ABC's "Wife Swap" to feature conservative Christian who thinks gays...

[dolo amber]

are "depraved". (Oooh, that's original...:eyes:)

From ABC's site:

Wednesday, Feb. 9, 10/9c
Boone Luffey/Gillespie

In the most controversial swap yet, an ultra-conservative Texas mother who believes gays are "depraved" trades places with a liberal lesbian mom from Arizona.

I saw this commercial last night during Desperate Housewives (yeah, I know...sue me... :P:D), and BOY did they get her saying "*those* people are DEPRAVED!!" and "it's just FREAKY!!" every chance they could. Now granted y'never know what direction the actual show itself will take, but I thought it interesting that NOT ONE WORD was mentioned on the commercial portraying the opposite view. Not that it surprised me, mind...I just thought it interesting.

[Lorien]

1. Well, maybe she'll learn something

most bigotry stems from ignorance, so who knows?

[dolo amber]

4. That's kinda what I was thinking

Maybe the other view wasn't represented so there'd be a big "Awwwww!" warm fuzzy moment at the end...but in Boosh's 'Murika, who knows? :silly:

[zbdent]

13. Probably no "Warm and Fuzzy" moment at the end

as the "conservative" mother is taken away and later seen in an orange jumpsuit as she's let to trial for "doing God's work" . . .

[Magrittes Pipe]

2. You watched "Desperate Housewives?"

I'm rescinding your TV priviledges. :grr:

[name not needed]

3. I just got an idea for a new reality show

Make the fundie homophobe and the lesbian from Arizona live together for a month. :7

[LostInAnomie]

6. I have a feeling it would end up with some "sexy" results.

Repression would break down when it is no longer rewarded, and the homophobes inner desires would emerge.

[Magrittes Pipe]

5. Will there be some hot girl-on-girl action?

[joeybee12]

7. I know where this is going! The two Moms fall in love at the end!

How heartwarming. We end with a close-up of the two locked in a tight embrace as the bedroom door slowly closes!

And who says there is no magic left in Hollywood!

[Archae]

8. Comedy Channel already did that.

With their animated "reality show."

Bigoted "princess" gets all hot and heavy with black chick that wears ears and a tail.

[joeybee12]

9. You know, I don't have cable, but one of the few times I saw that

show--that's when they did it! Hell, all telelvision is recycled anyway--let's stay with a plot that works!

[Misunderestimator]

10. Lovely... swapping with a lesbian couple... for sensationalism....

since OBVIOUSLY... the lesbian couple could not be married or one of them a "wife." Glad I don't watch this stupid show. I'd love to think that the end result is enlightenment, but I kinda doubt it.

[sakabatou]

11. I want the Fab Five to do Pat Robertson

[Borgnine]

12. Next, let's put a black mom with a KKK family!

Hilarity will ensue!

[LeftyMom]

14. Fundiemom is probably overstating her opinion for the camera

If she really thought lesbians were depraved I suspect she'd never let one near her kids. I know you couldn't pay ne anough money to leave LeftyKid alone with some biblethumping Bushbot!

I think most of these people play up thier idiosyncracies for the money and the chance to be on television.