And here is what they say: 'What accounts for Jake’s ongoing appeal to gay men? His doe-eyed, boy next door (yet somehow smoldering) looks certainly don’t hurt, but we suspect what really makes gay men go for him is that he doesn’t have an issue going for us. From playing gay in Brokeback to appearing at a GLAAD award show to not feeling the need to distance himself from his gay fans (remember the shout out to us done in drag on Saturday Night Live?), Jake has done as much as any actor to show straight guys there isn’t a good reason to be afraid of gay guys (or gay roles).'
Pictures from IHJ.
'I’m thrilled with the results. Who wouldn’t want to come in behind Jake Gyllenhaal?'
ReplyDeleteLMAO!!! you gotta love John Barrowman and his sense of humour... :)
I have to say I have no regrets posing as gay man/woman and use 3 IP addresses to vote for Jake. Surely, it's not just ME who thinks he's the hottest :)
That's fantastic! Well done Jake :-) Although he's always number one with us,is he not?!
ReplyDeleteAnd as for the gorgeous John Barrowman, of the cheeky smile and many a double entendre,I have no doubt he'd love to come in behind Jake Gyllenhaal! ;-) Mr. Barrowman,so naughty but so nice!
Good morning! So long as Jake's number 1, I'm very happy to see John Barrowman at No 2!
ReplyDeleteMorning Winterbird and Nadine :D Naughty but nice - I like that.
Big wave to Get Real this morning after her exciting GyllenGaard experience yesterday!
G'Monday morning, sweetpeeps. or g'day.
ReplyDeleteYesterdays post was gorgeous WDW, and Get Real, what lovely fun to share a meal with Peter, Mags and Ramona!
Picture of Jake today is an unfavorite of mine, but Im glad to see he's not being dumped by pissed off fans because of his new romance. Lovd the naughty Barrowman comment.
Feel better, Sass! Ive got a kinda gruesome week ahead, myself, gotta format an Attitude.
Hi Nicole! Whats goin' on in Columbia?
Morning WDW and friends,
ReplyDeleteHow about that Jake? And of course he deserves every vote:)
I can't stop laughing after reading John Barrowman's response.
Big big hugs to all across the pond this gorgeous NYC morning:)
xoxoxo
sass
Morning Pia! Sorry you don't like the pic, I'll try and do better next time :) But glad you liked yesterday's post, it was a fun one to do :D Good luck with your hard week - I've one of those too, but Jake does his bit to help...
ReplyDeleteHave a good day everyone :D
Pia:)
ReplyDeleteI am also glad to hear he is still loved...sometimes, I know I pay too much attention to silly disgruntled bloggers. I have decreased that reading time to near zero because of you, WDW and all my lovely Jaking friends.
Still crazy mad about our Jake!
xoxoxo
Thanks for the news. It's wonderful. I must be honest though the pic here and the one on Afterelton are not his sexiest pics.
ReplyDeleteHey why was my comment deleted, it is a good write up by AfterElton and what I said is true.
ReplyDelete2nd anon - there was nothing wrong with the After Elton write up - far from it. Your comment was deleted because it included a snarky anonymous attack against posters here, which is not permitted.
ReplyDeleteHi first anon :D Sorry you don't like the pic. I have a limited selection here unfortunately (as I'm away from my PC).
Good to see you Sass and I hope you're feeling better :)
Put in a different pic :D
ReplyDeleteHey WDW thank you for today's revision! Jake in black velvet is about as good as it gets, except when playing ball half nekkid.
ReplyDeleteBless yr heart for being attentive to your readers sensibilities!
xxxx
Hey Pia - I could tell that Jake needed to get changed :D I love the velvet suit pic and I know how popular the green shorts one is. I could look at that one all day...
ReplyDeleteYay!! Well done, Jake! I didn't vote in the AE poll, so I'm glad to see Jake still managed to win without my help.
ReplyDeleteLOL at John Barrowman,trust him to come out with something like that:D More fuel for my slashy fantasies! I also have a soft spot for Luke McFarlane, he's adorable in Brothers and Sisters:)
This has brightened up a dull and miserable Monday:)
Oh, and I dodn't know which pic it was that Pia objected to, but whichever one it was, the green shorts one is definitely an improvement;) Chest hair! *drool*
Hi TL and your slashy fantasies! I'm waiting for Brothers and Sisters on DVD as I've loved the episodes I've caught. Glad you like the improved pics :D
ReplyDeleteI'm off for a beer with Ruby in a few mins, I think we'll have to toast Top 100 Hot Hunk Jake :D
I also have a soft spot for Luke McFarlane, he's adorable in Brothers and Sisters:)
ReplyDeleteme too, TL! but unfortunately I can't stand the rest of the story branches of Brothers and Sisters (esp their mom and the secret mistress bit, omg... scorned women!), I am hoping to watch it on DVD, and skip all other storylines and just watch the Scotty and Kevin bit.
oh.. back to Jake. Nice new photos. Everyone loves the green shorts baseball photo. In fact, I think all baseball players should play topless.
Hey all!
ReplyDeleteGreat to see Jake winning the AE poll.
Thanks so much for all the lovely comments on my GyllenGaard brunch encounter! Still can't believe it. :D Am super busy at work so don't have time to post much now but will post later. :D
It's funny the guys have chosen him again because if you go to Datalounge... God, the comments I've read about him. I must admit that while he's still quite popular with the gay audience, some of his gay fanbase is gone.Forever.
ReplyDeleteI agree, Datalounge is not a place for a weak-hearted Jake fan;) But I do love their sense of humour,snarky comments, the perpetual war, the constant bashing of Reese just out of habit,(I like Reese a lot, don't get me wrong) and "delusional fangirl" accusations and the names of the threads, e.g."Why are Jake Gyllenhaal's fans crazy?" or "Billy Crystal: I thought Jake was gay".
ReplyDeleteNaughty John Barrowman;)Very naughty.
Hi Winterbird - good idea about the baseball uniform :D
ReplyDeleteI'm still smiling Get Real!
Anon, just don't bother with Datalounge!
Ruby says hi xxx. I'm on her phone and I can't deal with this keyboard. That's why short comments! Back soon :D
*waves to Ruby*
ReplyDeleteHope you two get home safe - the thunder storm is coming!!
My theory is that many of the comments on DL are written by straight women who have "discovered" it. Straight women from the anti-Jake boards. Can't prove it, of course but the difference between DL and Towelroad is pretty glaring.
ReplyDeleteThey don't seem to have discovered Towelroad yet.
And then we have polls in which Jake (and sometimes Reese, or J/R) are consistently popular.
Cheeky comment from JB!
Thot we didnt discuss and/or characterize and/or criticize other blogs on this site.
ReplyDeleteHey Pia, right on!
ReplyDeleteJohn Barrowman is saucy and sassy. A good second placing and an OMG comment that' made even me blush ;D. Going to see him in January as I couldn't hold out any longer for Jake's Broadway debut.
Long may Jake be hot (no problem I forsee looking at Stephen - hot, hot, hot Gyllenpapa);DDD
I don't know why some fans thought dating Reese would decrease his popularity? As you see that's not the case!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to Jake! :)
Wish Heath Ledger and Johnny Depp were placed higher tough. ;)
Hugs,
Sandy
"My theory is that many of the comments on DL are written by straight women who have "discovered" it. Straight women from the anti-Jake boards."
ReplyDeleteSome of whom post on here.
Things I'll never understand No. 67598:why,when this is about the only Jake site where his private life isn't up for discussion,people insist on brnging their arguments about it over here.
ReplyDeleteHey WDW and Ruby! Hope you're both having a great time. Looking forward to seeing you both again soon :)
"I think all baseball players should play topless"
I don't watch baseball, but if they can bring in a rule about that and re-write history so that Jake is topless if he does the Joe Namath film, then I'll all for it :D I know I'm all up for historical accuracy regarding Jake's chest hair in POP, but hey, if I can't be a little hypocritical about Jake's chest hair, what can I be hypocritical about?
Btw, Winterbird, I really like all the characters and storylines in B&S but Kevin and Scotty are my favourites, along with Justin. Did you know the guy who plays Kevin is Welsh? I couldn't believe it when I first heard his natural voice, I could've sworn he was American.
PS: just to be clear, the first part of my comment was a rhetorical question, so please don't bother answering, Anon.
ReplyDeleteHey TL, glad to 'cyber-see' a friendly face. Now topless baseball players? Where would the advertising endoresements go? Now topless Jake playing baseball - every time baby, every time.
ReplyDeleteEven though these types of polls may not mean much to actors, I think this one is well deserved to be won by Jake because, the After Elton readers not only describe Jake's hotness which he tries to play down (impossible), they describe how Jake has demonstrated, with class and style, that stereotypes need to be challenged. Perhaps the influence of the ACLU, his godparents and other people he's come into contact with has helped him overcome his own 'fears' and embrace different communities. Outwardly, he handles these different situations really well (I say outwardly 'cos I can only go by what I see and read of him and judge for myself and sieve the rest).
Hi WDW and Ruby, hope you're having a fun evening - missing you here (remember you got work tomorrow) ;DDD
Hey Sheba! I've got the advertising problem sorted:someone(me!) can paint it on Jake's chest. With chocolate body paint :D
ReplyDelete"Jake has demonstrated, with class and style, that stereotypes need to be challenged."
ReplyDeleteSure enuff, Sheba. Well said.
LOL! Now chocolate and Jake is always a good combination. So I bet there would be plenty of spelling mistakes that would have to be corrected - of course :DD
ReplyDeleteThanks Pia, he's one to be admired - just the way he handles all the cr@p that's going on - he's inspiring.
ReplyDeleteHi there everybody :D Just got back in from a fab night out with Ruby, sampling pizzas, cocktails and ice creams (can recommend a chocolate glory). So catching up here.
ReplyDeleteGood to see you all! I'm not a fan of all this straight v gay argument thing so I won't comment on it. Great to see you friends :D Can somebody go to work in place of me tomorrow...
Ooh, I come home, post a comment and it's at the same time as some of you :D Thanks to you all for keeping shop when I've not been around. Can I just lower the tone and say that Jake and chocolate paint is a combination that I will always fight to defend...
ReplyDeleteI doubt that Jake actually campaigned for top spot in the After Elton poll. The results were solely a result of his fan base.
ReplyDeleteJake and Reese still have high favorability ratings, so I would suggest ignoring the naysayers at various blogs; The anonymity of blogs gives some people a stage on which to act their own troubled scenarios. :-(
This is the only Jake blog I spend much time at. Keep up the good work, WDW!
Hey everyone! What a pleasant evening of good food, good wine and particularly good company. *-)
ReplyDelete*waves to TL, Pia, Sheba, Winterbird, Nadine and everyone. *
ooh, congrats Get Real on your own fabulous dinner company. :D
Thanks so much for that, Paul :D
ReplyDeleteHey Ruby! Glad you got home OK :) Thanks for a wonderful evening - and for nodding in all the right places and buying me that Margarita **) If you could just arrange for the GyllenGaard and Jake to join us for dinner next time...
I'll do my best, but I can't promise anything. :D
ReplyDeleteI'm so pleased to see two of my favourite guys as After Elton's top 2. But couldn't they have used a better (and more up-to-date) picture of Jake? Not really complaining though. :)
Time for bed. *-)
Night Rubes :D
ReplyDeleteJake makes #2 in GayWired's top 10:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.gaywired.com/Article.cfm?ID=19151
Terrible pic of Jake on AE. :(
ReplyDeleteThere are only 15,345,732 pics better than that.
TL, no... I didn't know Kevin from Brothers & Sisters is Welsh... that's interesting, never heard him in a welsh accent!
ReplyDeleteI also think AE didn't pick the right pic of Jake, but then, it's their choice and i think even a less than satisfactory pic of Jake is a hot one.
night all.
Hi everyone!
ReplyDeleteI am glad Jake won this poll even without me voting... Back in the day I couldn't make up my mind if I should vote or not, cause I could understand where AfterElton was coming from when they kind of requested that only gays should vote (or something like that) - so I kept pondering "should I - or shouldn't I?" and I guess in the end I completely forgot about it... Shame on me, LOL!
But yay for Jake!!! And yay for John Barrowman *grins*
I just went back to read the comments for the previous post to look for Get Real's encounter with the Gyllengaards! How cool is that, please? And how cool were you??? Was it difficult to hold back and not talk to them? :D I am glad you could at least enjoy the sight of them a bit...
And I know I am very late, but I am glad you survived your encounter with the mail van the other day, WDW. Were you really hit by it - like in "body contact"? Damn, WDW take good care of yourself - we need you here!!! And those bloddy mail vans need to look out!!!!
I keep wondering which photo of Jake you had in this post before you changed it... :D
And thank you for the Get ready for summer post the other day. I particularly liked "Dazzling star Jake Gyllenhaal" ;D, the schoolboy pic and the pic of him with one pants leg rolled up and the other one down... I wonder what that was for... :D
Have a great day!!!
Uli
Oh, and please notice - I've changed my avatar!!! ;D Sweet Jack...
Morning everyone!
ReplyDeleteHey Uli :D You've changed your avatar - PHEW! So good to see sweet Jack and not Ukelele Jake ;D Glad to hear you've been enjoying catching up with the posts. I love that pic with one trouser leg rolled up - makes me wonder if a) Jake had joined the Masons (kidding :)) or b) it's from riding the bike, but wasn't that the wrong leg? Hmmm, a Jake mystery.
I'm recovered from my close encounter with a mail van - just left with a bruise and a suspicion of red vans (which is a shame as we own an old red Royal Mail van!)
Have a good day everyone!
WDW,
ReplyDeleteThanks for switching up the pic. That new one is delicious :)
- first anon
I'm sure after PoP Jake will top many more polls! ;)
ReplyDeleteHi there anon! I'm so glad you like the change of pic - I love that one :D
ReplyDeleteAnd definitely right about Jake and polls after PoP. Can't wait!
Thanks for commenting :)
Afternoon from NYC,
ReplyDeleteWe're having another wonderful day...love the new pics...love everything here:)
xoxoxo
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