Emily Blunt wants to be a gay icon

She is stunning.. absolutely stunning. And as someone who use to do housekeeping, now I have to see Sunshine Cleaning.

"There would be no black and white, the world would just treat my wife right. We could walk down in Mississippi, and no one would look at us twice. That's my dreamworld." - Dreamworld by Robin Thicke

I doubt she'll be a gay icon as she is neither gay nor a fantastic diva. Doesn't she have anything better to do that spout this nonsense. I thought Sunshine Cleaning looked good from the posters but thanks for letting me know it's watered down nonsense so I can avoid going to see that film.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/jun/21/emily-blunt-interview

Emily Blunt made the "gay icon" comment "self-mockingly" in this interview.

Totally loved her in 'Devil Wears Prada'. Did a lot of rewinding!

Given the right woman, she may fall into the 'bi' category. Straight women with girl crushes are so freakin'HOT.  It's the way they look at you and they have a sexy touch. Drama or comedy, she is a great actress.

If Emily had only appeared on the L Word as a hot lesbian lover...BOOM, instant ICON. I could see her with Alice or Tina.  Maybe next tv series, if THAT ever happens again!! Please God.

Some people just automatically make it on to my it's cool you want to be an icon in the gay community list even though you're straight, and she's one..  

it's not just the sexy Brit thing either, she's just pretty cool in my book.

I like the roles she plays, and she's got a bit of those quirky but smooth operator qualities like Zooey Deschanel or Ellen Page.   The ability to deliver dry humor with nonchallance is sexycool and always scores points.

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I absolutely love Emily Blunt. She stole the show for me in "The Devil Wears Prada".

I love that she is quoted as saying she wants to be the next gay icon. This is precisely the kind of humour necessary to promote all-inclusiveness.

Here's a recent interview with her in The Guardian. Intriguing. And with a stunning photo.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/jun/21/emily-blunt-interview

I think it's really important when quoting an article that the comments be in context, and as presented here they are not.  What it seems to have led to is a number of people taking a jab at Emily Blunt for something she hasn't even said. 

The paragraphs in question, taken straight from the Guardian interview at http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/jun/21/emily-blunt-interview are:

"Sunshine Cleaning, out this week, is a classic of the indie genre: funny, affecting and featuring the requisite whimsical child drop-out who thinks he can speak to heaven through a car radio. The storyline also sees Blunt's character, Norah, becoming emotionally entangled with a lesbian. I point out that this is the second time, after My Summer of Love, that Blunt has played the focus of same-sex adulation.

"Yes, I'm going to become a gay icon," she says self-mockingly. "Have I ever flirted with that side? No, never [but] I do remember girl crushes on other girls in your year group [at school]. There are these girls who are magnetic and beautiful and sooo cool. You just feel yourself shrink in their presence. I absolutely remember how powerful 16-, 17-year-old girls can be. I look at them now - my little sister is 18 - and they do seem very grown-up. And taller - I mean what is that? My brother is 6ft 4ins now. They all seem to be that tall." 

For those who have been put off seeing Sunshine Cleaning because of the supposedly cut lesbian content, do yourself a favour and go see it anyway.  It's a fantastic movie, with fantastic acting particularly by Blunt and Amy Adams and also by Mary Lynn Rajskub and the entire supporting cast.  The relationship between Blunt's character and Rajskub's character is sweet and tender and complex and really nicely portrayed, even without any overt lesbianism and Adams and Blunt have an amazing sister dynamic going on. 

Credit where credit is due, Blunt has already starred in the lesbian movie My Summer of Love, so she doesn't appear to be one to shy away from lesbian content, so taking one short sentence out of context and using that to label her with any kind of anti-lesbian or lesbian-popularity-train sentiment is far too harsh.

As Sandrah Oh said on Go! on CBC Radio 1 the other day (I'm paraphrasing), gays (as a subcultural group) have discriminating tastes and high standards--but if you meet them, we're intensely loyal. 

And isn't that what every artist wants? to meet and exceed high standards and have a group of loyal and devoted fans?

I don't think there's anything wrong with that statement, I don't think she's pandering, but more importantly, I also just don't think it's that interesting. Get in line, Emily.  

I don't know about the whole icon thing... but I love her anyway.

"we've got to live no matter how many skies have fallen"

i love her whether or not she wants to be a gay icon.

She is so hot she can be whatever she wants. I remember watching My Summer of Love, and the scene in the bed where they flash to her eyes... so gorgeous. And the silhouette type stance at the window... with her accent. I mean that movie is awful, but she is worth the watch twenty times over.

Yeah she had me at castrated... or catatonic.

don't worry emily, in my book you ARE a gay icon :)

Sunshine Cleanung was wonderful and you seem to be very cool. Everything's perfect :)

I still think she has a long way to becooming a gay icon but she has definately done some good roles like My Summer of Love and the Jane Austen Book Club. I think she'll just have to stop stressing about becoming a gay icon and just be a good actress with diverse roles and the gay community will hopefully give her the attention she deserves. Also I really loved her comment about My Summer of Love:
"Whether they like to admit it or not; everyones got a bit of Tamsin in them."

"It's in transition."

I must say, she was gorgeous in sunshine cleaning. I watched it with my girlfriend, and we were both like: oh she gotta be gay. The tiny tiny scene where there was just the slight hint that, yes, she is gay (the character I mean) was enough for the movie. Don't get me wrong, I love gay scenes, obviously. However, it was not the point of the movie. I thought it was rather cool that they just put it in there, as her being a normal person (apart from the crime scene clean up thing, lol) who happens to be gay. 

Anyways, I was just gonna say that I think she's rather cool. I don't think she's all that pretty..but she has this thing over her that makes her very interesting. And the clothing style used in Sunshine Cleaning for her character suites her very well!

I just don't know what she wants to do as a 'gay icon'. Is she just gonna do her regular stuff, and then throw a comment in there like: oh yeah, also. Love the gays!
She doesn't even really know what we're all about. She wants to be a gay icon, but she compares 'us' with her crushes she had on girls in her class just because they were cool and she was not. I think that's a rather weird comparison...

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Know that it won't do me wrong. Need it like my favorite song.

Shes had my heart since i first saw her :)

I'm sure there's probably one or two spots left for gay icons. A person just needs the right credentials; a pretty gay haircut, sensible shoe wearer, and have or own a vagina. I think with time and possible converting to lesbianism, Ms Blunt will do us proud!

"And it's amazing
With the look in your eyes
Like you could save me
But you won't even try"
- Matt Nathanson

I loveeed her on that movie, My Summer Of Love... but what a biatch for leading on poor "Mona" poor thing fell heavy for her... Hahahaha when Mona was choking her underwater... priceless... hahaha I hope she becomes a super gay icon... soooo gay on gay on....

"It is easier to disintegrate an atom than human stupidity"-A. Einstein

I just caught Sunshine Cleaning this evening and it was awesome. Both Emily Blunt and Amy Adams protrayed their characters so well that I was touched watching them. It is a truly fantastic movie.

 And if Emily Blunt wants to be a gay icon, why not? And if she's gay friendly, even better! Especially when she is not one to shy away from gay roles.

PS: her dressing in Sunshine Cleaning was wow.. totally gay for me :))) I liked that her relationship with "Lynn" in the movie was so subtle. Too bad most scenes got cut out though, but still great!

I can't believe people are complaining about her wanting to be a gay icon. OMG She is supporting the community go save the hate and whiny stuff for those against GLBT people.

Since when and why are icons limited to "divas" and gays? STFU 

i really like Emily Blunt and I dont think she's doing anything wrong or inappropriate by wanting to be a gay icon. She seems really lovely so I'm just gonna see how this all plays out.

:) 

She gets my vote!!!!