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

[treacle-tartlet.livejournal.com]

Hee! They're both utterly adorable! I like the jelly wrestling idea...

[cassie-black12.livejournal.com]

I didn't even know Dougie Howser was gay - shows how current I am!!!

John gets my vote though. I'm a shallow girl, and he's by far the prettiest *g*

[alex-s9.livejournal.com]

Oh, come on, NPH rules, and aas much as I love JB, he's got to lose to the better man. But isn't that fight hilarious?

[droolfangrrl.livejournal.com]

can't help m'self, I would have to vote for George Takei.

[phoenixacid.livejournal.com]

I finally know what Dougie's real name is! Go me!

Voted for Ian! Always admire him.

[absynthedrinker.livejournal.com]

I voted for Sir Ian myself. Happy New Year darling.

[pingrid.livejournal.com]

But where have they hidden the actual poll?!

[sherryillk.livejournal.com]

LOL! That's absolutely hilarious~! I love them both but I've been a fan of NPH since his Doogie Howser days so my vote has to go to him. Still, I can't wait to see who will come out in support of JB once the day really gets going in the UK.

[snottygrrl.livejournal.com]

pssst, you know Twitter is mostly peopled by adults and business folk. okay, granted mostly young adults. but still.

I follow nph on Twitter and nathan fillion (who is in nph's court) so was going to go vote for him, but couldn't not vote for sir ian. he and George have been out for so long and both in a much more hostile time. I love that jb and nph are doing such good work, as well as being so lovely, but against gandalf and sulu? no contest. :D

Look, I'm as much in favour of totty as anyone.

[wemyss.livejournal.com]

But this is fundamentally unserious, isn't it. I mean, leave aside that it's Lads Only (were they afraid UA Fanthorpe shd sweep the poll?), one cannot really take seriously such a poll in which, by way of example, Tatchell, Fry, Dale, Boles, and Alan Bennett are absent, can one.