Review of Queer Eye

Queer Eye (2003–2007)
No Taste
6 August 2003
As much as I want to support gay TV, this show is basically useless and has practically no entertainment value. The `Fab Five' are mostly arrogant and condescending, especially the fashion cop Carson, who can't seem to toss out a sentence that doesn't have sexual innuendo in it and who loves to try to get his hands into the men's trousers. These are traits that get boring real fast by straight guys as well as gay guys, but ironically where some women would tell a guy off after a certain point, these poor straight guys have to take it, lest they be accused of being homophobic. Jai, the culture cop is cute but has little to contribute. Thom the interior decorator is real nice and shows up Carson in terms of how to make remarks that are witty and cutting, without being over-the-top about it (I love camp humour but I swear, if I have to look at one more guy's dirty underpants...!). The main problem I have with the show though is that it turns really nice guys with their own individual style into Ken dolls who allow others to dictate every facet of their personal lives. Individualism seems to account for nothing anymore. In the two shows I watched, they `genericized' a guy who had a long pony tail and wore overalls (how many guys do you see like that anymore, especially in NYC?), as well as an incredible hot guy who had a very pronounced eyebrow and a wardrobe that showed off his searing masculinity. In the course of one afternoon, his face and hands were buffed and polished and he was sporting a wardrobe that made him look like Barry Manilow. If his girlfriend had said ‘no' to his marriage proposal before these guys showed up, she wasn't worth marrying, but I guess he'll never know now. I've given up on watching this show again, but perhaps if someone comes up with a show entitled `The Incredibly Masculine And Individualist Eye for Five Queer Guys Who Have Banal and Unoriginal Taste', I'll definitely check it out.
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