James Franco and Seth Rogen Continue to Get All the Attention by Trivializing Gay Love

When is someone going to tell James Franco and Seth Rogen that their fake gay romance is not funny, was never funny, and doesn’t serve any purpose other than making gay love look goofy? How has this not been decried as a gay version of blackface or minstrelsy?

Wait… is this the new #gayface?

It started with a parody of Kimye’s “Bound II” video, and — I’ll admit — it was mildly amusing then, because it came at the expense of the most annoying couple of our generation.

But it hasn’t stopped there. In a new interview with V Man that comes out in March, Franco interviews Rogen, and the accompanying artwork is a series of “HOTSEX” collages that he created himself. See them here:

I don’t get James Franco. I don’t understand why he’s so obsessed with gay culture that he made an utterly hollow movie about gay leather sex. But frankly, I also don’t really care. What I do care about is that these are hetero actors who, with the panache of fifth-graders, are stealing our imagery and our expressions of our love, solely for the purposes of their own publicity.

[She Knows: James Franco’s “HOTSEX” artwork feat. Seth Rogen]

20 thoughts on “James Franco and Seth Rogen Continue to Get All the Attention by Trivializing Gay Love”

  1. Rogan and Franco performed this routine in “This Is The End”, a movie which I actually enjoyed…surprising even myself that when necessary I can unbend and transcend my creeping snobby attitudes.

  2. “trivialising gay love” – I’m glad I’m not the only one who thinks we shouldn’t be taking ourselves that seriously (they’re clearly goofing, not being mean to anyone). And Robert, Seth Rogen is pretty hot imho (a bit annoying, but hot).

  3. I think I understand where James is going with this gay obsession, what I
    don’t understand is why Seth Rogen is participating in it.Franco is hot
    and Seth is obviously straight and not hot. so what is the point?

  4. agree with Mikeb…The sword make headlines every day of dozens of straight, gay for pay pornstars, guys who obviously DONT like guys and r forced to b screwed by others dude for CASH, THATS trivializing gay sex !

  5. I’m not offended…buuuuut, I am starting to wonder just how deep Franco’s latency runs. He is WAY too fascinated with things homosexual.

  6. I’m ok with this, actually watching James Franco kissing a hairy man turns me on a little bit :P
    Stop being such crying babies please.

  7. Is it silly nonsense?. Yes. But they are not being hateful or malicious so I’m willing to give them a free pass. Mind you the attention surrounding this is a bit too much…….

  8. Fuck “The Sword” for going after these guys. They are artists just like the porn stars you showcase. So, get over yourself. Stop being so fucking sensitive. Before you know it, you’ll be saying can’t make jokes about immigrants or fucking care bears because it too slows down the “movement.” The video went viral because it was/is hilarious to see Seth Rogen like that/romantic with ANYONE!

  9. Two men pretending to be homosexual is a real a knee-slapper, huh? What is this … 1970? I guess in Jay Leno’s absence, it’s someone else’s turn to carry the unfunny mantle. Oh, and while we’re at it, someone should inform Bill Maher that his weekly fag jokes are well past their expiration dates. Just because someone identifies as progressive it shouldn’t give them carte blanche to get cheap laughs at the expense of a victimized minority.

    1. No one will dare stop Bill Maher from telling those jokes as long as Dan Savage is his ally. It is the real reason that he has been able to continue with that line of “unfunny” for so long.

      1. Well, Savage has a certain degree of loathing for the gay community….when Rupaul had him on Drag Race, Savage had a look plastered to his face that said “If you get too close to my physical space, I am probably going to throw up on your dress, queen”. Savage likes his faggots manly and slutty.

  10. It is an eternal source of rage for me that nobody’s slapped Franco in the face and explained how his obsession with wearing gayface to get publicity and make himself seem transgressive and edgy is actually incredibly regressive, conservative, and predictable.

    What a fucking douchenozzle.

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