Gay
Gay adjective - Having much high-spirited energy and movement.
Ironic
Ironic adjective - Characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is.
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Ironic because Mc Cormack is straight but John Barrowman, who is gay, tested for the character of Will and was said to be "not gay enough".
Source: Series / Will & Grace -
The narrator emphasizes the large genitals like that's part of the ironic torture element, implying a misunderstanding where the author thinks being gay means not wanting male genitalia.
Source: Trans Equals Gay - Kind of ironic now that Jim Parsons (the guy who plays Sheldon) came out as gay in early summer 2012.
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