Oh brother:
The 25-year-old actor from Sydney who plays the “dream cub husband” has made the world swoon over with one smile. […] Multi-talented. Activist. Rugby fan. Ok, now are you ready to see some more photos of this hunky fox? Julian was even generous enough to send Queerty a shirtless shot!
The actor who starred in that powerful gay marriage ad that went viral around Thanksgiving is now being sexually objectified. Well, fine. But fuck his shirtless shot. Does he have a cock shot? Let’s see it. Let’s see Julian Shaw’s long, fat, uncut, Australian cock. That’s the end game. That’s what we really want, right? If you’re gonna objectify someone, jesus fucking christ, have some balls. Oh, let’s see Julian Shaw’s balls, too.
[Queerty]
A little disappointed that he’s straight. It’d be nice if we could start seeing gay actors play (positive and respectful) gay characters.
I don’t know why my pure white hate is triggered by that PSA video. Something nasty is in play here — and is apparent if you have attended screenings of gay films at any gay film festival in past 15 years — something about how we cannot find a way to depict our own happiness, or the reality of our own lives a gays, unless there is an acceptably cute, normal, body proportionate, white, masculine figure playing the main role/protagonist/narrative hero. If someone dared to feature someone else in this exact same PSA, this object of “our” desire, this hypothetical gay lover and partner in marriage, and if this other figure was not any of those ideals, and was just some dude — would people care? Would people watch? Would it have the same effect?
I think in one sense the answer is yes, if done with truth and balls. But in another sense, I think the reason this OTHER option, the less adorable option without the grinning “cub” stud, is never seen, or would never be used in this context, is because gay culture is imprisoned by this/its need to see ourselves only in terms of ideals, especially in terms of looks, as is I guess the whole media/film/advertising world that ever depicts any first-world ideal asshole to “sell” a product. There’s just something disgusting about the whole thing.
And I know, I know, the answer is for people who want to portray these anti-ideal “other” protagonist heroes, even in PSAs like this, must get out and do so and produce, distribute and represent those other realities. It’s just still shocking how tiresome and unchanging, and increasingly pervasive, the need for this dominant gay worldview seems to be.
I just though it was cheesy and full of Narm, but you definitely give me something to think about…
Yeah figures he would bat for the other team lol.
If he’s ever looking for a bodyguard to fend off the hordes of gay men who’ll try and molest him wherever he goes, I’m available and willing.
I Imagine best way to guard him is to molest him yourself lol
Yes, Julian is absolutely gorgeous. Although he now lives in Sydney, he’s actually from New Zealand. And he’s straight! Let the objectification continue …