Age Ain't Nothing But a Number: The Phenomenon of (Alleged) Bisexual Men and Older Women in Hollywood
🕑 Added 2023-05-05 04:00:59 +0000 UTCThis is an episode off our typical beaten path, but I recently started noticing a bit of a trend in Hollywood. Men who have "queer" blinds and rumors in Hollywood (Shawn Mendes, Harry Styles, Nick Jonas, even Hugh Jackman) usually have a history or reputation for dating older women. I wanted to dive a bit into this pattern and see if the theory holds up, as well as talk about the discourse around this topic - do these rumors come because we view older women in society as less "worthy" OR is it the ultimate sign of being into women if you're attracted to "older women". Let me know your thoughts!
2:30 Listener tea
10:16 Shawn Mendes
26:13 Harry Styles
35:44 Nick Jonas
42:35 Hugh Jackman
47:12 Discourse
Comments
Bunnycakes
Loved this ep!!
Annie
And also hi from the future, Harry styles is currently being linked with a 29 yr old, so switching it up some I guess 😂 and an olivia wilde/andrew garfield blind juuuuuust dropped on faux moi (i dont know of any gay rumors for him, im just so bored at my office and updating on this lol)
Annie
This was such a cool topic! I think that the allegedly bi man/older woman trope (especially if/when these are pr relationships that stick for a minute) boils down to the man signaling that he is progressive by doing something ~unique~ or unusual without actually alienating consumers with trad values in the way that an openly same sex relationship would. Not saying it’s such a significant act that they’d be with these women, because 40 or not, they are still hot- just that this could also be the pr angle that sells to everyone 🤷🏼♀️
Lydia Theologus
Great Ep! Did you mean to skip over nick’s relationship with Olivia culpo? I feel like that was his most talked about relationship inbetween Miley and Pryanka lol
Jessica
There have been rumours about Gerard Pique but when he popped out with the much younger girlfriend it kinda made me think he was just a typical athlete guy. Shakira is an absolute goddess so the older/younger dynamic might not have seemed so obvious.
taylorslikeumwife
I just listened and now I feel bad for saying this but I kinda stand by it
Nikki Pressley
I loved that you gave us a tiny glimpse into your personal life!!!! Also loved this whole ep
Andrew
“I’ll talk about that with Dax Shepherd” lol
Hannah
Also I feel what you’re saying about the “girls and the gays” conversations feeling like they’re more about being attracted to men rather than one’s own gender. Sometimes I feel excluded from those conversations even though i’m a girl because i’m a lesbian and don’t like men. When I was closeted I used to feel pressure to date men to be part of “the girls and the gays” and truthfully there are some people who seem way less interested in me as a person now that my life totally de-centers men
Hannah
I used to think it was like Evelyn Hugo having the fake affair with the younger congressman to hide Celia. But now I think most of these guys are probably just bi or fluid lol
anna horta
YUP it was suchhh a good point
anna horta
i gasped at the nick jonas quote abt “i wont say if i had sex w her or not” like PLSSSS
anna horta
this ep was amazing
Grace Gallagher
Could Roman Roy be on this list 🤔
Beth Kennedy
I have to say, you blew my 39yo mind with the convo surrounding guys that like older women vs. a “picture perfect” 20 yo etc. Had been looking at it from complete opposite perspective.
RJ
Okay I used to be a big Larry/ziam person but now the most fruity of the 1d boys is Niall like… the friendships with Shawn and Lewis capaldi do not give me platonic vibes
Noelle
I have a theory that the guy you talked to who met Connor Kennedy actually had a boyhood fling with him and that’s why he denied it so vehemently
Allyson
Sav b gang
Gracee
As a huge Harry/1D/Larry stan we only consider Camille rowe as his one real female relationship. The others were giving pr/bearding. We Stan Camille
taylorslikeumwife
All I know is Shawn mendes gay