Sodomy is any sex that isn't for procreation (anal and oral copulation according to Webster's), so how do we know Mr. Mayer isn't just talking about a lively, consensual face fucking?
This quote sounds more closet gay than rapist to me:
"It's crazy to me that in my head, that being 32 and dating women is going to get me in trouble," he said, talking faster as he went along. "I can't even explain to you how terrible that feels, that I equate dating a woman with punishment, shame, guilt, disappointment, reproach, reprimand, persecution. It's a nightmare."
@drunkexpatwriter: I didn't read either from that. He's saying that when he dates anyone the press turns it into this bad thing and gets him into trouble, hence he equates dating with having to deal with constant criticism in the media.
"I equate dating a woman with punishment, shame, guilt, disappointment" is very similar to how some of my gay friends have described what it was like when they were trying to force themselves to be straight.
I'm with you that I don't see anything rapey in his quote.
@drunkexpatwriter: Yeah, it's pretty common when someone is under a microscope of any kind to equate their personal life with the negative attention it often receives. Whether it's a group of friends or the media. And honestly, no matter what the guy does he's criticized! But, that hardly makes it "rapey".
Just wondering: Are there popular "guitar gods" lamer than John Mayer out there? I've often tried to compile a Top Three Guitarists Lamer Than John Mayer, but I inevitably get stuck after number 2.
@snugbug: Well... I assume you want people from his generation? There are far more awful "guitar gods" from decades past. His only really competition in his age bracket that I can think of (at least as far as shitty frat-blooze playing goes) is Kenny Wayne Shepherd. Of course, I had to look him up to even remember his name, so he's a distant second at best.
@MyNameIsChris: I bow to your expertise on lame guitarists.
I entertained the notion that both Tom Morello and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez (that cute prog wizard from The Mars Volta) are significantly nerdier than Mayer, but I take it back. I find their respective signature styles super-geeky, but upon closer consideration, they themselves are in no way John Mayer-lame. This competition yields a landslide win for "the frat blooz preacher."
@snugbug: I like John Mayer (though he's getting insufferable), but he can play hell out of a guitar, and is essentially another polymath. Oh, and Billy Gibbons (from ZZ Top) has these business cards:
"pretty boy singer/songwriter?" blech. this guy has freaked me out since day one. when i heard 'your body is a wonderland' my gut instinct said: pedophile. he creeps me out so bad - i can barely stomach his music or his face.
@dippitydoo: I'm with you, dude! My rock & rolla ex and I used to chant together, whenever that video came on teevee, "Your body is a chocolate factory!"
I know a girl who met John Mayer at a bar and he told her that she looked like she could give really good head. What made me believe her is that she didn't sound happy about it when she told the story.
@Lysergic Asset: I realize that his mike casts a shadow over his shirt, but I prefer to imagine that it's a drool stain. Am I going to hell or am I going to hell?
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"It's crazy to me that in my head, that being 32 and dating women is going to get me in trouble," he said, talking faster as he went along. "I can't even explain to you how terrible that feels, that I equate dating a woman with punishment, shame, guilt, disappointment, reproach, reprimand, persecution. It's a nightmare."
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Just not sure how it's closeted gay OR rapey.
11/23/09
"I equate dating a woman with punishment, shame, guilt, disappointment" is very similar to how some of my gay friends have described what it was like when they were trying to force themselves to be straight.
I'm with you that I don't see anything rapey in his quote.
11/24/09
#tips
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@MyNameIsChris: I bow to your expertise on lame guitarists.
I entertained the notion that both Tom Morello and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez (that cute prog wizard from The Mars Volta) are significantly nerdier than Mayer, but I take it back. I find their respective signature styles super-geeky, but upon closer consideration, they themselves are in no way John Mayer-lame. This competition yields a landslide win for "the frat blooz preacher."
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@snugbug: I like John Mayer (though he's getting insufferable), but he can play hell out of a guitar, and is essentially another polymath. Oh, and Billy Gibbons (from ZZ Top) has these business cards:
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(warning: This song is really fucked-up and offensive, although kind of catchy!)
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Related: Blake Lively threw a drink on him after he said something gross to her at a Golden Globes party.
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@Foster Kamer:
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Uncle Milty is sexier! #lindsaylohan
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Heene was right: Lizard People!! #lindsaylohan
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