I Will Boycott So You Think You Can Dance in Honor of Harmanie Shairp, Misha Belfer, & Mitchel Kibel

From the GLAAD website:

On the May 21 season premiere of Fox’s popular reality competition show So You Think You Can Dance , aspiring competitors Misha Belfer and Mitchel Kibel performed a samba for the judges at the program’s Denver auditions. Though the judges did offer some praise to the men, judge Nigel Lythgoe -- in his on-air and online criticisms of their performance -- made snide, and ultimately homophobic, comments about the routine that have led to calls for an apology to both the dancers and to the LGBT community.
 
During the telecast, Lythgoe said: “I think you probably alienate a lot of our audience.  I mean, we’ve always had the guys dance together on the show, but I’ve -- they’ve never really done it in each other’s arms before.”  Shortly thereafter, he added, “Do you know what? I’d like to see you both dancing with a girl.”
 
Lythgoe later wrote on Twitter: “The same sex ballroom guys did remind me of 'Blades of Glory.' However, I'm not a fan of 'Brokeback' Ballroom.”
 
"It's unacceptable for this kind of blatant homophobia to occur" said GLAAD President Neil G. Giuliano. "Fox Entertainment and Nigel Lythgoe owe Misha, Mitchel and the whole LGBT community an apology.

Since the incident, GLAAD has been flooded with feedback from community members concerned that last night’s comments and tweets amount to a promotion of homophobia by a top-rated network reality-show judge. After contacting Fox, a representative at So You Think You Can Dance told GLAAD they are passing along our concerns and will get back with us. "


Known "Half-Hearted" Apologies from Nygel & the Show:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20090523/en_top_eo/125489


I'm not sure how many of you remember previous seasons. I believe it was within the last two seasons of the Canadian version of the show a young woman showed up in a wheelchair knowing full well she wouldn't make it past auditions (sad, but true), but she had a passion for dancing that couldn't be quelled. She wanted to show the judges that being different wasn't a reason for being judged. Every judge was deeply moved. The link is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejYI1DnxezI.  Now, it seems her lesson is being forgotten. I was looking forward to this season fo months, but as a member of LGBTQ community, I am outraged.  In honor of Harmaine Shairp, Misha Belfer & Mitchel Kibel, I am asking you to boycott the show entirely. Don't support a program who forgets what lessons its been taught.

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