The Claymates Implode... Part 3

There's just too much good stuff. Here are most posts from around the internet of Clay Aiken's idiot fans reacting to Clay coming out of the closet.

"My dad was the first person to break the news to me when I came home from an errand this evening. As soon as the news reached my ears, the blood drained from my face and a literal rush of shock surged through my body. My face fell. For a few milliseconds I felt...nothing. Not long after that, I shut myself up in my room and wept silently, my heart breaking. This has all happened during a rough time in my life so that makes it all the more painful for me. I just...I don't know what to do. I'll probably never hear the end of it from my dad. Part of me still thinks this is all a dream, yet the whole of me knows it isn't. I will be withdrawing any financial support of him, as my beliefs do not condone his lifestyle. However, I will continue to pray for him and await further details on the situation."

"Clay has lied to me for five and a half years, telling me he is not gay, letting me think that lies were told about him in tabloids, etc.on and on. I loved Clay very much; but as hurt as I am right now, I do not like people who betray me, so I am gone, which will make some people happy, but I can no longer support a man I no longer admire. I think it is disgusting that Clay is having a "coming out" at the same time as announcing his son. Very poor timing -- just disgusting. Someday his son will see the cover of that magazine and find out how he was introduced to the world. Very sad. -- well, goodbye all.

"I cannot continue to support him financially now that I know he has chosen this lifestyle."

"I am surprised and shocked to hear the news. Clay mislead his fans and that is wrong. I personally cannot condone someone who lies/misleads. I always believed that one of the things that set Clay apart from Hollywood was his honesty. If Clay had admitted to his sexual preference from the beginning this would be a non-issue. Clay is just another typical Hollywood personality. I am disappointed and out of here."

"I just feel rather silly now having spent the last 5 years drooling

over and being fan girly for a singer I thought was straight and now finding out he is gay. It does change my perception of who he is and how I see him. We always called him our boyfriend and that won't be happening anymore. I just am sad, disappointed, and because he is not what I thought he was in terms of his sexuality and how he portrayed himself. He still is a great singer and humanitarian but my "crush" on him is over and that hurts."

"As a Christian and a believer in Jesus Christ, just as Clay has stated on more than one occasion, this news is very difficult for me to understand. Just the other day I watched the YouTube tape of Clay stating he wanted to be married. He didn't just say yeah, I want to be married, he said I really, really , want to be married, and have.....twins! Another show, he told what sort of woman he wanted to marry. Maybe I'm being selfish because I "really, really, REALLY" wanted to see the type of woman he married. I'm not ready to make jokes of shipping Clay with any man!"

"Well I cant say that im not shocked because I am! When I first read this over at the CH I was shaking. Have calmed now.... His sexual orientaion does not change a thing for me. He is still the man I fell in love with back in 03. He will continue to be the man I travel half way around the world to see in concerts and support 100%"

"I've cried a river of tears and truthfully do not know where I stand right now. I am envious of those who can take this news and continue to state their unconditional love and support for Clay. Right now all I can think of is that he is a fantastic entertainer but I took him at his word and it appears that his word isn't what I thought it was."

"My problem isn't necessarily that we were lied to. My problem that I am having difficulty dealing with is that we were allowed to bond with and emotionally invest in an image that wasn't so. That image has been projected for 5 years now, one of a naive young man trying to be a role model and providing family friendly concerts. He was amused by the women "thudding", he teased them about their devotion which is fine, but we should have known the real image. He has known about this since college. Had he just said so from day 1, I probably still would have loved the voice and the humor and the talent, but I would have bonded with a different image. The true image...the real man. I hope I am not berated for my feelings, it is something I can't help. I just don't feel the same. I wish it wasn't so. I wish I could just say "so what" nothing has changed. And maybe a week down the line I will feel that way. But for today I just feel sad."

"I'm sick to my stomach. Lies, lies, lies..."

"Because I, who have a certain set of values, state what I believe about gay sex (that its wrong), that makes me judgemental? Its not ignorance on my part at all. I didn't just decide 5 minutes ago that this is what I believe. I know others disagree with me, but I can't change my understanding just because people don't agree with me. I do not believe that I am judgemental or ignorant. Someone quoted "judge not lest you be judged" earlier. I believe that with my whole heart. Yet the same book that says that also says, "judge righteous judgement". We all have to make judgements about various things in our lives, and we do so from experience, nature, study, etc. Even those of you who say I am judging, in saying that, are judging me.

IF homosexuality is not a choice, to have gay sex still IS a choice. So I would say that a person can be gay, that is, be attracted to other men, and still choose not to have sex. If Clay does say in his interviews that he is gay, I hope and pray he chooses that route -- abstinence. But its his decision, of course.

I am a long time strong supporter of Clay...I started supporting him because I saw him giving God the glory for where he was on American Idol. Why would anyone be depressed over the fact that, though I still love Clay, I must stand by my convictions first and foremost, unless proven wrong. I love Clay and would die a thousand deaths for him I suppose, but he does not come before my convictions. No one does. I don't know what else to say except please don't accuse those who feel as I do of being second rate fans."