# Ladies or gay men: Are you attracted to Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin)? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 4, 2010, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-or-gay-men-are-you-attracted-to-jack-donaghy-alec-baldwin/555978 "2010-10-04T05:13:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![The\_Controvert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2010, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-or-gay-men-are-you-attracted-to-jack-donaghy-alec-baldwin/555978/1 "2010-10-04T05:13:56Z")
Just wondering if Jack still has it, or if he’s deluding himself. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2010, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-or-gay-men-are-you-attracted-to-jack-donaghy-alec-baldwin/555978/2 "2010-10-04T05:54:29Z")
Voting on behalf of my wife: hell yes. But then, she likes older men with a bit of meat on their bones, which is fine by me. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2010, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-or-gay-men-are-you-attracted-to-jack-donaghy-alec-baldwin/555978/3 "2010-10-04T05:54:57Z")
I’ve watched maybe an episode and a half of 30 Rock and thought Jack was an awful awful person and not attractive in the slightest. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2010, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-or-gay-men-are-you-attracted-to-jack-donaghy-alec-baldwin/555978/4 "2010-10-04T06:39:48Z")
As a Gay man - well, he is certainly not repulsive by any means, but I would hardly consider him a sex symbol either. Not my type. Wonder if he has any brothers… ---
**Author:** ![multimediac17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/839c29/32.png) [@multimediac17](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/multimediac17)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2010, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-or-gay-men-are-you-attracted-to-jack-donaghy-alec-baldwin/555978/5 "2010-10-04T07:56:01Z")
Yes, yes I am. ---
**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2010, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-or-gay-men-are-you-attracted-to-jack-donaghy-alec-baldwin/555978/6 "2010-10-04T12:19:09Z")
I’ve _just_ begun watching _30 Rock_ and there was an episode where Frank (I think, the sloppy dude) wants to “go gay” for the coffee guy. So where’s the poll option for straight guys to “go gay” for Jack Donaghy? ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2010, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-or-gay-men-are-you-attracted-to-jack-donaghy-alec-baldwin/555978/7 "2010-10-04T14:09:12Z")
I don’t know who Jack Donaghy is but I voted anyway because I do know who Alex Baldwin is and have seen him in several movies. Your options don’t allow for much leeway, it’s either “I want him” or “meh”. I picked “not particularly attracted to him”. I think he’s attractive, but not really my type. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2010, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-or-gay-men-are-you-attracted-to-jack-donaghy-alec-baldwin/555978/8 "2010-10-05T00:46:42Z")
I consider him borderline repulsive, as either Jack or Alec. There were about 6 months, many years ago, when I would have considered him somewhat hot, but it’s been all downhill since. ---
**Author:** ![Sycorax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@Sycorax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sycorax)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2010, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-or-gay-men-are-you-attracted-to-jack-donaghy-alec-baldwin/555978/9 "2010-10-05T00:58:09Z")
I’d prefer that he lose about 40 pounds, but it’s his comedy acting and intellect that attract me. Seeing him on various talk shows, he’s obviously well informed about geopolitical issues and appears to give a damn about the U.S. in particular and the world in general. For me, as with any romantic relationship, if you have nothing to talk about before and after the sex, then it ain’t gonna work for me. ---
**Author:** ![tumbleddown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2010, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-or-gay-men-are-you-attracted-to-jack-donaghy-alec-baldwin/555978/10 "2010-10-05T05:35:04Z")
I had to choose the repulsion option, though that might be a little strong. He’s not at all attractive to me, in any case. In fact, 30 Rock as a show is entirely devoid of attractive people to me, save for the episodes when Cheyenne Jackson guested. ---
**Author:** ![gwendee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2010, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-or-gay-men-are-you-attracted-to-jack-donaghy-alec-baldwin/555978/11 "2010-10-05T22:05:30Z")
Jack’s actually a pretty complex character. Assuming I don’t have the knowledge that comes from seeing the show, if I met Jack at a party I’d definitely notice him and think “hubba hubba”. If we talked I’d probably find him charming. If we started dating and I saw him in corporate raider mode that would turn me off. The only way a relationship would last is if I was able to see the Jack that’s actually friends with Liz. Lemon. If you meant strictly physically, yes I find Jack/Baldwin very attractive. ---
**Author:** ![kapri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4491bb/32.png) [@kapri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kapri)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2010, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-or-gay-men-are-you-attracted-to-jack-donaghy-alec-baldwin/555978/12 "2010-10-05T22:31:19Z")
I voted for if he pursued me and so on because I haven’t been pursued in ages by anyone appropriate in age and availability. Baldwin/Jack is about my age and single; that’s a rare find right there. Add pursuit and yeah, I’d do him. ---
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2010, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-or-gay-men-are-you-attracted-to-jack-donaghy-alec-baldwin/555978/13 "2010-10-06T18:53:56Z")
He’s attractive. I’m unsure how much of that is me loving his character. His real-life persona isn’t the best, but I adore him on the show. ---
**Author:** ![rhubarbarin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eb9ed0/32.png) [@rhubarbarin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhubarbarin)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2010, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-or-gay-men-are-you-attracted-to-jack-donaghy-alec-baldwin/555978/14 "2010-10-06T19:29:24Z")
Ew, gross. On a purely physical level, I’ve never seen the show. ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2010, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-or-gay-men-are-you-attracted-to-jack-donaghy-alec-baldwin/555978/15 "2010-10-07T05:11:22Z")
Rawr! I’ve always had a dirty little attraction to all of the Baldwins, but Alec is the main one. As Jack on 30 Rock, he’s perfection. The character of Jack is physically attractive, but not emotionally attractive to me.