Anyone else think Chelsea Handler went a little too far this time? (See thread)

Well,Chelsea Handler is like that alot on her show. 95% of the time the show is awesome, and quite hysterical. And I love Chelsea, but there are times where she kinda comes as just mean. I think one time was when she made a particularily nasty comment to her assistant Chuy. I'm not entirely sure on this one. I'll have to watch the episode to be entirely certain, but it doesn't sound like it was particularily mean-spirited, but at the same time she really should have left Chris alone on that question. It's none of her business anyway. I mean, I'm thrilled that Chris came out (it was extremely obvious, but still ) but he should have done it on his own terms, not Chelsea's.

 

i hate the fact the he is gay , because he looks gay ! GAYS should not have a look

 

The fact is, though, many gays DO look and act like that. Not all, or not even most, but many.

Lex

 

He is being who he is. Most gays aren't like that and that's why we have to do our best to be out and make people understand us.

 

I think more of the problem is that fox it seems has asked him to tone down his sexuality last I heard. They didnt want the ire of conservatives slamming chris for being who he is,
and they didnt want his sexuality to overshadow the show itself, which I think is silly.

I dont think she did it to be mean, but I also think she is tired of people being forced to not be who they are, and chris has basically already outed himself.

on the chuy issue... the snarky, over the line banter, if that is what you were talking about, where they take pot shots at each other, and trash each other, well, that has been happening from the beginning.

Chelsea lately is, has been, and always will be edgy and push the boundaries of what can be done.

 

Never seen her show, didn't even know who she is. :lol:

Chris Colfer's outing...I don't even see why this is even remotely an issue. Yes, she probably could have said it better on her show, but to me the whole thing is a non issue. I remember watching an interview with Colfer as part of the Glee promotional buildup, and the interviewer asked if his parents were accepting. Colfer answered something to the effect of, "Yes, very accepting." I just took that as, yes, he's gay.

In summary: yes, he's gay. Yes, we all knew it. So why does this matter?

 

she was quite forward about it. then she cracked a joke about once they exhausted that conversation, they ran out of reason why she invited him to the show. Well, she does that with alot of people, and they kept talking for the remainder of the interview.

She just likes to push the line a bit.

 

Lets not forget about what she talked about immediately after. Yes she was abrupt and yes she could have been a little softer about it, but she was making a point. She told him to not be shy about it and that he is helping hundreds of gay people out there who have trouble accepting themselves. She also makes a point all the time that its high time for equal rights for gay people and she seems to be our loudest voice in the US right now, and we need more people like her to help us get to where we need to be in this country.

 

I can see annoyance at the bluntness of the discussion of him being gay... but yah, she wasnt doing it maliciously. This is Chelsea lately on E!, not hannity and colmes. She does tend to speak out in support of gay rights, and not just becaue Guy Branum could tackle drop her in the blink of a eye.

 

It actually wasn't that rude, in my opinion at least.

"Your character is gay, you're gay [...] don't be shy about that." and she really praised him for his courage. But that's just my opinion. ;D

 

I think this was very similiar to when she had Louis Van Amstel....I didn't see it as outing, but rather as relating the character he played to his own life. As for the image Colfer has...the guy is just being himself. I think our community is large and diverse enough that we shouldn't run away from recognizing that a lot of GLBT folks identify with the character Chris Colfer plays and Colfer's natural persona as well. We shouldn't run from that, and I give the guy mad props for refusing to be obscure about his sexuality in the face of what I am sure the suits at Fox want.

 

I dont think that fox views chris being gay as having a impact on if glee is a family friendly show or not... I think it is more that they didnt want people who would have such a view tarnishing the show by getting all up in arms with it.

There is still a family tv council that watches tv, and complains if before 11pm, two guys are seen in a show holding hands.

But I think there is a disservice to chris for wanthing him to remain closeted.

 

I agree that it will only get better when people in show business come out and are still able to do well...it will demonstrate that people don't give a damn what an actor does in their home life, they care about their ability to actually perform...I look at the success, for example, that Neil Patrick Harris has had as proof that this is changing, but it won't be more widespread until more well known actors begin coming out of the closet.

As for actors doing harm to the cause, there's at least one who threatens a lawsuit whenever anyone whispers that he's gay...that is the kind of actor who does harm to the cause.

 

The problem with show business is that it is far too dependent on image.

If a gay actor comes out as gay early on in their career, everyone in the audience will know they are gay. That might get in the way of whatever character they are playing. If they're a good actor, it won't matter--but it still might affect perception.

That is what Hollywood is afraid of.

 

Just goes to show that the system/mentality needs to be changed.

 

The mentality of admitting you are gay/bi/queer etc needs to be changed like Emberstone said. Although I don't think anyone should be 'outed' unless they want to and have agreed to it or they're not ready. It's their life...

 

I don't think it was that bad, considering he had already openly interviewed previously stated that he was gay. Chelsea Handler is still a great ally, and has shown a considerate amount of support for the LGBT community. I think the type of show that she has also has to be taken into consideration, it's not like he was talking to Bill O'Reilly....