Barrowman the outspoken...

[fajrdrako]

I love the way John Barrowman says what he thinks. The Sun has tried a little rabble-rousing by making a controvesy out of what he was quoted as saying in Doctor Who Magazine, stirring up the notion that his comments were inappropriate.

Personally, I like it that "John also spoke of how he fancied former Doctor Christopher Ecclestone and 'sexy' current star David Tennant." Well - yes! The man has taste. Of course he fancies them, as do several zillion other fans and (no doubt) acquaintances. (Form a queue on the right.)

Controversy presumably means sales for both The Sun and Doctor Who Magazine, and publicity for Barrowman - not a bad thing. On the obverse side, seems to me that playing this up as a bad thing caters to homophobia, which is a shame. Would anyone complain if Billie Piper called them sexy? Well, no - she has, and they didn't. So it goes.

Comments

[medelle.livejournal.com]

I agree to an extent with both these statments.

The magazine DID have a responsibility not to print comments that might have been innapropriate, but I think John should be a little more aware of some of things he says.

I adore his cheekiness, I adore his tounge in cheekedness and I wasn't in the interview, so maybe the interviewer had no problem with it, but my point remains that one does not need to share every tidbit of one's personal life.

OTOH, as has been pointed out it IS the Sun reporting this so the whole thing could be completely out of context.

I guess all Im saying is I see both sides of it. :) (Which I could have just said and not been so long winded)

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

I suspect it is blown up out of context. And in all likelihood, Barrowman probably thought some of these comments were 'off the record'.

I think generally there should be more responsibility in journalism - and less sensationalism. It could be that the reporter was taking advantage of Barrowman's love of talking.

I don't think it's the duty of a popular entertainer to watch what he says, just as it's not the duty of a novelist, poet, singer, or playwright.

I guess we're agreeing here that it's a matter of context. I would add that it's a matter of intent, too.

[silverwhistle.livejournal.com]

The Sun still publishes photos of topless glamour models on its page 3 every day, but purports to be a family newspaper...

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Hmm - seems to me we have a rather obvious inconsistency there. I'm sure their basic philosophy is "anything to sell papers - anything at all".