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A great memorable quote om the 30 Rock movie on - Liz Lemon: Even Rob Ssman hated me? He was the first gay guy I ever kissed.

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MORE "30 ROCK" SOP: CHECK OUT LIZ LEMON'S GAY {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;}NEWSBY MICHAEL JENSENJANUARY 5, 2010/11:22 AMBY MICHAEL JENSENJANUARY 5, 2010 / 11:22 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"MORE \"30 ROCK\" SOP: CHECK OUT LIZ LEMON'S GAY NEPHEW","DATEPUBLISHED":"2010-01-05T16:22:55.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2010-01-05T16:22:55.000+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":"MICHAEL JENSEN","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{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;}***WARNING*** THIS POST NTAS SOME D SPOILERS ABOUT NEXT WEEK'S 30 ROCK {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;}YTERDAY WE POSTED ABOUT THE FACT THAT DANNY, CHEYENNE JACKSON'S CHARACTER ON 30 ROCK, WAS GOG TO BE HOOKG UP WH SOMEONE WHEN THE SHOW BACK NEXT WEEK. WE'D ALSO BEEN HEARG FOR A WHILE THAT LIZ WAS GOG TO TURN OUT TO HAVE A GAY NAMED RANDY THAT SHE ACCINTALLY OUTED TO HIS FAY. AS A RULT, HE NEEDS SOMEWHERE TO LIVE AND MOV WH ... HER!{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;}JEFFERY SELF, TA FEY, JAM FRAN {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;}REGULAR REARS OF THE SE MIGHT REGNIZE RANDY AS NONE OTHER THAN JEFFERY SELF OM JEFFERY AND COLE'S CASSEROLE (WATCH EPISOS OF THE SHOW HERE ON LOGO). WAY TO GO, JEFFERY!{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;}BTW, THIS IS ALSO THE EPISO THAT FEATUR JAM FRAN APPARENTLY PLAYG HIMSELF. HMM, ULD BE TERTG...{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

As "gay episos" of work TV go, the ftt handlg I n thk om the 2007 30 Rock episo "Cougars." Ta Fey's Liz Lemon fds herself datg a much younger man and her straight/disgtg lleague Frank Rossano falls love wh him. It's rare to see a standard edy show draw such a clear… * liz lemon gay *

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. Take Jack's nemis, Devon Banks (Will Art), who is portrayed as a gay sexual predator.

WATCH "30 ROCK" EPISO "SUN TEA": LIZ LEMON IS MEAN TO A GAY {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;}NEWSBY MICHAEL JENSENNOVEMBER 22, 2009/12:26 PMBY MICHAEL JENSENNOVEMBER 22, 2009 / 12:26 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"WATCH \"30 ROCK\" EPISO \"SUN TEA\": LIZ LEMON IS MEAN TO A GAY COP","DATEPUBLISHED":"2009-11-22T17:26:49.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2009-11-22T17:26:49.000+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":"MICHAEL JENSEN","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{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 NFS I'M ONE OF THOSE WHO HAVEN'T BEEN A BIG FAN OF NBC'S 30 ROCK AND 'S WACKY SENSE OF HUMOR. OF URSE, NOW THAT CHEYENNE JACKSON IS ON THE SHOW, GAY EDOR BYLAWS REQUIRE THAT I LOVE THE SHOW NO MATTER WHAT. (OF URSE, I'M ONLY JOKG ABOUT THAT. EXCEPT I'M NOT.){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 HAVE ALWAYS APPRECIATED THAT 30 ROCK HAS BEEN GAY-IENDLY WH LOTS OF UALLY FUNNY GAY JOK AND GAY EPISOS (I'M GAY FOR JAMIE!) AND EVEN WILL ART AS JACK MCDONAGHEY'S GAY ARCH NEMIS DEVON BANKS. IF THERE IS ONE CRICISM OF THE SHOW'S GAY CHARACTERS, WOULD BE AS AE REAR WHETEE RECENTLY POTED OUT, THAT THEY ARE A LTLE {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;}BUT THAT FELY ISN'T THE SE WH THURSDAY'S EPISO FEATURG NATHAN CORDDRY AS THE POOR FELLOW LIZ LEMON IS TRYG TO DRIVE OUT OF HIS APARTMENT WHICH YOU N WATCH NOW!{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

Liz: Why did you have to offend the gay muny? It is the most anized of all the muni. They make the Japane look like the... * liz lemon gay *

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.

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Episo targeted the actor/edian, who got hot water last June after makg anti-gay remarks durg a stand-up appearance * liz lemon gay *

" In another episo, Avery acc Jack of drkg "gay juice" when he gets emotnal.

WHY DID YOU HAVE TO OFFEND THE GAY MUNY? IT IS THE MOST ...

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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.

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

"30 ROCK" EPISO MOCKS TRACY MAN'S ANTI-GAY RANT

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. As "gay episos" of work TV go, the ftt handlg I n thk om the 2007 30 Rock episo "Cougars.

RIPPED OM THE HEADL: LIZ LEMON EXPLAS THAT ANTI-GAY COMMENTS CAN ‘INFLUENCE OR HURT PEOPLE’ ON ’30 ROCK’

It's rare to see a standard edy show draw such a clear distctn between the sexual and cultural aspects of beg a gay man, but 30 Rock nails . At the episo's end, after gettg over his csh, he viss a gay club and cis the whole scene isn't for him. "Network-mate Communy already treads a th le wh their ambiguo Dean, and Pierce's nstant assertns that Brta is a lbian and Jeff is gay.

It remds me a ltle b of a well-tentned straight iend I had who uld not let a sgle opportuny pass to pot out when I ma advertent gay nuendos.

Will Art's Devon Banks was 30 Rock‘s most recurrg gay male character and they ma so many overt, cliched gay jok at his expense that I was happy when he stopped showg, are you feelg the same way about Liz?

MORE "30 ROCK" SOP: CHECK OUT LIZ LEMON'S GAY {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;}NEWSBY MICHAEL JENSENJANUARY 5, 2010/11:22 AMBY MICHAEL JENSENJANUARY 5, 2010 / 11:22 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"MORE \"30 ROCK\" SOP: CHECK OUT LIZ LEMON'S GAY NEPHEW","DATEPUBLISHED":"2010-01-05T16:22:55.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2010-01-05T16:22:55.000+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":"MICHAEL JENSEN","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{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;}***WARNING*** THIS POST NTAS SOME D SPOILERS ABOUT NEXT WEEK'S 30 ROCK {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;}YTERDAY WE POSTED ABOUT THE FACT THAT DANNY, CHEYENNE JACKSON'S CHARACTER ON 30 ROCK, WAS GOG TO BE HOOKG UP WH SOMEONE WHEN THE SHOW BACK NEXT WEEK. WE'D ALSO BEEN HEARG FOR A WHILE THAT LIZ WAS GOG TO TURN OUT TO HAVE A GAY NAMED RANDY THAT SHE ACCINTALLY OUTED TO HIS FAY. AS A RULT, HE NEEDS SOMEWHERE TO LIVE AND MOV WH ... HER!{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;}JEFFERY SELF, TA FEY, JAM FRAN {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;}REGULAR REARS OF THE SE MIGHT REGNIZE RANDY AS NONE OTHER THAN JEFFERY SELF OM JEFFERY AND COLE'S CASSEROLE (WATCH EPISOS OF THE SHOW HERE ON LOGO). WAY TO GO, JEFFERY!{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;}BTW, THIS IS ALSO THE EPISO THAT FEATUR JAM FRAN APPARENTLY PLAYG HIMSELF. HMM, ULD BE TERTG...{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

This post origally appeared at The New Gay. Her "bi-cur" sho led Jack to erroneoly thk she was gay and set her up on a bld date wh his iend Gretchen Thomas, the "brilliant plastics engeer/lbian". If you're a gay guy lookg for a beard, I don't do that anymore.

" —Liz, Season 3, Episo 14"Most of that time has been spent tryg to e up wh a hip, edgy name that would appeal to the marketg holy try: llege stunts, the morbidly obe, and homosexuals.

" —Kenh, Season 5, Episo 12"Michael Kors is a iend—we own a gay racehorse together—and I nvced him to make wizard cloaks fashnable this wter. We don't have to say out loud like a uple of gays gettg married jean shorts Provcetown, while I'm jt tryg to enjoy an ice cream on the pier. We'd also been hearg for a while that Liz was gog to turn out to have a gay named Randy that she accintally outed to his fay.

WATCH "30 ROCK" EPISO "SUN TEA": LIZ LEMON IS MEAN TO A GAY {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;}NEWSBY MICHAEL JENSENNOVEMBER 22, 2009/12:26 PMBY MICHAEL JENSENNOVEMBER 22, 2009 / 12:26 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"WATCH \"30 ROCK\" EPISO \"SUN TEA\": LIZ LEMON IS MEAN TO A GAY COP","DATEPUBLISHED":"2009-11-22T17:26:49.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2009-11-22T17:26:49.000+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":"MICHAEL JENSEN","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{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 NFS I'M ONE OF THOSE WHO HAVEN'T BEEN A BIG FAN OF NBC'S 30 ROCK AND 'S WACKY SENSE OF HUMOR. OF URSE, NOW THAT CHEYENNE JACKSON IS ON THE SHOW, GAY EDOR BYLAWS REQUIRE THAT I LOVE THE SHOW NO MATTER WHAT. (OF URSE, I'M ONLY JOKG ABOUT THAT. EXCEPT I'M NOT.){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 HAVE ALWAYS APPRECIATED THAT 30 ROCK HAS BEEN GAY-IENDLY WH LOTS OF UALLY FUNNY GAY JOK AND GAY EPISOS (I'M GAY FOR JAMIE!) AND EVEN WILL ART AS JACK MCDONAGHEY'S GAY ARCH NEMIS DEVON BANKS. IF THERE IS ONE CRICISM OF THE SHOW'S GAY CHARACTERS, WOULD BE AS AE REAR WHETEE RECENTLY POTED OUT, THAT THEY ARE A LTLE {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;}BUT THAT FELY ISN'T THE SE WH THURSDAY'S EPISO FEATURG NATHAN CORDDRY AS THE POOR FELLOW LIZ LEMON IS TRYG TO DRIVE OUT OF HIS APARTMENT WHICH YOU N WATCH NOW!{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

Of urse, now that Cheyenne Jackson is on the show, Gay Edor Bylaws require that I love the show no matter what. )I have always appreciated that 30 Rock has been gay-iendly wh lots of ually funny gay jok and gay episos (I'm gay for Jamie! ) and even Will Art as Jack McDonaghey's gay arch nemis Devon Banks.

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