Queer Eye

Boyish-Tigerlilly · Post by **Boyish-Tigerlilly** » 2004-06-24 02:52am

Hmmm. Maybe I should take advice. I can't dress myself for shit. I wear sweatervests

InnerBrat · Post by **InnerBrat** » 2004-06-24 03:27am

How would people feel if this show took a white guy, and had a bnch of black guys teach him how to dance, play basketball, dress "street" (and a bunch of other black stereotypes I can't think of right now)?

This is just the black and white minstrel show for the homophobic 21st century.

Having said that: Pig Sty for the Gay Guy is a damn fine spoof...

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2004-06-24 03:52am

Actually, there IS a genuine spoof on TV: Straight Plan for the Gay Man. I must say, it is a DAMN fine show, because its meant to be humorous not serious.

http://www.comedycentral.com/tv_shows/s ... thegayman/

Post by **Zaia** » 2004-06-26 12:13am

nimetski wrote:Shit. I do forget the tall guy with blonde hair's name. He is quite annoying. He other's don't really bother me considerably. I divided them into halves.

Carson Kressley, the fashion guy?

I watch it sometimes because the boys make me laugh, and two of the Fab 5 remind me of friends of mine.

Boyish-Tigerlilly · Post by **Boyish-Tigerlilly** » 2004-06-26 12:29am

Yea. He is blonde, and he has semi longish hair

Master of Ossus · Post by **Master of Ossus** » 2004-06-26 12:56am

kojikun wrote:Ossus: Lowell isn't a makeover show tho. It's not supposed to be. It's a resource.

I totally agree, but I don't see how the fact that Lowell is an utterly stereotypical gay guy is forgivable just because his show is a resource, when the "Fab 5's" stereotypicalness hurts the show's quality.

Now, I think What Not To Wear (British version) is a decent image makeover, for people with horrible fashion sense, and it actually does more than say "Here, wear this". The Girls actually tell you why what you're wearing is horrid, and what you should be looking for in clothes instead, then they send you out to see if you learned anything, and if you haven't they rush to help. But they do try to get you to understand what you need to be wearing rather than just giving it to you.

That sounds like a fine show, although I have never watched it. Maybe I'll take a look if it comes on near me.

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2004-06-26 02:01am

I didn't say their stereotypicalness hurts the show, its that the show exists solely as a justification for them to be stereotypical on, and they do it poorly and are idiots in the process of being stereotypical.

Marksist · Post by **Marksist** » 2004-06-26 02:51am

Hey Koji.. about that "Straight Plan for the Gay Man" show. I was actually going to mention that, but, you beat me to it. I think they ran about four or so episodes and I believe it has been canceled as I have yet to see any new episodes for a long while now, and pretty much whenever I watch tv it is usually just Comedy Central.

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2004-06-26 02:20pm

kojikun wrote:Actually, there IS a genuine spoof on TV: Straight Plan for the Gay Man. I must say, it is a DAMN fine show, because its meant to be humorous not serious.

Hmmm... I've never heard of SPftGM before, but I'd just like to know: How much flak has it drawn?

Faram · Post by **Faram** » 2004-06-29 02:14pm

One episode is on rite now here, damn why are they so hung up on moistirizers?(sp)

The only stuff I use is sunblock when I am abroad.

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2004-06-29 03:27pm

Peregrin: It's gotten lots of flak. Which means its gooooood.

Marks: Shame. :\