I want to like Brett Easton Ellis. Finally, somebody has the decency to come forward and be like..."know what...gays were cooler when we were all in the closet". I do agree with him that today's portrayal is absolutely stomach turning. If I were a teenage today, there is no way I would come out of the closet. It has nothing to do with the shame involved of bedding another dude. It's that I don't want to be associated with the modern image of being a homo.
But anyway...first up; Brett's got some major gayface going on. He's one of those dudes that pings the gaydar even in photos. If he wants to distance himself from being associated with contemporary gay media, he should be one of those authors who hides behind sketches or be nothing more than just a name. (I have no idea what Judy Blume ever looked like.)
Second...he needs to stop engaging in the same kind of attention seeking tactics that douchey homos do. Every time something gay trends in social media you can count on his predictable ass to disagree with the general consensus. Like "agreeing" with Paris Hilton that most Grindr users have Aids. Though I didn't completely disagree with her either. But it's like, ok dude, we get it. Relentlessly bashing people over the head with your agenda (like this blog) is a such a faggy thing to do.
Third...even he should know by now that graphic sex scenes and drug use are a total snooze when used for shock value. Lindsay Lohan getting it on with a porn star would have been "racy" a long ass time ago. Now, it's like having an annoying teenager within earshot loudly bragging to you about his drug consumption. (Which thanks to him...was me, when I was 18)
Nonetheless...Less Than Zero, the Rules of Attraction, American Psycho...I'm never going to say anything that profoundly bad about him.