Sir Stirling Moss and poofterphobia

I see where esteemed former F1 star Sir Stirling Moss has brought the condemnation of the thought police on his head with his intemperate remarks about "poofters."

I was a big racing fan growing up. Big fan of Juan Fangio, big fan of John Surtees. And an even bigger fan of the old school NASCAR guys like Junior Johnson, and especially Curtis Turner.

I was never much of a Stirling Moss fan. He just came across as too sissyfied.

So it's somewhat ironic that Moss is now in the news because the thought of having a gay actor play his character in a movie just makes him way too uncomfortable.

I assume he was not amused by Sacha Baron Cohen's turn in Talladega Nights. Cohen did a great send up of the supposedly effete F1 culture with his portrayal of Jean Girard, the gayer than gay F1 star.

Relax, Sir Moss. Many a manly silver screen man has, off screen in his private time, lived the poofter lifestyle. Doesn't mean they're not great actors.

I imagine that back in your heyday you could not have cared less about the private lives of the crew who maintained your race car. You wanted the best you could get, regardless of race, creed, or sexual orientation.

You cared only for winning.

So get over yourself. You should be flattered a Moss bio-pic is even on the table. I would have thought Fangio and Surtees and Turner and Johnson would make it to the silver screen long before you.