He's dancing trombonist Jonathan Arons.
A dancing trombonist.
A salsa dancing trombonist.
That he's doing it as Darth Vader is gravy. Awesome gravy.
Hat tip to Insidethemagic.com
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
LGBT Stereotypes Fall Hard Thanks to OUTtv
Cheers go out to OUTtv, Canada's Premier gay lesbian bisexual transgender television tv network. OUTtv has done a fantastic job of putting some ugly stereotypes of the LGBT community to rest. Showcasing programming like "RuPaul's Drag Race", gay-centric travel show "Bump", and original dramedy's like "Noah's Arc", OUTtv has succeeded in putting forth the mainstream face of the queer community, and for straight but not square suburban folks this should come as a huge relief.
For years, television writers and producers, along with the fashion industry and dog groomers, have made the SBNS (straight but not square) community feel less than fabulous. From Paul Lynde to Madame to Michael Flatley, SBNSs were told that they were not as funny, skinny, or fabulous as their queer friends and coworkers. Saddled with houses and children, they could never aspire to ripped abs and exotic vacations to rocky islands in the Mediterranean, and never could they look forward to spending a night tripping on Ecstasy while being covered in soap bubbles. They just didn't have "it". Thanks to OUTtv the secret is, to coin a phrase, "out of the closet". Spend a few hours watching OUTtv and you will see that the LGBT community featured therein is just as shabby, fat and boring as your average 47-year old hockey-playing blogger named Kevin. Or your average, middle-aged, gin-swilling newsman named Kevin. OUTtv is there for you, with the message, writ bold across all their programming, "We're here, we're not funny, we can't carry a network, we're just the same as the hunting network but with more feathers, get used to it." I for one, could not be prouder, or happier. Thank you OUTtv. Thank you for showing us that once you give the LGBT community more than supporting roles on shitty sitcoms, that they can produce shitty sitcoms too. Thank you for showing that as soon as you try to broaden your appeal, all pretense of cool or chic is tossed out for the flavour of the week. And that flavour is vanilla.
It's a sprint to the bottom of the quality barrel, and our formerly fit and fabulous friends are joining us on the ride.
For years, television writers and producers, along with the fashion industry and dog groomers, have made the SBNS (straight but not square) community feel less than fabulous. From Paul Lynde to Madame to Michael Flatley, SBNSs were told that they were not as funny, skinny, or fabulous as their queer friends and coworkers. Saddled with houses and children, they could never aspire to ripped abs and exotic vacations to rocky islands in the Mediterranean, and never could they look forward to spending a night tripping on Ecstasy while being covered in soap bubbles. They just didn't have "it". Thanks to OUTtv the secret is, to coin a phrase, "out of the closet". Spend a few hours watching OUTtv and you will see that the LGBT community featured therein is just as shabby, fat and boring as your average 47-year old hockey-playing blogger named Kevin. Or your average, middle-aged, gin-swilling newsman named Kevin. OUTtv is there for you, with the message, writ bold across all their programming, "We're here, we're not funny, we can't carry a network, we're just the same as the hunting network but with more feathers, get used to it." I for one, could not be prouder, or happier. Thank you OUTtv. Thank you for showing us that once you give the LGBT community more than supporting roles on shitty sitcoms, that they can produce shitty sitcoms too. Thank you for showing that as soon as you try to broaden your appeal, all pretense of cool or chic is tossed out for the flavour of the week. And that flavour is vanilla.
It's a sprint to the bottom of the quality barrel, and our formerly fit and fabulous friends are joining us on the ride.
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