Rose McGowan Has a Bad Day

No one can truthfully carpet bomb an entire demographic with one statement, but we sure do try. It's usually understood with an "I get what you're saying" nod. But if you're a celebrity and you happen to utter what everyone's thinking, ready the spin room.

When someone says, "gay men are sluts," 99% of us know it's technically not true because the statement implies all gay men are sluts. But the other 99% have probably made this comment. Are we stereotyping? Generalizing? Or just ranting in frustration? All of the above.

So why do we take to the internet like an army of passive aggressive activists anytime a blanket statement is made against us, or any demographic for that matter? Are we offended? Or does it guiltily remind us of all the times we've blasted an entire demographic, or the world, in frustration?

According to the Advocate, actress Rose McGowan "blasted the gay community." What exactly did she say? "Gay men are as misogynistic as straight men, if not more so," going on to say that "right now" she is really upset with the gay community.

That's a broad claim. Without additional insight, it's easy for the media to latch onto the comments and run her through the bigot mill. But common sense asks, "Did McGowan have a bad run in with a gay guy recently?" We all say things in frustration, and frustration is never rational. 

Can gay men be just as misogynistic as straight men? Some can, sure. Her comment is just as insulting to straight men in that she implies the insidious all. Of course as minorities, we fixate on generalizations despite the fact that anytime someone says they've "lost faith in humanity," they're referring to every race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, and generally evolved neanderthal.

Being in a minority, we not only take generalizations personally, but we have to answer for them. When someone asks, "Why are gays so militant?," we have to qualify the question with the word some. But all too often we ignore the implied semantics of casual vernacular and head straight for the jugular. Good job, Advocate, your readers now think that Rose McGowan is leading an army of 90s clad Jawbreakers for the gay gates of San Francisco.

Think, people.

Rose McGowan had a bad day. How many times have you been bumped at brunch by a group of girls in leggings and riding boots and thought, "basic bitches?" McGowan made a statement, one that actually has more merit than the gay media is willing to address: We are just as misogynistic as straight men.

Not only are we men with no, or little, sexual interest in the fairer sex, but as a minority, we are somehow granted a pass. That makes a combination ripe for snide remarks. If you are honestly offended by McGowan's comments, you better be prepared to put your friends in check next time they call a girl a "slut" for wearing the same dress you wore last Friday.

Judging by the comments piling up on social media, it sounds like the Advocate has done a fine job proving her point.