Your weekday morning blend from Instant Tea:
1. GLAAD is outraged over a Saturday Night Live spoof commercial for “Estro-Maxxx,” which the organization says mocked the lives of transgender people. If the commercial were the least bit funny, we’d accuse GLAAD of not having a sense of humor. GLAAD is demanding that the commercial be pulled from Hulu and all future airings of the show. At the same time, the controversy ensures that thousands of smart people who don’t watch SNL because it’s not funny will see the commercial, which is above.
2. Half of men would forgive their female partner for cheating with another woman, while only 21 percent of women would forgive their male partner for cheating with another man, according to a study by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin. This could mean straight guys are more forgiving and tolerant of homosexuality than straight women, or it could mean they’re just pigs who see a lesbian affair as an opportunity for a three-way.
3. Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn will sign a civil unions bill today, in a ceremony that’s expected to draw a capacity crowd of about 900 gays. Meanwhile, a Wyoming House committee voted down a civil unions bill on Friday.
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The transgender spoof was pretty funny-especially the fat guy in drag!
come on, GLAAD-dont you know that public mockery in tv shows is the first sign of acceptance?
That would make sense Norman if there were REAL representation of transpeople on television to begin with…SNL has had some classic skits making fun of blacks, hispanics, asians and gays but the majority of society knows that it does not represent the entire group of people…we are not at that point yet with the trans community and we should be offended. Don’t let the progress of the L and G cloud your perspective about the rest of us.
I actually agree with Norman on this on one. It’s not that bad. Plus I think they are making fun of those strange STD Medicine commercials that come on at weird times more than they are making fun of transgendered. It’s harmless. It’s just a comical sketch. I think your just being overly sensitive.