Why do you care so much though? You dont have to like everyone in life

Toaster-TonyWhy do you care so much though? You dont have to like everyone in life

its not that i don't like him, like i said before if he wouldn't of pretty much rigged the skier of the year vote i wouldn't care.

i might get flamed a bit for this but i honestly think you guys are looking at the contest the wrong way. Its meant to be a popularity contest how they have it set up, not actually a testament of skill. if it was, it would be set up differently.

And as to gus's social media, in my opinion the freestyle community owes Gus immensely for broadcasting the sport to millions of people that have never even heard or seen of it before and getting it out there.

90% of people who watch hockey or football or whatever cant even skate, let alone hit a puck with a stick, but they are the people that bring money into the sport by buying things like jerseys and whatever, and the athletes are now making millions of dollars a year.

Maybe one day it will be the same for the ski freestyle professionals, i dont know. I certainly hope so as i think an athlete like these guys are just as much athletes as any professional hockey player.

So i guess in terms Just try not to look at this contest like one of skill, freeskier set it up to be a contest of popularity. and thats just the way it goes. and second, hopefully you guys will be making the millions one day.

I don't understand what is so cool about being gay.

WVskiingI don't understand what is so cool about being gay.

there is nothing cooler about being gay then there is about being straight, nothing less cool either

For real, Gus hijacked the competition by advertising it to his 300,000+ followers on Instagram. Most pros posted about it with a humble message that encouraged people to vote for their favorite skier, regardless of who it is. Gus posted a video of his best pipe run with a description of why he thinks he should win and then asked people to specifically vote for himself. Now Gus is going to win because thousands of people who have no idea what freeskiing is are voting for him only because he is gay and they like his Instagram pictures.

Gus has always come off as an arrogant d-bag to me, but he is taking it to the next level with his social media these days. He begs for attention so hard and it is seriously cringe worthy. Like we get it dude, you have a fucking dog... so do I, you don't see me telling the fucking world about it and posting pictures all over the internet for attention. That was a bunch of G Rated Good Morning America bullshit, let it die. We get it, your stoked you went to the olympics... but look at the rest of the field and how chill they are about it... stop bringing it up every other day. We get it... your gay, stop using it to promote yourself. It's sad that this dude has to come off this way because he is so talented and has pushed our sport so hard, bummer he can't be more chill.

Jon_TafferOkay, ill be the first to say it; i hate who Gus is judging by his social media presence. I have never met Gus, so I'm not gonna say i hate him personally, i just hate who he is on social media. This has nothing to do with him being gay, and this has nothing to do with him having "no style" (i actually really dig his skiing). i just hate how he uses his coming out of the closet as leverage to promote himself, which is entirely wrong. Now i said nothing at the time because i had no reason to. Now i do. Gus is now using his massive social media following to essentially rig the freeskier magazine skier of the year, not cool.

Gus, if you're reading this i respect you for your skiing, nothing more

i know I'm gonna get tons of hate for this but i don't even care.

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So first I will say this. If you don't like what he's posting don't follow him. Social media is social media. IF you just want to see him ski watch his edits and contest runs.

As for the gay thing I understand where you're coming from but I don't think you have this right.

What is happening from his side is not trying to pull himself up the ranks by pushing his being gay. Maybe it looks that way, maybe it's helped his popularity but that's not his agenda.(or at least I really really doubt it)

As far as his popularity, the olympics already did that. The puppies,the miley cyrus thing, and just being a good looking dude at the forefront of the competitive side of the sport during the first olympics slopestyle was added.

As far as his social media. When you're in the closet it's a really weird fucked up time internally. I'm not saying life isn't fun and everything is so terrible blah blah. It's just that inside you have this thing that you can't tell anybody about, you're trying to hide for fear of it fucking up everything in your life, and it really fucks with you.

It may not seem like a big deal but it really is. Think about all the times you talk about girls with friends. You see some girl in the lift line and nudge your friend and say "look at that ass" or whatever. Idk, I'm too tired for decent examples but just that kind of stuff. There's nothing wrong with it, but I'm just saying it fucks with you if you're in the closet. If I go out at night people want to know if I was fucking this girl, or ask if I've seen this girl in this movie or whatever.

So you have years and years of that all inside you fucking with everything. Then you come out, people are supportive, and you're like "holy fuck!" All the sudden you feel like you can be open about things and be yourself. A lot of the time there's a transition period where people will over do it.

If you weren't allowed to talk about skiing with anyone for years, and then you found newschoolers, you'd be like "holy fuck! skiing!" and then talk about skiing all the time as we do on here. That might be a shitty example because we're all still hopelessly obsessed with skiing but just trying to point out that it's a major thing.

I know it's weird, it might not make sense to you, and you might not like what he's posting(I really haven't followed it) but he'll be out shredding and that will all simmer down with time. He only came out a month or so ago so just give it time.

Idk, the guy has been one of the top competitors in slopestyle for years. He was all over the news with sochi, he's slaying xgames and other events. Maybe it played some roll in freeskiers decision, maybe it didn't, but it's not like he's some no name low level athlete that came out and they're like "You're so brave! You've now the skiier of the year!"

Gus kills it skiing, one of the greatest comp skiers ever, but seriously this whole outbreak in popularity has gotten kind of ridiculous. Like look at half the comments on his Instagram photos, its like 500 teenage girls collectively oragsaming and asking him to go out on a date with them. Like seriously do half these people even understand the concept of freeskiing and how Gus has gotten to this point because of it??

Type in Gus Kenworthy in Google and look at the results:

http://www.newnownext.com/watch-gus-kenworthy-get-a-haircut-reveal-if-hes-cut-or-uncut/12/2015/

http://www.franchiseherald.com/articles/45450/20151130/gus-kenworthy.htm

http://perezhilton.com/2015-11-09-gus-kenworthy-gay-olympic-boyfriend-matthew-wilkas-actor

Like wtf is this, some Kim Kardashian shit?

WVskiingI don't understand what is so cool about being gay.

nothing. That said, what's so cool about being straight? nothing.

I don't care what you do with dicks, vaginas, boobs, or buttholes, but if you don't do a backflip when I yeall "DO A BACKFLIPPPP!!!!!!" from the lift, I'm going to call you a pussy.

How is exploiting him coming out different than exploiting anything else for any other media? This shit literally happens every day on tv, news/opinion etc, same with every news website, its just how media works these days.

Everyone is so mad at gus because he used his situation for personal gain, since when has anyone ever said no to that? It's just how PR goes guys, get over it.

AlsoKnownAsSo first I will say this. If you don't like what he's posting don't follow him. Social media is social media. IF you just want to see him ski watch his edits and contest runs.

As for the gay thing I understand where you're coming from but I don't think you have this right.

What is happening from his side is not trying to pull himself up the ranks by pushing his being gay. Maybe it looks that way, maybe it's helped his popularity but that's not his agenda.(or at least I really really doubt it)

As far as his popularity, the olympics already did that. The puppies,the miley cyrus thing, and just being a good looking dude at the forefront of the competitive side of the sport during the first olympics slopestyle was added.

As far as his social media. When you're in the closet it's a really weird fucked up time internally. I'm not saying life isn't fun and everything is so terrible blah blah. It's just that inside you have this thing that you can't tell anybody about, you're trying to hide for fear of it fucking up everything in your life, and it really fucks with you.

It may not seem like a big deal but it really is. Think about all the times you talk about girls with friends. You see some girl in the lift line and nudge your friend and say "look at that ass" or whatever. Idk, I'm too tired for decent examples but just that kind of stuff. There's nothing wrong with it, but I'm just saying it fucks with you if you're in the closet. If I go out at night people want to know if I was fucking this girl, or ask if I've seen this girl in this movie or whatever.

So you have years and years of that all inside you fucking with everything. Then you come out, people are supportive, and you're like "holy fuck!" All the sudden you feel like you can be open about things and be yourself. A lot of the time there's a transition period where people will over do it.

If you weren't allowed to talk about skiing with anyone for years, and then you found newschoolers, you'd be like "holy fuck! skiing!" and then talk about skiing all the time as we do on here. That might be a shitty example because we're all still hopelessly obsessed with skiing but just trying to point out that it's a major thing.

I know it's weird, it might not make sense to you, and you might not like what he's posting(I really haven't followed it) but he'll be out shredding and that will all simmer down with time. He only came out a month or so ago so just give it time.

Idk, the guy has been one of the top competitors in slopestyle for years. He was all over the news with sochi, he's slaying xgames and other events. Maybe it played some roll in freeskiers decision, maybe it didn't, but it's not like he's some no name low level athlete that came out and they're like "You're so brave! You've now the skiier of the year!"

i actually unfollowed him on everything months back, just read about the voting thing on here then checked it out for myself. i understand completely where you're coming from, and, although ill likely never experience what coming out of the closet is like, I'm sure its great, and I'm sure it makes you more open. If Gus wants to post about puppies so be it, if he wants to post naked pics, so be it, its his life, his social media and he can do what he wants with it. i have no problem with that. However, when he uses his massive social media following, more than any other free skier (i think?) to win a contest, which anyone in the ski media can agree that he doesn't deserve, i draw the line. Not that gus is a bad skier or anything, he's better than 95% of comp skiers, but especially being out for most of the season due to injury and not releasing any notable videos, he does not deserve it.

eheathHow is exploiting him coming out different than exploiting anything else for any other media? This shit literally happens every day on tv, news/opinion etc, same with every news website, its just how media works these days.

Everyone is so mad at gus because he used his situation for personal gain, since when has anyone ever said no to that? It's just how PR goes guys, get over it.

Its not at all different, but that doesn't make it right.

eheathHow is exploiting him coming out different than exploiting anything else for any other media? This shit literally happens every day on tv, news/opinion etc, same with every news website, its just how media works these days.

Everyone is so mad at gus because he used his situation for personal gain, since when has anyone ever said no to that? It's just how PR goes guys, get over it.

he shoulda stayed core. If he was core like max hill he wouldnt give a fuck about about money.

Lol. Apparently he isnt allowed to embrace, celebrate, and profit off of his personality and characteristics haha.

Type in Gus Kenworthy on youtube and the first five videos that come up have nothing to do with skiing. Where did all of his sick edits go?

This shit is just stupid, straight or gay. Stick to skiing Gus.

Jon_Tafferi actually unfollowed him on everything months back, just read about the voting thing on here then checked it out for myself. i understand completely where you're coming from, and, although ill likely never experience what coming out of the closet is like, I'm sure its great, and I'm sure it makes you more open. If Gus wants to post about puppies so be it, if he wants to post naked pics, so be it, its his life, his social media and he can do what he wants with it. i have no problem with that. However, when he uses his massive social media following, more than any other free skier (i think?) to win a contest, which anyone in the ski media can agree that he doesn't deserve, i draw the line. Not that gus is a bad skier or anything, he's better than 95% of comp skiers, but especially being out for most of the season due to injury and not releasing any notable videos, he does not deserve it.

I mean, simon dumont won Xgames big air with an inferior trick because of a voting system. Anything where the general public can vote isn't always legit.

I mean even the transworld top parks, though a pretty accurate depiction of where some of the best parks actually are is all a voting system. Imo, location and the amount of traffic you get based on that location plays a bigger roll that your parks.

Idk, I guess I just don't really care that much about these types of contests. Also like I said I don't follow him so I don't know what he posted about it. There are definitely other people that post stuff a bunch, as well as some people where you don't really hear about them unless through other people.

Besides, was there ever a major contest like this where everyone agreed on the winner?

Park_RangerType in Gus Kenworthy on youtube and the first five videos that come up have nothing to do with skiing. Where did all of his sick edits go?

This shit is just stupid, straight or gay. Stick to skiing Gus.

californiagrownhe shoulda stayed core. If he was core like max hill he wouldnt give a fuck about about money.

Lol. Apparently he isnt allowed to embrace, celebrate, and profit off of his personality and characteristics haha.

Thats not what I'm getting at, i have no problem with him embracing, celebrating and profiting off his personality, i may not agree with it, but i have no problem with it. i just added it in my OP to further my argument. what i have a problem with is when someone with a ridiculous amount of followers uses said followers to take away something that rightfully belongs to someone like Kim Boberg or George Rodney

Park_Ranger

I'll say it again - straight or gay, this stuff is stupid. Stick to skiing Gus

Jon_TafferThats not what I'm getting at, i have no problem with him embracing, celebrating and profiting off his personality, i may not agree with it, but i have no problem with it. i just added it in my OP to further my argument. what i have a problem with is when someone with a ridiculous amount of followers uses said followers to take away something that rightfully belongs to someone like Kim Boberg or George Rodney

so you have a problem with the rules of the contest?

If they wanted the best skier of the season they would ask people who know what the fuck is going on in skiing. But this is skier of the year. AKA most popular skier. AKA who has the largest audience they can leverage on their behalf.

In anycase, how many votes won the contest? this is fucking small time int eh smalltime world of freeskiing. Hardly a reason to impune someones character.

californiagrownIn anycase, how many votes won the contest?

About 350

californiagrownhe shoulda stayed core. If he was core like max hill he wouldnt give a fuck about about money.

Lol. Apparently he isnt allowed to embrace, celebrate, and profit off of his personality and characteristics haha.

yeah people who complain about someone 'selling out' would more than likely sell out if they got that option. Basically anyone with a specialized skill in any field is 'selling out' by being themselves and doing that job. Like why wouldn't you be core and draw pictures of buildings for fun?

That being said, i dont get why people are so mad about someone profiting off of themselves, anyone else would do it if they could, but there will always be haters.

lol i still follow him on Fb because i like watching the guy ski and when he does share skiing stuff its always worth the watch but as of late the man has strayed so much from the sport and changed so much in his affect. like i dont understand why hes gotta post videos of himself playing chubby bunny with other famous gay dudes. like that seems like overkill on the "look at me im gus kenworthy and people seem to be forgetting about me so im just going to post as much weird shit as i can so i dont become irrelevant". this wouldnt really bother me but it seems like hes so worried about being in the mass media spotlight and not in his own sport. he will never be an irrelevant guy in the freeski world the guy has pushed park skiing more than most. but he seems to care so much more about being famous than being a skier that i dont like it.

also wtf was up with that singing video? it cracked me up

You hate to see someone sway a contest like that but... shit happens all the time

and you learn how to deal with it

regular

everyday

normal fucking bullshit

The whole contest isn't fair. eheath and others have covered how this isnt anything new and to chill out because its not even unusual. You have to think about advantages and disadvantages.

Gus is using his advantage of being gay and how that affects this population. Tell me how this is him being a douchebag. Its not his choice to be gay. It is the people who follow him and act like his being gay is so special that is creating this problem. Because of the movement of gay rights and all that shit, everyone just wants to feel "in" ( especially on social media where fitting in is literally the goal). This causes the masses who see him think that boasting support for him is the only solution to prove to themselves that they aren't bad people and all that shit that's not worth getting into. I was going to rant but I'm too tired for that so..

Gus is doing nothing wrong but utilizing what he has. Everyone else should do the same if they want success. The issue that OP has is misguided and towards the wrong problem. The social stigma of supporting gay people who come out of the closet in excessive ways is the issue and that is all in an effort to redeem the hundreds of years of mistreatment of different sexual orientations. OP pay attention to the bigger picture and understand why he is so popular instead of hating him for it ( ik u said you don't hate him personally or his skiing but you get it)

Who cares tho, Rodney's beating Gus by 200+ votes so it's all good anyway.

Jon_TafferGus is now using his massive social media following to essentially rig the freeskier magazine skier of the year

you're upset because he's using his internet presence to help him win a popularity contest on the internet?

fuck gus kenworthy, proving once again that skiing has no soul

lol freeskier and their SOTY are such a joke, but of course Gus had to take it super seriously. Honestly who tf even cares tho

Voted for Kim Boberg... It sucks that the one who has gotten tons of followers from Miley Cyrus is automatically going to win because of it...

Voted for Kim Boberg... It sucks that the one who has gotten tons of followers from Miley Cyrus is automatically going to win because of it...

it's pretty amazing what we can all learn from shane posthumously. i think there are parallels between saucer boy and gus, and there are parallels between saucer boy and skiers bent out of shape about gus's decisions.

now's about the time J-Lev chimes in with a "It's just skiing"

i just wanted noah to win

If you had +300k followers on instagram, I bet you would tell them to vote for you. I know some kids personally that would probably kiss a thousand internet asses for that kind of following.

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eheathHow is exploiting him coming out different than exploiting anything else for any other media? This shit literally happens every day on tv, news/opinion etc, same with every news website, its just how media works these days.

Everyone is so mad at gus because he used his situation for personal gain, since when has anyone ever said no to that? It's just how PR goes guys, get over it.

Thank you eheath. The only rational response to this thread.

It is what it is guys. Get over it. I'm not losing any sleep over this and neither should you. If you pay more attention to what others may be doing, in this situation it's Gus, then your'e obviously doing something wrong. The only person that should matter is yourself. Who cares what others think about you. It is all about what you think of yourself. So stop wasting your time bitching about something that will never affect your life in even the slightest way. It's 2015. Who cares if your gay or straight, or black or white. It's all the same. It doesn't matter.

I might not agree with how Gus came out but regardless, props to him. If I was in his situation I would be absolutely terrified. The guys got balls. He could have been alienated from the freeskiing community for coming out. But he wasn't. Everyone has been supporting him, and you guys should too.

Also, before Gus came out and before the Olympics, I remember talking to people about skiing and they always ask the question, "What kind of skiing do you do?" As recently as a couple months ago, if I was to say park skiing or slopestyle, no one would know what I was talking about. Now people recognize that as a type of skiing and know exactly what I am talking about. It is nice not having to explain what a rail or a box is to people anymore. I'm not saying that Gus solely brought freeskiing more into the limelight, but he definitely helped immensely; and for that, I thank him.

I respect everyone's opinions but seriously guys, I'm getting tired of reading about this stuff. I'd much rather read an article or participate in a discussion that is actually about freeskiing or at least something enjoyable and not a bunch of media bull shit.

Jon_TafferThis has nothing to do with him being gay,

i just hate how he uses his coming out of the closet as leverage to promote himself,

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I agree with you 100%. I don't think it was right of him to promote himself that way. But whatever, his choice.

Jon_TafferIts not at all different, but that doesn't make it right.

Oh, you wanna fight the law? Law go'n win boy. Every time.

How do people get so worked up over stupid shit like this? Amazing.

Do people actually care about the whole Freeskier Skier of the Year thing?

so much derp in one thread, please people

Wait Gus Kenworthy is gay?

I would totally promote myself on social media to win contests, since when is it frowned upon to do what you can to win?

And if he does win, cool beans, the kid fucking throws down hard

Also the whole gay thing is getting blown out of proportion, I say congrats to the dude for finally coming out, that would suck to hide who you are, and the fact that you think it is him promoting himself then you sir are a ignorant fool. Gus isn't promoting himself, he is just being proud and showing to the world who he really is. If you see that as a negative aspect of who he is then you need to grow up.

But back to the whole SOTY thing, once again this contest IS a popularity contest, its a voting platform, therefor popularity wins, and Gus is a popular dude. So the fact that you are butthurt because he may win because he is popular just shows how underground and CORE you are.

Fuck Gus for showing the world the sport of freeskiing, fuck Gus for giving freeskiing a more mainstream media platform that could bring in more money to the sport that we so desperately need, fuck Gus for saving the lives of puppies, fuck Gus for being who he is and showing pride in the person he is, fuck Gus for not loving the kitty.

saskskierDo people actually care about the whole Freeskier Skier of the Year thing?

I just voted for the hottest girl skier so not really

Foxxy-BangI would totally promote myself on social media to win contests, since when is it frowned upon to do what you can to win?

And if he does win, cool beans, the kid fucking throws down hard

Also the whole gay thing is getting blown out of proportion, I say congrats to the dude for finally coming out, that would suck to hide who you are, and the fact that you think it is him promoting himself then you sir are a ignorant fool. Gus isn't promoting himself, he is just being proud and showing to the world who he really is. If you see that as a negative aspect of who he is then you need to grow up.

But back to the whole SOTY thing, once again this contest IS a popularity contest, its a voting platform, therefor popularity wins, and Gus is a popular dude. So the fact that you are butthurt because he may win because he is popular just shows how underground and CORE you are.

Fuck Gus for showing the world the sport of freeskiing, fuck Gus for giving freeskiing a more mainstream media platform that could bring in more money to the sport that we so desperately need, fuck Gus for saving the lives of puppies, fuck Gus for being who he is and showing pride in the person he is, fuck Gus for not loving the kitty.

Good for him for coming out and all but yeah he seems to just use it for publicity, I feel like a lot of the shit he posts is just saying "I'm gay now give me more attention" now I feel like people will ask me about it when i mention I ski park, sexuality shouldn't matter in a sport. The only good thing to come from this is that freeskiing is a bit more recognized but its because a pro came out and it shouldn't be recognized more for someone's personality.

why are you guys acting like gus is the only one using his massive following to try and sway the contest? He definitely isnt the only one.

you need real shit to get upset about...

The amount of fucks given in this thread is pretty surprising.

If don't like watching Gus's transition into the gay kim kardashian of freeskiing just stop following him on social media and move on.

whats all the hype about? i think he's trying to get people to understand that its ok to be gay, bi, and lesbi. sexuality doesn't even matter anymore. "Love is love" - Barack obama