Bravo TV executive Andy Cohen has reportedly come under fire for calling One Direction ‘twinks’, which is often considered a derogatory gay reference.
Appearing on the Today Show just hours after Harry Styles and co had performed in front of their thousands of fans who had queued for days to see them, Cohen recalled the moment when he saw the band in the green room.
He 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 term “twinks” is said to be a slang word for young gay men and is deemed to be offensive and derogatory, entertainmentwise.com reports.
MySoCalledGayLife.co.uk’s comment : Sorry, we can’t see the offensive side of the comment, it might be that American’s are very sensitive.
