Straight 'Pride Idol' ruffles some gays' feathers

SF Chronicle ^ | 6/29/03 | Matier & Ross

[thoughtomator]

Perversion of Peace(tm) Alert

[AgThorn]

[AgThorn]

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Marianne Kooken wants to keep the focus on her singing at today's post-parade rally at Civic Center. Photo courtesy of Tim Wong

[D-fendr]

I think she may just be confused after this job:

"…she worked as a faux drag queen…"

Playing a female acting like a male acting like a female.

[Publius6961]

"I said, 'I'm not gay,' but he said it doesn't matter -- they don't discriminate," Kooken said.

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

[Kevin Curry]

It's Pat!

[Navy Patriot]

Sounds to me like some gays don't want talent contests based on merit, but the degree of perversion of the contestant.

At least those running and judging this contest chose merit.

[DaBroasta]

She said she was dedicating her title to "anyone who has been called fat or had their heart ripped open."

These intolerent hetrophobes are such hypocrits. The fat-bashing homosexuals would have cheered her wildly if she'd dedicated her song to anyone who has been called fag or had their backside ripped open.

[GOP_Proud]

<< Playing a female acting like a male acting like a female. >>

Didn't Julie Andrews already do that? :>)

[albee]

Re: Your Post #3

She looks like an attractive Rosie O'Donnell!

[Ruth A.]

This is great. Sour grapes and intolerance sums it up.

[sheik yerbouty]

Obviously, she is a gay man trapped in a woman's body...

[Mr. Mulliner]

Gays excel at whining about being slighted in some way or another.

Parade Treatment Irks Gay Groups (Gays whine about exclusion from Christian family parade)

[exit82]

So much for diversity. Do the gays involved have any idea how intolerant they are in this situation? Amazing.

[upcountryhorseman]

I wished these poor souls would seek help
and stop trying to get publicity all out of
proportion to their numbers.

[Dimensio]

Obviously, she is a gay man trapped in a woman's body...

Serves him right. He shouldn't have gotten so close to her at the buffet table.

[weegee]

Isn't that Blake Edwards' Victor Victoria?

[weegee]

Isn't PRIDE one of the seven deadly sins?