| HBO's 'True Blood' turning 'too gay' for mainstream? |
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| Written by Joe L. Sosa, Jr | |||
| Sunday, 22 August 2010 21:06 | |||
Zap2It, Posted: 8/22/2010, 1:15 PM Last week, Philadelphia Eagles player, Todd Herremans, had gotten in some trouble with fans and team management after he tweeted his annoyance at "True Blood's" "barrage of homosexuality." We could have never predicted that Rolling Stone would unveil a racy new cover featuring Alexander Skarsgard, Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer entwined with each other and nude soon after. And in the article, creator Alan Ball said that sexually anything goes with his vampires. Also, "90210's" Michael Steger appears in Sunday's (August 22) episode to add a new romantic interest for Denis O'Hare's vampire king character. At any rate, after Herremans apologized, we asked our readers if it's possible to be a fan of the show and anti-gay. You responded in droves. Here are some of the comments that caught our eye:No, you can't be a Truebie and anti-gay Michael: "No I do not believe it is possible to be both homophobic and a fan of the show... Going back to Todd Herremans comment on twitter, it just goes to show that watching 'True Blood' does take an open mind, homophobes will get very uncomfortable because of there ignorance and intolerance." Yes, you can be a Truebie and anti-gay Luee: "I like the show the way it is and personally Alan has to just make sure he can give us another great finale and I am sure any folks who are uncomfortable about the gay characters will overlook the "discomfort." Does this mean I am pro-gay-marriage? No, I am not. But does this make me 'homophobic' or bigoted? No I am not. Am I a big fan of TB? One of the biggest." For complete article click here
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