http://outfrontblog.com/2008/11/afraid-of-gay.html The Full Spectrum of LGBT Communications Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:45:36 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://outfrontblog.com/2008/11/afraid-of-gay.html/comment-page-1#comment-181 vikiqing8 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:00:40 +0000 http://outfrontblog.com/2008/11/afraid-of-gay/#comment-181 well, what are we afraid of? They are also common people, the only defference is that they love different life style. I have many straight friends also LGBT friend. I can't see where is the difference. I know many LGBT at Bimingle.com . Most of them also show serious attitude toward love and marriage. Also there are some only to have fun. But can you say there is no straight ones to have fun about relationship? well, what are we afraid of? They are also common people, the only defference is that they love different life style. I have many straight friends also LGBT friend. I can’t see where is the difference. I know many LGBT at Bimingle.com . Most of them also show serious attitude toward love and marriage. Also there are some only to have fun. But can you say there is no straight ones to have fun about relationship?

]]> http://outfrontblog.com/2008/11/afraid-of-gay.html/comment-page-1#comment-180 Pete Klaus Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:57:59 +0000 http://outfrontblog.com/2008/11/afraid-of-gay/#comment-180 Many excellent points in this post, Ben. I gotta say, the SNL skit was trite and so humorless and dated. Notice the audience laughs when the male characters kiss. That really says it all. It's okay to make fun of two men kissing in 2008? The answer is obviously yes for some...and that's sad. However, I truly believe that one day society will look back (just as it has with segregation) and realize the destructive results of homophobia. And I will be very happy and proud to be one of the people who has the right to say, "We told you so." Also, notice the cheap attempt to show various "types" of gays... with the dancers (Timberlake et all) juxtaposed with the mechanics. I honestly believe SNL would say, "You can't fault us for having lisping dancers when we also featured two 'butch' mechanics in the skit...we showed gays can be diverse... we're not stereotyping." For those of us who are LGBT, that type of rationalization falls flat. Bottom line: you're making fun of us and making our lives in society more difficult and dangerous. Period. Is this really light-hearted fun? No. It's something that results in serious physical and psychological realities for LGBT members of society... especially the young. That's not "haha" territory in my personal opinion. The only consolation is that this boring skit proves that SNL has sunk back to its post-election lows: Poorly written and executed skits that fail to generate a lot of laughs. Ratings will definitely begin tank if they consider this tripe their A-game material... Many excellent points in this post, Ben.
I gotta say, the SNL skit was trite and so humorless and dated.
Notice the audience laughs when the male characters kiss. That really says it all.
It’s okay to make fun of two men kissing in 2008?
The answer is obviously yes for some…and that’s sad.
However, I truly believe that one day society will look back (just as it has with segregation) and realize the destructive results of homophobia.
And I will be very happy and proud to be one of the people who has the right to say, “We told you so.”
Also, notice the cheap attempt to show various “types” of gays… with the dancers (Timberlake et all) juxtaposed with the mechanics.
I honestly believe SNL would say, “You can’t fault us for having lisping dancers when we also featured two ‘butch’ mechanics in the skit…we showed gays can be diverse… we’re not stereotyping.”
For those of us who are LGBT, that type of rationalization falls flat.
Bottom line: you’re making fun of us and making our lives in society more difficult and dangerous.
Period.
Is this really light-hearted fun?
No.
It’s something that results in serious physical and psychological realities for LGBT members of society… especially the young.
That’s not “haha” territory in my personal opinion.
The only consolation is that this boring skit proves that SNL has sunk back to its post-election lows:
Poorly written and executed skits that fail to generate a lot of laughs.
Ratings will definitely begin tank if they consider this tripe their A-game material…

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