It's the BEST.GAY.WEEK.EVER!

It's the end of another week here at AfterElton Inc. and time for me and the monkeys to kick back and enjoy our Snickers candy bars. In this week's BEST.GAY.WEEK.EVER! column I talk about what's it like getting spun by Masterfoods' PR person Alice Nathanson. (I got so dizzy I almost fell down!) I also discuss the not very funny comedy stylings of Shirley Q. Liquor as performed by one Charles Knipp. Knipp thinks its funny to do his drag queen bit in black face. Too bad for him the African-American community isn't laughing. Then I ponder the mini boom of gay Middle-Eastern characters suddenly underway. Just this year we've had Salim on Sleeper Cell, Kenny on The War at Home, and now Omar in the off-Broadway play All That I Will Ever Be. Naturally, I have to say a few words about Mika, Mika, Mika and then I talk about how everyone should run an internet spammer over with their car--repeatedly. Our site has been inundated with porno spam of late and I have to spend time I don't have trying to delete it all. Unfortunately, I've goofed a couple of times and deleted genuine comments for which I apologize. But at least this way you don't have to look at the nasty things. A couple of notes about the TV listings. ESPN has moved up their Outside the Lines episode with retired NBA player John Amaechi discussing his coming out to Sunday at 9:30 AM ET. Better reprogram those TIVO's, DVR's and VCR's. I just finished watching last night's Men in Trees and I have to say I was less than enthralled with it. The episode featured George (Orlando Jones) coming out to his father (George Amos) followed by a blind date between George and Terri (Mario Cantone). What rankled a bit was that even though the show was set in Alaska, both George and Terri were played rather fey. And, yes, I know there is nothing wrong with fey, many gay men are fey, and it is part of the big tapestry that is gay. As for Trees, yes, George was from the big city so his jaunty cap and colorful scarf might be a bit more likely in Alaska. But Terri supposedly lived in a neighboring town, yet he acted like he had just hopped off the subway in Christopher Street looking f-a-a-abulous. He was worried about his biceps, empty pizza calories, and "back fat". Puh-leeze. I've spent a ton of time in Alaska and know there are plenty of gay men up north, but most of them don't go "G-u-r-r-rl friend" on you when hanging out in a bowling alley. It just would've been nicer to see something a little less stereotypical. But that's just me! Anyway, don't forget tonight's episode of Trading Spouses with Looney Tunes Julie Chase as the Mayor of Bigotville or Law & Order's episode with a gay plot line. By the way, I promised to keep a deathwatch going for Brad "I love the 'F"'word" Garrett's FOX  sitcom 'Til Death. Well, it continues edging it's way toward sitcom oblivion coming in 12th place on Thursday night. Neener, neener, neener. That is all!