Hey Gerry, that's a word for that. It's called "bi"

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Gerard Butler says he's not Gay but not Straight.

Gerry, I think it's awesome that you like guys... sometimes. But why all the verbal gymnastics?

[Gemini Cricket]

"A gay guy walks into a greengrocer and he says 'Can I have a cucumber please?'” Butler said, repeating the joke to a reporter. “And the greengrocer says, 'Eh, would you like that sliced?' [and the gay guys says] 'What do you think I am, a slot machine?'

I'm offended by that joke.
Of course not sliced!
Stupid grocer...

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by SzczerbiakManiac

Gerard Butler says he's not Gay but not Straight.

Gerry, I think it's awesome that you like guys... sometimes. But why all the verbal gymnastics?

Why does there have to be a word for it? The only reason to bother labeling sh*t is so we can pass judgment. I like what he said, basically, "Stop trying to freaking label me, I'm just a person.'

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Why does there have to be a word for it? The only reason to bother labeling sh*t is so we can pass judgment. I like what he said, basically, "Stop trying to freaking label me, I'm just a person.'

Yeah, Whatever you say #6.

[Not Afraid]

I love what he said too. Why does it matter who he likes to have sex with?

[Chernabog]

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

I love what he said too. Why does it matter who he likes to have sex with?

Because some of us would like to know if we have a chance?

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Why does there have to be a word for it? The only reason to bother labeling sh*t is so we can pass judgment.

I don't know if there has to be a word for it, but there is one.

I respectfully disagree that the only reason to label something is to pass judgment on it. Sometimes it's simply a matter of convenience. I could say, "So-and-so is a man who only forms romantic attachments to members of his own gender." or I could just say, "So-and-so is gay." I am not judging him, I am simply stating a fact. Would you accuse me of judging the four-legged clawed diminutive mammalian purring on my lap if I called it a cat?

I'm not suggesting nobody ever passes judgment on a person they have labeled. It just seems to me that some people (not pointing a finger at you) freak out the second someone uses a "label", even if it was a harmless use of the term.

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

Why does it matter who he likes to have sex with?

It matters to those who have a legitimate change of having sex with him or are trying to do so. If GB is Straight, my mo bros need not apply. If he's Gay, my Straight sisters need not apply.

It matters to members of a repressed minority if they can point to someone who is successful and say, "Hey look, one of us 'made it'. Good for him/her. Good for us."

Does being Gay/Straight/Bi/Questioning/Polyamorous/I've-had-relationships-with-both-men-and-women in any way alter the quality of a person's character? Of course not. Nobody reading (or writing) this thinks so.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by SzczerbiakManiac

I
It matters to members of a repressed minority if they can point to someone who is successful and say, "Hey look, one of us 'made it'. Good for him/her. Good for us."

See, but that's where I have a problem and I think that's what he's reacting to. I get the feeling he's reacting to, being a public figure, people wanting to "claim" him as "one of theirs". What if he doesn't want his sex life to be a political/social talking point?

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

What if he doesn't want his sex life to be a political/social talking point?

Then he should not have mentioned it in an interview.

[LSPoorEeyorick]

Originally Posted by SzczerbiakManiac

It matters to those who have a legitimate change of having sex with him or are trying to do so. If GB is Straight, my mo bros need not apply. If he's Gay, my Straight sisters need not apply.

Those who have a legitimate chance of having sex with him can ask him about it when they're making small talk before they start necking. Otherwise, it's all star****er fantasy and it doesn't matter the person's orientation.

Originally Posted by SzczerbiakManiac

It matters to members of a repressed minority if they can point to someone who is successful and say, "Hey look, one of us 'made it'. Good for him/her. Good for us."

It's great to have leaders and public figures who are proud of their particular label. There are many of these for the gay community - I, for one, love the way Neil Patrick Harris phrased his open letter to the world. But GB isn't a leader of your community, because he's openly stating he's not specifically a part of it. I personally think it's OK if people are fluid on the Kinsey scale without being a part of the community. It doesn't mean they're closeted, or repressed, or phobic. Some people see things differently than others, and that's the way it goes.