After much speculation as to its demise, Queer Eye is going bye bye. The ratings victim has been canned by Bravo after three seasons of making over straight fashion, culture, and style sufferers (and even a transgender fella). Not only was insider chatter hinting for months at the show's cancelation, but "culture vulture" Jai Rodriguez revealed he and his cohorts weren't asked back for 2007.

The early termination of an era, or had the show served its purpose? Five rather stereotypical representations of gays on TV received its share of criticism (from us too, we're sure) — which is typical of any minority group trying to break into the mainstream. (Blacks, Hispanics, and women, for example, all went through – and, arguably, are still in – this phase.) And even though we rarely tuned in for new episodes of Queer Eye, we're going to miss Carson Kressley's excuse for his Fashion Week party ubiquity.

"Queer Eye" Canceled [ABC 4]

Update: TMZ files a report saying Rodriguez was misquoted by AfterElton.com and that Queer Eye is not, in fact, canceled — but rather they're gearing up for an all new season. Meanwhile, some of TMZ's commenters say otherwise. [TMZ]