And how the hell wasn't this music video brought to my attention?

[unusualmusic_lj_archive]

John Barrowman - What about us?

I mean seriously? From September? With matter of fact straight on focusing on a gay couple and a straight couple in tandem, no gimmicks (hello t.a.t.U) no quick flashes etc? I mean, yes the song is bland, but that sure as hell as not stopped the promotion of less interesting material (HELLO I kissed a freaking girl Katy Perry). At the least I expected a howl from the purveyors of intolerance. Must have been too busy taking away marriage rights... Anyway, enjoy the video.


ETA: Senor Barrowman? Still cute as hell.

Comments

[oh-annalouise.livejournal.com]

didn't you get a memo?
It goes like this:

When straight people appropriate gay culture it is cool.

When straight girls pretend to be gay it is cool.

When sexy teenage girls suggest they may or may not be in a sexy lesbionic relationship it is cool.

When a gay man sings a song about being a gay man it is not cool.

[solitary-summer.livejournal.com]

While I tend to agree on principle, in this particular case I'd say the reason is that it's simply not that big a deal in the UK anymore, especially considering how very, very open JB is about his sexuality and personal life and how omnipresent he is in the media there, and OTOH despite the (comparative) success of Torchwood in the US, as a singer he's simply too little known anywhere else for people to even have noticed the video. The single hasn't even available on iTunes outside the UK and the album has only just been released and AFAIK also only in the UK.

[mtdrake.livejournal.com]

Where are the lesbians? The real ones. Not the airbrushed, lipsticked "hot" ones.

[unusualmusic.livejournal.com]

I have no clue dear. None at all.