Return of the Media Whore
January 2, 2009
The fabulous Ronnie Larsen, no slouch in the PR department himself, used to tease me about my marketing skills, and dubbed me with the nickname “Media Whore.”
He’d be particularly proud of me this week, as I’m currently “appearing” in two radically different publications.
The first is as one of the “correspondents” for Back Stage’s “Take 5” series. Take 5 picks five actors to write monthly columns, logging their progress and set-backs in Hollywood throughout the year.
I’m particularly honored, as I’m one of only two actors selected to represent LA. The other, Beth Grant, has become one of my favorite actresses with her performance in Sordid Lives—The Series on LOGO. I swear she’s channeling my fraternal grandmother – if my grandmother smoked and popped valium, that is!
My first piece appears in the January 1 issue. If you don’t subscribe, you can read my piece via my Press page.
Meanwhile, I’m also heavily quoted in the academic International Journal of Comic Art, in an article by Trina Robbins, entitled “Wonder Woman: Queer Appeal."
I first met Trina years ago at a lecture she gave at SF’s Comic Art Museum. When she learned I was a hardcore Wonder Woman fan, we became fast friends. In fact, a framed page of her autographed original Wonder Woman art hangs in my guest room.
A comic book artist, and prolific author on the topic of women who write, draw and read comics – and the women who appear in them – Trina writes in her article about the allure the “Amazing Amazon” has on the gay and lesbian community.
I was one of her “Chosen 5,” five gay men Trina knew to be WW fans whom she interviewed. The article also examined why, while gay readers see her as a role model, many straight male comics readers hold the character in contempt. I was honored to be included in such a serious, academic publication, especially by my very own indented quote:
"She shows men that all their strength and power mean nothing, if they don’t have the intelligence and compassion to use it wisely. I think straight men are suspicious of ANYone who has all the powers/strengths of the “male” but who STILL decides to solve things using feminine abilities/sensibilities. It’s that fan boy thing, you know, if you CAN beat them up, then BEAT THEM UP! They don’t understand why someone who COULD chooses not to."
Thanks, Trina!
So, Ronnie, does this make me a Media Whore with range?
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