Gays in Hollywood I don't understand why it's so commonplace to be gay in Hollywood but since it is let me tell you my views. I frankly feel a little uncomfortable about certain situations that transpire between the same sex relationships. I'm not as adverse or quite as childish about them as I once was but I still feel a level of discomfort. I watched part of the awards show last night where I saw a guy kiss what I believed to be his boyfriend. He then made a speech on stage where he clearly stated that it was his husband. (I noticed the ring once he was on stage.) The kiss was, to me, surprising but I didn't feel too uncomfortable. (I did giggle a little but hey I'm being honest, I don't see that everyday.) I feel that male gays are less showy than their lady counterparts. (I saw a clip of the Madonna kiss.) Madonna made the lesbian kiss look gross and embarrassing while the men just looked like a sweet couple. I feel that it's the presentation of said relationship that makes it accepting or not and I feel that lady gays are more offensive acting than male ones. (This is my view about the Hollywood performers types and not everyday people.) Write a response back if you like.
I LOVE YOUR WEINER DOG!!! My feelings about this are mixed. I am heterosexual. I am married to a man. That's my business. I feel that what ever sexual preference one has is their business. The one thing I do feel awkward about is when my lil' boy asks me why are there two women getting married and kissing? (We saw Melissa Ethridge on TV, I couldn't change the channel fast enough without him noticing it). I did not know how to respond to his question. I don't think I said anything BUT I did ask my husband later what am I suppose to say to that, especially to a 5 year old? Still, to this day I don't know how to answer these questions. I don't care if people are in Hollywood or not. A kiss is a kiss and to me thats fine, exceptable to some degree. I hug and kiss my husband in public. I am honored to be able to do so. I don't get obnoxious with my public affection. I wouldn't want to tell anyone, whatever sex preference you have, not to be able to hug and kiss or even holding hands but I do think there should be limits.
i dont mind mind gay being everywhere. in whatever form or subtlety it comes in. but what i cant understand is the amount on mtv these days. i dont know about mtv america but mtv uk is just filled with homosexual related programs. . if they are trying to broaden the mind of young kids to homosexuality, then great! st.mtv. but i wouldnt trust that
gay tv shows are just the flavor of the week like queer eye for the stright guy and queer as folk they where gimmick shows...but now that gimmick is fading away and becoming a normal thing ...which is a good thing
Triangle, it's nice that you love people in an annoyed, diva sorta way but what do you think of the subject matter?
If two people (adults) are involved in a consenting relationship whats the problem? No one would have noticed if he would have leaned over and kissed his wife, but because it was his husband it's considered strange? I say free your mind and the rest will follow. I am an out lesbian with three beautiful children raised in love and compassion with a passionate voice about freedom, tolerance and acceptance. I do understand that we are in the 10%, not the 90%, but living as one of 'those' people I can tell you that we are normal families. We don't 'make out' in front of our kids, but if my partner says something really funny and I want to lean over and give her a peck on the lips, I do it without concern for where we are. I've seen way more hetero couples with excessive PDA's than I have homo couples. I also believe that people have a right to their opinion. My suggestion would be to join or become involved in a local high school or college level GSA and actually get to know some people in a safe environment where you can learn about them and feel more comfortable. peace & light to you.
I think a good part of the motivation is to make it impossible to ignore homosexuality. If you see it all over the media, then you have to admit it exists, and if you see homosexuals being accepted for who they are, then it's harder to justify your own mistreatment of them. Another part is just plain old facination with the different. In a while, the element of exoticism surrounding homosexuality will cease to exist, and then we won't notice that there are homosexuals on t.v. any more than we notice that couples are sharing a bed intead of having separate beds (ala I Love Lucy) or that interracial couples exist. Which is as it should be. Hopefully at that point the humor on shows with homosexuals start to develop more sophisticated punchlines than "because I'm gay!" - which seems to be the crux of most of the jokes on shows like Will & Grace. Don't get me wrong, I've got a sense of humor and I laugh at those jokes too, but sometimes it just seems to be the same joke told over and over, just in different ways, and it can get a bit dull.
Why is there such a need to be seen? Why can't you be gay without showing all the aspects? Whatever happened to just being human?
Hollywood is at least 50% gay, no joke...from the production assts. on up. There are tons of gay people in the world, you might not realize it if you live in a rural area. I believe that this is the way that Hollywood, and individual writers and directors, go about making changes in society.
That would be fine if straight people didn't kiss on screen of hare a bed, etc. Anything straight people do in the media (hug, kiss, fondle each others jiggly bits, whatever) gay people will do too. You want gay people to stop? Get straight people to stop. Good luck!
