As a fan of figure skater Johnny Weir, I’m now pretty convinced he’s headed for trouble in Vancouver. I don’t know his training regimen, but it seems from the outside that he’s focusing on everything but skating lately. No doubt you’ve heard of the controversy over his fur-laden skating outfit; While he’ll be wearing fake fur at the Olympics, it didn’t stop him from fighting back in an interview with the Advocate:
Things like ‘We hope you die, we’re going to piss on your grave, we’d like you to be killed the same way as the fox for your costume.’ Lots of things about my death. So I wanted to release an open statement. I didn’t want everyone in the world thinking I went hunting daily for foxes. I’ll change the costume, but it doesn’t change my opinion about wearing fur.
About the perception of him as gay, and men in tights, he recently told HBO Sports:
I am an effeminate person. I like sparkly things. … But I think it’s the music and costumes that turn most men off, cause they want to see spandex men hitting each other’s ass and throwing a ball.
on Feb 10th, 2010 at 8:10 AM
Fur is worn by beautiful animals and ugly people.
on Feb 10th, 2010 at 9:50 AM
PETA loves animals hates people, so they boycott AIDS research, so more people die and more animals live. Truth.
on Feb 10th, 2010 at 10:53 AM
Johnny has given in on the fur issue. I’m glad.
Have you been watching Be Good Johnny on Sundance? Great for Weir fans.
on Feb 10th, 2010 at 4:46 PM
We’re rooting for Team Weir. Here’s sending Johnny some peace, flow, energy, and zen. May a bright aura be with him.
on Feb 10th, 2010 at 5:10 PM
Johnny Weir is a great skater, but a shitty human being. He is the emobidment of the stereotypical fag who cares nothing for the world except for his own self-importance. He is the Violet Beauregard of the skating world.
on Feb 11th, 2010 at 3:37 PM
This is an OUTRAGE!
If he’s goin to the ‘Lympics as a ‘Murkin athleet to repersent ‘Murka, he ain’t go NO buisnis wearin no fur’n tights. What, cain’t he ‘fford some ‘Murkin made tights?