No time for pleasantries, this is about justice.
People magazine named country singer and Adam Levine bro Blake Shelton as “Sexiest Man Alive” for 2017 and we have something to say. There are a lot of men of color way more deserving of this title than Blake Shelton.
So, I started a simple online poll.
Everyone tweet me the first man of color, off the top of your head, that is without a doubt much much sexier than Blake Shelton. pic.twitter.com/1oMFcgJt58
— Hispanic Pixie Dream Girl (@mathewrodriguez) November 15, 2017
I decided to give it a half hour and in that time, the internet thought of more than half a dozen people that are 100% unabashedly certifiably more sexy than Blake Shelton.
How about we take this to the next level?
Our newsletter is like a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.
Here you go:
Trevante Rhodes
Trevante. pic.twitter.com/yuqaqNmJtG
— Erik Anderson (@awards_watch) November 15, 2017
Idris Elba (he had multiple votes!)
I MEAN. WHAT. pic.twitter.com/fOdufR4rfI
— Jeremy Owens 🏳️🌈 (@jeremyashley) November 15, 2017
Chadwick Boseman
Chadwick Boseman
— No Seas Cortés (@Angelous8103) November 15, 2017
Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman
Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman pic.twitter.com/Vnpw3OnzTl
— Ross Thompson Semple (@rosssemple) November 15, 2017
Jesse Williams
— Mike Bickerton (@mikebickerton) November 15, 2017
John Cho (My vote!)
I’ll start: John Cho pic.twitter.com/SviYi28EEw
— Hispanic Pixie Dream Girl (@mathewrodriguez) November 15, 2017
D’Angelo
D’Angelo was the first who came to mind and I’m sticking with it
— Will Speros (@SperosWill) November 15, 2017
Riz Ahmed
Here for Riz pic.twitter.com/uZQXkwwaMP
— Steve Venner (@steve_venner) November 15, 2017
Gael Garcia Bernal
Gael Garcia Bernal pic.twitter.com/X2Wlg23TbN
— Eric Russo (@pocapoppins) November 15, 2017
Arjun Gupta
🧙🏾♂️ pic.twitter.com/fnIYJLbFEW
— John Anthony (@chocobohomo) November 15, 2017
Esai Morales
“Distinguished Grey Esai Morales” pic.twitter.com/sivxz1Rujq
— Amanda Kerri on my wayward son… (@Amanda_Kerri) November 15, 2017
Michael B Jordan (also multiple votes!)
Michael B Jordan 🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/6rJ1Nht3ZG
— Matthew Wade (@MatthewRWade) November 15, 2017
Colin Kaepernick
I meeeeeeean pic.twitter.com/1aZziMxRlA
— Cory Gillis, 555-0176 (@anunlikelybrit) November 15, 2017
Ronnie Woo
— itsonlyzach (@itsonlyzach) November 15, 2017
Kofi Siriboe (this entry was texted to me!)
Mano Agapion
Mano Agapion
— scary like a witch and sexy like a sexy witch (@duckitecture) November 15, 2017
Rami Malek
Rami Malek pic.twitter.com/HEjseOHqHQ
— keefe (@thathairyfemme) November 15, 2017
Diego Luna
Diego Luna
— Thomas (@oneorangeshoe) November 15, 2017
Dev Patel (also my vote!)
Dev Patel! pic.twitter.com/KndRBhb80x
— Hispanic Pixie Dream Girl (@mathewrodriguez) November 15, 2017
50 Cent
50 Cent pic.twitter.com/Kfr0tT2mvh
— keefe (@thathairyfemme) November 15, 2017
Godfrey Gao
Godfrey Gao pic.twitter.com/8n09LYZwD1
— Hitsugaya Hoeshiro (@bluekeyblade) November 15, 2017
Zayn Malik
— JR. (@jonreyes) November 15, 2017
Manny Jacinto (bottom right)
I mean, I can go like 4000 more but here’s a start pic.twitter.com/flvtxvnX68
— Slade (@Slade) November 15, 2017
Mahershala Ali
Mahershala Ali! pic.twitter.com/0b3Tayb4fX
— mashed potato lady (@majorlady) November 15, 2017
Laith Ashley (My last vote, I promise!)
LAITH ASHLEY JFC pic.twitter.com/QQyYrJpZW3
— Hispanic Pixie Dream Girl (@mathewrodriguez) November 15, 2017
Wilmer Valderrama
I feel a bit ashamed about this but not that much. pic.twitter.com/yuGNE6XWGQ
— Megan Carpentier (@megancarpentier) November 15, 2017
Conrad Ricamora
Conrad Ricamora. Like…so effing cute. pic.twitter.com/wtmgbJqgk9
— Joey Moser (@JoeyMoser83) November 15, 2017
But that poll didn’t end after a half hour. Votes kept coming in for days. So, here you have it: 27 more!
Russell Wilson
Russell Wilson pic.twitter.com/9SMnje5Tb1
— Joe Reid (@joereid) November 15, 2017
José Altuve
José Altuve pic.twitter.com/IxW9REHuUb
— Chris Gonzalez (@livesinpages) November 15, 2017
Maluma
Sorry I forgot to include the gif pic.twitter.com/f2tMb7p30V
— Ray (@20SomethingGent) November 16, 2017
Haaz Sleiman
Haaz Sleiman pic.twitter.com/2jaa98heTT
— Reneysh Vittal (@ReneyshV) November 15, 2017
Miguel
— Will Hudson (@MrWillToLive) November 15, 2017
O’Shea Jackson, Jr.
O’Shea Jackson Jr pic.twitter.com/qWKaeZq8T9
— wisforwonder (@w_isforwonder) November 15, 2017
Kumail Nanjiana
Forgot this one! *chomp* pic.twitter.com/qzNyt6y9iF
— mashed potato lady (@majorlady) November 15, 2017
Adam Rodriguez
Adam Rodriguez, aka the only reason to watch CSI: Miami. pic.twitter.com/2YDqktrruO
— Marilyn La Jeunesse (@Not_Monroe) November 15, 2017
Sterling K. Brown
um, mr. sterling! pic.twitter.com/zGZUWWVGYm
— JR. (@jonreyes) November 15, 2017
Sendhil Ramamurthy
Sendhil Ramamurthy 😋 pic.twitter.com/uyruUkTSyc
— TORRAINE (@TorraineFuturum) November 15, 2017
Donald Glover/ Childish Gambino
Childish. pic.twitter.com/5lfFGEqTOS
— JR. (@jonreyes) November 15, 2017
Keegan-Michael Key
I’m legit having a hard time thinking of men of color who AREN’T sexier than him bc that is a low ass bar, but. I’ll play: Keegan-Michael Key. pic.twitter.com/RPI6Dv8oSF
— Witch, Hunting (@TsipaSwan) November 15, 2017
Trey Songz
Trey songz 😍😍😍😍 pic.twitter.com/EKQe7vZxTp
— Kiéran Ward (@iamkieranw) November 18, 2017
Mike Colter
— Chelsea Andes (@TribecaRocky) November 16, 2017
Taika Waititi
@TaikaWaititi pic.twitter.com/vStIhLgNvk
— 🔮laurahhh(sex)🌙✨ (@Lo_L) November 15, 2017
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
How did no one say the rock? pic.twitter.com/u0uJnz9K9J
— 🔮laurahhh(sex)🌙✨ (@Lo_L) November 15, 2017
Shemar Moore
— leslita (@lesliemrodarte) November 19, 2017
Harry Shum Jr.
conspicuous by his absence: harry shum jr (goes double for when he’s magnus bane) pic.twitter.com/vz0icBXixl
— Crown Prince of Cats (@sionnach_sidhe) November 18, 2017
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Lin-Manuel Miranda is gorgeous. pic.twitter.com/fbcNnK9UM8
— Mandy Blizzardborn (@LadyMandyisms) November 17, 2017
Daveed Diggs
— Martha Schick (@MarthaSchick) November 16, 2017
Jamie Camil
@RogelioDeLaVega Jamie Camil is in this group for sure pic.twitter.com/KkQBLF2Dex
— Equity Partner (@AmaraMichaelle) November 16, 2017
Adam Beach
Need more First Nations men up in here. Adam Beach! pic.twitter.com/V7h8EP4WgO
— Anoosh J. (@AnooshInTheSun) November 16, 2017
Rahul Kohli
@RahulKohli13 !!!! pic.twitter.com/7VyLc9Wmuy
— Kylie🐷 (@MissVeganKylie) November 16, 2017
Common
COMMON pic.twitter.com/qjrRuNfXuI
— Corey Motley (@coreymotley) November 15, 2017
John Boyega
John Boyega pic.twitter.com/rsX5AcHdKr
— Brian (@bforte) November 15, 2017
Daniel Henney
John Boyega pic.twitter.com/rsX5AcHdKr
— Brian (@bforte) November 15, 2017
Enrique Iglesias
— 💖Lineaha ♎️ (@RyukoAckerman90) November 17, 2017
There you have it, over four dozen men of color, cis and trans, thicc and thin who are sexier than what was his name again?
This article has been updated as of [TK TIME] on Nov. 22, 2017 to reflect even more entries to the original poll.
