Sickening but not surprising...

[Rick Munroe]

...that Queer Eye for the Straight Guy would lead to this even more insulting production: "Straight Eye for the Queer Guy," in which five heterosexual guys will perform a so-called "make-better" on a gay man.

 

According to the story I just read, "While the Fab Five exploded onto the scene by preaching the benefits of style, taste, and class through ear hair removal, couture clothing, and self-tanning, the straight guys are reportedly planning to school their subject in such supposedly manly topics as power tools and sports. We can only hope the secrets of beer chugging and the etiquette of tipping your lap dancer won't be included."

 

Yes, because we all know that gay men don't drink beer, use power tools, watch/play sports or tip strippers in gay bars. We're all just stylish, fabulous, self-tanned faggots. x(

[ready182]

This is too easy:

 

- Throw out the poofy curtains and the candles;

- Pour out the wine & get some Buds;

- Order some chips and pizza, and leave the boxes and leftovers on the floor;

- Lose the opera & the Streisand CD's, and get some Heavy Metal;

- Drop the subscription to Showtime, and take Bravo off your channel scan;

- Practice loud burping and farting; Extra credit if they (either) really stink.

- Get a big dog and let it eat your cat;

- Let you hair grow -- ears; back; nose; etc.

- Put up pictures of girls you will never get;

- Throw away your favorite dildo;

- Paint your walls white;

- Treat your female friends like shit (cause it makes them want you more);

- Fuck your girlfiend's best girl friend;

- Pretend you like football;

- Piss on your toilet seat and your bathroom floor;

- Never clean the shower;

- Throw out any "real" food you have in your refridgerator or freezer, along with any spice/condiment (except for possibly salt, pepper, and ketchup packs stolen from the fast food restaurant).

- If you have any live plants, kill them immediately.

- Never wash your clothes until they are "really" dirty;

- Never, ever, engage in foreplay;

 

etc.

 

Fab Five Ready!!!

[duke37]

For what it's worth the show will be on Comedy Central. I have no way of knowing but I think it will end up being a parody of the "style" experts rather than an anti-gay thing. I can imagine a fairly broad parody of a drunk guy wearing a torn wifebeater advising on fashion.

 

I would be surprised if its actually offensive. Now funny, that's another matter. It might suck as bad as Saturday Night Live now. I watched last Sat. just to check out uber-hottie Andy Roddick and it was grim going during the sketches. Does anyone think this show is funny anymore? Or am I just getting old?

 

Jeff

[mmk]

(Hey duke, how ya doing? Will email you-promise)

 

Sat Night Live has it's on and off episodes. I did not watch the whole episode but I thought it was okay what I saw. Now AI thought the episode that Kelly Ripa hosted was hyterical and the the season opener with Jack Black was great (They did a great parody of Queer Eye called Queer Eye for the Straight Girl which was great-I love lesbian parodies)

 

I have seen some episodes on Comedy Central that were horrible(from the early to mid nineties) but the late nineties and the beginning of this decade had some great shows. Nothing is going to compare to the original cast but I definately enjoy it when I watch it.

[nate_sf]

What's ironic (and kinda sad) is that this strikes right at the heart of the desire of a lot of gay guys to appear "straight-acting." You can find lots of gay guys who want to appear straight, but very few straight guys who set out to appear gay.

 

However, as the show as demonstated so far, lots of straight guys appreciate improvements in fashion, grooming, decor, etc (or at least their girlfriends do!), even if it might make them look, er, kinda gay....

[BigD]

Rick,

I appreciate your sensitivity to stereotyping, but sometimes it is

best to just laugh these things off. I think this is one of those

times.

[Rick Munroe]

>Rick,

>I appreciate your sensitivity to stereotyping, but sometimes

>it is

>best to just laugh these things off.

 

I find humor in most aspects of life (which sometimes gets me into trouble) and I'm not angry about this show (I wrote the post right after I read the story and then it was out of my head) but I don't think any minority can make any gains for civil rights by laughing it off everytime they're pigeonholed.

[Guest Love Bubble Butt]

Although I understand your point, it's also a two way street. I mean doesn't this Queer Eye for the Straight Guy show stereotype straight guys as all sloppy lugs with no style or class? Are there straight men like that? Of course. But there are a lot of straight men who have a lot of style and a lot of gay men who have none at all.

 

Let's face it, BOTH types of shows are playing on stereotypes.

[Rick Munroe]

>I mean doesn't this Queer Eye for the Straight Guy show

>stereotype straight guys as all sloppy lugs with no style or

>class?

 

>Let's face it, BOTH types of shows are playing on

>stereotypes.

 

Yes, we had that argument when the show first debuted!

[Guest Love Bubble Butt]

>

>Yes, we had that argument when the show first debuted!

 

We did? I am getting old. My mind is going. I don't remember this. Didn't mean to beat a dead horse then.

x(

[btmstudnyc]

Rick, You know what is frightening to me about this. I actually was saying this really loud at the gym to the trainers and straight guys. Two weeks after Queer Eye started....

 

I said "I think it would be hillarious if they had a show called Straight Eye for the Queer Guy." We all started making jokes about how the show should be. When I heard that the show would really air ...It was a bit disturbing. Sometimes I wonder about how people do get their ideas. Is it the Creative Consciousness of the public...or did someone just hear it at the gym or Starbucks.

 

BTW...The gym I work out of has lots of high-profile members slumming it. SO...I do wonder..does anyone have a story like this that turned out to be butt faced true?

 

Jim

[TedLinden]

Lets not forget that the network producing this show also produces a show that reaffirms every bad stereotype about men... The Man Show, complete with girls in bikinis affectionately referred to as "Juggies" and each audience member is given a stein of beer and encouraged to hoot and howl.

 

Now when do we get a show like that? Instead of Juggies we can have Testes.