Spencer from "Survivor" talks strategy, thanks God he doesn't sound too gay

Ah, youth.

The new season of Survivor starts tonight, and RealityBlurred has an interesting interview up with Spencer, this season's gay castaway who also happens to be the youngest player in the show's history.

The youth element actually makes itself fairly self-evident when Spencer discusses his predecessors, gay and straight, from earlier seasons, which is seasoned with profanity and insults rather than wisdom. But hey, we've all been there, right?

One moment that is a bit troubling, though, comes at the very end of the interview, when Spencer sets himself apart from other gay players (except for JP, who wasn't out at the time) by stressing how straight-acting he is. Let's just say he could use a little sensitivity training:

"But I won’t be Todd, I surely won’t be Coby. I won’t be Charlie. Holy shit. I talked to my parents and I was like, ‘Mom, do I sound like that?’ she was like, ‘Sweetheart, no, I would never let you go out in public if you sounded like that.’ Thank God."

Thank God is right! We should all be so lucky to have a parent who would keep us locked in the attic if we showed even a hint of a lisp or let slip a showtune in the shower. Kid, a word of advice: The fact that people can't tell at first glance that you're gay doesn't make you any more of a man or any less of a homosexual. The sooner you accept that and move on, the better for everyone.

And be careful what you say now — if you come back for an All-Star season all the other gay castaways may zhuzh you within an inch of your life.

One last thing: If you haven't yet, be sure to cast your votes in our first Top Gay Reality Stars poll over on the main page. Did Spencer just take himself out of the running?