Slog - Comments on Reality TV: An Exercise in Gender Confusion! http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/reality_tv_an_exercise_in_gender_confusi Jesus Christ! If anyone ever accused me of watching “reality TV”, I’d murder them with a salad fork. (And yes, I always seem to have one handy—beware!) There is no greater evil on this earth. I know, I know! Most of you poor suckers--despite your express wishes and best intentions-- have accidentally been sucked in by some soul-sucking reality turd or other. (Blah, blah, blah, Project Runway! Wah, wah wah, American Idol! I don’t want to fucking hear about it!) Some of you are probably suckling, even as we speak, at the poison teat of the wretched reality TV god.... Copyright 2008 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:35:43 -0800 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:11:52 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Fitz Ewww. Nasty. And I hated the few minutes of an episode that I watched.

]]> Fitz http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/reality_tv_an_exercise_in_gender_confusi#c1109480 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/reality_tv_an_exercise_in_gender_confusi#c1109480 Homo Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:02:42 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe Hell in a couple of years I will too.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/reality_tv_an_exercise_in_gender_confusi#c1109502 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/reality_tv_an_exercise_in_gender_confusi#c1109502 Homo Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:14:00 -0800 Comment by boxofbirds Yeah, Jim's a hottie. But I have to disagree with you on the Yoga instructor.... he looks weird.

]]> boxofbirds http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/reality_tv_an_exercise_in_gender_confusi#c1109509 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/reality_tv_an_exercise_in_gender_confusi#c1109509 Homo Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:18:21 -0800 Comment by boxofbirds I take that back, everyone looks terrible in their headshots on the Logo web site, so I can't pass judgment on the yoga instructor.

]]> boxofbirds http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/reality_tv_an_exercise_in_gender_confusi#c1109513 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/reality_tv_an_exercise_in_gender_confusi#c1109513 Homo Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:23:11 -0800 Comment by Cato the Younger Younger Well, Project Runway was good for three seasons and now it really does suck and not in a good blow job sorta sucking either.

]]> Cato the Younger Younger http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/reality_tv_an_exercise_in_gender_confusi#c1109528 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/reality_tv_an_exercise_in_gender_confusi#c1109528 Homo Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:31:29 -0800 Comment by DanFan Isn't that the Calpernia whose real-life boyfriend (Barry, a soldier) was killed by a couple of his "buddies" from his unit for being "gay"?

]]> DanFan http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/reality_tv_an_exercise_in_gender_confusi#c1109575 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/reality_tv_an_exercise_in_gender_confusi#c1109575 Homo Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:55:18 -0800 Comment by Dee in SF I've watched a couple of these, the first and a few in between, then the last one. It's very predicatable and formula-TV but nonetheless I appreciate that Logo is *trying* to break some barriers.

AND wooo daddy, I'd fuck Jim any day. But I like trans folks and don't feel the need to reassure myself that I'm sexually 100%straight/gay by putting paragraphs of qualifiers around my stating my attraction to a trans person.

Also, @ Dan Fan: yes.

]]> Dee in SF http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/reality_tv_an_exercise_in_gender_confusi#c1109639 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/reality_tv_an_exercise_in_gender_confusi#c1109639 Homo Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:27:52 -0800 Comment by Faggot Friend of Trannies Yes, that is in fact the same Calpernia.

Also, Adrian, even bearing in mind your undoubtedly lighthearted intentions, I'm taking you to task for throwing around "tranny" like it ain't no thing.

To make a painfully obvious analogy, I call myself a flaming faggot all the time, as do plenty of my friends, which is fine, because we all happen to BE flaming faggots.

Since you presumably are NOT a transsexual (an assumption bolstered by the various and barely subtextual insults in your post), don't you think it might be a good idea not to call this woman a tranny?

also, if you do end up sexing up Jim, please post pictures.

]]> Faggot Friend of Trannies http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/reality_tv_an_exercise_in_gender_confusi#c1109660 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/reality_tv_an_exercise_in_gender_confusi#c1109660 Homo Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:35:40 -0800 Comment by adrian oh, we aren't saying tranny anymore? i didn't get the memo. wow. i once created a hi-fucking-larious sketch character called "Franny The Freaky Tranny." i guess those days are gone forever. huh.

]]> adrian http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/reality_tv_an_exercise_in_gender_confusi#c1109667 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/reality_tv_an_exercise_in_gender_confusi#c1109667 Homo Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:41:36 -0800 Comment by Wurm The Stranger really needs a transpeep there, as liberal as you all are you dont know squat about us

]]> Wurm http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/reality_tv_an_exercise_in_gender_confusi#c1109706 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/reality_tv_an_exercise_in_gender_confusi#c1109706 Homo Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:01:18 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle @10 for the oh so true win.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/reality_tv_an_exercise_in_gender_confusi#c1109722 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/reality_tv_an_exercise_in_gender_confusi#c1109722 Homo Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:07:31 -0800 Comment by whatever The fact that she is post-op basically makes this show a non-starter for me. Now if she were pre-op (or even better, non-op), things get a *lot* more interesting. Better yet, add some female suitors to the mix.

]]> whatever http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/reality_tv_an_exercise_in_gender_confusi#c1110109 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/reality_tv_an_exercise_in_gender_confusi#c1110109 Homo Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:11:52 -0800