"New Reality TV" in store for America

[CSSMariner]

I was watching the news and listened, shortly and just long enough to grab the remote, to an announcement and some preflicks about a new reality TV show coming for the fall season.

The new offering is "Boy Meets Boy." Seems like old reality revisited to me, but I never watched any of the so-called "Reality" shows in the first place, and I certainly have no intention of watching that one.

Is America ready for prime time boys meeting boys?

[Luke T.]

Are you sure it wasn't the Comedy Channel you were watching? They have been running spoof reality TV preview commercials for a couple of months now.

[CSSMariner]

Nope, it was on the Fox net and MSNBC, and one must assume it was on the others as well. Except for the first five minutes of local news, and the national news I do not watch much broadcast TV. Most of my news is from Fox and MSNBC, but they have a lot of silly stuff as well; however, the new show announcement seemed real enough and it was not Comedy Central.

[BobK]

I believe Bravo is the station that will carry the show.

I understand their going to bring a gay guy on and set him up with different straight guys.

The straight guys are going to play as if their gay. While the gay guy has been told his dates are with other gays.

Sounds reprehensible to me, but I don't watch any of those shows anyway.

There's got to be a lot of sick puppies out there for that show to be successful.:eek:

[CSSMariner]

Originally posted by BobK
There's got to be a lot of sick puppies out there for that show to be successful.:eek:

Hear! Hear!

My point exactly.

[Malachi151]

Okay, I know an idea is screwed up when I commie pinko bastard like me thinks its over the edge :D

Yeah, this is too much for American society, and most likely will only create anti-gay sentiment, unless they someone make it VERY tasteful, which, I'm not really sure that's possible.

I myself have nothing at all against homosexuality and this even bothers me.

Hey, if gay people want to showcase themselves then they have to deal with the reaction. They reap what they sew, and I think the gay community may be better off without having themselves turned into a freak show for America to ridicule.

[renata]

Originally posted by Malachi151


Hey, if gay people want to showcase themselves then they have to deal with the reaction. They reap what they sew, and I think the gay community may be better off without having themselves turned into a freak show for America to ridicule.


Why should entire gay community reap the consequences of one idiotic show? Would you say all women have to deal with the reaction provoked by bimbos on Joe Millionaire or any other of these idiotic shows? Gay community is not monolythic and I doubt it took a vote on creating this show.

Also, your propensity for additing "American society" vice in any argument is a little strange in this instance. Pretty much any society in which private companies make television programs has its highs and lows in what they show. You can not forcefeed people opera 24/7, if they want to watch crap, that is their choice, and whoever produces the show caters to that.

[Fade]

How many straight date reality shows have their been?

Temptation Island.
Joe Millionaire.
Who wants to marry a millionaire.
The Bachelor.


This is just off the top of my head.

Bigotry is showing.

[Tony]

Originally posted by Fade

Bigotry is showing.


How?

[Malachi151]

Why should entire gay community reap the consequences of one idiotic show? Would you say all women have to deal with the reaction provoked by bimbos on Joe Millionaire or any other of these idiotic shows? Gay community is not monolythic and I doubt it took a vote on creating this show.

While I agree, I also think that people will see what they want to see. I think we all know that homosexuals are stilla stereotypes minority that is grouped togehter in many people's minds. I'm sure that if the show is not in good taste that there will be more then just a few people for which it reinforces their homophobia.

As far as I know there is not a large group of people in Americ athat stereotype straight people. When a group is steretyped, as gays are, then the action of one refects on the whole group in the minds of people who stereotype. Unless you think that I'm wrong that many people in America today still stereotype homosexuals.

Then again, the show may be well done and not even reflect badly on homosexuals in the first place.

[Fade]

You know why these stereotypes exist?

Because Gays aren't shown in the media at all. There aren't any gay personalities on US talk. There are very, very few gay actors in American cinema. There are only a couple of gay characters portrayed on television at all.

Once homosexuals are normalized, as they are in all the other civilized countries on the planet, it will stop being an issue, because people will understand that being gay is exactly the same as being straight.. except we happen to fall in love with different people.

[renata]

Originally posted by Fade
You know why these stereotypes exist?

Because Gays aren't shown in the media at all. There aren't any gay personalities on US talk. There are very, very few gay actors in American cinema. There are only a couple of gay characters portrayed on television at all.




There are some gay personalities in US Media
Rosie O'Donnell had a succesful talk show for years
Will and Grace is one of the most popular shows on television
Queer as Folk is critically acclaimed

I agree that in some instances those are the exceptions, but I believe we are moving in the right direction.