Hello, and welcome to ten years ago

[sigma7]

Ricky Martin has announced that he is gay, ending a debate everyone stopped having roughly a decade ago. Choose your reaction from the following:

Comments

[roseneko.livejournal.com]

I vote for OMGcat, because it's hilarious. (Also, given that I was in the primary age group targeted by his music back in the day, how did I manage to miss that particular debate?)

[notthebuddha.livejournal.com]

This is just like when Fred Schneider came out of the closet!

[kadyg.livejournal.com]

I'm going to go with the Amazed Cat as well. This reminds me of the time when Nathan Lane made his "big surprise announcement" on the cover of the Advocate. I believe the only person who was surprised was Nathan Lane.

[teal-cuttlefish.livejournal.com]

I think I managed a shrug and a "so what?" myself. There's no real indifferent choice up there, which I suspect is actually the majority response. At least among folks who aren't indoctrinated against those narsty hom'sexuals.

[sigma7.livejournal.com]

That was pretty much mine -- and, of course, the sarcastic O RLY? bit -- and then I got a bit indignant over the whole "you know, why didn't you say something when this mattered?" bit, and then I decided that while I might see the social-justice angle, I can't see the personal angle, and as such, have no place passing judgment either way, so I end up right back at square n-1 with a prevailing question of "why am I even talking about this, anyway?"

Part of me loves slow news days. I just took it as an excuse to break out the animated pics.