By Fausto Fernós on May 8, 2008
Chris Crocker turned to the internet to escape the torment of being chased by gangs of boys at the mall.
The internet helped him connect with the greater world around him when he couldn’t create a gay-straight alliance in his school and he left to be home schooled. To grow up a gay, eccentric and flamboyant teen has never been easy especially in a small conservative town in Tennessee.
If it weren’t for the internet where would Chris Crocker be?
Today Chris is one of the most watched and imitated video bloggers online. His iconic video of himself weeping and imploring the public to “Leave Britney Alone” made him a household name.
Chris’ videos represent the dramatic change we’re seeing in how we create and consume media. Chris’ videos are just as popular as the YouTube Presidential debates or the evening news. For millions of people everywhere, his opinion matters.
Despite this, old media companies are threatened by Chris popularity because of his bold desire to express himself at any cost. They can’t control him and he doesn’t need them.
It’s easy to question the authenticity of Chris’ videos because he’s just that good. He’s eerily in touch with his dark emotions and quickly cuts through the hypocrisy of the “haters” with his wit and words.
“Leave Britney Alone” proves to be one of the most emotionally over the top videos I’ve ever seen online. I believe Chris cried not so much for Britney Spears but rather to express the pain and suffering he endured having gone through the hell of homophobia as a teenager. In many ways, Chris Crocker represents the tortured gay youth who fought back and lived.
Chris Crocker really is a huge fan of Britney Spears, even though she has conservative leanings and a complete lack of interest in gay rights of any kind. Remember, she was FOR the War in Iraq and said in many interviews that we should “stand by our President” despite his reckless policies.
Chris sees something bigger inside of Britney. He believes her to be a liberal person trapped by the conservative world around her.
People can’t leave Britney alone or any other tragic celebrity for that matter because they help us cope with our everyday problems. When we see someone richer, more attractive and more powerful than us struggling to hold on, it makes it easy to come to peace with our place in the world.
On today’s show Chris Crocker joins us to talk in-depth about his popular video blog, his passion for following people’s horoscope and how he may team up with Puerto Rican TV astrologer Walter Mercado to reach a hip, young new audience. We also talk with Chris about how he personally deals with the vicious hate online and offline, what he thinks of all those parody videos of his work and where in Los Angeles you should hang out if you want to hook up with Chris.
And we put to rest the rumors surrounding Chris’ HIV/AIDS conspiracy as a government biological weapon gone wrong and being vilified for simply being himself and being good at it!
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By Fausto Fernós on November 12, 2007
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Yeow! The most electrifying appearance Senator John Kerry ever gave wasn’t during his bid for U.S. President, it was last week at the University of Florida.
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By Fausto Fernós on May 2, 2007
The podcast that calls and calls until it gets it right-Feast of Fools!
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You go girls!! Keep up with that high-level fabulousness! Kudos!! kisses
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I wonder if there is anyone out there who has been intimate with Chris Noth AND Marc Felion who knows the answer to this mystery.
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Fausto Fernós | May 13, 2008
I don’t know why gay men seem fascinated with superheroes: musclar outsiders who feel compelled to hide their true identity for if they get...
42 comments on FOF #755 - Sci Fi Movies Every Gay Man Must See - 05.07.08
Saulo | May 13, 2008
You go girls!! Keep up with that high-level fabulousness! Kudos!! kisses
Fausto Fernós | May 13, 2008
I wonder if there is anyone out there who has been intimate with Chris Noth AND Marc Felion who knows the answer to this mystery.
Fausto Fernós | May 13, 2008
Acutally, Kennidi is one of those freaky chicks in the Hieronymus Bosch painting with a flower coming out of her ass, or the one making sweet love to a strawberry.
DCRyan | May 13, 2008
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