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Maybelline ambassador’s father shuts down homophobic comment
Manny Gutierrez is Maybelline’s first male ambassador and while being the face of a makeup brand has sparked some backlash, the beauty guru showed that he has a strong support system with his father.
Mark Walsh, a columnist who writes for The Blaze, posted a photo of Gutierrez in full makeup glam with the caption, “Dads, this is why you need to be there to raise your sons.”
Dads, this is why you need to be there to raise your sons. pic.twitter.com/8ybirgppKi
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) January 6, 2017
Gutierrez spotted the post and responded that his father not only supports his career, but works for him.
A photo posted by ?Manny Gutierrez (@mannymua733) on
Gutierrez followed up with a tweet saying, “Being a man isn’t about how ‘tough’ or ‘masculine’ you are … it’s about taking care of the ones you love.”
Being a man isn’t about how “tough” or “masculine” you are … it’s about taking care of the ones you love.
— Manny MUA (@MannyMua733) January 14, 2017
The YouTuber seemed to move on, but his father had a message that he wanted to share. Gutierrez posted a screenshot from a text message his father sent him, a letter addressed to Walsh.
“I know the words you speak are from lack of knowing anybody from the LGBT community,” the text reads. “If you did, you would soon realize they are some of the most real and kind hearted individuals that walk this planet of ours. Going forward, I would choose your actions and words wisely. Just like you would do anything for your family, I would DO for mine.”
My dad is a fucken SAVAGE, I can’t with him ❤️ pic.twitter.com/iWceEmZ6L4
— Manny MUA (@MannyMua733) January 14, 2017
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By WESLEY CASE | At 80 years old, John Waters is still the ideal dinner guest — incisively sharp, quick-witted and funny as hell.
The chic Baltimore native proved it again and again in a recent Zoom interview, calling from his summer home in Provincetown, Mass.
The occasion was the Blu-ray releases of two of his movies — the 1977 dark comedy “Desperate Living” and his enduring 1988 musical “Hairspray” — on June 23 by the Criterion Collection, which publishes restorations of films it deems culturally important. The Criterion stamp of approval has become the gold standard among cinephiles.
“It’s like getting an award,” said Waters, who wrote and directed both films.
The rest of this article can be read on the Baltimore Banner’s website.
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(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)
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