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Topic History of: Britain's Got Talent
Max. showing the last 5 posts - (Last post first)

Author	Message
Fearless Frenchman	Yes they certainly know how to get an audience - whether they be prejudiced or genuinely fascinated by their act.
JK2006	It's a good point FF and I never liked the John Inman type stereotypes (I laughed at Dec's remark though suspect it will have infuriated some) but I think the answer is - there's no problem that some acts/people become caricatures as long as there are others who aren't. These days you see standard, ordinary gay men (and women) who are out and proud yet not camp at all. And the main reason this act was so popular is because they were so good. Enormously energetic, spot on, syncopated, camp yet essentially brilliant.
Fearless Frenchman	But what it is about these oddball acts that makes them so popular with Simon et al? They're not doing the gay community any favours by being so weird and OTT, and will only reinforce some people's old-fashioned notions about cartoon queens. It's time (in my opinion) for them to move on and drop this in-your-face high campery! I note the same doesn't apply to the gay women we see in the media - Clare Balding, Liz Arnold, Sandy Toksvig etc etc - don't feel the need to 'dyke' themselves up for the viewers, so why do the male ones? The days of Larry Grayson and Danny La Rue are long gone... I guess being asexual gives me a unique and unbiased perspective on the issue!
JK2006	They didn't make it - strange.
JK2006	Tonight - the Light guys by a mile!