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Shawn Mendes finally comes out

Is he teasing us at this point?

by Anonymousreply 240November 5, 2024 2:35 AM

Ugh, how do I post twitter posts?? It a post on pop crave from 10/25/2024

by Anonymousreply 1October 26, 2024 4:46 PM

Repaste your link under Web Site Link and change x.com to twitter.com

by Anonymousreply 2October 26, 2024 5:05 PM

Or don't...

by Anonymousreply 3October 26, 2024 5:05 PM

Take a picture - it’ll last longer!!!

by Anonymousreply 4October 26, 2024 5:10 PM

This does seem studied. Surely he knows how faggy he looks in that crop top?

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by Anonymousreply 5October 26, 2024 5:13 PM

r3 sorry, can't edit posts. look above

by Anonymousreply 6October 27, 2024 4:50 AM

David Beckham is currently getting a restraining order.

by Anonymousreply 7October 27, 2024 5:05 PM

centimetering out of the closet. (since he is Canadian inching didn't really fit lol).

by Anonymousreply 8October 27, 2024 5:09 PM

OP Jesus Christ .Get a hobby Russie.

1. Shawn Mendes finally comes out Is he teasing us at this point? (10/26/2024)

2.Shawn Mendes shows us screenshots while wearing a girls tshirt

What is he wearing? (10/25/2024)

3.Shawn Mendes Addresses Sexuality in Unreleased Song "The Mountain" "You can say I'm too young." (10/25/2024)

4.New video of Shawn Mendes running in wet black underwear: Thoughts? (10/24/2024)

5.Shawn Mendes pays tribute to Liam Payne whilst promoting his future flop album Suddenly, Liam's death is desperate publicity grab. (10/19/2024)

6.Shawn Mendes is relying on thirst traps now for attention Shirtless in grey sweatpants with no underwear on? (10/17/2024)

7.Shawn “I have nothing to offer but my tits” Mendes Poses on the cover of Interview (10/14/2024)

8.New Shawn Mendes video, "Nobody Knows" Nobody knows WHAT, Shawn? (10/05/2024)

9.Shawn Mendes talks about depression and canceling his tour Closet kills. (09/30/2024)

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by Anonymousreply 9October 27, 2024 5:40 PM

r9 I am the OP and I didn't post any other thread on mendes. Those are other posters.

by Anonymousreply 10October 27, 2024 9:54 PM

Shawn is finally creeping out of the closet. Took his ass long enough.

"The real truth about my life and sexuality is that, man I’m just figuring it out like everyone. I don’t really know sometimes and I know other times. It feels really scary because we live in a society that has a lot to say about that”

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by Anonymousreply 11October 29, 2024 7:04 AM

He’s a faguette

by Anonymousreply 12October 29, 2024 7:26 AM

Shawna, you don't have to explicitly tell us that you crave being bred, that you take it up the poop chute, that you're a flaming fudgepacker etc. Just say you like boys, and move on. You're too long in the tooth to keep stunting like this.

by Anonymousreply 13October 29, 2024 7:34 AM

DL is so hard on this guy. He’s young, rich, adorable and figuring things out. Anyone else remember being scared to come out in their mid-twenties?

by Anonymousreply 14October 29, 2024 7:46 AM

Yes, r14. But we didn't have the luxury of doing it in 2024, with millions in our bank account. He basically had everyone telling him we know you're gay so no use pretending, yet he kept on with the madness. Now, he pulled a Harry Styles. The world didn't end and the sun will rise tomorrow. See, easy.

by Anonymousreply 15October 29, 2024 8:05 AM

Here is what Shawn said tonight:

[bold]I started working and traveling a lot and it was the most beautiful thing, but the truth is that I didn’t get to do a lot of the things that a 15-year-old does and discover parts of myself that you discover at 15. Since I was very young there’s always been this thing about my sexuality and people have been talking about it for a long time. I think it’s kind of silly because sexuality is such a beautifully complex thing and it’s so hard to just put it in boxes. So I always thought of it as an invasion, into something that’s so personal to me. Something that I was still discovering about myself, that I still had to discover, that I still have to figure out. I think I’m only speaking freely now because I want to be able to feel close to everyone and my truth. The real truth about my whole life and about my sexuality is that, I’m just figuring it out, just like everyone else. Sometimes I really don’t know, and sometimes I do. And it's really scary because we live in a society that has so much to say about this, and I'm trying to be really brave and just allow myself to be human, and feel things... I think that's all I have to say about it today.[/bold]

by Anonymousreply 16October 29, 2024 8:13 AM

YouTube link to Shawn discussing his sexuality:

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by Anonymousreply 17October 29, 2024 8:39 AM

Whoops. Here is the correct link:

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by Anonymousreply 18October 29, 2024 8:40 AM

Damn. That link is screwed up.

by Anonymousreply 19October 29, 2024 8:41 AM

He's so brave. I'm going to send him my emotional support fly. On the face of things, he needs it more than I do.

by Anonymousreply 20October 29, 2024 10:06 AM

I’m sending him a toaster.

by Anonymousreply 21October 29, 2024 10:09 AM

He knows what his sexuality is, he is just uncomfortable saying it

by Anonymousreply 22October 29, 2024 10:13 AM

R9 likes to accuse other people of being obsessed with a topic, searches for all the threads under that topic and says that the poster wrote all of them

Do yourself a favor, block R9, go look for any thread about Nicholas Galitzine and then go look at “Ignored”

by Anonymousreply 23October 29, 2024 10:16 AM

He’ll never actually “come out”. He’ll just stop denying it, and then one day he’ll just randomly say “oh yeah I thought everyone knew.”

by Anonymousreply 24October 29, 2024 11:07 AM

what a mess this thread is.

by Anonymousreply 25October 29, 2024 11:14 AM

Well, he never sucked *my* dick.

by Anonymousreply 26October 29, 2024 11:30 AM

It's tentative bisexuality for this album, "I kissed a boy and I liked it" for the next one, and so on and so on. He'll be singing about fisting twenty years from now.

by Anonymousreply 27October 29, 2024 12:03 PM

Shawn likes a thick finger.👉🏼

by Anonymousreply 28October 29, 2024 12:10 PM

If it exists, Shawn’s gonna commoditize it

by Anonymousreply 29October 29, 2024 12:14 PM

R23 You’re embarrassed like a child. How odd. “Oh, yeh, go look at him!?”

by Anonymousreply 30October 29, 2024 12:17 PM

[quote] "Just figuring it out"

Pretty sure everyone including you had it figured out about 2 decades ago Shawn

by Anonymousreply 31October 29, 2024 12:30 PM

The moment you do come out, Shawn, you will be constantly mocked on DL. But then, you don't have time for those with no lives.

by Anonymousreply 32October 29, 2024 10:40 PM

Finally! It's about damn time. We been knew hunty.

by Anonymousreply 33October 29, 2024 10:54 PM

R32 = Camila Cabello's pussy, untouched by Shawn.

by Anonymousreply 34October 29, 2024 11:00 PM

He addresses sexuality like a fella on the cusp of following the priesthood.

by Anonymousreply 35October 29, 2024 11:17 PM

He should be looking at how Archuleta’s career has skyrocketed (relatively speaking, to where it was) after Archuleta came out. Mendes could use the boost. It’s the ambiguity that is holding him back right now with the public.

by Anonymousreply 36October 29, 2024 11:23 PM

New thread for his new statement today.

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by Anonymousreply 37October 29, 2024 11:25 PM

He is inching out. I'm not shocked because he's been hiding in plain sight for a while. First the twinks and now the tiny shirt. We been knew.

[Quote]The real truth about my life and sexuality is that, man I’m just figuring it out like everyone. I don’t really know sometimes and I know other times. It feels really scary because we live in a society that has a lot to say about that.

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by Anonymousreply 38October 29, 2024 11:27 PM

Is the tiny shirt the official coming out?

by Anonymousreply 39October 29, 2024 11:55 PM

R38 No, this is.

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by Anonymousreply 40October 29, 2024 11:56 PM

How does this work, does his agent give him the green light at some point when his career needs a boost?

by Anonymousreply 41October 29, 2024 11:59 PM

He's 26 not 16. He knows by now he's a cocksucker. Trying to hold on to his ever shrinking fan base. He'll eventually play the "I've discovered I'm sexually fluid" card. Of course his femcel stans will lap it up because that leaves the delusional door open he may still fuck them.

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by Anonymousreply 42October 30, 2024 12:10 AM

2 weeks until the new album comes out. He'll probably do a couple of magazine interviews, talk shows, etc.

I'm interested to see how they address or avoid this.

by Anonymousreply 43October 30, 2024 12:10 AM

As long as the horsey fag dosen't OUT ME.

by Anonymousreply 44October 30, 2024 12:12 AM

Oy! If Shauna comes out won't that be outing by proxy? Asking for a very close friend.

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by Anonymousreply 45October 30, 2024 12:16 AM

Everybody knows he's a fruit who takes it up the ass.

by Anonymousreply 46October 30, 2024 12:16 AM

Shawn may have questions by I've figured it out.

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by Anonymousreply 47October 30, 2024 12:29 AM

Out of interest, and because if anywhere keeps track of it its DL. Who was the last celeb that unambiguously proudly came out as gay-GAY. Last one I genuinely recall was Noah Schnapp a few years ago.

by Anonymousreply 48October 30, 2024 2:05 AM

[italic]Shawn[/italic], out November 15th

by Anonymousreply 49October 30, 2024 2:12 AM

I was always 99% sure he was gay, and when he started "dating" that little Dudley Moore looking Latino troll, he all but confirmed it. This statement is just the icing on top.

by Anonymousreply 50October 30, 2024 2:35 AM

[quote] He'll be singing about fisting twenty years from now.

Won't we all be?

by Anonymousreply 51October 30, 2024 3:03 AM

Just because we've figured it out doesn't mean he has. Please leave this guy alone and let him live his life. No one here is interested in his music and as soon as he comes out he is a gay footnote.

by Anonymousreply 52October 30, 2024 3:09 AM

Well color me impressed. We all knew he was gay when he was like 15 but this is brave of him even if it’s halfassed. It’s pretty much a coming out statement. Now go whore it up! Like someone mentioned above, Shawn is indirectly outing Austin Kevitch and Nicholas Galitzine.

by Anonymousreply 53October 30, 2024 3:14 AM

Recall seeing an Insta post of KJ Apa, Shawn Mendes, and Nick Galitzine sitting on a sofa together strumming their guitars. Camilla Cabello and Austin Kevitch were sitting together on a seperate sofa. Tres incestous.

by Anonymousreply 54October 30, 2024 3:26 AM

If you think about it, his development was probably arrested at 16 or 17 or however old he was when he became famous. If he hadn’t figured it out at that point (and many of us hadn’t) then I could see it being put on the back burner. Not to mention dealing with the general inherent incompatibility between being non-straight and the kind of pop star he aimed to be. He might just be finally getting to the point where all the people in his ear and the voice in his own head have receded enough for him to see a different way.

by Anonymousreply 55October 30, 2024 3:27 AM

Our bums both smell like Kevitch

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by Anonymousreply 56October 30, 2024 3:30 AM

Or he’s reached hormonal peak at the age of 25 and don’t want to hide is sexual frustration anymore. He must be boy hungry.

by Anonymousreply 57October 30, 2024 3:30 AM

R55 writer for Hallmark Channel 1994

by Anonymousreply 58October 30, 2024 3:32 AM

“Sexuality is complicated”

“Not really”

by Anonymousreply 59October 30, 2024 3:34 AM

He was raised in a super religious family so I'll cut him some slack. Gay boys raised in conservative religious families have all kinds of issues and it can take a while for them to come to terms with their sexuality.

by Anonymousreply 60October 30, 2024 3:37 AM

R60 tru dat

by Anonymousreply 61October 30, 2024 3:42 AM

WTF! I came out as STRAIGHT ! Still couldn't get booked on a cereal box.

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by Anonymousreply 62October 30, 2024 3:50 AM

I’m surprised he didn’t say this barefoot. He’s ALWAYS trying to cocktease the foot freaks.

by Anonymousreply 63October 30, 2024 4:05 AM

Shawn Mendes is still figuring out things.

No sexuality decision yet.

Stay tuned.

by Anonymousreply 64October 30, 2024 4:18 AM

The awkward moment for us all when he shares he was actually coming out as asexual 😳

by Anonymousreply 65October 30, 2024 4:18 AM

R65 Have you seen the twinks he hangs out with? There's no way he's asexual. He might say that because of his faith though.

by Anonymousreply 66October 30, 2024 4:21 AM

He's stealing my slow rollout!

by Anonymousreply 67October 30, 2024 4:31 AM

We all knew he is gay. I can't judge him but good on him for this.

He's doing a lot more than most in his situation.

Good for him.

Thank you Shawn. Love and support you.

by Anonymousreply 68October 30, 2024 4:38 AM

R42, see R55 and R60. Some people just figure it out late. It happens. Also, it is possible he was always gay but is just now inching out due to his career flopping. I don't think this queerbaiting as I think Shawn is actually bi or gay. However, I'm not naive. The timing is curious. He is not selling his music anymore, so he needs to create buzz to get people talking. Doesn't he have an album out in a few days? This is no coincidence imo.

by Anonymousreply 69October 30, 2024 4:49 AM

Some of these posts are laughably in their stan gurl doltish naivete. Everything Mendes does is calculated. Not only by him but by his well paid management team. They need to evolve and change his brand as his base ages out. Every pop twink from Bieber to Stiles has done this. Nothing to see here.

by Anonymousreply 70October 30, 2024 5:21 AM

Now he's come out, Dataloungers will completely lose interest in him.

by Anonymousreply 71October 30, 2024 5:21 AM

Five years ago Harry Styles released his single Lights Up with an accompanying press release saying it had deliberately been released on National Coming Out Day. In the music video for the song he was grinding on men and women, bare chested.

His career went stratospheric after that. His album Fine Line debuted two months later with 478k, 200k more than his previous album.

Shawn is probably hoping for a similar renaissance.

by Anonymousreply 72October 30, 2024 5:26 AM

I'm waiting to hear from the fraus who used to haunt the Shawn Mendes threads and scold us for "accusing" him of being gay, saying that we were engaging in our usual wishful thinking and that Shawn was clearly straight as an arrow.

by Anonymousreply 73October 30, 2024 5:30 AM

Sometimes in the future, Shawn will announce he's bisexual, pansexual or nondescript nonbinary.

He will never say he's gay.

by Anonymousreply 74October 30, 2024 5:43 AM

R73 Have you not seen Twitter? They are STILL denying him being gay/bi. I've seen so many tweets from delusional fangirls saying this doesn't mean anything. They are incapable of reading between the lines. The delusional fraus will be delusional until he finally comes out as bi or gay. This is a half-assed coming out, enough to get praise from the gay community, but also enough to not alienate his fangirls. Like R70 said: everything he does is calculated.

by Anonymousreply 75October 30, 2024 5:45 AM

[quote] Now he's come out, Dataloungers will completely lose interest in him.

Who?

by Anonymousreply 76October 30, 2024 6:17 AM

All that sex with Camila Cabelo would turn any man gay.

by Anonymousreply 77October 30, 2024 6:28 AM

Remember this photo a few years ago with Shawn and his twinky videographer, Connor?

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by Anonymousreply 78October 30, 2024 7:24 AM

[quote]Now he's come out, Dataloungers will completely lose interest in him.

What do you mean by that?

by Anonymousreply 79October 30, 2024 7:50 AM

New pics from Shawn's photo shoot:

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by Anonymousreply 80October 30, 2024 8:06 AM
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by Anonymousreply 81October 30, 2024 8:07 AM
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by Anonymousreply 82October 30, 2024 8:07 AM

Repeating myself from another thread. Do you really think a guy his age in 2024 who is good looking and has traveled around the world isn't fully aware what he is into and has tasted his share? This "Aw shucks, I'm just exploring myself" nonsense is not worthy of any praise.

by Anonymousreply 83October 30, 2024 10:00 AM

There's probably a song on his new album that basically reveals all and this is part of the marketing.

by Anonymousreply 84October 30, 2024 10:14 AM

Good Lawd, R80, what the hell were they even going for here? The Office, Portugal? Swarthy and lacklustre.

by Anonymousreply 85October 30, 2024 10:55 AM

[Quote]Five years ago Harry Styles released his single Lights Up...grinding on men. His career went stratospheric after that. Shawn is probably hoping for a similar renaissance.

Can confirm that strategy doesn't work for everyone.

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by Anonymousreply 86October 30, 2024 11:09 AM

His stans must be very young if they're bothered by this. When Harry Styles 'came out' aged 26, his fans went wild with joy, especially the demented Larries.

by Anonymousreply 87October 30, 2024 11:23 AM

R87 They wouldn't be bothered. I think music managers are still in living in the past - ie when all teenage girl fans wanted to date their favourite popstar and hence, if they came out, the management feared those teeny girls would lose interest.

Whereas I think the opposite is true. Teenage girls seem love to love gay men - I guess because they seem them as less threatening and 'cute' after shows like Heartstopper.

So Shawn coming out would be good for sales, not the opposite.

by Anonymousreply 88October 30, 2024 12:06 PM

I think that's true for TV and movie stars (like the Heartstopper kids), not singers. How many teenage girl fans does Troye Sivan have? Or Olly Alexander? They need to feel like they have a shot with him and that he would do them backstage if they came to his concert, and possibly even marry them.

The mind of a teenage girl is a sick and boring one.

by Anonymousreply 89October 30, 2024 12:35 PM

Elton John was saying he was bi in the 70s as a way of inching out of the closet. Sad that in half a century we haven't gotten any farther.

by Anonymousreply 90October 30, 2024 1:09 PM

This important news just got featured on Good Morning America (second hour). Hard to put this genie back in the bottle. Go for it Shawn!

by Anonymousreply 91October 30, 2024 1:25 PM

Oh please r55. He was giving Cameron Dallas blow jobs back in their Vine era. He knew what he wanted and what he likes. He just wanted to cash out as a pre-teen's heartthrob. Cameron is now recovering from a coke and sex addiction. But, he and Mendes were hooking up back in the day. Please, stop playing around.

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by Anonymousreply 92October 30, 2024 1:41 PM

r60, he hadn't been at home being raised since he was 15. He was on the road and famous for the past decade.

by Anonymousreply 93October 30, 2024 1:42 PM

So we were right all along.

DL, triumphant yet again!

by Anonymousreply 94October 30, 2024 2:10 PM

This is a commercial gambit not a civil rights milestone. No cause for celebration or congratulations. Just eyerolls.

by Anonymousreply 95October 30, 2024 2:30 PM

[Quote]So we were right all along. DL, triumphant yet again!

Ain't no hiding at the DataLounge!

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by Anonymousreply 96October 30, 2024 2:34 PM

R92 Yeah I know this isn't politically correct, but when men come out as gay/bi in their mid 20s or later, I roll my eyes when they say things like "I just wasn't sure, I needed to explore it".

My experience won't be shared by all, but I knew I was gay in my early teens. I can understand not accepting it till maybe your mid or even late teens, but not well into adulthood. At that point it's just a story you tell to justify why you hid it for so long, when you'd just get more respect for telling the truth. Which is, "I was scared to come out because there's still too much homophobia about".

by Anonymousreply 97October 30, 2024 2:35 PM

Regular gays will just come out as gay. Celebrity gays take the bi-bridge before they’re irrelevant enough to come out as gay. Elton John, Tom Daley, etc did the same shit years ago.

by Anonymousreply 98October 30, 2024 2:46 PM

r88 Yeah. In a weird way a lot of teenage girl prefer the boys/men be gay as it means no jealousy of the other women. The women/girls top male celebs date have gotten death threats. Super creepy. A lot of them actually prefer gay male celebs for this reason. In their minds they don't have a chance so they are not triggered by jealousy.

by Anonymousreply 99October 30, 2024 3:10 PM

[quote]There's probably a song on his new album that basically reveals all and this is part of the marketing.

The first song on the album is called “Who I Am”.

by Anonymousreply 100October 30, 2024 3:19 PM

I want to know if John Mayer ever tapped that?

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by Anonymousreply 101October 30, 2024 3:21 PM

Well, his body is a wonderland.

by Anonymousreply 102October 30, 2024 3:27 PM

His flat ass is a disappointment.

by Anonymousreply 103October 30, 2024 3:29 PM

R101 I was there first!

by Anonymousreply 104October 30, 2024 3:32 PM

If he'd hung out with me, he'd be a much bigger star today. And loose as a goose down there.

by Anonymousreply 105October 30, 2024 3:32 PM

[quote] —The ghost of Colto Haynes

Colto is only dead on Datalounge. If baiting a gay celebrity to come out and then cruelly dumping them in the pop cultural trashbin was a crime Datalounge would be Menendez-ing with no chance of parole.

by Anonymousreply 106October 30, 2024 4:19 PM

I think he meant the ghost of Colton’s career.

by Anonymousreply 107October 30, 2024 4:24 PM

he must've been judged and criticized a lot when he was a kid. he seems like he's doing ok now. he'll be so hot in his 30s. 😍

by Anonymousreply 108October 30, 2024 4:37 PM

I'll admit I'm in my early 40s and from the UK, but I've never heard of this man outside of DL. I'm not sure he's as famous and important as DL likes to think he is.

by Anonymousreply 109October 30, 2024 4:46 PM

Saying “I’m still confused and don’t know” at age 26 is ridiculous.

by Anonymousreply 110October 30, 2024 5:21 PM

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by Anonymousreply 111October 30, 2024 5:45 PM

LPSG is having a field day. This clip sent me...

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by Anonymousreply 112October 30, 2024 6:25 PM

Is Shawn considered A-list singer tho?

by Anonymousreply 113October 30, 2024 6:44 PM

I mean, give the popularity of social media stars and the fact that everyone under 40 knows who he is, I could call him A-list. Not sure who else it could be besides Harry Styles.

by Anonymousreply 114October 30, 2024 6:59 PM

NO, he is b list for pop rock singers

by Anonymousreply 115October 30, 2024 7:00 PM

Simple math:

Shawn Mendes + Austin Kevitch + Nicholas Galitzine - Camila Cabello = last call at The Manhole.

by Anonymousreply 116October 30, 2024 7:01 PM

actually Cabello has the only MAN hole amongst that lot

by Anonymousreply 117October 30, 2024 7:03 PM

r111 holy shit is Daily Mail unusable.

by Anonymousreply 118October 30, 2024 7:07 PM

[quote] Elton John was saying he was bi in the 70s as a way of inching out of the closet. Sad that in half a century we haven't gotten any farther.

If this kid hadn't been pilloried and vilified since he was a teenager over a sexuality that had not even manifested maybe he could have arrived at his truth sooner. That makes me sad -- that gays can generate so much toxic energy toward other (possibly) gays that they want nothing to do with us.

by Anonymousreply 119October 30, 2024 7:09 PM

Not just his religious family - I'm sure ALL of his team - agent, manager, publicist - has been warning him forever to never come out. That his appeal is to young women and keep his mouth shut.

A young person trying to make it will listen to older adults - you really just don't have enough life experience or even a career to stand up to them.

I feel for him. His career has screeched to a halt. He needs to make pop. It seems like so many pop artists want to change the recipe and do something more grown up or completely different. That's NOT what made you popular!

by Anonymousreply 120October 30, 2024 7:10 PM

[quote] f this kid hadn't been pilloried and vilified since he was a teenager over a sexuality that had not even manifested maybe he could have arrived at his truth sooner. That makes me sad -- that gays can generate so much toxic energy toward other (possibly) gays that they want nothing to do with us.

Oh, bullshit. Nobody was vilifying him over his sexuality. We vilified him for being a LIAR.

Arrive at his truth? I assure you he’s been swallowing his truth all along.

by Anonymousreply 121October 30, 2024 7:12 PM

Were we ever this hard on Ricky Martin for denying his truth until he was 40? At least Shawn did it at the peak of his youth.

by Anonymousreply 122October 30, 2024 7:17 PM

R122 - Ricky said he was bi at age 27 or 28. Also - that was much more brave 20+ years ago. And it was before social media.

by Anonymousreply 123October 30, 2024 7:21 PM

R108 the last Claymate

by Anonymousreply 124October 30, 2024 7:41 PM

r120, this is why Bieber went from a joke to a legit respected artists by male listeners in the teens to 30s demographic. He stuck out pop. Didn't create alternative albums. Sought good producers and enjoyed using time and solid hits to win over fans.

Shawns and others going into these side-quest album genres are delusional. This is why that Canadian queen is flopping hard.

by Anonymousreply 125October 30, 2024 7:59 PM

[quote] [R122] - Ricky said he was bi at age 27 or 28. Also - that was much more brave 20+ years ago. And it was before social media.

He did not.

by Anonymousreply 126October 30, 2024 8:07 PM

[quote]Simple math: Shawn Mendes + Austin Kevitch + Nicholas Galitzine - Camila Cabello = last call at The Manhole.

Outing by proxy :)

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by Anonymousreply 127October 30, 2024 9:13 PM

[quote]Swarthy

You must have powder-puff skin.

by Anonymousreply 128October 30, 2024 10:26 PM

R127 Cabello is the C-list Taylor Swift.😄

by Anonymousreply 129October 31, 2024 12:06 AM

TL:Dr

I get these two mixed up, so Shawn Mendes ≠ Harry Styles, are not the same?

by Anonymousreply 130October 31, 2024 12:14 AM

[quote] maybe he could have arrived at his truth sooner

Mary!

by Anonymousreply 131October 31, 2024 1:58 AM

[QUOTE] I get these two mixed up, so Shawn Mendes ≠ Harry Styles, are not the same?

Harry is way more successful than Shawny boy. His album Harry's House won Album of the Year at the Grammys in 2023 and its lead single As It Was is the fourth most streamed song of all time on Spotify. It was at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for 15 weeks.

by Anonymousreply 132October 31, 2024 2:40 AM

Shawn - 26 year old Canadian singer

Harry - 30 year old English singer who was in the mega successful boyband One Direction from 2010-2015

Harry - no mental health issues. Loves huge world tours and had the highest grossing tour of 2022-23 after Elton John and Coldplay

Shawn - myriad mental health issues. Cancels tours.

Harry - Dated Olivia Wilde for two years but never claimed her publicly so his fans could stay in denial and pretend the relationship was a PR stunt

Shawn: Dated Camila Cabello for four years and still won't shut up about her. Plastered videos of them kissing all over his Instagram and lost half his fanbase

Harry: managed by Irving Azoff and very protected and well advised

Shawn: loose cannon

Harry: bisexual but only hints at it

Shawn: bisexual

by Anonymousreply 133October 31, 2024 2:48 AM

I think his bussy is tight, pink and clean

by Anonymousreply 134October 31, 2024 3:09 AM

[quote] Harry - no mental health issues. Loves huge world tours and had the highest grossing tour of 2022-23 after Elton John and Coldplay

Gurl...all them damn tattoos and you think he has "no mental issues"?

by Anonymousreply 135October 31, 2024 3:47 AM

He got all the nasty tatts when he was a teenager. Since he turned 21 he only got a couple.

by Anonymousreply 136October 31, 2024 4:21 AM

He got all the nasty tatts when he was a teenager. Since he turned 21 he only got a couple.

by Anonymousreply 137October 31, 2024 4:21 AM

Camila dumped the hyper masculine Miss Mendes for the uber alpha male raging testosterone of Mrs Austin Galitzine -Kevitch? Poor Shawn just couldn't compete with this..

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by Anonymousreply 138October 31, 2024 4:35 AM

"This does seem studied. Surely he knows how faggy he looks in that crop top?"

Shawn Mendes would look faggy in an ice hockey goalie uniform.

by Anonymousreply 139October 31, 2024 4:48 AM

I think he’s queerbaiting because that’s where his audience is and his album is shaping up to be a flop.

I think he’s just following Harry Styles and Bad Bunny who are “queer” but only dare and bang women.

by Anonymousreply 140October 31, 2024 5:05 AM

R140 Sure Jan.

by Anonymousreply 141October 31, 2024 5:08 AM

[quote]He got all the nasty tatts when he was a teenager. Since he turned 21 he only got a couple.

Because he's run out of space?

by Anonymousreply 142October 31, 2024 5:11 AM

Shawn - call me.

by Anonymousreply 143October 31, 2024 5:17 AM

R143 Maybe.

by Anonymousreply 144October 31, 2024 6:44 AM
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by Anonymousreply 145October 31, 2024 7:12 AM

R145 He is so hot. Win for the gays.

by Anonymousreply 146October 31, 2024 8:09 AM

[quote]Harry: bisexual but only hints at it

Fuck off Larry

by Anonymousreply 147October 31, 2024 10:43 AM

R147 I think he's straight. He prefers older women. He is only "edgy", aka he thinks being straight is too mainstream, so he flirts with his fans about being bi, but he is straight.

by Anonymousreply 148October 31, 2024 10:57 AM

I was talking about Harry Styles btw, NOT Shawn, lol. We all know Shawn is gay.

by Anonymousreply 149October 31, 2024 10:58 AM

r148 Exactly. He saw how much attention he got from the Larry thing and kept it going. And, according to Popbitch, he has a kink for pregnant women.

by Anonymousreply 150October 31, 2024 12:30 PM

Styles is a fug straight whose career is queerbaiting but at least compared to Shauna he has some talent.

by Anonymousreply 151October 31, 2024 2:48 PM

I do not believe Shawn is bisexual.

by Anonymousreply 152October 31, 2024 2:57 PM

I am a Larry shipper; a Larry believer, if you will. But Harry is straight.

It was innocent puppy love.

by Anonymousreply 153October 31, 2024 2:58 PM

He is not bisexual and he has never was confused. Like give it a rest. No one should be kicked out of the closet, but this lie they are confused is so dishonest.

by Anonymousreply 154October 31, 2024 3:12 PM

Bisexual?????

by Anonymousreply 155October 31, 2024 3:16 PM

What’s this penis doing in my mouth? How did it get here, and why? It’s all so confusing.

by Anonymousreply 156October 31, 2024 3:42 PM

He’s going to need another two-year mental health break after this.

by Anonymousreply 157October 31, 2024 3:45 PM

Show this young man some grace.

by Anonymousreply 158October 31, 2024 3:54 PM

Yeah. Online gossip is just where to look for grace.

by Anonymousreply 159October 31, 2024 3:59 PM

I’m sure it’s difficult to balance self-respect, honesty and the demands of being a teenage heart-throb. He has my sympathy for being caught in that maelstrom as a gayling. But I think it’s rather cynical to play the coming out card just as your career seems to be over, and I don’t like blaming the delay on confusion.

When I was growing up gays were all but invisible, and being gay was seen as shameful secret . In that environment, a certain amount of confusion and struggle was quite normal. Today, I don’t believe that anyone has trouble knowing what it means to be attracted to your own sex.

I can’t really speak to the degree to which his religion created conflicts for him that he needed to sort out. But if that is the case what you are facing is confusion about your religion, not confusion about your sexuality.

by Anonymousreply 160October 31, 2024 4:19 PM

R160, I don't think you understand the world Mendes inhabits. He has been a commodity since he was a child, he is the livelihood of many people. Every adult or authority figure he loves or trusts has said "you cannot be gay, it will DESTROY your career, your family and everyone who has invested in your success." That is ruinous of his self-esteem and well-being. He is not like the rest of us who live anonymously and don't carry the burden of feeling that being gay will make the sky fall on you and others.

by Anonymousreply 161October 31, 2024 4:29 PM

Again—he has my sympathy for his career pressures. But the conflicts that creates are not confusion about his sexuality. It doesn’t justify covering up your truth with a lie.

by Anonymousreply 162October 31, 2024 4:33 PM

He was in a trap that was perhaps not entirely of his own making (though it was largely of his own making as an adult). The trap was he was lying to his fans pretending to be someone he is not. Part of that lie was what appears to have been a bearding relationship with someone who may not want to tell the truth about it. That’s messy.

I don’t blame him for wanting out, but rather than say “I was afraid to tell you the truth because I thought you’d stop being my fans” he claims “confusion.” Maybe he has no choice if he doesn’t want to out what’s her name, but expedience only goes so far to justify another lie.

by Anonymousreply 163October 31, 2024 4:41 PM

Some of us had sexual relationships with women as young men to try to be straight. It didn't work but maybe we didn't figure it out until we were 26 years old. No one jumps out of the womb proudly proclaiming membership in the 10% of society that can be rejected or reviled by their own family.

by Anonymousreply 164October 31, 2024 5:06 PM

[quote]Some of us had sexual relationships with women as young men to try to be straight.

There’s no way he had sex with her. She was a friend who became his hag. The “relationship” was arranged by his management.

by Anonymousreply 165October 31, 2024 5:28 PM

From LSA:

[Quote]I know a girl who once told me she knew a guy who knew a guy that had sëx with him lol. I do think he's only coming out now because he's losing relevancy.

by Anonymousreply 166October 31, 2024 5:46 PM

R166, are you the girl or the guy?

by Anonymousreply 167October 31, 2024 6:58 PM

[quote] Some of us had sexual relationships with women as young men to try to be straight. It didn't work but maybe we didn't figure it out until we were 26 years old.

You knew.

You can lie to yourself, but don’t lie to Datalounge.

by Anonymousreply 168October 31, 2024 8:13 PM

R112 What does "gutless bottom" mean???

Is his friend saying Shawnie is a cowardly lioness.... or is he a double-fisting bottom? :O

by Anonymousreply 169October 31, 2024 8:20 PM

Trick or treat my ass!

by Anonymousreply 170October 31, 2024 8:21 PM

R161 so true! He's...

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by Anonymousreply 171October 31, 2024 8:25 PM

R167 Neither.

by Anonymousreply 172October 31, 2024 8:48 PM

"Gutless bottom" sounds like the kind of thing a virgin would think people who have sex say. And given the lack of attractiveness of who was telling the story, that may well be the case.

by Anonymousreply 173October 31, 2024 8:50 PM

gutless bottom - a guy with no balls, no nerve, to assume and be chill and honest about his sexual orientation. Plus a bottom.

by Anonymousreply 174October 31, 2024 8:53 PM

A gutless bottom is one with no enthusiasm. Just lies there and takes it. Minimal interaction and limited responsiveness. Nonverbal.

by Anonymousreply 175October 31, 2024 9:12 PM

A gutless bottom doesn’t require douching-they’re always fresh as a daisy and ready for their man

by Anonymousreply 176October 31, 2024 9:26 PM

r164 I don't know how old you are. But Shawn Mendes was born in the 90s and in Canada. He never slept with any girl or was "confused." He is just saying that to hide the embarrassment of staying in the closet. He has had multiple boyfriends out of the spotlight at this point.

by Anonymousreply 177October 31, 2024 9:54 PM

Having no digestive tract would be a real time saver. But one would still need to clean out from time to time, I’d imagine.

by Anonymousreply 178October 31, 2024 9:55 PM

He could have been confused for a number of years. But 16-26 seems a stretch.

by Anonymousreply 179October 31, 2024 10:11 PM

R179 The only thing stretching from 16-26 is his asshole.

by Anonymousreply 180October 31, 2024 10:29 PM

Is this who Shawn’s fucking? He could do better.

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by Anonymousreply 181October 31, 2024 10:46 PM

Gifted

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by Anonymousreply 182October 31, 2024 11:11 PM

My heart goes out to every single gay person who was raised by parents who were Bible-thumping assholes. I've known so many and it's total misery.

by Anonymousreply 183October 31, 2024 11:26 PM

I wonder what happened between now and 2021 when he said ‘it’s offensive to my friends who struggled to come out to say I’m gay or anything like it because I’m not’?

by Anonymousreply 184October 31, 2024 11:34 PM

The NYT article linked at R182 is exhausting.

Other than being a closet case, what is this kid's big problem?

He needs a good Cher face slapping while being told tp "snap out of it."

by Anonymousreply 185October 31, 2024 11:41 PM

Yum! I love my meatless promotional articles stuffed with classic platitudes & lightly toasted on the side.

by Anonymousreply 186October 31, 2024 11:44 PM

Unless I missed it (I just scanned) that article says nothing about his “coming out.”

by Anonymousreply 187October 31, 2024 11:45 PM

What did he come out of?

by Anonymousreply 188October 31, 2024 11:47 PM

[quote]I wonder what happened between now and 2021 when he said ‘it’s offensive to my friends who struggled to come out to say I’m gay or anything like it because I’m not’?

3 years ago, Sam Heughan also had a meltdown and said that 'he was 'not a closeted homosexual but a normal guy' 🙄

by Anonymousreply 189October 31, 2024 11:57 PM

R189 But his stance hasn’t changed right!

by Anonymousreply 190November 1, 2024 12:42 AM

Is he going to go official with his photographer/assistant/travel partner Connor?

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by Anonymousreply 191November 1, 2024 1:02 AM

Did John Mayer bust some daddy nut into young Shawn?

by Anonymousreply 192November 1, 2024 1:08 AM

He needs to make some of those hideous tattoos go away.

by Anonymousreply 193November 1, 2024 1:12 AM

LEAVE SHAUNA ALONE!

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by Anonymousreply 194November 1, 2024 2:43 AM

R191 Connor will probably MeToo him.

by Anonymousreply 195November 1, 2024 2:45 AM

Remember this from a few years ago?

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by Anonymousreply 196November 1, 2024 7:15 AM

If this is true then he's bi, not gay.

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by Anonymousreply 197November 1, 2024 7:35 AM

R197, I don't have a membership on that site. Could you tell us what it says or post it here?

by Anonymousreply 198November 1, 2024 7:39 AM

R198: On the porch-stomping "Why Why Why," there's also an unusually vulnerable reference to a pregnancy scare: "Thought I was about to be a father / Shook me to the core, I'm still a kid / Sometimes I still cry out for my mother."

by Anonymousreply 199November 1, 2024 7:50 AM

R199, oh yeah, I think that's a line in one of his new songs.

I suppose it's possible that Shawn had sex with a couple of girls when he was younger when he was trying to be straight.

by Anonymousreply 200November 1, 2024 7:53 AM

Or he could be a femme bisexual man. They do exist, ya know.

by Anonymousreply 201November 1, 2024 3:53 PM

r201 He wouldn't have to beard if he was just bisexual. He is gay.

by Anonymousreply 202November 1, 2024 4:01 PM

This is a perfect summary of Shawn from a reddit post:

[quote]: Just read the NYT feature on Shawn Mendes and I had some thoughts to share…I felt the article was extremely duplicitous. It paints a narrative that Shawn Mendes bravely quit music and left the industry in 2022 while at the pinnacle (their exact words) of his career. And yet… it’s hard to overlook that 2022 wasn’t exactly the pinnacle of Mendes’ career. His 2020 album was the 165th best selling album of the year. His 2018 album was the 55th of its year and his 2016 album was the 22nd best selling album of 2017. And he didn’t quit? He’s been here for the last two years, regularly posting on social media and releasing music.

[quote]: It got me thinking that Shawn Mendes’ biggest problem is just how atrociously confused his brand is... I feel like so much of his career was just him trying to have it both ways… playing both sides. He wants to be gay enough for his gay fans, but straight enough for his straight female fanbase. As a result, he will queerbait… but will shut down any speculation of his sexuality — even when he himself questions his sexuality publicly. He wants to be wholesome because he’s better than Justin Bieber, but doesn’t want you to forget that he can also be a bad boy like Justin Bieber. He tells us he doesn’t care nor need validation anymore, but has kept pumping out new singles in the hopes of landing a hit before the new album is released. He’s even doing an interview with the NYT in an effort to paint a narrative of some great hero’s return. Even the choice of the NYT stands out? Does his target audience even read the New York Times? I suppose we’ll have to wait until next week to find out what interviews he does next. You never know… we might see him do back to back interviews with the Financial Times, National Geographic Kids, and Playboy Magazine. It’s just sad and it doesn’t work because it doesn’t fool anyone and even puts off genuine fans who begin doubting who you really are as a person.

by Anonymousreply 203November 1, 2024 4:11 PM

R203 Truth. I also thought that he quit his tour due to the arenas not selling out, yet blamed it on his mental health.

by Anonymousreply 204November 1, 2024 5:29 PM

[quote]You can lie to yourself, but don’t lie to Datalounge

I'm gonna replace that "pointless bitchery" bullshit with this.

by Anonymousreply 205November 1, 2024 5:38 PM

You honor me, Ma’am.

by Anonymousreply 206November 1, 2024 5:44 PM

R204, it's the go-to excuse these days. Nobody watching your movie? Nobody streaming your song? Nobody wants to see you in concert? Take a "mental health" break.

by Anonymousreply 207November 1, 2024 5:49 PM

I love how the Times is painting his decision to cancel his arena tour and come back to years later to play small venues as an artistic choice.

by Anonymousreply 208November 1, 2024 5:53 PM

I'm sure the insurance companies would be interested to hear it being called an artistic choice.

by Anonymousreply 209November 1, 2024 6:19 PM

He's clearly bisexual. You guys are going to be disappointed.

by Anonymousreply 210November 1, 2024 9:41 PM

R97 Great, another gold stat gay bullshit

by Anonymousreply 211November 1, 2024 10:54 PM

R210 Nah. He experimented but didn’t like pussy. He likes the cock.

by Anonymousreply 212November 1, 2024 10:55 PM

Where’s that fucking troll who used to always post here about “Shawn is drunk on Camila’s pussy juice!” ???

by Anonymousreply 213November 2, 2024 12:37 AM

R196 Amateur

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by Anonymousreply 214November 2, 2024 3:38 AM

[quote]He's clearly bisexual. You guys are going to be disappointed.

Hi, "everyone is bisexual" troll!

by Anonymousreply 215November 2, 2024 9:56 AM

R203, one thing I’ll agree on with Mendes is that he’s clearly suffering from some mental issues. You’d think he was a Darfur orphan, the way he’s always on and on about how tough his life is.

by Anonymousreply 216November 2, 2024 1:52 PM

It’s time for him to date Pete Davidson 🔥

by Anonymousreply 217November 2, 2024 5:11 PM

Harry Styles made it clear on SNL that he finds Shawn hot. Maybe they could date.

by Anonymousreply 218November 2, 2024 5:53 PM

Little David Archuleta is allegedly a top. Maybe he can climb Mt. Mendes?

by Anonymousreply 219November 2, 2024 6:05 PM

Mt. Mendes? With that flat ass?

by Anonymousreply 220November 2, 2024 6:07 PM

It’s more like a plateau, tall and flat

by Anonymousreply 221November 2, 2024 6:10 PM

I agree that he needs Pete Davidson. Pete has a huge cock and he knows how to use it!

by Anonymousreply 222November 2, 2024 7:00 PM

Aren't Shawn Menses And Harry Spoils the same person?

by Anonymousreply 223November 2, 2024 7:05 PM

Shawn likes brunette that are hard in the face, so he a Styles would be a perfect match.

by Anonymousreply 224November 2, 2024 7:07 PM

[quote]I agree that he needs Pete Davidson. Pete has a huge cock and he knows how to use it!

Unfortunately that huge cock is attached to a repulsive junkie.

by Anonymousreply 225November 2, 2024 8:04 PM

R218 Please, my cock would kill him.

by Anonymousreply 226November 2, 2024 8:20 PM

R222 Pete's dick might get stuck in him.

by Anonymousreply 227November 2, 2024 8:39 PM

I think he and Antoni Porowski would make a very hot couple. Both smoking hot and ultra sensitive Canadians.

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by Anonymousreply 228November 2, 2024 10:58 PM

[QUOTE] Aren't Shawn Menses And Harry Spoils the same person?

Only to people over 70, gramps.

by Anonymousreply 229November 2, 2024 11:21 PM

Saturday Night Live had a bitchy comment about Shawn tonight when doing a skit with an 'undecided voter':

"Call me Shawn Mendes because I'm still figuring it out!"

by Anonymousreply 230November 3, 2024 7:55 AM

R15 But Harry Styles isn't gay

by Anonymousreply 231November 3, 2024 8:03 AM

Oh, please. Shawn knew he was gay back when John Mayer was plowing his 17-year-old ass.

by Anonymousreply 232November 3, 2024 8:46 AM

That would be a hint, r232.

by Anonymousreply 233November 3, 2024 8:57 AM

R232 He was way too uptight - nothing was getting in that ass.

by Anonymousreply 234November 3, 2024 11:45 AM

Bossy bottom

by Anonymousreply 235November 3, 2024 12:27 PM

So Shawn Mendes is a man who likes putting his mouth on another man’s penis. What’s the big deal?

by Anonymousreply 236November 4, 2024 8:09 PM

Shawn Mendes has the brain of an undecided voter.

by Anonymousreply 237November 4, 2024 8:18 PM

R237 Misread that as "undecided otter", but either works.

by Anonymousreply 238November 4, 2024 11:16 PM

R238, good one! But I'd say "undecided twink" instead of otter.

by Anonymousreply 239November 5, 2024 12:08 AM

[quote] Misread that as "undecided otter",

Otters and wolves. They’s my favorites.

by Anonymousreply 240November 5, 2024 2:35 AM
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