Comments on: Friday Night clanger

By: RichoTB

RichoTB — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:40:00 +0000

These comments don’t change the fact that this show is woeful. It past its used by date 8 years ago, its about time something fresh was created in its place.

By: Asde101

Asde101 — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:27:00 +0000

Settle down, It is not compulsory for everyone to tread carefully on issues like sexuality, Would you have been offended if he made the comment about a straight couple?

Gay people make jokes about straight people all the time, heck Rove makes jokes about that notorious incest couple but do you get all up in arms about that?

Begs the question, if you get upset over this how do you watch any comedy or late night talk show like Leno who consistently make jokes like these?

By: Mac

Mac — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:34:00 +0000

The only apology warranted is for Channel 10 showing Big Brother at all after so many years of agonizingly bad television.

Can’t they replace it Channel 9-style with something at least mildly more entertaining – “Celebrity When Paint Dries”, perhaps…

By: John

John — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:18:00 +0000

A challenge requiring housemates to dress one another in a spy costume using only their mouths? This must be a new low for BB.

By: Leith

Leith — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:03:00 +0000

I don’t think it’s offensive to gay people at all, I just think it’s Mike Goldman’s 58,786,756th bad joke – THAT is offensive.

Mike has a fixation on making jokes about gay people – he used to make comments like that all the time on Up Late. I think the poor guy is just so uncomfortable with who he is (not suggesting he is gay) that he picks on others so that the forced laughter makes him feel better.

By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:42:00 +0000

… and being that I am gay, I still laughed out loud at that one.

By: Mike Beckham

Mike Beckham — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:24:00 +0000

Seriously, you’re wasting breathe on a harmless joke when there are far more serious problems in society for the gay community?

Wasting your energy in this instance.

By: Nathan

Nathan — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:13:00 +0000

Cathy-1 – I am 100% sure at least one gay person out there didn’t find it offensive and, rather, then it was just another silly joke by Mike himself. Gay people aren’t different to straight people, meaning jokes can be thrown either way.

Mikes comment wasn’t rude, offensive or remotely homophobic, so what is the issue?

This is one of the first times that I have read TV Tonight and though the article was plain stupid.

By: Lost

Lost — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:00:00 +0000

I was too horified in seeing Teri tonguing Travis to hear that. But I think you're being a tad over sensitive about it.

FNL is aimed at young kids/families and it was the type of nudge nudge wink wink humour that Hey Hey it's Saturday filled. I don't think there was any homophobia intended.

But then again, I must have missed the Campbell and Callea jokes? Footy Show i presume?

By: cathy-1

cathy-1 — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:54:00 +0000

To those who think this news is laughable should perhaps stop to think about why these consistent instances occur on television, and how it makes not only, say, Anthony Callea feel, but every gay or lesbian Australian?

How is it that in this day and age we can still let this sort of homophobia slide?

By: Eden

Eden — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:47:00 +0000

Pretty pathetic tacky comment on Goldman’s part. This one of the reasons why gay people chose to not come out, if they continue to be ridiculed by Mindless people in the TV/media who think they are funny.
Why would gay people dress differently to a straight couple can I ask that question, so why not name a high profile celeb straight couple to comment on.
Time to Go Big Brother.

By: TelevisionAU

TelevisionAU — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:36:00 +0000

apologies? c’mon! getting a bit hypersensitive about nothing in particular aren’t we guys? Gay used to mean ‘happy’ but seems some have lost their sense of humour?

By: Karen

Karen — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:30:00 +0000

I didn’t watch the show, but it sounds a pretty tacky excuse for a joke to me. I guess that ‘humour’ like that is aimed at the target audience though.

By: KnoxOverstreet

KnoxOverstreet — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:25:00 +0000

Agree classless remark that smacks of homophobia. An apology is warranted IMO.

By: ozdivo

ozdivo — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:15:00 +0000

A totally classless, tasteless remark…typical Big Brother really.

By: jake_s_258

jake_s_258 — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:54:00 +0000

I thought it was funny.