That's great. Now we're starting to hear from the gay orgers.

Fauxie said:

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Imago777 said:[quote]

Fauxie said:

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Tad harsh perhaps?

Still, I think I bugged Herman a little yesterday.

By the way, that Prince engrish thing is too funny.

i totally think we are in the beginning or middle of what will later be widely seen as the "gaysploitation" period. it happens, all part of foreward motion. it's a lot less worrysome than the minstrel versions before this.

Fauxie said:

Like you are know.

There are some really good contributions to this thread. I see the point of them all.

On the one hand, the visibility we see is trendy, cartoonish, somewhat patronizing, forced and tired. In a nutshell -- overexposed. On the other hand, it's hardly comprehensive and, therefore, not thorough enough. I mean, if I believed the common currents, I'd think I was the only gay black dude on earth who 1) isn't on the "DL" , 2) is HIV-, and 3) doesn't have some young white man on the side (FYI to my white LGBT bruhs and sisters: That's not to be taken as a jab. I'm making a political point).

As Imago suggested, we all perhaps need more representation, just free of all the marketable fakery and trappings of Hollywood or Washington D.C.

Lammastide said:

Oh no you don't
We don't want this being turne into a political discussion.
Do you have any idea the slow an painful death this thread would face in the wasteland of the p&r forum?

I'll only add one thing:

Whatever happens, TED ALLEN STAYS!!!

Lammastide said:

Imago777 said:

Oops! You're right. Lemme rescue this one...

Lammastide said:

Imago777 said:

Can't remember what pic was here. Was it Althom in drag?

Imago777 said:

I love that episode, and I love Ted like a love a downtown whore on Fredricks discount days. . .

lilgish said:

THAT SOUND LIKE HOW WHITE KID LOVE JAPAN CARTOON AND FITTY CENT RECORD

BUT HAVE ALL WHITE FRIEND

THINK OF CARTOON RED STATER TOO

LIKE TOBY KEITH AND GRETCHEN WILSON

REMEMBER ANYONE ON TV OR MUSIC

THE DOPEY ONE GET MOST PRESS!

STRAIGHT OR GAY OR BLACK OR WHITE OR PEOPLE OR MONKEY

POOK said:

i love ya pook...but WTF! lol

Rhondab said:

ALSO PEOPLE LIKE KUNG FU MOVIE

BUT HAVE NO NINJA FRIEND

Heterosexuals people are definitely overexposed on TV.

Well, there is an overexposure of gay makeover/reality/dating advice/whatnot -shows where the gayness is accommodated as an "exotic" spice to the approach. At the same time, the heterosexual participants in these shows often go for the most typical straight stereotypes. Wtf?

On the other hand, does anyone really ache to see a gay version of "Emmerdale"? Or "Lassie" for that matter?

Novabreaker said:

MAYBE BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE NOT SMART

AND ONLY WATCH IF TV GIVE WHAT THEY WANT

SO THAT WHAT THEY PUT ON SHOW

scififilmnerd said:

Agreed.


I want to expose myself to Fauxie.

We've done these threads before, we as in the gay mafia

I'm not terribly troubled with how we are portrayed on TV. I see it as a springboard for real life. And Miguel is right, it's nowhere near as troubling as the minstrel version before us.

I was listening to a show on NPR and it was discussing a new movie called "Happy Endings". The director of the show was telling about how he adopted a child through this program that hooks up mothers wanting to give their children up to adoption to gay couples. He asked her why she considered taking that route and she said that she and her mom watch Will and Grace and see how funny and fun and loving the characters were and she said that she felt that kind of person deserves to be a parent.

I know some will label gaysploitation programs as propaganda, trying to convert the masses. Whatever You gotta start somewhere and making us "less scary" as people to the Average American is a start

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

There is not a single gay man on the org that is nearly as disturbing or frightening to men, women, and children as Dook.