MTV’s getting even more gay – and in the good way. The “music” network will soon air model and singer Tila Tequila’s dating show, the pun-tastic A Shot At Love.
For those of you not familiar with Ms. Tequila’s work, the overly ripe 25-year old made a name for herself in lad mags like Stuff and Maxim, as well as hosting Pants Off Dance Off. And like all good female fantasies, Tequila’s got a taste for the titties – and the dick, too. So, what’s a girl to do? Test them all out, of course!
A Shot at Love will reportedly follow Tequila as she whittles down a group of 32 suitors — 16 straight men and 16 gay women — who will live together and compete against one another in challenges to win her heart.
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“Tila Tequila made a name for herself by doing things her way, captivating legions of fans online, both men and women,” [said] Tony DiSanto, MTV’s executive vice president of series development and programming… “The show is a roller-coaster ride of drama, conflict and emotion, busting stereotypes and challenging the norm.”
Hmm, the show will only “challenge the norm” if Tequila ends up with a boy. If not, it’s just a ratings ploy. Still, it’s somewhat refreshing to see some queer loving up on the television.
Mr. B
Don’t you mean it’ll only “challenge the norm” if she ends up with a girl?
Anyway, this sounds like a godawful idea. Worse, even, than Gay, Straight or Taken and the rest.
hisurfer
She looks like the kind of girl who will dance with another girl, but does it to turn the men on. I’d be interested to hear from the lesbians on this one – is this chick legitimate? Is she sapphic material, or just a straight-man’s fantasy of what a dyke is?
Mr. B
Yeah, that’s kind of my fear of the whole thing. It seems to me that the core audience for this sort of thing is meant to be all the straight guys who want to drool over Tequila Whatever and then give their smug approval when she chooses one of the men. Which she’ll do, of course, because the whole show is about titillation and appealing to people’s core beliefs.
Seriously, this just sounds like the worst idea ever. Pitting men and women against each other for a pin-up girl? Seems like little more than a formula for reinforcing dumb stereotypes (bisexuals are slutty, attractive queer girls are all secretly straight, and dudes are just overall better than chicks). Honestly, can you imagine the star of this show being a bisexual guy? Of course not–no one would watch it because ewww, he must be a fag in denial. (And he probably has some icky disease.)
dizzyspins
this is basically blackface–or gayface. I thought the whole “ooh look Im kissing a girl” thing was over? Ten bucks says this chick has a raging case of herpes. Her name is Tequila!