[the_phoo]

Originally Posted by Fatsia

Can I just ask a question? I grew up in the 70s/80s hearing all the usual offensive euphemisms for gay men... Now that we're in 2012, an awful lot of men seem to expect wives/girlfriends to have anal sex (something that was certainly not on the table when I was a young flighty thing ) So my point is... shouldn't those euphemisms now apply pretty much to all guys? So if somebody says "drops anchor in poo bay" (to use one of those listed above), why would it even mean gay any more?

Oh, and in order to stay on topic (some militant types are around here today!!), I think that Nick Grimshaw is an irritating ****, regardless of where he prefers to stick his hoo-haa

Fatsia I didn't realise you were that kind of girl!

I don't know what to say really, I'm nearly 30 and to me the majority of the "nicknames" that you hear for gay men already seem hideously outdated. My dad said "poof" the other day and I cringed - it just made him sound like a d*ck and my dad's not usually a d*ck I'm more of a child of the 80/90s and grew up with the likes of Jim Davidson on the telly spouting his mouth off about "poofs" and "shirt lifters" - so it just shows how far the world has come on.

I'm not gay so I might be wrong, but terms such as "drops anchor in poo bay" - although absolutely minging - are more light hearted than some of the more personal words used to describe gay people...? I don't know, I might be wrong.

All those terms are stupid anyway, I mean, shirt lifter? What the hell's that about? Doesn't that mean I'm a shirt lifter? I'm confused

[the_phoo]

Oh and I quite like Nick Grimshaw by the way. He seems a nice genuine boy

[rose&ribbon]

I think he is I thought everyone on here was convinced he was in a relationship with a boy band member??

[toanythingtaboo]

Originally Posted by Fatsia

Can I just ask a question? I grew up in the 70s/80s hearing all the usual offensive euphemisms for gay men... Now that we're in 2012, an awful lot of men seem to expect wives/girlfriends to have anal sex (something that was certainly not on the table when I was a young flighty thing ) So my point is... shouldn't those euphemisms now apply pretty much to all guys? So if somebody says "drops anchor in poo bay" (to use one of those listed above), why would it even mean gay any more?

Oh, and in order to stay on topic (some militant types are around here today!!), I think that Nick Grimshaw is an irritating ****, regardless of where he prefers to stick his hoo-haa

You certainly have a point. Batty boy, fudge packer, pillow biter etc. apply to straight people too. Usually the people using said terms aren't the brightest so it's no surprise they haven't realised that though.

[Littlegreen42]

Originally Posted by rose&ribbon

I think he is I thought everyone on here was convinced he was in a relationship with a boy band member??

Beardy Flack gave that away!

[whatever54]

Originally Posted by Belligerence

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012...breakfast-show

Thought I would bump this up as I was having a browse at the Guardian features and saw this. Pretty much confirms he is gay.

thanks for that, good article, whilst not 100% confirmation, very close. I like his honesty

[herejohno]

I think Flack and Harry are still a couple and Grimmers is a smoke screen. So Nick is out of closet or at the back of it waiting to come out?

[misslibertine]

Originally Posted by strictmachine

I find this post a bit worrying.

Me too - "a right to know" indeed.

[alastair_r]

Wonder if Nick and Harry share hairspray

[wilehelmas]

Originally Posted by the_phoo

I didn't even know who Frankie Ocean was until he came out

Hopefully he'll set a precedent for other rising stars.

No but our thread starter and general charm merchant figured he could 'spot a gay like he could spot a black man'.

I just wondered why Socrates had failed to spot a gay black man of late and incidentally went to pieces when gay sex got mentioned but didn't mind extolling the virtues of violence by claiming Grimshaw had a 'punchable face'.

Well good riddance to bad rubbish I say. I am sure Nick G will lose no sleep over such fluff.

[aisey]

People on DS really, seriously need to grow up about sexuality. Check your diaries folks, it's 2012 now. It really is.

[Listentome]

Originally Posted by the_phoo

Hmmm, are you good looking though? If you are, there is still a good chance you're gay.

If you're ugly - I'm afraid that means you're straight and therefore probably boring and frigid.

I'm bloomin' gorgeous mate!

[soundstory]

Originally Posted by aisey

People on DS really, seriously need to grow up about sexuality. Check your diaries folks, it's 2012 now. It really is.

amen to that

[wilehelmas]

Originally Posted by soundstory

amen to that

Get a room, you two.

[soundstory]

Originally Posted by wilehelmas

Get a room, you two.

Lets not start anymore gossip on DS

[alastair_r]

Seems like Grimmy has come out now X

[alienpanda]

Originally Posted by Belligerence

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012...breakfast-show

Thought I would bump this up as I was having a browse at the Guardian features and saw this. Pretty much confirms he is gay.

For those that can't be bothered to read the whole article....

Perhaps people concentrate on his famous friends because so little is known about Grimshaw himself. For someone who's never off the TV and radio, he cuts a rather enigmatic figure, rarely giving interviews: "I don't guard my privacy, but I don't really see the point in doing press if there's nothing to talk about. You don't want to be in the paper for the sake of it." His personal life seems slightly mysterious, largely because it appears to be nonexistent. One page of a fan website is given to trying to decipher whether or not he's gay – "the truth is that no one really knows because he's not directly answered that question," it puzzles, before adding hastily, "we all love 'Grimmy' either way!" – today, at least, he seems happy to acknowledge that he is. But he's never really had a relationship, he says. "I've just not met anyone that I thought oh, I really like you that much. I work so much, when I do go out, I'd rather go out with my friends. I rather do that than, like, go out on the prowl. I literally can't think of anything worse."

and

It just seems a bit of a waste, I say, given that he's young and handsome and famous. "It does, doesn't it?" He thinks for a minute, before suggesting he'd "really like to go out with Frank Ocean", the R&B singer who outed himself as bisexual earlier this year. He thinks again. "I think he might be whiny, though. Like, why have you not called me? He might be a bit wet. I think I'm just forcing that Frank thing." He laughs. "You see, as soon as I decide, I talk myself out of it."

[twingle]

Originally Posted by herejohno

I think Flack and Harry are still a couple and Grimmers is a smoke screen. So Nick is out of closet or at the back of it waiting to come out?

Half of me agrees with this and the other half not sure. Harry and Grimmers seem to be photographed together everywhere and IMO if they were a bona fida couple management would be doing everything in their power to keep them out of the papers. He apparently is the heart throb of the group and therefore can't be gay. Funniy enough going by twitter I think most of their fans would love him to be gay

[Nobby Burton]

1D were at some Harry Potter theme park at the weekend

All were with their girlfriends, except Harry who was with Grimmy

[twingle]

Originally Posted by Nobby Burton

1D were at some Harry Potter theme park at the weekend

All were with their girlfriends, except Harry who was with Grimmy

I doubt it as Niall doesn't have a girl-friend

[Nobby Burton]

Originally Posted by twingle

I doubt it as Niall doesn't have a girl-friend

Niall was stuck in traffic and missed it

Meanwhile, while Tomlinson and Calder were enjoying themselves, Harry Styles reportedly went shopping with his pal Nick Grimshaw, Liam hung out with Danielle, Zayn spent time with Perrie Edwards, while Niall Horan was stuck in traffic and tweeting us all about it!

[herejohno]

Originally Posted by Nobby Burton

1D were at some Harry Potter theme park at the weekend

All were with their girlfriends, except Harry who was with Grimmy

The stick Caroline had if he had a gf I doubt he would take her along. He could do better than Grims.

[herejohno]

Originally Posted by twingle

Half of me agrees with this and the other half not sure. Harry and Grimmers seem to be photographed together everywhere and IMO if they were a bona fida couple management would be doing everything in their power to keep them out of the papers. He apparently is the heart throb of the group and therefore can't be gay. Funniy enough going by twitter I think most of their fans would love him to be gay

Probably because they would be happy that a girl cant have him if that makes sense.

[Tulip19]

Originally Posted by herejohno

Probably because they would be happy that a girl cant have him if that makes sense.

It's funny cause it's true.

Let us not forget that Grimshaw has a Breakfast Show to promote, which would probably benefit from having 1D aged fans as listeners.

[herejohno]

Originally Posted by Tulip19

It's funny cause it's true.

Let us not forget that Grimshaw has a Breakfast Show to promote, which would probably benefit from having 1D aged fans as listeners.

These people are pr machines.I wonder how many records will 1D will sell in 10yrs?Cheesy pop.