For years a popular pair of comedians shared a bed during sketches shown in TV. There was never any thought or suggestion of them being ‘gay’
How times have changed.
A political blogger wrote about ex-PM William Hague sharing an hotel room with a young male aide during the last electioneering campaign, hinting (nudge, nudge, wink, wink) at an homosexual relationship.
In my humble opinion, Mr Hague should have ignored the innuendo, or if he felt the need to address the matter, made a simple , curt statement of denial.
Instead, he choose (rather unwisely) to . . .
issue a deeply personal statement citing his wife’s repeated miscarriages as evidence of his heterosexuality (?) in rebuttal of the suggestion he is gay.
This was an unmitigated PR disaster. He has now fanned the fuel of speculation – giving far more widespread publicity to the innuendoes. Far from convincing people there is no truth to the gossip, many folk will now be thinking – as Shakespeare might have said – the man doth protest too loud !!!
