Friday
How to Look Good Naked (Lifetime) 9:00 PM EST
After a record-setting premiere, Carson Kressley returns to help an older woman and a tall woman learn to accept themselves.
The Catherine Tate Show (BBC America) 9:20 PM EST
I totally missed it when the chameleon-like comedienne's sketch comedy show made its season premiere a couple weeks ago (I blame the odd time slot) but Tate's show has been pretty gay this season. Derek Faye has already made a few appearances and last week's episode even saw Lauren Conrad practicing to perform Toni Basil's "Mickey" for a guy she likes.
Miss America: Reality Check (The Learning Channel) 10:00 PM EST
I was pretty mixed about last week's premiere; while there was a lot of talk about updating Miss America's image, I thought there was more mocking of the bad style choices than helpful advice. Still, I'm giving this one another chance for two reasons: Michael Urie and Miss Vermont.
Saturday
Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss (Logo) 6:00 PM EST
If the upcoming release of a new, gay-themed film with Brad Rowe has you feeling a bit nostalgic, the film that introduced Rowe to a gay male audience airs on Logo tonight. And what better way to celebrate the opening of The Bucket List, which features Sean Hayes?
Talk Show with Spike Feresten (Fox) Midnight
Like The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet, this slow-moving talk show is something I'd only recommend under special circumstances ... and, indeed, I hear this week's repeat has John Waters as a guest. If Waters can't liven this show up, nothing can.
Sunday
The Wire (HBO) 9:00 PM EST
Omar Little's exploits will eventually continue in HBO's highly-praised drama ... best not miss out on all the developments leading up to his return.
Brothers & Sisters (ABC) 10:00 PM EST
From what I can find out about this week's episode, I have no idea if well see much of Kevin Walker or even Scotty Wendell. However, we do know that Kevin somehow ends up in a dunce cap.
Submitted by
on Fri, 2008-01-11 15:58.
Michael Urie makes everything better
I was just saying how appalled and yet fascinated I was about Miss America reality check and mostly fascinated because of Urie and Miss Vermont.
Still, doesn't Ugly Betty pay him enough?
Getting rid of gay stereotypes
Why is it only a stereotype when the guy is effeminate?
wait, what?
Is this really about them or maybe internalized homophobia?
I am not a fan of either of these guys as I find them annoying, but if you think that "queenie miss things" are not helping your fight for equal rights, I'd like to ask what you think does help, whether you think these guys should hide at home instead of earning an honest living, and what, if anything, you are doing to help this fight. It may be a little much to ask them to carry so much of the community's weight on their nelly shoulders.
Unless we are more tolerant of one another, we may have little right to be asking for others to tolerate us as we are. I am not saying that I don't think the same thing sometimes, but those moments show how far we still need to go. A cursory history of the gay rights movement may show you that a bunch of big fat drag queens, some leather daddies, and gaggle big ole girls with feather light loafers may have done much more for gay rights than you and I combined. There is still time for us, esp. if not watching Cojo and Carson, to contribute by putting forth whatever we can to show how diverse we are.