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Originally posted by paigowprincess
And speaking of prejudice, I watched a little of the Queer Eye for the Straight Guy show. Salon did a story yesterday on how all the middle americans are going to think all gay guys are Jacks. I think this is right on. This show is all about the one dimensional funny hysterical gay guy. I was slightly put off by that (which may be due to the fact that I spend a lot of time with screaming queens lately). I would also say that five Jacks is about four Jacks too many for an hour long tv show. It approaches satire. I wonder what gay men think about this show.
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Watched it too (after the All-Star game, NTTAWWT). Comments follow:
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Did seem that some of the "Fab 5" were exaggerating things a bit, and some of their witticisms were awfully stereotypical, like the one guy saying "When we're done you're gonna call me Patty Duke cause I'm a miracle worker" or his claimed use of "I'm super, thanks for asking..." fresh out of Big Gay Al speak on South Park...
The few gay men I know are nowhere near as flamboyant as these guys were portrayed... just normal folks. But I guess that doesn't sell ad time.
It was fairly entertaining though, and I did pick up a few useful clothes and grooming tips from the show. Much more watchable than most of the other reality-type shows.
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