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Purveyor

(29,876 posts)
Sat Jan 18, 2014, 03:21 PM Jan 2014

ABC's 'Bachelor' Says Gays Are "Perverts"

PASADENA, Calif.--Juan Pablo Galavis seems a charming Bachelor on ABC's reality show, but he made some ugly remarks here Friday in discussing the show.

Asked by website TheTVPage.com whether ABC should air a season with a gay or bisexual Bachelor, he said, "I don't think it is a good example for kids to watch that on TV," calling homosexuals "more pervert in a sense."

Though he voiced respect for his own gay producer, he said same-sex couples with kids are "confusing in a sense...where is the thin line to cross or not? You have to respect everybody's desires and way of living. But it would be too hard for TV."

The comments come a month after Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson made anti-gay comments in a GQ interview, was promptly "suspended indefinitely" by A&E, only to be reinstated after a pro-Robertson backlash. The show returned last week with ratings similar to last winter's start but down sharply from its most recent (and record-setting) premiere last August.

ABC had no immediate comment.

MORE...

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2014/01/18/juan-pablo-galavis-bachelor-gay-remarks/4635779/



What an ass. I sure wouldn't want to be 'him' after this...

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ABC's 'Bachelor' Says Gays Are "Perverts" (Original Post) Purveyor Jan 2014 OP
Cancel him!!! hrmjustin Jan 2014 #1
why are we always the punching bags warrior1 Jan 2014 #2
Not just Republicans. A HERETIC I AM Jan 2014 #14
Says the pervert. JaneyVee Jan 2014 #3
Right... great role model. Agschmid Jan 2014 #22
but a fake softcore dating show where a bunch of attractive woman all compete Johonny Jan 2014 #4
Ka-pow! dawg Jan 2014 #5
+1 El_Johns Jan 2014 #12
Yep. Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #17
Exactly libodem Jan 2014 #28
Three-pointer & foul shot pending. Eleanors38 Jan 2014 #34
but YOUR "reality show" is not perverted? Take a look in the mirror, Juan. alp227 Jan 2014 #6
No, that dumbass show is what is "perverted" MadrasT Jan 2014 #7
So dude, you have to appear on a TV show just to get laid? edbermac Jan 2014 #8
Bingo. jsr Jan 2014 #43
Let's see what we can do to destroy his life AngryAmish Jan 2014 #9
There wouldn't be a show like that because the Bachelor audience wouldn't watch it jmowreader Jan 2014 #10
We'll find out on Sunday as "Looking" starts on HBO dickthegrouch Jan 2014 #21
Totally different shows jmowreader Jan 2014 #23
I'll have to google it! Agschmid Jan 2014 #27
Another show to add to the list of things I will never watch. Initech Jan 2014 #11
Watching a man with a harem of women to pick from is Rex Jan 2014 #16
I guess next we can expect adivce on temperance from Otis the Drunk dsc Jan 2014 #13
So being gay is perverted, but going on a show where you have a harem Rex Jan 2014 #15
Guy looks like a pinhead. Warren DeMontague Jan 2014 #18
Blech...that looks screams 'desperation' imo. Rex Jan 2014 #19
I think he needs a propeller beanie Warren DeMontague Jan 2014 #24
Much better! Rex Jan 2014 #32
Certainly not my type. When I'm in the mood for a man, I want a 'real one'... eom Purveyor Jan 2014 #30
douchebag looking asshole JI7 Jan 2014 #39
My being a pervert has absolutely nothing to do with my being gay. Kurovski Jan 2014 #20
I think so... Agschmid Jan 2014 #25
It seems like a tongue-twister. Kurovski Jan 2014 #38
Fuckin' A, Bubba! Warren DeMontague Jan 2014 #26
Is that new avatar from Archer? Kurovski Jan 2014 #37
Yep. Warren DeMontague Jan 2014 #44
Yep. Funny. Kurovski Feb 2014 #48
Tee hee hee libodem Jan 2014 #29
OK Kurovski Jan 2014 #36
Best action libodem Jan 2014 #42
Another conservative weenbag loses all appeal in the eyes of women with style and substance. nt Zorra Jan 2014 #31
POS. Those Bachelor are crap, too. nt valerief Jan 2014 #33
I think you're some kind of deviated prevert. DefenseLawyer Jan 2014 #35
fuck him, fuck that stupid show, and ABC SUCKS JI7 Jan 2014 #40
So I guess if he said a blatent Racial remark that would be okay too? AsahinaKimi Jan 2014 #41
Maybe he can be sent to Louisiana Are_grits_groceries Jan 2014 #45
"..Perverts!" Warren DeMontague Jan 2014 #46
Family Values! napkinz Jan 2014 #47

Agschmid

(28,749 posts)
22. Right... great role model.
Sat Jan 18, 2014, 05:44 PM
Jan 2014

I admit I like watching the show but this will change my viewing habits.

Enjoy you fantasy suite without me Juan Pablo... classy huh?

Johonny

(20,674 posts)
4. but a fake softcore dating show where a bunch of attractive woman all compete
Sat Jan 18, 2014, 03:25 PM
Jan 2014

to win a guy (I.E. money and fame) and then dumps him as soon as the cameras turn off that's perfectly normal and teaches really good values to children.

MadrasT

(7,237 posts)
7. No, that dumbass show is what is "perverted"
Sat Jan 18, 2014, 04:14 PM
Jan 2014

I saw that show once when I was in a hotel and it was like watching a trainwreck. The women behaved like idiots and the dude was just... pathetic.

The whole concept is perverted.

The only reason it exists is to perpetuate bullshit heteronormative gender stereotypes.

jmowreader

(50,447 posts)
10. There wouldn't be a show like that because the Bachelor audience wouldn't watch it
Sat Jan 18, 2014, 04:44 PM
Jan 2014

The Bachelor comes from the company that made its fortune with three basic products: movies about talking mice, movies about a duck afflicted with Tourette's Syndrome, and about a hundred movies about beautiful young women who married rich, handsome men. The Bachelor is nothing less than turning one of Disney's princess movies into a reality show.

Straight women wouldn't watch a gay-bachelor show because it doesn't fit into the Disney fantasy mold, and gay guys would't watch it because they'd rather find a real-life Prince Charming.

dickthegrouch

(3,151 posts)
21. We'll find out on Sunday as "Looking" starts on HBO
Sat Jan 18, 2014, 05:39 PM
Jan 2014

New Gay-themed show starts Sunday night.

Personally I'm hoping for tips on meeting the right guy

jmowreader

(50,447 posts)
23. Totally different shows
Sat Jan 18, 2014, 06:48 PM
Jan 2014

That looks like something a lot of people would watch, but it's not "twenty gay men attempt to convince one gay man they're The One And Only."

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
16. Watching a man with a harem of women to pick from is
Sat Jan 18, 2014, 05:01 PM
Jan 2014

supposedly NOT perverted? I think this guy needs to look up the word 'perverted' in the dictionary and then do some self-reflecting.

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
15. So being gay is perverted, but going on a show where you have a harem
Sat Jan 18, 2014, 04:59 PM
Jan 2014

of women to pick from to marry...is...gosh what...wholesome clean fun!?

What a fucking hypocrite.

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
32. Much better!
Sat Jan 18, 2014, 07:07 PM
Jan 2014

That was a much needed improvement! Hell, I could watch the show if he wears it the whole time!

Kurovski

(34,655 posts)
48. Yep. Funny.
Wed Feb 5, 2014, 04:11 PM
Feb 2014

"I swear to god you could drown a toddler in my panties right now"

Said on meeting Burt Reynolds, as I recall.


Nice commentary on other stuff, too.

 

DefenseLawyer

(11,101 posts)
35. I think you're some kind of deviated prevert.
Sat Jan 18, 2014, 07:42 PM
Jan 2014

I think General Ripper found out about your preversion, and that you were organizing some kind of mutiny of preverts!

AsahinaKimi

(20,776 posts)
41. So I guess if he said a blatent Racial remark that would be okay too?
Sat Jan 18, 2014, 09:56 PM
Jan 2014

Why do Bigots get so much air time?

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