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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 12:35 PM Original message |
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy = Homophobic? |
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Beelzebud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
1. It's just bad TV. I hate "reality" shows. |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 12:38 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Don't worry - it's not real! |
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Felix Mala (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 02:09 PM Response to Reply #1 |
45. I agree. It's somewhat harmful because gays are reduced to |
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bunkerbuster1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
3. It was fun for about a season |
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long_green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 02:35 PM Response to Reply #3 |
68. You've got it right |
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indie_voter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 03:00 PM Response to Reply #68 |
73. I agree, first season was fantastic |
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Alcibiades (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
4. It's fabulous |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 02:54 PM Response to Reply #4 |
72. agreed |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
5. They certainly coudl both be true |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 12:57 PM Response to Reply #5 |
16. Can the same be true of racism? Can a racist see a movie |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 01:32 PM Response to Reply #16 |
24. Probably not |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 01:35 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. But how can it not be true of both? If the difference is the |
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ultraist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 01:46 PM Response to Reply #25 |
34. Yes, it could apply to either and it could be both |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 01:49 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. Wait, are you saying the Queer Eye guys are a negative |
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ultraist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 01:55 PM Response to Reply #37 |
41. No, I didn't mention that show specifically |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 02:01 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. But some of those sterotypes are accurate. The guys on |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 03:06 PM Response to Reply #25 |
56. I guess the difference is using the qualifier of racism |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 03:15 PM Response to Reply #56 |
57. But the thing we're MORE uncomfortable with, IMO, is |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 03:36 PM Response to Reply #57 |
58. I would certainly agree with that - context is everything |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 03:45 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. Sure - but again, if we turn to the example of Queer Eye, some |
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AllegroRondo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 02:15 PM Response to Reply #16 |
48. Blazing Saddles did just that |
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eowyn_of_rohan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
6. Good question! |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 12:41 PM Response to Original message |
7. I know lots of Gays who love the show. It's like can't people laugh @ |
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ultraist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 01:51 PM Response to Reply #7 |
39. Comical stereotypes, yes. |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 03:58 PM Response to Reply #39 |
61. Should black males being portrayed as violent offenders be taken |
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ultraist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 04:15 PM Response to Reply #61 |
62. Ah yes, for you |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 05:42 PM Response to Reply #62 |
64. ... |
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ultraist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 11:39 PM Response to Reply #64 |
65. ... |
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Swede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 12:41 PM Response to Original message |
8. A copycat thread in GD? |
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ultraist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 02:10 PM Response to Reply #8 |
46. It's a legit topic |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
9. I think its in the eye of the beholder.. |
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RagingInMiami (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
10. It is stereotypical |
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Avalux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
11. It's just a TV show. |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
12. I think they're kind of both true. |
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LiberalArkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
13. Homophobic |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 04:20 PM Response to Reply #13 |
63. those are pretty positive stereotypes aren't they? |
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MsKandice01 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
14. I love the show.. |
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The_Casual_Observer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
15. That program is about people helping other people |
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iconoclastNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
17. Boring and offensive |
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MsKandice01 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 01:02 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Carson is definitely more over-the-top than the others... |
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AnnieBW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
19. Only Reality TV I Watch |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
20. It's a minstrel show. n/t |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 01:12 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. What I'm wondering is how it can be a minstrel show AND |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 01:41 PM Response to Reply #21 |
28. Well, since you asked... |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 01:44 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. Thanks, but I still don't think it answers my question. :-( |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 01:50 PM Response to Reply #32 |
38. How about this? |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 01:52 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. Thanks QC. n/t |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 02:12 PM Response to Reply #28 |
47. I think the nature of the show |
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Shakespeare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 02:26 PM Response to Reply #28 |
52. Nah, I disagree (a littlle) - the range of personalities is broad. |
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AntiCoup2K4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
22. They aren't really gay.... they're CRAB PEOPLE!! |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
23. It's both |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 01:39 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. Thanks you...of course it is both |
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emulatorloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
26. Who cares - just get Thom Filicia to come decorate my house for free |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 01:47 PM Response to Reply #26 |
35. I could turn straight for that. |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 02:16 PM Response to Reply #26 |
49. When Thom's done |
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Dark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
29. I think it increases acceptance. n/t |
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pointblank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
30. Anyone see the South Park |
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kittenwithmittens (74 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 02:51 PM Response to Reply #30 |
71. Was that the same one |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
31. The show is NOT homophobic. |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
33. Put this up as a poll |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 01:48 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. used to live in Hollywood, now the Westside of LA, know several gays |
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ultraist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
43. Negative stereotyping the in the media has been well studied |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 02:08 PM Response to Original message |
44. personally i think more straight guys are becoming more like gay guys that |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 02:19 PM Response to Reply #44 |
50. metrosexuals |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 03:04 PM Response to Reply #50 |
55. yeah that' s our current term for it. |
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ultraist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
51. GLAAD's take |
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BigBearJohn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
53. It shows gays coming to rescue of straights and puts gays in a good light |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 02:31 PM Response to Original message |
54. I think they can both be true |
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rd_kent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
60. Who cares? |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 11:41 PM Response to Original message |
66. they are more than welcome to come to my house and make it and me over |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 02:28 PM Response to Original message |
67. unfortunately |
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kittenwithmittens (74 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 02:46 PM Response to Original message |
69. I think the fab five are fairly representative |
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NNadir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-18-05 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
70. I like the show. It's a fantasy show, to be sure, but it's people |
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