Gay Ryo scandal?

It's been a while! And of course, based on the title of this entry, I'll be blogging about Ryo. Uhh. Nothing long, really. I'll just post this pic I found in news_jpop (sorry to the owner of this pic, credits to you!)

This is a SCAN from a German anime magazine. Yep, a SCAN and not a manipulated pic.



And what-the-hell is Ryo doing in that article?! Fans from Germany were really happy when Ryo-chan appeared in one of their anime magazines. Only to their shock when they found out it was for an article entitled "Gay in Japan."

Okay, according to the German fans, Ryo-chan's name wasn't even mentioned in the article. But isn't that kind of rude when you use a someone's picture without his knowledge (or the management's permission) for those kinds of purposes?

Of course, most reactions were negative. Fans were talking about copyright violations, morals and stuffs similar to it. But others took it lightly saying that "Oooh. It's funny to see Ryo beside the word 'Gay'" or "LOL. That was epic!"

We react differently. It depends on how we would take it. But in this case, I personally don't like the idea of using a random pic you got from the internet and making a story out of it. [Like how girls who keeps on posting their sexy pictures in their friendster accounts, and other websites only to find out they are being sold @ 3 for 1oo in the DvD stands of Quiapo, you know what I mean.]

Is that so difficult? They could have just done relevant photoshoots and other sh*ts! Not putting any images at all might be even better. Where are the morals in here?

Remember when Kame's pic was used in this Chinese soap as a funeral pic? This somehow reminds me of that incident. Johnny's must take action, really.

Okay, I lied. That was long.

P.S.
Looking at the good side though, at least Germans would think all Japanese gays are hot. Thanks to Ryo. LOL.