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"Hello, gay kettle? This is the gay pot calling"
I think I've officially had my fill of Big Brother's Joshuah. It's obvious that the extra "H" in his name stands for "Houseguest from Hell". When he first started on the show, I thought he was a breath of fresh air. He came across as smart and funny, and he looked like a real guy, not a typical reality show model. His burgeoning romance with the other gay roommate Neil was something new and exciting. Then, Neil abruptly left the show, and Joshuah went from a breath of fresh air to a stale fart in a locked room. First, he goes off on fellow houseguest Amanda, who is annoying as hell, but did not deserve the (literally) foaming at the mouth, verbal-bordering on physical assault that Joshuah subjected her to, culminating in repeated uses of the "C" word. Even more shocking was when he tried to educate the other houseguests about bareback sex with this jawdropper: I do bareback with my boyfriend. We've both been tested for HIV and we're both negative so it's cool. I only do that with my boyfriend. I don't do that on a random one night stand. That's too risky. If you're a top it's okay because you can't really get HIV from being the top because you're penetrating them..." Again and again, Joshuah has shown himself to be the most obnoxious person in the house (and that's saying a lot now that Evil Dick is back). But this last incident really shows that he has no perception of reality. In a backyard conversation with Adam and Ryan, he goes off on "nelly queens", and how much he hates them, and how they're giving all gay men "a bad name". He and his boyfriend are not "like that", of course...they're "dudes". You know, the more I think about it, the more I realize that Neil must have superpowers. He certainly has the ability to dodge bullets. You can see the clip of Joshuah insisting he's a manly man over here though warning, this is NSFW. Submitted by on Wed, 2008-03-26 10:49. |
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You know what? I don't
You know what? I don't agree with the statements Josh has made either, or his overly aggressive outbursts toward various houseguests.
But...
He's being filmed 24/7. He's a human being, with his own feelings, attitudes, prejudices, etc. So he's far from a paragon of gay perfection; what the hell IS that anyway?
I don't know, it always sort of bugs me when anyone looks to reality show contestants to represent. Especially on a show like Big Brother which essentially draws people who are willing to throw their ethics and morals out the window in order to win money. WHAT? These people are actually selfish, obnoxious twits? LOL... what were you expecting?
I love political correctness, sincerely. I think it takes a bad rap. In my mind, being politically correct means learning to be sensitive to others in mixed company and respectful of people with different beliefs and/or viewpoints than your own.
But that doesn't apply when you are being filmed in your own home (more or less) for 24 hours a day, going through all kinds of emotionally draining situations and deprived from the things that usually help you recharge your batteries. I challenge anyone to do the same thing and come out smelling like a rose.
The person you seem to want Joshuah to be doesn't really exist in real life, at least not when that person is being filmed 24/7. I've yet to meet someone who DIDN'T have at least one viewpoint I disagree with or wouldn't emulate in my own life, and chances are I've got several that others would feel the same about.
Thank God Saint Neil left before we could all see that even HE isn't perfect and has attitudes and viewpoints that aren't politically correct. LOL
Calling someone a jerk isn't being PC
Very well put.
That was an excellent response to the previous post.
I would add that while I don't think anyone is expecting "perfection," there should be some expectation that a gay "representative" be pleasant, at least. Yeah, this is a "reality" show where the contestants have to screw each other - figuratively, literally, or both - in order to get on top. However, I think that the majority of straight people aren't that sophisticated - they don't see gay people as individuals, but as a homogeneous group. (Racial/ethnic minorities encounter the same problems.) In this case, straight people already think that gay men are bitchy queens; Joshuah just confirms it.
Lastly, Joshuah seem quite nelly to me. He's not totally flaming, but he ain't that far from it. So for him to say that he hates "nelly queens," well, it looks like a case of negative projection to me.
to add to that...
Awwwe, I had hoped you'd follow that up with "figuratively, literaly, or both" a 2nd time. If only for shitzngiggles.
i agree
zanefan, you got bashed for defending Josh, but I agree. Sure, this guy isn't someone I would date once I got to know him, but I probably would say that about a lot of people. He's doing the best he can with whatever "enlightenment" he's got...he grew up in Texas, for god's sake, and only came out as gay (or actually bisexual) after High School according to the BB web site. You can't expect him to be a perfect gay pop icon when he doesn't even have a publicist. :)
What confuses me is...who is this "boyfriend" he keeps talking about?? I thought all the houseguests were single, and that's why he was initially matched up with Neil!
I don't get how saying its okay to call a jerk , a jerk
Big Brother: The worst reality show in American TV history.
Well at least Joshuah's mom...
went on the record this past week by saying that Joshuah is really not the bitchy, whiney, and rather rude "queen" that we all became accustomed to over the last couple of months. It's nice to know that he's not like that in real life. I do however have a strong urge to track him down and bitch-slap him for saying that as a "top", you can't get HIV. How stupid is that and what rock has he been living under? Quick...somebody get Dan Savage on the line...STAT!!
I've often wondered if Joshuah purposely added the "h" at the ending of his name to illustrate the moans ("ah") that gay men make when having sex. LOL. Just a silly observation. Peace :)
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