> not a homophobe or care about moz' sexuality...
> but i've ran into some people that automatically assume i'm gay or bi,
> because i listen to smiths/moz muzic.
> i'm relatively a new fan... and hetero, but the question is... is this the
> stigma [for lack of a better word] that fans carry?
> interested in your thoughts?
> --mUtD
Dude, are you choosing to what music to listen in order to build certain "image" of yourself? Or do you listen what you really like? And if you like Smiths, why do you care?
Now, for pure, idealistic souls, STOP READING HERE...
On the cynical side, being a straight Smithfan would never hurt your standing with a lot of girls, quite opposite...
Just a couple episodes me wearing a Smiths T-shirt...
Teens in buggy pants at Mission Bay, San Diego, loudly for me to hear: "Morrissey is a pussy". I found it funny, at least So Cal highschoolers exibit Moz-name recognition...
But on the good side: about 100 and 1 babes starting conversation with me "Vow, I like Morrissey too!" (Not that I'm Romeo, I'm a nerd, so the reason was not my toned muscle mass or handsome face, but T-shirt) In my case, so, I look kind of a borderline straight versus straight-acting queer type, so the next question of 50% of those girls would be "will you give me some shopping advice?" In you case, hopefully it would be: "your place or mine"
So You decide what the odds are (wink, wink)