On last night’s “Top Chef” season 4 finale, sweet-natured Stephanie bested arrogant Richard and squeaked by abrasive Lisa to win the title.
I was glad Stephanie won. Of the remaining contestants, she was the one I felt was talented and seemed like a nice person. And I was even more glad that Lisa lost; her scorched-earth approach to her competitors, annoying narcissism (she chewed out the other two for not congratulating her fast enough when she came in third the week before) and questionable culinary choices made her seem undeserving.
On the other hand, this marks the third time in four seasons of the show that the GLBT contestant — Tiffani, Dale, now Lisa — came in second. To be fair, Dale lost to bisexual chef Hung, but what are the chances that the gays make it so far… and then fail to pull it off at the end?
Ah, well. Being gay doesn’t make you likeable — or good at your job. Just ask Larry Craig.Â
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screw Top Chef….
did anyone see Dale Hansen make that Brokeback Mountain comment to Pete Delkus last night…… I cringed…..
u girls at the Voice miss everything local and gay ever since David Webb has been MIA
u should watch the tape and ask WFAA for a comment!!!!
I think Richard should have won on his talent but like he said, he choked. I’m glad Stephanie won as well but seriously, can we accuse Bravo of discriminating against the gays? I mean, half that channel is geared toward the LGBT community.
I don’t think Bravo is discriminating, I just think it’s unusual that gays do so well… to a point. Think the Minnesota Vikings in the 1970s. Or the Mavericks and Rangers… forever.
OUCH! You so had to go there with the Mavericks. Stab me in my heart why don’t you?? I dunno. Maybe TC is a bad example to use here simply because Lisa was not winning material. So she not winning doesn’t strike me as any slight hint of h-phobia, just the right decision. And clearly Miguel (name?) wasn’t the best to win over on Step it Up but I can accept that gays can kick ass when necessary and make it to contention stature. And really, Project Runway kind of throws the whole argument out with two (?) clearly out winners.
Now can someone put Workout’s Jackie and Flipping Out’s Jeff in a room together so their neuroses can reduce each other to piles of dust.
Although, I would miss Workout.