A Rant About Imdb

Imdb is a great website, but only if you use it as a resource (as Esther would say of all the Internet). But things go downhill when it comes to the message boards.

Two things run in common with them:
1) The given person is considered hot.
2) The given person's sexuality is questioned.

1) Some people are really good looking. I'm sure you're thinking of that star right now. Obvious answers are Brad and Angie. But what of less traditionally attractive people? Sure, your average looking celebrities can be attractive when they try. But some people are just plain ugly. Case in point: Timothy Spall. I mean no offense whatsoever by calling him ugly. He's a fantastic actor. In fact, he seems proud of his looks (or lack thereof). His roles include rat people and the cruel headmaster of the orphanage Oliver Twist attends. He is brilliant! But brilliant looking? No. However, his board has some posts of people passionately avowing they consider him attractive! I guess in the imdb world, anything goes. Maybe it's his personality (he is colorful)...but no, they insist upon trumpeting about his looks.

2) There are plenty of gay celebrities out there: Ian McKellan and Ellen come to mind. But no, imdb message boards are not contented! Obvious heterosexual celebrities (I'll use Brad again) have questions posted on their boards that are hotly debated (is Brad gay?). This man breeds like crazy, adopts like crazy, and exudes masculinity (except for the beard that looks like bayou moss he now sports, tsk tsk Mr. Jolie). But then again, everyone said that about Erroll Flynn and Rock Hudson... but I digress. Even Ian McDiarmid, who played the evil Emperor Palpatine in the Star Wars films with grace and sublimeness (that's not a word but it works), has his sexuality questioned.
I really don't know where I'm going with this... just that imdb message boards are quirky! Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and I guess people just really like discussing celebrities' sexuality.