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Another homo finds a home in the gay-black niche
After a season or two, his show began tanking in the rankings, and its buzz factor wore off as other programs with similar formats entered the market. Kressley looked doomed to be ushered into the shadows of reality television has-beens. And then Lifetime came knocking. They had a little show called How to Look Good Naked they wanted him to host, and in February 2007, word arrived he’d be leading yet another makeover show about feeling good about yourself, but this time for women. When the show premiered nearly a year later in January, it set record numbers with Lifetime; 1.6 million viewers tuned in, and Kressley was solidified as a television commodity. Very quickly, Kressley became the male face of Lifetime; perhaps more importantly, it was Lifetime’s acknowledgment that its unofficial tagline, “Television for women (and gay men)” was part of its operating procedure. Thus, it’s only logical, then, that Lifetime wants to extend its investment in Kressley. With his own talk show. This is big. |
» Biting Back.
It took nearly four years, but Australian radio host Steve Price has agreed to apologize for calling Queer Eye guy Carson Kressley a "pillow biter" and a "pompous little pansy prig." Price's employer, 2UE, will also make a $10,000 donation to an HIV/AIDS non-profit. [Herald Sun] |
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Well, TrimWater's publicist came across our little blurb and wrote us the following note:
Oh, unnamed publicist, there are so many things wrong with this missive. First and foremost, we do not aspire to be like Perez Hilton or Carson Kressley. On the contrary. Second, we don't wear leather pants. They're tacky. And, on a related note, we don't need to lose weight. We just need fatter friends. Read the aforementioned - and outdated - press release, after the jump… |
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» It's A Comin'
Carson Kressley will lead Cyndi Lauper and her True Colors crew around the United States this summer. The B-52's and Rosie O'Donnell have signed on for the fun, which officially makes this tour the gayest in history. [NY Blade] |
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AfterElton talks with uber-gay Carson Kressley today. In addition to discussing his new Lifetime show, Kressley takes some time to address people who find him to be a dick sucking version of black face: "If I say I was being stereotypical and I do what "shouldn't" be stereotypical, then I'm living my life for somebody else and I'm marching to the beat of somebody else's drummer, and that, I think, is a worse thing." |
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For the past three years, I’ve urged the Secretary and her senior management team to redress policies that discriminate against gay and lesbian employees. Absolutely nothing has resulted from this. And so I’ve felt compelled to choose between obligations to my partner — who is my family — and service to my country. That anyone should have to make that choice is a stain on the Secretary’s leadership and a shame for this institution and our country. The forthcoming Advocate - which hits stands on January 15th - also features an interview with Diane Lane, the reality of living with HIV and a profile on Carson Kressley, whom journo Tricia Romano deems "America's gay boyfriend." We'd rather be single. |
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Gary Burns Calls MP's Wife A "Fag Hag Impersonator"
Apparently Burns wasn't satisfied by the public tongue lashing, because he later wrote a scathing letter to Mr. Turnbull: You will get more angry homosexuals like me attacking you verbally in public because of your fascist leader John Howard, who treats my community like second-class citizens. While that may be true, the Labour Party found Burns' emotional explosion to be unfit: they've since dropped him from their volunteer roster. This isn't the first time Burns has caused an international incident: the activist famously challenged radio DJ John Laws for calling Carson Kressley a "pillow biter", which could have simply been a statement of fact. |
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Spoiler: It's Totally Light...
In addition to professing her crazed love for Carson Kressley, Albert gives us the lowdown on the show's record-setting queers, including "gay boy genius" Christian Siriano. …Siriano is so gay he makes Austen Scarlett of Season 1 seem like Rock Hudson. Oh wait, I mean Tom Cruise. Oh, that doesn't work either… Christian is so gay he makes Austen Scarlett seem like Rupert Everett! Shit. From the way Albert describes him, Siriano could very well could be a real-life, adult version of Ugly Betty's gay nephew, Justin. |
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The word "retribution" comes to mind. |
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That's right, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy's culinary queer's up in the mix as the show's newest, gayest judge. AfterElton sits down with Allen to get the scoop on the show and, for some reason, his taste in men. Literally: AE: You're trapped on a deserted island with Tom Colicchio, Carson Kressley and Rupert Everett. Whom do you eat to survive, and how would you prepare them? Allen also offers some details on the hottie contestants, the season's tasty twists and insists he's not a party guy. He's more inclined, he says, to spend his time eating a Cuban…sandwich. |
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• Tim Hardaway's homophobia makes The Today Show's Ann Curry giggle. • Gaydar to honor Gary Frisch at party. Poppers not included. • Rosie O'Donnell wants John Stamos and his big cock, too. • Margaret Thatcher's made of stone. • Milli Vanilli to become movie? • Lifetime takes pity on Carson Kressley. |
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• Someone buy Carson Kressley's book for Carson Kressley, please! (Thanks, Radar.) • Maybe Kressley can then give the book to Ontario's Health Minister, George Smitherman - he's marrying his long-time beau this summer. • We're sure President Bush won't be invited. We're also sure he'll be really offended. You know, because he's so compassionate. • Here's a little tonic for your upset tummy: rumor has it that John Barrowman may sign on to play a seductive gay villain opposite Daniel Craig's James Bond. • After you're done thinking about Barrowman getting naked with Bond, why not think about some of the most famous young designers, some of whom we'd like to get naked with, too. After we play dress up, of course. • Now you've picked out your wardrobe, allouw John Mayer to provide a lesson in how not to open an interview with Ryan Seacrest, "You’re like the Anderson Cooper of E!” Oh, wait, actually, we think every interview with Ryan Seacrest should start like that… |
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If he does end up with his very own radio show, we hope the hypocritical Jim West doesn’t resort to any verbal gay bashing. He wouldn’t want to make the same mistake as Aussie radio host John Laws who decided to take on, of all people, our beloved Carson Kressley. But Law has now apologized for calling our favorite Queer Eye queen a “pompous little pansy prig” among several other little niceties. In the broadcast, Laws said of Kressley: "Who is this who was strutting around everywhere yesterday, telling Australian blokes how to wear their pocket square, as he called it? Law's statement reeks of someone who has desperately shifted into damage control mode. But we could be incorrect in our translation. After all, English isn’t our first language. It’s poofspeak. |
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• We so did not need to see Carson Kressley shirtless at the White Party. We mean, really, we did not need to see that. [HX] • A reader did a little sleuthing and found out that Mark Bess, the man who wrote us last week’s hate mail, lives on Gay Dreisbach Road. Oh, the irony. [Queerty] • If given the choice between Christ and Oprah, we’d probably go with Ms. W. But the thing that really gets us worked up over this letter is Alan Chambers’ photo. Look at her. She is obviously a gay. Just look at that cock-sucking smile. [Exodus International] • Oh dear God. So many stockings to stuff. So little time. Andy has pictures of Boston’s Santa Speedo Run. [Towleroad] • HX put us in their Homo Dish column, where all the A-Gays are name-dropped. How we got in we’ll never know being C-Gays and all. [HX] |