Daytripper

I watch the show "Blind Date" off and on. I find it pretty funny overall. Maybe a little too mean spirited at times (don't these people watch the show before they go on it!?). Anyway, last night they had a same sex couple on. Have they done this before? It was two guys. And they couldn't have picked two more effeminate or stereotypical people. Which I thought was little insulting to gay people in general (and I hate to use the word, un PC). One of the guys was this tiny (and extremely bitchy) man/boy who is a hairdresser. The other was a romance novelist with frosted hair. Now, I know this show is an equal opportunity offender. And like I mentioned earlier, every person on this show is a target. But I felt this was above and beyond. Can't wait until they have two lesbians on there. You know, a construction worker who doesn't shave and a gym teacher.

big whoppa

They had a gay couple? I never thought they would try to hook up two gay guys.

rfduncan

Apparently they do this rather often, but it must vary as to where they'll show them. While visiting my brother in San Francisco last week, he was surprised I'd never seen one b/c he said he's seen several gay Blind Date episodes - and he said some of them are really hilarious.

Roto

I would think they'd pick the flamboyant ones just for the sake of entertainment. Blind Date is trashy entertainment anyway, they have no need to be politically correct. Flamers are funnier.

Red Dog

Yeah - somehow I would guess that the gay episodes don't make on any of the affiliates in the South.

They had a gay episode on the DC affiliate this week - maybe the same one referred to here.

big whoppa

It's a wonder they don't do a couple of lesbians or women who want to "experiment." Or have they?

Geofferson

PC or not, this would have been hilarious.

FuzzyBallz

Damn it, I always miss the good episodes. I bet the gay hair dresser looked just like Christ Katen from SNL.

Adam Tyner

Aired the other night here in Greenville, SC.

Daytripper

Wow, good comparison. Very close. But Chris Katen is 1000 times more masculine. If we're talking about that waifish character Katen plays that wears pink hot pants. Can't remember the name (Paco?).

And Big Whoppa, they have bisexual women on the show all the time. On a date with a guy that is. Of course this subject always comes up. About two minutes after the guy picks the girl up.

Giantrobo

There was show on MTV that was "Date Based" and it had a gay ep that never aired.

FuzzyBallz

Chris Katen plays the gay dancer named Mango who claims he's not gay.

You know watching a lot of pr0n gives you the impression that most women are either bi or bi-curious, which isn't a problem at all 'cause you do need at least 2 girls for a three-way, or add more if you want an orgy. Unless you're Christ Katen, errr, I mean Mango, then you'd need more guys...

MelvinHicks

I just happened to turn the channel and saw this episode. You could tell who was the woman in the relationship.

edytwinky

Oh man, reality tv taken a little too far.

freedexter

They did air an episode of DisMissed with a gay couple. I rarely watch the show, but I caught it, just for kicks.

They were so flamboyantly gay, and I think that's a shame, since not all homosexuals are like that. There are plenty of people that you wouldn't know were gay unless they were with their SO, and those are never portrayed on MTV.

Even on shows like Undressed and the non-fiction programming always picks the obviously gay homosexuals (that's redunant, I know.)

I mean, it's almost offensive. They seem to perpetuate horrible stereotypes.

I don't watch Blind Date, though, and I probably will continue to not watch.

Giantrobo

Is this the show with all the people standing in the backgroud cheering? It was big back in the '90's.

freedexter

No, that was called "Singled Out". DisMissed is the threesome date show where one guy/girl takes out two guys/girls and picks one in the end to be with.

It still airs on MTV.

Goldberg74

They do same sex couples all the time on MTV's Taildaters... and that's not a pun... for a description of the show, check the link.

http://www.mtv.com/onair/taildaters/

LiquidSky

I'm a gay guy and most people do not know. They are usually surprised when I tell them.

It would be nice if the show had some butch or average guys on instead of flaming queens. Oh well, most of the people they have on are jokes anyway.

adamblast

I think these dating-type shows do such a good job at making the heterosexual lifestyle look repulsive, that we have to allow them some leeway in making gays look bad, too...

rfduncan

You know, you're right adamblast. We NEED more bad publicity for the gay community instead of the squeaky-clean, respectable and enviable image that the general public associates with them now. TAKE 'EM DOWN A NOTCH, Blind Date!

adamblast

Naw, we just need fewer uptight gay rights advocates and friends, who expect every image of the community to fit their idea of what's "positive." I like my TV, movies, whatever, to show 3-dimensional human beings, good or bad... The right to have villians, idiots, nelly queens or what-have-you actually turns out to be surprisingly important... It's not like every straight character on TV represents the heterosexual lifestyle... Gay people or characters shouldn't always have to bear that mantle either. The truly scary and negative idea is that gays *must* be shown to be "just like straights" or it's not a positive/responsible portrayal...

All that said, my first post was meant to be mostly in jest, I just didn't bother with the smiley.

Giantrobo

ok then, if I remember right and grnated I may be wrong, Singled Out was the one with all gay ep that didn't air.


Personally, who cares.... Air them I say.