Tuesday, June 09, 2026

Who Wore It Best?


My first thought was that it'd probably be mean to Paul W. Downs, the Broad City and Hacks actor/writer, to do this poll since... well that Marky Mark Calvin Klein photoshoot is as iconic shit as iconic shit comes. And it's the kind of iconic gay shit that literally turned every single man who saw it gay, even if just for a sexy confusing split second. But Paul's the one who put himself in this position by doing this shoot for Paper Magazine. And he clearly loves showing off (and working out) his body, as displayed on both Hacks and Broad City via scripts for episodes of television that he himself was responsible for. And perhaps some of us look at Mark Wahlberg now and think nothing other than "racist weirdo" which is certainly more than fair. So I leave it to you people to decide, as always. Have at it!


10 comments:

AxFromMN said...

Mark had more of a handful, but someone who still works with Mel Gibson repeatedly loses any bulge points. Team Paul.

Anonymous said...

Jason, did you see the PANTS 😈 Colman wore to NYC premiere of DISCLOSURE DAY?

Clay Poupart said...

Everyone who voted for Paul over Mark in this contest is lying and knows it. LOL

Anonymous said...

Paul is hot as fuck and isn't a maga racist homophobe who committed hate crimes, so he wins hand down

Anonymous said...

I .... have a hard time believing Paul is straight. Not when you look like that. I don't buy it.

Anonymous said...

The OG Mark shoot is clearly the winner, if you strip it (heh) from any context of the man. Paul is equally hot, and it's a cool homage to the iconic photo

Clay Poupart said...

Thanks for illustrating my point

ptownneal said...

I only know Paul from Youtube's "The Real Housewives of South Boston" and he actually plays Marky Marks COUSIN!!!

Anonymous said...

I am torn between my distaste for Mark Wahlberg the person and how often I jerked off to Marky Mark in my early teens. He was one of the few 90s male celebrities who went in for self-objectification, way more than the boy bands of the time. Also I was a self hating queer kid who saved their most impure thoughts for men I kind of despised (so many footballers, the Coreys, the entire male cast of Baywatch...)

Spidey137 said...

I believe in Paul and Lucia's relationship. I listened to their podcast every week. Does he get pegged (if you know, you know), maybe. But he's a dad. Who has time for that? Marky Mark is the definition of toxic masculinity. The most interesting thing about him is he has a third nipple as did the great Matthew Perry. So Paul wins, hands "down."