Comments on: Gay Gossip Girl Revealed http://www.queerty.com/gay-gossip-girl-revealed-20080506/ Free of an agenda. Except that gay one. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:27:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: teddydouglas http://www.queerty.com/gay-gossip-girl-revealed-20080506/#comment-55092 teddydouglas Wed, 14 May 2008 13:14:48 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/gay-gossip-girl-revealed-20080506/#comment-55092 It's hard to consider Asher as openly gay, considering that he's still a closet case. And Eric is pretty underage (though somehow that hasn't stopped many of the show's other characters from getting into bars and being served alcohol) so I doubt we'll be seeing him at any of the local gay dives. But the more serious flaw is the network's unwillingness to put any teeth into Eric's announcement that he's gay: We never get to see the action. And no hint or reference to actual sex is ever made. It was only one kiss, and even that we don't see on screen. It’s hard to consider Asher as openly gay, considering that he’s still a closet case. And Eric is pretty underage (though somehow that hasn’t stopped many of the show’s other characters from getting into bars and being served alcohol) so I doubt we’ll be seeing him at any of the local gay dives.

But the more serious flaw is the network’s unwillingness to put any teeth into Eric’s announcement that he’s gay: We never get to see the action. And no hint or reference to actual sex is ever made. It was only one kiss, and even that we don’t see on screen.

]]> By: John http://www.queerty.com/gay-gossip-girl-revealed-20080506/#comment-53771 John Wed, 07 May 2008 15:35:01 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/gay-gossip-girl-revealed-20080506/#comment-53771 After the devestating cancellation of The OC, rich white teenagers need something to aspire to. After all, I'm sure their petty little problems are very important...to them. Why are we discriminating against ditzy blondes and their arrogant-jerk boyfriends? After the devestating cancellation of The OC, rich white teenagers need something to aspire to. After all, I’m sure their petty little problems are very important…to them.

Why are we discriminating against ditzy blondes and their arrogant-jerk boyfriends?

]]> By: jco http://www.queerty.com/gay-gossip-girl-revealed-20080506/#comment-53625 jco Tue, 06 May 2008 18:44:26 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/gay-gossip-girl-revealed-20080506/#comment-53625 The real question is, will GLAAD count both 'Asher' and 'Eric' as openly gay characters on a network television show? If so, we are plus 2. And even more when 'Eric' ventures into Chelsea... or will it be Hells Kitchen? The real question is, will GLAAD count both ‘Asher’ and ‘Eric’ as openly gay characters on a network television show? If so, we are plus 2. And even more when ‘Eric’ ventures into Chelsea… or will it be Hells Kitchen?

]]> By: PalePhoenix http://www.queerty.com/gay-gossip-girl-revealed-20080506/#comment-53611 PalePhoenix Tue, 06 May 2008 17:15:55 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/gay-gossip-girl-revealed-20080506/#comment-53611 <i>big deal! eeeww!</i> It's really such a shame that the one guy who spams Queerty mercilessly with his blog URL has nothing positive to say about a talented young actor who's deftly carried a whole L&O:SVU ep, among other things. Anyway... "Pretty White Teens Fucking" a/k/a <i>Gossip Girl</i> isn't precisely the venue I have in mind when I awake, envisioning 'greater visibility' for us, but with the feeble showing on the other soaps for young gays (think 'Nuke'), and a decent actor in the role, I hope the girls stay out of the picture and the kid remains in upcoming storylines. Whether he's attractive to <i>some people</i> is quite immaterial when we can count on one hand the number of young gay characters on ALL OF NETWORK TELEVISION. As long as we don't get hung up on how often he engages in some PDA, he's a good addition to a needed demographic. big deal! eeeww!

It’s really such a shame that the one guy who spams Queerty mercilessly with his blog URL has nothing positive to say about a talented young actor who’s deftly carried a whole L&O:SVU ep, among other things. Anyway…

“Pretty White Teens Fucking” a/k/a Gossip Girl isn’t precisely the venue I have in mind when I awake, envisioning ‘greater visibility’ for us, but with the feeble showing on the other soaps for young gays (think ‘Nuke’), and a decent actor in the role, I hope the girls stay out of the picture and the kid remains in upcoming storylines.

Whether he’s attractive to some people is quite immaterial when we can count on one hand the number of young gay characters on ALL OF NETWORK TELEVISION. As long as we don’t get hung up on how often he engages in some PDA, he’s a good addition to a needed demographic.

]]> By: kam http://www.queerty.com/gay-gossip-girl-revealed-20080506/#comment-53577 kam Tue, 06 May 2008 14:55:35 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/gay-gossip-girl-revealed-20080506/#comment-53577 I don't watch this show regularly, but last nights ep. was amazingj I don’t watch this show regularly, but last nights ep. was amazingj

]]> By: Z. http://www.queerty.com/gay-gossip-girl-revealed-20080506/#comment-53572 Z. Tue, 06 May 2008 14:41:00 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/gay-gossip-girl-revealed-20080506/#comment-53572 big deal! eeeww! http://www.ilovezeren.com big deal! eeeww!
http://www.ilovezeren.com

]]> By: degan22 http://www.queerty.com/gay-gossip-girl-revealed-20080506/#comment-53557 degan22 Tue, 06 May 2008 13:53:01 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/gay-gossip-girl-revealed-20080506/#comment-53557 Final scene totally shocked me too! I was sure she did like 10 dudes in a porno. Final scene totally shocked me too! I was sure she did like 10 dudes in a porno.

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