The U.S. Milary Once Proposed a “Gay” Bomb

IN 1994, THE U.S. MILARY ACTUALLY CONSIRED BUILDG A “GAY BOMB”
'30 ROCK'S GAY BOMB WAS A REAL THG
IMHO "30 ROCK": THE "GAY BOMB" FALLOUT REVEALED!{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY BRIAN JUERGENSJANUARY 23, 2009/10:08 AMBY BRIAN JUERGENSJANUARY 23, 2009 / 10:08 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"IMHO \"30 ROCK\": THE \"GAY BOMB\" FALLOUT REVEALED!","DATEPUBLISHED":"2009-01-23T15:08:58.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2009-01-23T15:08:58.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"BRIAN JUERGENS","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OKAY, MAYBE THAT HEADLE DON'T SERVE AN EXCLAMATN POT BEE THE REVEAL QUTN LASTED ABOUT 2.3 SENDS. BUT THE FACT THAT LAST NIGHT'S EPISO OF THE MOST CELEBRATED EDY ON TELEVISN MA A SLY REFERENCE TO LAST SEASON'S CLIFFHANGER "GAY BOMB" FALE WAS ENOUGH TO PUT A MEDCRE EPISO OVER THE TOP FOR THIS SIX SIGMA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}Y, I HAVE BEEN TO THOSE EFFG "TEAM BUILDG" NFERENC ... ALTHOUGH OF URSE NOT HERE AT LOGO, WHERE "TEAM BUILDG" IS NATURALLY MORE ALONG THE L OF KARAOKE AT GAY BARS AND SYNCHRONIZED SNAPPG TRAG THE NFERENCE ROOM (WH CKTAILS!).{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO WHEN LIZ AND JACK HEAD TO AN OFFSE TO WORK ON THEIR EFFICIENCY AND MANAGEMENT SKILLS, I WAS FLASHBACK CY. BUT BEFORE ALL THE LEGO CHALLENG AND BUZZWORD BINGO, LIZ TOOK A MOMENT TO ASK JACK EXACTLY WHAT DID HAPPEN DURG HIS MYSTER AND ILL-FATED STT THE BH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS LED TO A BRIEF FLASHBACK TO JACK'S ACCINTALLY SETTG OFF THE "GAY BOMB" A PENTAGON NFERENCE ROOM, AFTER WHICH HE APPARENTLY RIPPED A DICK CHENEY LOOKALIKE'S CLOTH OFF AND ASKED HIM TO "PLEASE ... BE GENTLE".{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I LOVE THIS SHOW. I LOVE THAT EVEN WHEN 'S PLETELY RIDICULO (LIKE JENNA'S JANICE JOPL PLOT AND KENH'S "HILL WCH" SR WERE) STILL MANAG TO SNEAK A FEW MOMENTS LIKE THE ONE ABOVE TO TCH YOU OFF-GUARD (LIZ'S "ROBOT PENIS" WAS ANOTHER).{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HERE'S THE FULL EPISO, SE YOU MISSED AND YOUR BOSS IS G LATE. THE GAY BOMB GAG IS THE FIRST {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THOUGHTS? IS THE SHOW BACK FORM THIS SEASON, WH THE TEEN WCH REFERENC AND CREASED RELIANCE ON STUNT-STG? TOP THAT!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
GAY BOMB
IN 1994, THE U.S. MILARY ACTUALLY CONSIRED BUILDG A “GAY BOMB”
THE U.S. MILARY ONCE PROPOSED A “GAY” BOMB

IN 1994, THE U.S. MILARY ACTUALLY CONSIRED BUILDG A “GAY BOMB”

The ia of a gay bomb me om a sire to bilate enemi but not necsarily kill them. The proposed bomb would nta strong aphrodisiacs and make soldiers "sexually irristible" to each other. * 30 rock gay bomb *

From the dumbg-down of Liz Lemon to the endls stream of homophobic jok, the are the most qutnable thgs that happened on "30 Rock. Usg gay male characters as punchl. Over and over aga, "30 Rock" treats gay male characters like jok.

'30 ROCK'S GAY BOMB WAS A REAL THG

* 30 rock gay bomb *

Take Jack's nemis, Devon Banks (Will Art), who is portrayed as a gay sexual predator. This trope has been ed to monize gay men media for s. In addn to stock gay characters, there are also many jok ma at the expense of gay men.

In one episo, Jack prents the ia of a "gay bomb" to the Pentagon, which would turn people gay when ed enclosed areas, th ensurg "gay panic. " In another episo, Avery acc Jack of drkg "gay juice" when he gets emotnal.

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And then there's "Gay Sports Center, " which further stereotyp gay men and rc them to a punchle.

"30 Rock" never fails to make gay men to tired jok, flat characters, and worn-out symbols.

GAY BOMB

" As GLAAD not, "Jok at the expense of the LGBTQ muny, which are often labeled rctively as 'gay jok, ' n be funny.

IN 1994, THE U.S. MILARY ACTUALLY CONSIRED BUILDG A “GAY BOMB”

Makg light of Tracy Man's homophobia. In June 2011, Tracy Man went on a vilent anti-gay rant at a Nashville show.

Acrdg to first-hand acunts (via The Hollywood Reporter), Man exprsed a belief that kids bee gay through media fluence, and that beg gay is a choice.

He also said that if his son were gay, he would "pull out a knife and stab" him. " Tracy is told by Liz that he mt apologize for homophobic remarks he ma on stage.