Television – Entertainment

Seth MacFarlane on ‘Real Time’ on ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

Posted Saturday, February 20, 2010, Filed under: Television

MacFarlane

Quote of the week… from Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane, appearing on last night’s season premiere of HBO’s Real Time With Bill Maher:

“If you’re sitting at home in your undershirt, watching TV, worried about terrorism, and at the same time objecting to the person who’s putting their life on the line so that your family will be protected, then you’re the worst kind of fucking asshole there is.”

A nice cherry on the sundae of a week filled with right-wing(nuts) and homophobes who descended on Washington for the annual Conservative Political Action Conference to, among other things, voice their support for Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.

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‘Jersey Shore’ cast member posts apology for homophobic rant

Posted Friday, February 19, 2010, Filed under: Television

I’ve spent more time on Jersey Shore and Ronnie Magro than I care to, but in the interest of equal time, here’s is Magro’s apology, posted Wednesday on Twitter.

Earlier this week, TMZ.com released unaired footage of Magro in an altercation with an unidentified man who he refers to as a “fucking faggot” and “fucking queer.”

P.S. Can anyone explain the meaning of “creepy fans” — is this some cool, new Jersey Shore slang I’m not up on?

Tagged with: Jersey Shore • Ronnie Magro • Twitter

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Italian-American group ‘fed up’ with ‘Jersey Shore’ for stereotyping, cast antics

Posted Thursday, February 18, 2010, Filed under: Television

Magro (MTV photo)

A national American-Italian group are considering legal action against MTV over their controversial hit Jersey Shore, according to RadarOnline.com.

UNICO, the largest Italian American Service Organization in the U.S, said they have consulted attorneys because they are fed-up with MTV’s portrayal of young Italian Americans as booze-fueled hellraisers.

Earlier this week, TMZ.com released unaired footage of cast member Ronnie Magro in an altercation with an unidentified man who he refers to as a “fucking faggot” and “fucking queer.”

“[Ronnie’s tirade] is not a surprise!” a a spokesperson for UNICO told Fox News.

“How can anyone be surprised at anything any of these bimbos and buffoons would say or do. They have become celebrities for their reprehensible behavior and negative stereotyping, so this is no exception. It is unacceptable, as are the rest of their actions and behavior.”

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Tagged with: Jersey Shore • Ronnie Magro • TMZ • UNICO

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‘Jersey Shore’ cast member spews gay slurs in homophopic tirade (Video)

Posted Tuesday, February 16, 2010, Filed under: Television

Magro

Ronnie Magro from Jersey Shore didn’t just fight in front of the cameras — he also went on a homophobic tirade and spewed anti-gay slurs during an altercation on the boardwalk .

And the footage has finally come to light…

Reports TMZ;

It all went down minutes before Ronnie’s first brawl on the show — in which he and another bar patron could be seen talking trash to each other and then exchanging blows on the shore in front of their girlfriends.

But in the new never-before-seen footage — Ronnie can also be seen and heard calling the guy a “f**king f**got” and a “f**king queer.”

Doing their best to keep “reality” out of the reality show, MTV never aired the footage. Watch it here: (more…)

Tagged with: Anti-gay • Gay Slur • Jersey Shore • MTV • TMZ

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Maddow makes no apologies: ‘I can’t do the show as a non-gay person’

Posted Monday, February 15, 2010, Filed under: Television

Maddow

A new profile in The Washington Post examines Rachel Maddow’s coverage of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell and the fine line between activist and cable news host.

Columnist Howard Kurtz profiled the openly gay MSNBC news anchor, paying close attention to how her sexual orientation impacts her treatment of guests like Lt. Dan Choi, who came out on The Rachel Maddow Show last March, and who was recently called back to duty with his Army National Guard unit.

From the Post:

As one of the few openly gay television anchors, Maddow has kept the spotlight trained on the contentious issue of whether service members known to be homosexual should face discharge proceedings, as Choi did after that interview. But she doesn’t view herself as mounting a crusade. (more…)

Tagged with: Don't Ask Don't Tell • MSNBC • Rachel Maddow

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