Debbie Schlussel: Brokeback Ballroom: No, America Doesn't Want to See Two Dudes Dancing
**** SCROLL DOWN FOR UPDATE ****
And here's the latest in "In Your Face" gay news . . .
Lance Bass--the former "'N Sync" singer who outed himself as gay--is the talk of Hollywood, with speculation that he will star on the next edition of ABC's "Dancing With the Stars."
As you've probably deduced, the discussion centers on whether the gay Bass will dance with a man or a woman on the show, which usually has a professional dancer of the opposite sex partnering up with each has-been, D-list celeb on the show.
Pro dancer and show regular Cheryl Burke says:
I don't think America is ready to watch two men dancing.
Gay Dancing: Don't Expect to See Either of These on ABC's Dancing Show . . .
Um, it's not that we're not "ready." It's that we don't want it shoved in our face. What you do behind closed doors is your business. But don't make us watch.
And if it does happen, Bass will be the laughing stock and the first contestant voted off . . . unless Elton John's harem monopolizes the phone lines on which people vote.
**** UPDATE: Reader Ari disagrees with me:
You said "Whatever you do behind closed doors is your business."That's not true.
Everybody pays when people are irresponsible sexually. We pay for thousands of bastard children born to irresponsible teenagers. We pay for the uninsured to get care for VD with our tax dollars and higher prices of medical insurance. We pay for AIDS research because the disease is spread by what two men do behind closed doors.
I would agree with you that it's nobody's business, but we're all paying for it. That makes it OUR business.
He has a point.
Posted by Debbie on August 5, 2008 12:31 PM to Debbie Schlussel