It's time to crackdown on the gay rock 'n' roll swindle

I was a young girl once, a fangurl no less, and while I was never crushed by anyone's confessions of homosexuality I can sympathize with anyone who has been. However, I must negate the resolution for the following reasons: 1) You assume that these young girls and women would not spend money on the records of gay popstars if they knew that they were gay. This seems unlikely. It is fairly common for women to glom onto gay men and even fall in love with them (ie f@g hags). [1] It is also fairly common for gay men to behave as "fangurls" towards popstars, regardless of their gender. Indeed gay men stereotypically idolize female popstars, as we see in their obsession with Cher. [2] Some fandoms revolve around fictional characters (see: twilight) [3][4]Clearly there is much more to being a rabid fan than actually expecting to hook up with your idol. As the crazy girl in the video says, "my opinion is what counts as far as my life is concerned". Its not as though helpless innocents are being misled by these evil popstars. Even if they bought ad space in times square to announce their sexuality, few but bigots would be persuaded against buying their records. This questionable benefit is not nearly enough to combat the immense invasion of privacy required to determine a popstar's sexuality once and for all. 2) You assume that these announcements are little more than publicity stunts. It is a general rule that these celebrities wait until they have deeply declined in popularity to announce their homosexuality. Even if popstars sexuality was "verified" at some point during their heyday, it would not stop them from making announcements to the contrary once their star has fallen and they are in desperate need of attention. 3) You assume there are no benefits to the current arrangement to anyone other than the popstars themselves. But I ask you: what about the young gays? Not only is having to guess to sexuality of popular figures a great way to sharpen the gaydar, but also the experience of seeing a well loved public figure coming out could give a young man the self-confidence to do the same. In working towards a society free of prejudice, we must urge the gays to infiltrate prominent positions in stealth and only come out *after* they have achieved great things. In this way they can show bigoted and intolerant individuals how silly they are being in barring gays from various quarters of society when the benefits of their participation become obvious. 4) You assume the process of exposure and disappointment is bad for the fangurl. The fact is, these fangurls have next to zero chance of ever making it with their idols anyways. Their lives may be sad and lonely, and they may dream of being whisked away by a knight in shining armor, but its not going to happen. Being burned by a pop idol while young might inoculate them against further obsessive fandoms and lead them to the realization that not everything they see on television is as it seems. The sooner they learn not to obsess from afar the sooner they can grow up. And the best way to grow up is to gain life experiences- how can we learn except through our mistakes? A financially costly mistake is even more likely to stick in memory. .. 5) You assume the fangurls aren't lying to themselves. Though Pro, in his infinite wisdom, saw through these fairies from the beginning, he claims that the fangurls were honestly deceived by them. While this certainly remains a possibility, it is equally likely that they are fooling themselves, wishing so badly to be with their idol that they ignore the evidence in front of their eyes. This is not the fault of the popstar at all, but the fault of the fangurl. There is no reason to think that publicly announcing the homosexuality of such men would make a dent in the irrational devotion some girls and women have towards them (this is also closely related to point 1). With these assumptions demolished, there is no reason to support the resolution. Pro has failed to make a compelling case. 1. . http://www.angelfire.com... 2. . http://en.wikipedia.org... 3. . http://www.youtube.com... 4. . http://www.examiner.com...