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    My Name Is Ram, I Am A Huge Closet Case

    Travis Parman: Farewell To GM's Chief Gay Officer

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    Image of beercheck beercheck
    11/05/09

    In reply to My Name Is Ram, I Am A Huge Closet Case
    Damn. I knew the Straits are sometimes abusive of the Closet Cases, but are the Gays typically this mean to them, too? #ram
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    11/06/09

    @beercheck: more so. #ram
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    11/06/09

    @abgwin: That bites. #ram
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    11/06/09

    @beercheck: for reference, see "How Ex-Smokers Feel About Smokers".
    You always look down on someone who can't manage to accomplish something you have. #ram
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    10/01/09

    In reply to Travis Parman: Farewell To GM's Chief Gay Officer
    And yet, in spite of all of Mr. Parman's 'out there' efforts, I was not aware of any amped-up presence of GM products in the LGBT media outlets I regularly patronize -- newsmagazines, glossy fashion mags, and LGBT TV channels like Logo. Subaru, on the other hand, is ubiquitous, and even Volvo has a higher Q-factor in LGBT circles. Wherever Travis is headed, I wish him luck in continuing to fight the good fight for our community, in whatever way that proves to be.
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    Image of Krautwagen Krautwagen
    10/01/09

    In reply to Travis Parman: Farewell To GM's Chief Gay Officer
    Alright, alright. You're gay and you like cars. What I'm wondering is if it's possibly to convey that information SANS the obligatory oral sex and flamey clichés... Why do you guys *insist* on perpetuating the stereotypes? Just curious. Kthxbai.
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    10/01/09

    @Krautwagen: because you insist on continuing to act nervous around us in the locker room.
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    10/01/09

    @abgwin: Touché. I just find it interesting that for every gay person I know who has no desire to draw extra attention to their orientation, there seem to be two others who insist on working it into every situation or topic possible, no matter how mundane. It just seems counterproductive somehow. I'll shuddup now.
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    10/01/09

    @Krautwagen: As a gay man, I see where you're coming from. I try to act the same way as the people around me do - I don't try to rub it in, but I also won't hesitate to casually mention my 'partner' or 'boyfriend' in the same context that I would mention a girlfriend. Equality means equality.
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    Image of Alexander Card Alexander Card
    10/01/09

    In reply to Travis Parman: Farewell To GM's Chief Gay Officer
    what does his personal life have to do with cars ?

    nothing

    I'm glad he's free to tell everyone he's super gay but it's just a choice of who you want to be with not a separate race of people with there own lifestyle making decisions about what car to drive because of it.
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    10/01/09

    @Alexander Card: Overlooking the "choice" fallacy, I should point out that people don't buy cars based on their race, either. I would have thought that would be obvious.
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    10/01/09

    @MushyHeirloom:
    Touché. Bravo. Kudos. Well put.
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    10/01/09

    In reply to Travis Parman: Farewell To GM's Chief Gay Officer
    It has occurred to me that the new Camaro has rather widely-flared rear wheel arches and a pointed nose.

    Of course, it's somewhat out of proportion, but why let that spoil the joke?
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    Image of FlakJack FlakJack
    10/01/09

    In reply to Travis Parman: Farewell To GM's Chief Gay Officer
    I heard he left for 'mo money.
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    10/01/09

    In reply to Travis Parman: Farewell To GM's Chief Gay Officer
    "Wert's house Up North is in Saugatuck, natch"?? Saugatuck is west of Detroit, not north...(OK, slightly north) and in Grand Rapids where I moved last year, the slang name is "Sausage-Tuck" because of its gay friendly approach to life and living. Maybe there is more to this story! *smirk*
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    discontinuuity is happy that everything has been set right in the Jalopverse. Now all we need is more of engineerd's Brefas Scotch! promoted this comment CulleyCTS was starred CulleyCTS was unstarred
    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    10/01/09

    In reply to Travis Parman: Farewell To GM's Chief Gay Officer
    I am not familiar with this particular person, but having been friends with numerous individuals who prefer the company of their own gender, I must observe that individuals of said demographic who are also auto/moto enthusiasts are, in my experience, great fun.

    Wait, I just made an unfounded generalization didn't I? NO, I qualified it with "in my experience" that makes it okay, right?

    I SWEAR, I DON'T HATE GAY PEOPLE!

    *runs*
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    10/01/09

    @IN THE FACE!: Pretty sure we can forgive ya!
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    10/01/09

    @MushyHeirloom:
    I'm cool with it too...
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    10/01/09

    In reply to Travis Parman: Farewell To GM's Chief Gay Officer
    Regardless of orientation, P.R. pieces about P.R. professionals always come off as a circle jerk. See "Monty, Scott" for further evidence of this phenomenon.
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    10/01/09

    In reply to Travis Parman: Farewell To GM's Chief Gay Officer
    Pink blazer, Kaddish, Bitches, East Coast, Publicity, CGO, Vanity Fair, alternative automotive media, Ray Wert, sexy P.R girl from Bentley, Gawker, New York, gym, personal trainer, hair, Andersen Cooper.

    All the above did work their magic in bringing out a certain someone into posting again on Jalopnik.
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    Image of Deartháir II Deartháir II
    10/01/09

    @FTGDWolverineEdition'09: Couldn't agree more. There's a certain... flair to this piece that hasn't been in other pieces... I just can't put my finger on it.
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    10/01/09

    @FTGDWolverineEdition'09: CB!
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    10/01/09


    @FTGDWolverineEdition'09: Pink Blazer... hmm.
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    10/01/09

    In reply to Travis Parman: Farewell To GM's Chief Gay Officer
    I don't understand.

    So the Camaro is a guy?

    And Ash said, ah, never mind.
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    Image of Brett Berk Brett Berk
    10/01/09

    @leavethegun-takethecannoli: The Camaro is a tranny. [bit.ly]
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    10/01/09

    @Brett Berk: Well there was one in Transformers and Transformers are "more than meets the eye".
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    10/01/09

    In reply to Travis Parman: Farewell To GM's Chief Gay Officer
    "for the record, he never blew me."
    Bitter isn't a good color on you, Brett.
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    10/01/09

    @abgwin: Hahaha.
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    10/01/09

    @abgwin: Oh, and extra points for using 'preternaturally' in a fanboy car site. Ann Rice is quite proud.
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    Image of RachelSklar RachelSklar
    10/01/09

    In reply to Travis Parman: Farewell To GM's Chief Gay Officer
    I LOVE this post. Full stop.

    NB: I think it's "eke out."
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    Image of Brett Berk Brett Berk
    10/01/09

    @RachelSklar: When you're kissing Ray, it's spelled E-E-K. Trust me.
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    Image of Deartháir II Deartháir II
    10/01/09

    @Brett Berk: Choking... on... coffee.

    You DEFINITELY need to come hang out at Jalopnik more often.
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    10/01/09

    @Deartháir II: The Return: Amen! If nothing else, he'll be the methadone for our Charles withdrawals.
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    10/01/09

    @MushyHeirloom:
    If Brett hangs out more around here I'll swing by more often...
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    Image of Brett Berk Brett Berk
    10/01/09

    @Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing: Happy to try and oblige. It seems these people miss you.
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    10/01/09

    @Brett Berk: Taken under advisement! Seriously, I LOVED this post. Please return more often.
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    10/01/09

    In reply to Travis Parman: Farewell To GM's Chief Gay Officer
    So how did they put him down?
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    Image of Steve_in_NC Steve_in_NC
    10/01/09

    In reply to Travis Parman: Farewell To GM's Chief Gay Officer
    this dovetails nicely with the dropping of Saturn
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