It’s uncertain what Bravo TV executive and television host Andy Cohen was thinking to himself, when he appeared on the today show immidiately after the popular British-Irish boyband “One Direction” and said:
“This morning, I went into the normal green room that we typically go into. I barged in, there are all these people in front of us. Oh, it’s all the leftover One Direction fans. I barged right into a room of twinks: One Direction! Security was not exactly too tight, with all due respect. I barged right in. It was crazy!”
The word “twink” is a slang for a young, feminine looking homosexual male, and is borderline offensive.
He also tweeted his thoughts:
No joke just walked right into One Direction greenroom!! The blond dude was shirtless#HolyTwink
— Andy Cohen (@BravoAndy) November 13, 2012
As expected, Cohen received a lot of heat on Twitter, mostly by the “One Direction” faithful – the “Directioners.”
It took Cohen five hours to apologize and say:
misused word earlier — I just meant they’re cute. #1D
— Andy Cohen (@BravoAndy) November 13, 2012
It seems like the band took it in good spirits, since their spokesperson told EntertainmenWise: “I don’t think the term ‘Twink’ is offensive – it just means attractive!”
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