There's a new Fox sitcom titled premiering soon called The War at Home, created and exec produced by a man named Rob Lotterstein. Lotterstein is an openly gay man (I mention that because I think it's germane) who has written in the past for Will & Grace and Ellen.
According to a report in the Philadelphia Inquirer (via IMDB News),
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Fox Entertainment President Peter Liguori has ordered one line to be rewritten and is considering having another line changed...War [at Home] stars Michael Rapaport and Anita Barone as parents in constant battles with their three teenage children. A story line in the pilot revolves around whether one of their two sons (Kyle Sullivan) is gay.
In one scene, his sister (Kaylee DeFer) says to the parents, "He's not gay, he's just a fag." That line set off sparks with the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), which met with Fox officials. The line was changed.
Another line that might end up on the cutting room floor comes in a scene in which the mother remarks, "He's not gay. He's a normal kid. ... Well, he's not normal, but he's not gay."
Now...obviously I'll have to see the show to be sure of the full context, but as presented, those lines look funny to me. This just looks like another case of TV people making cosmetic changes that don't adress real issues, and/or gay advocacy groups going after flies with pepperspray.
I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong but GLAAD seems to have the worst sense of what to protest against. Between Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back, this show, even Basic Instinct (arguably), they've really made themselves out to be examples of Political Correctness gone too far.
Or to put it another way, if GLAAD ever said anything about Sin City, or (god forbid) Buffy, I missed it. But of course, I may be wrong, and I'd like to hear what you lot think. Sensitivity, or PC gone too far?
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/12272358.htm
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