I confess!
Sometimes I watch reality-TV of the dating genre like Bachelor, Bachelorette, For love or money or whatever they are called. One of the Swedish commercial channels seems to have bought a dating package, because new shows keep appearing.
Last night I watched the first program in a series where the twist is - that SOME of the men are GAY! Woooo.
Little Ms. Jackie (who LOVES dating and romance and hopes to meet Mr. Right) will share a million dollars with her beau provided she manages to choose a straight man. If she chooses a gay man, he gets the million all to himself.
As the show began, fourteen studs arrived to the ranch wearing jeans and checked shirts. Upon learning of this unexpected twist in the tale, they started worrying about how their feminine sides would be perceived. They ALSO worried about sharing a room with a possible gay man, and whether or not having a pink room would matter.
Actually, it was pretty hilarious.
It was not so hilarious when the self-acclaimed small-town-values girl learned about it in public. Choosing three relatively 'feminine' men for her "swing dates", they were all telling her that "I'm straight, even if I seem feminine". One defended the hairdryer-debacle (why does a man with short hair bring a hair-dryer to a ranch?! Maybe he gets ear infections easily?).
When the time for the elimination came, she told the second of the poor men who had to leave that "you didn't put yourself forward at dinner. I think a straight man would have". Oh dear. This girl surely knows less of gay and straight than most.
Both her rejects turned out to be - straight.
The remaining men were stunned. We thought for sure that HE was gay, they said.
I wonder:
Is this the step forward in recognizing that prejudice is just that: Prejudice?
How do the gay men feel about having to pretend to be appalled about possibly being ogled during bedtime while possibly doing just that.
Will the gay men fall to temptation with each other.
Will she continue to remove men she thinks are gay, instead of removing those she dislikes?
I can't wait.
Of course, equipped as one is with internet access, the easier path is to google the show. Alas, nine of the starting 14 were gay, but she managed to choose a straight man in the end. AND, what is more, they are still dating.
Ah, - true love conquers all.
How romantic!
Wednesday, November 24, 2004
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