Seriously, Dude, There's Nothing Else On



The Washington Post's Lisa de Moraes writes this morning about Fox's latest attempt to foster greater understanding between men that love men...and men that don't.

Fox issued a stunning news release yesterday for a two-hour reality special to air in June called "Seriously, Dude, I'm Gay" in which, the network said, two heterosexual men will try to convince various people that they are gay. In the news release, Fox described the notion of a straight man "turning gay overnight" as "a heterosexual male's worst nightmare."

For one week, the two straight guys will "immerse themselves in 'the gay lifestyle,' " the network said.

After the two guys are done trying to "pass for gay," they will be put to a "jury of their queers," Fox said. Really, they said that.

The jury, made up of gay men "from all walks of life," will declare which of the two they believe actually is gay.

A catcher-slash-first baseman for a National League club based in New York had no comment, though hopefully he can hold a press conference to let us know if he plans to watch. Also, no word yet if Simon Cowell is supposed to star in the show or just be one of the judges.

My own worst nightmare would be forgetting to pay the cable bill and getting stuck with broadcast offerings like the one above.

Posted: Fri - May 14, 2004 at 11:12 AM      

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