Taking a moment out from being middle aged ...

[blamebrampton]

I like to roll my eyes and shake my head in a superior manner when Young People of my acquaintance talk about things like Twitter and online polls. Mostly because I am still bitter about low levels of involvement in actual real world politics (they need us to pay close attention if they are to act remotely responsibly, people!), but also because it usually involves people I have never heard of, which makes me feel old and miserable.

NOT THIS TIME! John Barrowman and Neil Patrick Harris are fighting it out for the title of Gay Man of the Decade, using Twitter as their battlefield. Read a fabulous round-up of the story here at AfterElton. Felicia Day, Nathan Fillion and Neil Gaiman have all weighed in on the debate, but not as amusingly as the AE writer. Worth it for the pix alone.

As to the winner, well, they're both excellent. 

Comments

[pingrid.livejournal.com]

Aaah! I'm a bit torn. Ian's been fabu for ages, but I do think that John Barrowman has probably done more for The Cause this past decade. But I don't particularly like JB! Though I did LOVE Joan Rivers' comment when she saw his picture, not knowing who he was: "He looks like a straight Tom Cruise!"

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

AHAHAHAHAHAHA! Oh god, that's priceless. Ian has been a major campaigner for economic rights for gay partners over the last 10 years, and also has excellent taste in same if the young man he was sporting in Sydney the other year is anything to go by.

You could always vote for Mr Sulu: Geek Chic and a major gay marriage advocate!

[pingrid.livejournal.com]

Nah, I ended up voting for Ian. The young'uns can have it next decade!