49. Ya think?

[sundog]

51. see this post

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=4017916&mesg_id=4020629

:P

[calico1]

53. I agree its not a big deal if he is gay.

However, if he married Rene without her knowledge that he is gay (and the annulment seems to be evidence of that) then that was not a very nice thing to do.

[Debbi801]

56. Color me confused....

If he's gay, why would he marry her to begin with?

Am I missing something here? I would think, when she flirted with him, he could have easily told her "sorry, I'm not interested" and been done with it.

Personally, I cannot stand country music, but if I liked him, his sexual preferences would not matter to me as far as whether or not I buy his music.

Thanks for any explanation!

[Left Is Write]

57. I have no idea if he is gay or not, but

I'd guess that sometimes gay entertainers in a field that is unforgiving of gay people (like country music) feel the need for a beard.

[AntiCoup2K4]

62. It's like the Tom Cruise thing

Kenny's managers, record label, or whomever probably told him that he should get married before the truth got out to his fan base. Unfortunately, much of the country music fan base are the exact same people who think gay marriages are a greater threat to this country than Osama Bin Laden (or George Bush, for that matter)

But while Tom's "beards" seem to go along with the plan (at least for a while) it would seem here that Renee actually wanted a husband. It would seem that their work schedules kept one or both on the road, but you would think they had a honeymoon somewhere in there :shrug:

[Jamastiene]

59. Hmm. Didn't know that. Thanks for the info. I don't

think it is a big deal. True equality means to me as a lesbian that I like some gay people and I don't like some gay people depending on how the person treats me. Same with straight/bisexual/others, I base me opinion on how people treat me.

[CrownPrinceBandar]

60. Gay?!? I thought he was just an asshole........

*smacks busted gaydar*

[AntiCoup2K4]

63. Your gaydar needs calibration anyway! You're attracted to Chimps!!

:evilgrin: