I officially LOVE--no holds barred--Kristin Chenoweth!!!!!!!!

[Nikki Stone1]

http://tv.yahoo.com/glee/show/44113/news/tv.accesshollywood.com/tv.accesshollywood.com-kristin-chenoweth-slams-newsweek-over-homophobic-article-stars-twitter-praise-actress-stance




Kristin Chenoweth Slams Newsweek Over 'Homophobic' Article, Stars Twitter Praise For Actress' Stance
Mon May 10, 1:56 PM PDT

Kristin Chenoweth has taken aim at Newsweek, after one of the magazine's columnists took aim at her Broadway co-star -- Sean Hayes - as well as other gay actors in entertainment, suggesting their portrayals of straight men are generally, unbelievable.

In an April 26 online Web piece, writer Ramin Setoodeh claimed the former "Will & Grace" star, who recently confirmed he is gay to The Advocate, came across as "wooden and insincere, like he's trying to hide something, which of course he is," in the Broadway musical revival of "Promises, Promises" alongside Chenoweth. Setoodeh's larger point in his article, which was titled, "Straight Jacket," was that, "an actor's background does affect how we see his or her performance."

Chenoweth was angered by a host of Setoodeh's opinions in the article, and penned an open letter to the magazine stumping for her co-star and for the lesbian, gay, bsexual, transgender (LGBT) community.

"I was shocked on many levels to see Newsweek publishing Ramin Setoodeh's horrendously homophobic 'Straight Jacket,' which argues that gay actors are simply unfit to play straight," she wrote in an open letter to the mag, posted on several Web sites including AutoStraddle.com (the location to which she personally Tweeted a link)....

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[Nikki Stone1]

1. Just checking to see if I can see this on my DU

So far, it's not there. I can't figure out what happened.

[Hissyspit]

2. I'm going to see "Promises, Promises" next week.

Yay!

[Nikki Stone1]

3. Let us know how it goes.

:)

[Hissyspit]

5. I don't even care if it sucks. I LOVE Bacharach-David. (And 'The Apartment'). Setoodeh's Response:

http://www.newsweek.com/id/237758

[Nikki Stone1]

9. Oh, poor baby. The internet is "attacking" him! LOL!!!!!!!!!!!

"The Internet is attacking me for my essay on 'Promises, Promises.' But can we steer the debate back to where it belongs?

...."But what all this scrutiny seemed to miss was my essay's point: if an actor of the stature of George Clooney came out of the closet today, would we still accept him as a heterosexual leading man? It's hard to say, because no actor like that exists. I meant to open a debate—why is that? And what does it say about our notions about sexuality? For all the talk about progress in the gay community in Hollywood, has enough really changed? The answer seems obvious to me: no, it has not.


I realize this is a complicated subject matter, but the Internet sometimes has a way of oversimplfying things. My article became a straw man for homophobia and hurt in the world. If you were pro-gay, you were anti-NEWSWEEK. Chenoweth's argument that gay youth need gay role models is true, but that's not what I was talking about. I was sharing my honest impression about a play that I saw. If you don't agree with me, I'm more than happy to hear opposing viewpoints. But I was hoping to start a dialogue that would be thoughtful—not to become a target for people who twisted my words. I'm not a conservative writer with an antigay agenda. I don't hate gay people or myself. As for my haircut, I don't know what to say. Should I change it?"

[Hissyspit]

10. I thought that was kind of funny. "The Internet is attacking me."

My first thought was 'Well, turn off your modem!'

[Nikki Stone1]

12. Is an internet attack an attack if your modem is not there to see it?

:D

[johnaries]

4. For me, it was Love at first sight.

OK, so maybe it was mostly Lust at First Sight. But the more I've seen her, the more I love her.

As for Sean - c'mon, he's the main reason we all watched W&G! well, along with Karen. No matter if Sean is straight or Gay, we all loved Jack! You just couldn't help but love his character.

[shellyagal]

11. Love

There could be no good feeling as being in love. Do your best to make the other person feel special all the time. You can send an anonymous crush to your heart throb using AAfter Search box. They only disclose your identity if your crush feels the same way as you do. Here is what you need to write in the search box:
crush:your email: email of crush 1 : email of crush 2 : email of crush 3
then click web search button. Let the magic of love makes all of you happy.

[Unvanguard]

6. Is it even possible not to love Kristin Chenoweth?

[riderinthestorm]

7. She is a Christian.

"I am a Christian and I don't want there to be any confusion about what I believe or who I am. I don't believe gay people are going to hell. I believe that judgment is left to the one upstairs and I believe Jesus is all about love. If I can live my life even just a smidgen the way God made his son for us as an example, I'm happy. I do not judge other people for what they believe, but for me, this is what works.

I'm a very controversial figure in the Christian world. I don't believe if you're gay or you have a drink or you dance, you're going to hell. I don't think that's the kind of God we have. The Pat Robertsons and Jerry Falwells of the world are scary. I want to be a Christian like Christ - loving and accepting of other people.

When I was promoting "As I Am" last year, I went on "The 700 Club" (1966). I wasn't thinking about what it represents. I guess I was living in a little bit of a bubble, and I was surprised that it upset so many people. If I had it to do over again, I wouldn't go, because I don't agree with that anti-gay stuff. I don't understand what the big deal is with gay marriage. Get over it, people. What if it was a sin to be short? Well, I guess it is in the Miss Oklahoma pageant."

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0155693/bio

[progressoid]

8. Mmmmm.

[CBGLuthier]

13. The only thing I ever saw Sean Hayes in was Martin and Lewis

He played a young Jerry Lewis quite well. I am pretty certain Mr. Lewis is straight. Newsweek writer is an idiot.

And Miss Chenoweth is a much better representative of Oklahoma than Anita Bryant.

[archiemo]

14. I loved her in "The West Wing"!!!!!

[mdmc]

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