Former N*Sync member Lance Bass has been tapped to appear on the new season of Dancing With The Stars. Nothing unusual about a former boy bander doing some ballroom dancing — Joey Fatone pulled it off. The unusual part is that Bass, who is now openly gay, might be assigned a male partner. Now I see where ABC is going with this and they are trying to make a statement about equality and everything, but this show is about entertainment. I can see this being a huge controversy as certain markets threaten to pull the show on moral grounds. Plus who would lead and can both partners to lifts and tosses? That just creates an unfair advantage for Lance and his partner. What do you think about Lance having a male partner? Will it be a positive move, create a media circus, take away from the enjoyment of the show or add to it?
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Very cool!
“I’m already taking down notes on how to explain this to my kids. I’m all for gays rights blah, blah, blah…..Why does their sexuality have to be so out front in everything they do. Gays need to be like Richard Simmons. We all know he’s gay he just doesn’t make it his agenda.”
I’m all for heterosexual rights, blah, blah blah… but why does their sexuality have to be so out front in everything they do? Whenever I see a straight man who wants to dance with a straight woman IN FRONT OF CHILDREN, FOR GOD’S SAKE, it sickens me. It’s so obvious that they’re trying to push their heterosexual agenda on everyone.
If you’re a fan of ballroom dancing competitions AND a homophobe, there’s a good chance you’re the only person around you who doesn’t know you’re gay.
Dear Will,
Your reasoning is severely flawed, and you are being discriminatory.
Using the EXACT SAME argument you used, I could argue that African Americans are “a SUB-culture, a minority. They represent a small percentage of the population…” And therefore… what? You think they do not deserve any airtime?
Having one same-sex (at least partly homosexual) couple out of over 70 that have been on the show (counting this upcomming season) so far is not overrepresentation. They didn’t specifically cover this in Graduate School but I’m pretty sure that’s called Underrepresentation.
Speaking of which, I recall parents in the South saying the exact same lines when African Americans started appearing on TV with greater frequency. Mostly inspired by Christian rhetoric.
Perspective, it’s a good thing.
JAKE SAID IT BEST ABOVE. Anyone who is offended by something as benign as two men dancing deserves to be offended…lol.
It should definitely be treated as a “Non-issue”, and would serve ABC well to keep it that way.
Hmmmm..Seeing him dancing with a male partner on Dancing with the Stars may be great. That’ll be a breakthrough for the show.
Let Justin Timberlake be his partner! LOL
I’m already taking down notes on how to explain this to my kids. I’m all for gays rights blah, blah, blah…..Why does their sexuality have to be so out front in everything they do. Gays need to be like Richard Simmons. We all know he’s gay he just doesn’t make it his agenda.
Where is our society headed? This is prime time TV. Kids are watching. Gay is a SUB-culture, a minority. They represent a small percentage of the population but are overrepresented in the liberal media. Keep it in the closet or at least, keep it away from my kids. DWTS will not be seen in my home again.
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