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Kitt
Member

09-06-2000

Friday, February 13, 2004 - 7:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
This sounds like a 'Boy meets Boy' but with a woman:

"Every girl's worst nightmare comes true on Fox's new show 'Playing It Straight'. Not all of the 14 suitors vying for Jackie's heart are straight... a few gay guys are thrown in, too! If Jackie, a college student from Appleton, Wis., falls for one of the gay men, he wins a million bucks!"

[From the latest 'In Touch' magazine]

Interesting to see how this plays out... The start date wasn't mentioned.

Watching2
Member

07-07-2001

Wednesday, February 25, 2004 - 10:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I think it's March 12 @ 8pm , if that's a Friday. I'll be interested in seeing this one myself. At least she knows at the beginning that some of them are gay and trying to fool her. I have so many gay friends, that it will be great to see how bad (or maybe good..lol) my gaydar is - the guys say I have it. When my " honorary adopted son" first came out, he would ask me if someone was gay or not since he didn't want to make a mistake. He was a fast learner tho' once he accepted who he was.

Rslover
Member

11-19-2002

Wednesday, February 25, 2004 - 10:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Anything is possible for a million bucks . This will be so much fun to watch, I think.

Watching2
Member

07-07-2001

Wednesday, February 25, 2004 - 11:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I'd really LOVE to see some sterotypes blasted here and I think we'll get it for a million bucks!!

Besides, I know of lots of guys who were married and "playing it straight" because they were either in denial, wanted to hide, or really wanted the family situation. Some are still married and even out to their wives. Yeah, I know some interesting people. :-)

Kitt
Member

09-06-2000

Thursday, February 26, 2004 - 8:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Does she definitely know there will be some gay men in the mix? James didn't on Boy Meets Boy, but perhaps they've learnt their lesson from all the distress that caused. I think there's a fair chance she'd actually prefer a gay guy but maybe that's just me projecting!

March 12th is indeed a Friday. Not long now :-).

Rslover
Member

11-19-2002

Wednesday, March 03, 2004 - 12:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yes, she does know, according to the promos.

Kitt
Member

09-06-2000

Thursday, March 04, 2004 - 12:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yes, that makes the whole thing less stressful, at least she knows what the deal is.

Watching2
Member

07-07-2001

Friday, March 05, 2004 - 1:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Kitt - At this point in my life, I'd probably end up picking a gay guy. I know I prefer their company now! And yes, I am married, so I'm not looking. :-) Actually, one of my gay friends joked to me just yesterday that my next husband should be gay. I told him I planned on it. LOL :-)

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Friday, March 05, 2004 - 5:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Shoot, I would marry Thom form QE in a heart beat! LOL

Watching2
Member

07-07-2001

Friday, March 05, 2004 - 7:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LOL Texannie! Heck, I'd take any of them with the exception of Carson. He's just a bit TOO MUCH for me. LOL Jai is so darned cute, I just want to hug him to pieces, and well Kyan & Thom.... whew..can you say HOT? :-)

I was with 3 gay friends today and I was telling them about this show. I told them how this girl says she doesn't think a gay guy would kiss her. Saying we cracked up would be putting it lightly! (Some of the best kisses I've ever had were from gay guys....shhhh...don't tell! heh heh) One of the guys cracked that for a million bucks he'd do a lot more than kiss her.


Kaili
Member

08-31-2000

Monday, March 08, 2004 - 3:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I saw an article in our paper about this show a week or so ago- the girl is from where I live. I don't know much about her though... Hopefully I can find the article!
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.Here's a different one though...

FOX has revealed the names and profiles of the fourteen men who will be starring in Playing It Straight, the network's new reality dating series that seeks to test one woman's (and America's) "gaydar."

Hosted by Daphne Brogdon, the series follows single gal Jackie, a college student from Appleton, Wisconsin, as she embarks on a dating adventure at the Sizzling Saddles Ranch in Elko, Nevada where Jackie has traded in her book bag and No. 2 pencils for a cowboy hat and lasso with the hope of roping in the man of her dreams.

But, like most FOX reality series, Playing It Straight has a twist -- similar to last Bravo's Boy Meets Boy series, not all the men competing for Jackie's heart are straight, some are actually gay men looking to win something other than Jackie's heart -- namely cold hard cash.

The rules are simple: if a straight guy is the last man standing, the couple splits the money. However, if a gay guy fools his way to the finish line, he leaves $1 million richer. With serious cash up for grabs, first impressions have never been more important.

The men include a Cher-loving muscle car collector, a football fanatic who loves shopping, a self-confessed slob obsessed with styling hair, a cigar-smoking sports addict who makes a mean cheesecake, and a triathlete who enjoys sushi and Feng Shui.

Photos of all fourteen men are available for viewing in our Playing It Straight Photo Gallery.

More Info

Peepinagain
Member

07-18-2002

Thursday, March 11, 2004 - 1:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
After looking at the pics and just off the top of my head I'd say those that might be gay are:
Banks
Bill
Chris
Eddie
Gus
John
Lee
Sharif - maybe I'd have to observe him

So how many are gay? Anyone know?

Watching2
Member

07-07-2001

Thursday, March 11, 2004 - 4:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Ok, why can't I get to the pictures from this link? I kept getting some strange page that wasn't the guys when I clicked on what I thought the link was to get there. Can anyone explain how I get there. LOL... feeling technically challenged at the moment.

Webkitty
Member

07-24-2001

Thursday, March 11, 2004 - 5:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Oh goody, I'll be watching this tomorrow night.

Btw, I can't access the pictures from that link either.

Willwillbee
Member

09-20-2001

Friday, March 12, 2004 - 2:41 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
http://community.realitytvworld.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=587&password=

link to the guys pics

Ketchuplover
Member

08-30-2000

Friday, March 12, 2004 - 2:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
What if she picks a straight guy and he tells her he's gay? Something to ponder :-)

Babyruth
Member

07-19-2001

Friday, March 12, 2004 - 4:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Doubles his prize money, eh, KL?
I expect they have to tell the producers what orientation they are before the show starts, and stick with it, no matter how many cute guys they meet. :-).

Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Friday, March 12, 2004 - 6:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I'd like to hear from a gay man if it would be possible to have sex with a woman when you really don't desire them.

ROTF KL!!! That would be too clever but I suspect Ruthie is right!

Willwillbee
Member

09-20-2001

Friday, March 12, 2004 - 8:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
i had no problem id the straight guys in boy meets boy, but i can't tell the difference (so far) from a gay man imitating a straight guy and a straight man being an ass

Watching2
Member

07-07-2001

Friday, March 12, 2004 - 8:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
FWIW Pamy, I know a lot of gay guys who have been with women intimately before they accepted themselves as gay. That also goes for my lesbian friends who tried the "straight thing" before they were comfortable w/living as who they really are. I also know some gl people who have never been w/a member of the opposite sex. I think it depends on each individual's walk in life. I have one gay friend who used to be married and he told me he actually enjoyed sex w/his wife and she had a really hard accepting when he said he was gay because he was "so good." He said it's a fallacy that a gay man can't enjoy sex w/a women, but I'm sure there are many gay men who would disagree with him. :-)

Sunrvrose
Member

08-13-2001

Friday, March 12, 2004 - 9:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
What is on tonight besides this show? Any other reality shows? Thanks. Cant find a current thread for reality show schedules.

Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Friday, March 12, 2004 - 9:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks Watching!

Jan
Member

08-01-2000

Friday, March 12, 2004 - 9:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I think she is making a big mistake looking for guys who look or act gay. I would be looking for the guy who seems the LEAST gay and boot him. Obviously, the producers are going to find the butchest gays they can find and the most feminine straights.

Pamy, my best gay friend has never been with a woman but will not "date" a gay man. He strictly goes with Bi/primarily straight men.

And ladies, most of the men he is with are married (and he gets LOTS!!!!). Wifey never suspects a thing because hubby is just out with the boys.

He put an ad in the Toronto paper one week for a bi/straight..and had 900 calls in a week..almost all of them married!!!!!


PS I realize that, while he is a great guy, he is NOT a poster boy for safe sex or monogamy :-)

Sanfranjoshfan
Member

09-17-2000

Friday, March 12, 2004 - 11:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
It's hysterical that she could suspect a man's sexuality because he owns a hair dryer! Using that criteria, I suppose she would've voted Brad Pitt off the ranch if he'd been a contestants, because you can bet the man owns a blow dryer! LOL

Gay men having sex with women?....of course that's possible. The gender of a person's sexual partner does not necessarily define his or her orientation. It's who we fall in love with, not who we can sexually perform with! I've actually heard that there are str8 men who suffer from impotence. <gasp!> Does that mean they aren't str8 if they can't perform sexually with the object of their desire? Think about it....a man can even perform the sex act with a blowup doll. Would that make him an inflate-a-sexual as opposed to either gay or str8? :-)

The best thing that come out of this show will be to force people to confront the silly stereotypes they have. Sexual orientation has absolutely nothing to do with face creams, hair care appliances, cooking ability, or working on a car. It has to do with whom a person falls in LOVE!

Eliz87
Member

07-30-2001

Friday, March 12, 2004 - 11:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I don't know. Something about this show just bugs me. I guess I find it offensive, and rather insulting to homosexual men. Testing someone's "gaydar" for a million bucks. Geez. What's next? Guessing whether a dark-complected person is of African or Arab descent? Count me out of this one.

ETA: It's "metrosexuals" that supposedly lavish themselves with face creams and the like. ;-)