Are gay folks getting too much attention?

Diddums · 27 Jun 2017 at 20:22

This is something that's been bothering me for a while. I have many gay friends, gay family and my mentality is that what people do in their personal lives is none of my business, so put the torches and pitch forks away.

That said, I just saw an ad for some or other gay tv show. This is nothing new, homosexuality has been in films and tv shows for decades and there's nothing wrong with that.

This show however, "gay and proud of it" or something almost seems condescending, patronizing towards homosexuality, like it's an affliction or something. It was in the same line as those TV shows that document people with Downs Syndrome, quite pathetic really.

Are the TV stations going too far with this? Why do they have to single people out like this, as if they need special attention?

I know if I was a gay man I'd be seriously miffed.

Unless I'm just being a , in that case, as you were.

dowie · 27 Jun 2017 at 20:24

I'm not sure there is a big issue - I think gay rights organisations are quite capable of speaking out on this if their community had concerns though, perhaps if they are then maybe you've got a point - have you checked?

Diddums · 27 Jun 2017 at 20:25

No, this is purely speculation on my part. Was just thinking about it issall.

Kenai · 27 Jun 2017 at 20:26

It's pride month, they're going to make a big deal of it, special attention is the name of the game this month.

stewski · 27 Jun 2017 at 20:29

The sort of shows you are talking about are cheap to produce, there are loads of them and not remotely exclusive to gay people!

On the basis of having watched big brother or x factor you could start a thread called are talentless plastic people getting too much attention?

RDM · 27 Jun 2017 at 20:31

It is getting no attention from me as I don't watch that sort of trash TV.

Diddums · 27 Jun 2017 at 20:32

Me neither, but it's hard to avoid the ads when they're constantly being shoved down your throat.

Ayahuasca · 27 Jun 2017 at 20:36

You're not doing it right if you don't flaunt it

Freefaller · 27 Jun 2017 at 20:44

Diddums said:
Me neither, but it's hard to avoid the ads when they're constantly being shoved down your throat.

Fnar

dowie · 27 Jun 2017 at 20:45

was about to quote the same thing

Diddums · 27 Jun 2017 at 20:50

You guise

kitfit1 · 27 Jun 2017 at 20:56

Diddums said:
Me neither, but it's hard to avoid the ads when they're constantly being shoved down your throat.

Oops..............that left an odd taste

FurryLemon · 27 Jun 2017 at 21:00

Yup.

Feminists and this whole 'I'm not a gender' nonsense is also getting old fast too.

Narj · 27 Jun 2017 at 21:06

Ahhh pride month. I was wondering why every other story on the BBC suggested stories seemed to have a homo theme.

Not that I have an issue, it just looked a bit too frequent to be a normal news week!

darkgen · 27 Jun 2017 at 21:14

I have no idea. Is it important?

Freakbro · 27 Jun 2017 at 21:16

Narj said:
Ahhh pride month. I was wondering why every other story on the BBC suggested stories seemed to have a homo theme.

Not that I have an issue, it just looked a bit too frequent to be a normal news week!

"Surge reporting"

Vonhelmet · 27 Jun 2017 at 21:22

At least we seem to be getting past the hilarious antics of people like Louis Spence and Alan Carr who are like the black minstrels of the gay world like OMG THEY ARE SO CAMP IT'S HILARIOUS.

413x · 27 Jun 2017 at 21:24

I don't come across such ads and do not watch TV really, so it doesn't bother me. If you don't like, you don't need to watch

darkgen · 27 Jun 2017 at 21:24

Vonhelmet said:
At least we seem to be getting past the hilarious antics of people like Louis Spence and Alan Carr who are like the black minstrels of the gay world like OMG THEY ARE SO CAMP IT'S HILARIOUS.

Oh; there was me thinking that was just their personalities!

dowie · 27 Jun 2017 at 22:29

darkgen said:
Oh; there was me thinking that was just their personalities!

indeed, not sure what the issue is there either