Nigel Lythgoe: People Stereotype Male Dancers As Gay

'AMERIN IDOL' NIGEL LYTHGOE ON 'GAY SILENCE': 'CONTTANTS' SEXUALY DON'T MATTER'
SO YOU THK CAN KNOCK OFF THE HOMOPHOBIA, NIGEL LYTHGOE?{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 JENSENMAY 22, 2009/1:33 PMBY MICHAEL JENSENMAY 22, 2009 / 1:33 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"SO YOU THK CAN KNOCK OFF THE HOMOPHOBIA, NIGEL LYTHGOE?","DATEPUBLISHED":"2009-05-22T17:33:22.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2009-05-22T17:33:22.000+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;}UPDATE: WE HAVE AN TERVIEW WH THE GAY NTTANT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST!{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'VE WRTEN BEFORE ABOUT SO YOU THK YOU CAN DANCE'S NIGEL LYTHGOE AND HIS CRETO ATTU TOWARD WHAT HE TERMS "EFFEMATE DANCERS." WELL, THAT NSCENDG ATTU WAS ON FULL-BLOWN DISPLAY DURG LAST NIGHT'S DNS DENVER AS THE SHOW RETURNED FOR S FIFTH {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;}THE SHOW FEATURED S FIRST SAME-SEX UPLE — MISHA BELFER AND MCHEL KIBEL — WHO WERE TRODUCED WH CREDIBLY NSCENDG DRAMATICS CLUDG A CLIP OF "IT'S RAG MEN" AND MANY "DRAMATIC" SHOTS OF THE TWO SWIRLG {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;}DURG THE UPLE'S DN (MISHA IS GAY AND MCHEL IS STRAIGHT),{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;}LYTHGOE AND FELLOW JUDG MARY MURPHY AND SONYA TAYEH KEPT EXCHANGG BEMED LOOKS, AND AT ONE POT NIGEL VERS HIS EY AS IF HE'S TOO HORRIFIED BY WHAT HE'S SEEG. THEN WHEN THE TWO GUYS TAKE A TUMBLE, NIGEL LGHS AT {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, MUCH OF THE ABOVE N BE EXPECTED DURG DNS WHEN YOU GET FOLKS WHO AREN'T ALWAYS GREAT. BUT WHAT ME NEXT FELY SHOULDN'T HAVE {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;}AFTER THE TWO DANCE, NIGEL MENTS THAT 'S THE FIRST TIME THEY'VE HAD TWO GUYS DO A SAMBA AND HE SAYS HE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT TO SAY. HE NOT THEIR STYL WERE GOOD, IF HE JT "STICKS WH THE DANCG" AND IGNOR THEIR GENR, BUT THAT THE PAIR WOULD PROBABLY ALIENATE A LOT OF THE SYTYCD DIENCE. NICE WAY TO ASSUME YOUR DIENCE IS AS TOLERANT AS YOU ARE, MR. LYTHGOE!{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;}NIGEL ALSO SHAR THAT THAT HE "LIK TO SEE GUYS BE GUYS AND GIRLS BE GIRLS ON STAGE."{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;}HE THEN MAK THE SHOCKG OBSERVATN THAT "HE DIDN'T LIKE , BUT IF WE JT KEEP DOWN TO YOUR DANCG, RATHER THAN YOUR DANCG TOGETHER, YOU WERE GOOD."{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;}NIGEL {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;}MARY THEN OBSERV HOW NFED SHE WAS BY TRYG TO FIGURE OUT WHO WAS LEADG AS THEY SWCHED BACK AND FORTH. (I'VE NEVER SEEN MARY BEFORE, BUT SOMETHG TELLS ME SHE MIGHT GET NFED TRYG TO FIGURE OUT WHICH SHOE GO ON WHICH FOOT.) BOTH SHE AND NIGEL DON'T SEEM ABLE TO WRAP THEIR MDS AROUND THE FACT THAT THERE ISN'T ONLY A MALE AND FEMALE ROLE DANCG, BUT A LEAR AND A {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;}AND BOTH OF THEM, ALONG WH SONYA, THE THIRD JUDGE, REALLY HAD A HARD TIME WH THE NCEPTS OF MASCULE AND FEME, PECIALLY WH CERTA GTUR SUCH AS TWO MEN REACHG FOR EACH OTHER. IT MT BE LIMG TO LIVE A WORLD WHERE EVERYTHG IS SO RIGID. I BET NIGEL NEVER EVER CRI BEE THAT WOULD BE AWFULLY {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;}NIGEL FISH UP BY SAYG HE'D LIKE TO SEE THEM BOTH DANCE WH A GIRL, AND ADDS "YOU NEVER KNOW, YOU MIGHT ENJOY THAT, TOO." SERLY? HE ACTUALLY MA THAT CRACK?{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;}IN FACT, THE PAIR ARE THEN SHOWN DANCG WH WOMEN, BUT ARE ULTIMATELY DISMISSED AND ARE SEEN WALKG OUT OF THE BUILDG TO THE LYRICS OF "IT'S A MAN WORLD, BUT WOULD MEAN NOTHG, NOTHG WHOUT A WOMAN."{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;}WOW, SUBTLE FOX! WAY TO TELL THE GAY GUY THAT HE JT ISN'T EQUAL TO A STRAIGHT GUY! YOU DID EVERYTHG BUT LISP AND MCE BEHD {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;}THE WHOLE THG WAS CHOREOGRAPHED TO SENSATNALIZE THE FACT WAS TWO MEN AND, ANKLY, TO MOCK {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;}IT'S TLY OUTRAGEO THAT 2009, A TELEVISN WORK WOULD LIBERATELY ORCHTRATE SUCH A HOMOPHOBIC SEGMENT. FOX AND LYTHGOE OWE THEM AND THE DIENCE AN {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;}EDOR'S UPDATE: AFTER I POSTED THE ABOVE, I GOT TOUCH WH MISHA HIMSELF TO FD OUT WHAT HE THOUGHT OF HOW FOX AND THE JUDG TREATED HIM. MISHA HAD NO PROBLEM WH THE JUDG MENTS REGARDG THE TECHNIL ASPECTS OF THEIR PERFORMANCE, BUT WAS NOT HAPPY WH HOW HE AND MCHEL WERE TREATED OTHERWISE. IN FACT, MISHA TOLD THAT THERE WAS EVEN WORSE SAID THAT FOX DIDN'T SHOW. HERE ARE HIS {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;}MORE OF WHAT THE JUDG SAID:{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;}IT WAS MORE OFFENSIVE THAN WHAT THEY SHOWED. NIGEL SAID THAT HE'S NOT SURE THAT THE FATHERS WATCHG THIS AT HOME WOULD BE ENURAGED TO TAKE THEIR SONS TO ALLOW THEM TO LEARN TO DANCE. NIGEL TOLD ME THAT THEY [THE SHOW] HAS SPENT ALL THE SEASONS TRYG TO BUILD UP THE IA THAT A MALE N DANCE AND MAKE MORE ACCEPTABLE, AND WE DIDN'T REALLY HELP THE {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 TOLD HIM THAT I HAVE A FATHER, TOO, AND I WENT THROUGH THAT. I TOLD HIM THAT THE UNTRY IS ALREADY GOG THROUGH A LOT OF CHANG AND ULD HANDLE SOME MORE. NIGEL DIDN'T SAY ANYTHG TO {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;}THE JUDG KEPT GOG ON ABOUT A MAN AND A WOMAN AND I KEPT RRECTG THEM THAT WAS A LEAR AND A {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;}NIGEL ASKED ME AFTER THE CHOREOGRAPHY ROUND, HOW I LIKED DANCG WH A GIRL AND I SAID, "I'VE BEEN BALLROOM DANCG SCE I WAS TWELVE, SO I'VE BEEN DANCG WH GIRLS MY WHOLE LIFE." IT WAS VERY APPROPRIATE AND THE ONLY REASON THEY ADVANCED WASN'T TO SEE IF WE ULD IMPROVE OR BE VERSATILE, BUT WAS TO MAKE DANCE WH {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;}ON HOW THE PRODUCERS TREATED THEM:{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;}THE JUDG WERE MEAN, BUT THE PRODUCERS AND THE STAFF WERE SUPER SUPPORTIVE. CAT DEELY WAS GREAT. DID A LONG TERVIEW WH HER THAT SHE DIDN'T {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;}ONE WOMAN TOLD WE HAD BROKEN A GLASS {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;}WHAT MISHA TOLD THE JUDG:{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;}I TOLD SONYA I DIDN'T UNRSTAND HOW ONE MAN REACHG FOR ANOTHER MAN IS ANY WAY FEME. IT WAS SUPER APPROPRIATE. DANCG IS AN ART FORM AND IS ABOUT THE DANCG AND NOT ABOUT TWO MEN OR TWO WOMEN. IT'S ABOUT EXPRSG YOURSELF THROUGH {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;}HIS THOUGHTS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED:{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;}WE'RE FIGHTG FOR EQUALY THIS UNTRY AND THE RIGHT TO MARRY AND THE RIGHT TO ADOPT, SO WHY THE F--K N'T WE DANCE TOGETHER?{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 TOLD THEM BALLROOM DANCG IS VERY POPULAR THE GAY MUNY AND IS A SPORT. IT'S PART OF THE WORLD OUTGAM AND MCHEL AND I ARE GOG TO PETE COPENHAGEN {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;}AS A BRISH CIZEN, NIGEL TOTALLY PUT THIS UNTRY DOWN BY SAYG WE'RE NOT READY FOR {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;}FOX OW ME AN APOLOGY FOR HOW THEY TREATED ME AS A GAY MAN. I'VE NEVER BEEN SO PROUD AND OFFEND AT THE SAME TIME AS I WAS THAT NIGHT. MCHEL SAID HE'S NEVER BEEN SO OFFEND EHER AND DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO REACT TO THAT KD OF BIGOTRY. HE'D NEVER BEEN OPPRSED LIKE A MORY. HE FELT VERY {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;} EDOR'S NOTE: I'VE REACHED OUT TO FOX FOR A MENT ABOUT HOW THEY HANDLED THE EPISO. FOX JT ISSUED THIS NON-APOLOGY APOLOGY. LYTHGOE JT APOLOGIZED VIA TWTER FOR HIS "BROKEBACK" DANCG {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
NIGEL LYTHGOE SAYS HE DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WH GAY MEN, JT EFFEMATE {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;}MOVIBY MICHAEL JENSENJULY 15, 2008/10:00 AMBY MICHAEL JENSENJULY 15, 2008 / 10:00 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"NIGEL LYTHGOE SAYS HE DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WH GAY MEN, JT EFFEMATE DANCERS","DATEPUBLISHED":"2008-07-15T14:00:57.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2008-07-15T14:00:57.000+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":"MOVI"}{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;}NIGEL LYTHGOE (PHOTO CRED: GETTY IMAG/FRERICK M. BROWN){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;}FOR SOME GAY FANS OF FOX PETIVE REALY SHOWS AMERIN IDOL AND SO YOU THK YOU CAN DANCE THERE HAS LONG BEEN A WHIFF OF TOLERANCE FLOATG OVER BOTH SHOWS. WHY? NEHER HAS EVER HAD AN OUT GAY NTTANT DURG THEIR ACTUAL PETNS (AS OPPOSED TO THE UK AND ATRALIAN VERSNS). IN FACT, WHEN JIM VERRAROS' LIVEJOURNAL BLOG ENTRI DISCSG HIS BEG GAY WERE DISVERED WHILE HE WAS ON AI DURG S FIRST SEASON, THEY SUDNLY DISAPPEARED. ADDNALLY, SOMEWHAT EQUENT HOMOPHOBIC MENTS OM JUDG, HOSTS AND NTTANTS OCCUR ON BOTH {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;}AT YTERDAY'S TCA I GOT A CHANCE TO ASK NIGEL LYTHGOE, ONE OF THE JUDG ON SYTYCD AND AN EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ON AMERIN IDOL, ABOUT WHY NEHER SHOW HAS EVER HAD AN OUT GAY {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;} WHAT’S YOUR RPONSE TO THE CRICISM THAT NEHER AMERIN IDOL NOR SO YOU THK YOU CAN DANCE HAS EVER CLUD ANY OUT GAY NTTANTS?{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;}NIGEL LYTHGOE: YOU MEAN HOMOSEXUAL GUYS WHO HAVE E OUT? WE’VE NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT , TO BE HONT. I DON’T ACTUALLY GO AROUND AND SAY, "EXCE ME ARE YOU GAY OR ARE YOU STRAIGHT?" IT ISN’T A QUTN THAT WE {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;}AE BUT WOULD E {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;}NL: NO WOULDN’T. I’M NEVER WORRIED IF ANYBODY’S GAY. WHAT I DON’T LIKE ON THE DANCE SHOW, TO BE ANK, IS EFFEMATE BOYS THAT MCE AROUND THE STAGE. I DON’T RE IF THEY’RE GAY OR STRAIGHT. THAT’S GOT NOTHG TO DO WH FOR {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;}AE: WHY DON’T YOU LIKE THE EFFEMATE [DANCERS]?{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;}NL: BEE THEY NEED TO BE VERY STRONG. DANCG IS ROLE-PLAYG MOST OF THE TIME. AND YOU NEED TO BE STRONG AND LIFT GIRLS. YOU NEED TO LOOK STRONGER THAN THE GIRL YOU’RE DANCG WH. YOU NTROL THE DANCE, PECIALLY BALLROOM. SO IF YOU MCE ABOUT THE STAGE, YOU’RE NOT DOG WHAT THE CHOREOGRAPHER IS ASKG YOU TO DO. HE’S ASKG YOU TO BE STRONG. IF YOUR CHOREOGRAPHER THEN WANTS TO DO AN EFFEMATE ROUTE, THEN THAT’S FE, BUT MOST OF THE TIME WE DON’T DO EFFEMATE ROUT SO STRAIGHT OR GAY DON’T E TO FOR {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;}YOU'LL NOTE I DIDN'T ASK LYTHGOE IF HE ASKS FOLKS WHETHER THEY'RE OR GAY NOT. I ASKED WHY NEHER SHOW HAS NEVER HAD ANY OUT {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 SEE A UPLE OF ODD THGS HERE. NIGEL SEEMS TO BE NFG EFFEMATE WH WEAK AND AS MANY A DRAG QUEEN N TELL YOU, THERE ISN'T ANYTHG WEAK ABOUT MANY DRAG QUEENS. AS WELL, I'VE MET PLENTY OF EFFEMATE LARGE MEN WHO ULD MAMBO NIGEL ACROSS THE DANCE FLOOR UNTIL HE {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;}AND SPE NIGEL'S BELIEF THAT A NTTANT'S SEXUALY DON'T E UP ON HIS SHOWS, GAY FOLKS KNOW THAT OF URSE UP ALL THE TIME. IT'S JT THAT WH STRAIGHT PEOPLE, THEY DON'T REALIZE THEY ARE DOG . IT'S LLED HETEROSEXUAL PRIVILEGE AND ANY TIME WE POT OUT, WE'RE BEG "DIFFICULT" AND "POLILLY RRECT". ANYONE WHO WATCH THE SHOWS KNOW THAT WE EQUENTLY SEE STRAIGHT FOLKS' HBANDS, WIV, BOYIENDS, AND GIRLIENDS — TELLG THEY ARE STRAIGHT. PERSONAL STUFF ABOUT GAY FOLKS? NOT SO {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;}A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THIS RECENTLY OCCURRED ON NBC'S AMERIN GLADIATORS WHICH FEATURED SEAN HETHERGTON AS THEIR FIRST OUT NTTANT. BUT WHEN THE PRODUCERS SHOWED SEAN'S BOYIEND SEATED WH ANOTHER IEND, THE PTN SIMPLY INTIFIED THEM AS "SEAN'S IENDS". NOR DID WE LEARN SEAN WAS GAY VIA ANY OF HIS ON-MERA TERVIEWS OR OTHER TERACTNS. I'M SURE THE PRODUCERS DIDN'T RE THAT SEAN WAS GAY, BUT FUNNY HOW THAT B OF GOT WHEWASHED {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;}AND TAKG NIGEL AT HIS WORD THAT HE ISN'T WORRIED ABOUT ANYONE BEG GAY, THE ISSUE STILL REMAS WHY THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ANY OUT GAY NTTANTS ON THE SHOWS. I'M CERTA NIGEL WOULD SAY HE ISN'T RACIST AS WELL, BUT IF HIS SHOWS HAD NO BLACK, HISPANIC OR ASIAN NTTANTS, YOU N BET FOLKS WOULD BE ASKG {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;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
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'AMERIN IDOL' NIGEL LYTHGOE ON 'GAY SILENCE': 'CONTTANTS' SEXUALY DON'T MATTER'

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As he listened to those dng for Fox’s “So You Thk You Can Dance, ” Lythgoe was troubled by the homophobia so many hopefuls had endured. “It is sad if you are gay to be picked on and sad if you are not gay to be picked on. He’s pecially proud that the hundreds of danc that played out on the “So You Thk You Can Dance” stage clu “rout on addictn, breast ncer and homophobia.

As he listened to those dng for Fox’s “So You Thk You Can Dance, ” Lythgoe was troubled by the homophobia so many hopefuls had om VarietyDancg His Way Onto Hollywood's Walk of Fame: Nigel Lythgoe Reflects on Storied CareerNigel Lythgoe, Triller Fight Club Team for Competn Seri 'So You Thk You Can Fight' (EXCLUSIVE)'So You Thk You Can Dance' Choreographer on How Cher Saved Her Life“It is a very sad thg that has got that stigma that obvly don’t have Europe or Asia and Rsia, ” Lythgoe says, referrg to the Alexandrov Ensemble, the sgers and dancers om the Red Army Choir. Nigel Lythgoe has h back at The Voice judge Adam Leve's accatn that Amerin Idol silenc gay nttants.

SO YOU THK CAN KNOCK OFF THE HOMOPHOBIA, NIGEL LYTHGOE?{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 JENSENMAY 22, 2009/1:33 PMBY MICHAEL JENSENMAY 22, 2009 / 1:33 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"SO YOU THK CAN KNOCK OFF THE HOMOPHOBIA, NIGEL LYTHGOE?","DATEPUBLISHED":"2009-05-22T17:33:22.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2009-05-22T17:33:22.000+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;}UPDATE: WE HAVE AN TERVIEW WH THE GAY NTTANT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST!{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'VE WRTEN BEFORE ABOUT SO YOU THK YOU CAN DANCE'S NIGEL LYTHGOE AND HIS CRETO ATTU TOWARD WHAT HE TERMS "EFFEMATE DANCERS." WELL, THAT NSCENDG ATTU WAS ON FULL-BLOWN DISPLAY DURG LAST NIGHT'S DNS DENVER AS THE SHOW RETURNED FOR S FIFTH {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;}THE SHOW FEATURED S FIRST SAME-SEX UPLE — MISHA BELFER AND MCHEL KIBEL — WHO WERE TRODUCED WH CREDIBLY NSCENDG DRAMATICS CLUDG A CLIP OF "IT'S RAG MEN" AND MANY "DRAMATIC" SHOTS OF THE TWO SWIRLG {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;}DURG THE UPLE'S DN (MISHA IS GAY AND MCHEL IS STRAIGHT),{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;}LYTHGOE AND FELLOW JUDG MARY MURPHY AND SONYA TAYEH KEPT EXCHANGG BEMED LOOKS, AND AT ONE POT NIGEL VERS HIS EY AS IF HE'S TOO HORRIFIED BY WHAT HE'S SEEG. THEN WHEN THE TWO GUYS TAKE A TUMBLE, NIGEL LGHS AT {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, MUCH OF THE ABOVE N BE EXPECTED DURG DNS WHEN YOU GET FOLKS WHO AREN'T ALWAYS GREAT. BUT WHAT ME NEXT FELY SHOULDN'T HAVE {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;}AFTER THE TWO DANCE, NIGEL MENTS THAT 'S THE FIRST TIME THEY'VE HAD TWO GUYS DO A SAMBA AND HE SAYS HE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT TO SAY. HE NOT THEIR STYL WERE GOOD, IF HE JT "STICKS WH THE DANCG" AND IGNOR THEIR GENR, BUT THAT THE PAIR WOULD PROBABLY ALIENATE A LOT OF THE SYTYCD DIENCE. NICE WAY TO ASSUME YOUR DIENCE IS AS TOLERANT AS YOU ARE, MR. LYTHGOE!{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;}NIGEL ALSO SHAR THAT THAT HE "LIK TO SEE GUYS BE GUYS AND GIRLS BE GIRLS ON STAGE."{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;}HE THEN MAK THE SHOCKG OBSERVATN THAT "HE DIDN'T LIKE , BUT IF WE JT KEEP DOWN TO YOUR DANCG, RATHER THAN YOUR DANCG TOGETHER, YOU WERE GOOD."{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;}NIGEL {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;}MARY THEN OBSERV HOW NFED SHE WAS BY TRYG TO FIGURE OUT WHO WAS LEADG AS THEY SWCHED BACK AND FORTH. (I'VE NEVER SEEN MARY BEFORE, BUT SOMETHG TELLS ME SHE MIGHT GET NFED TRYG TO FIGURE OUT WHICH SHOE GO ON WHICH FOOT.) BOTH SHE AND NIGEL DON'T SEEM ABLE TO WRAP THEIR MDS AROUND THE FACT THAT THERE ISN'T ONLY A MALE AND FEMALE ROLE DANCG, BUT A LEAR AND A {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;}AND BOTH OF THEM, ALONG WH SONYA, THE THIRD JUDGE, REALLY HAD A HARD TIME WH THE NCEPTS OF MASCULE AND FEME, PECIALLY WH CERTA GTUR SUCH AS TWO MEN REACHG FOR EACH OTHER. IT MT BE LIMG TO LIVE A WORLD WHERE EVERYTHG IS SO RIGID. I BET NIGEL NEVER EVER CRI BEE THAT WOULD BE AWFULLY {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;}NIGEL FISH UP BY SAYG HE'D LIKE TO SEE THEM BOTH DANCE WH A GIRL, AND ADDS "YOU NEVER KNOW, YOU MIGHT ENJOY THAT, TOO." SERLY? HE ACTUALLY MA THAT CRACK?{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;}IN FACT, THE PAIR ARE THEN SHOWN DANCG WH WOMEN, BUT ARE ULTIMATELY DISMISSED AND ARE SEEN WALKG OUT OF THE BUILDG TO THE LYRICS OF "IT'S A MAN WORLD, BUT WOULD MEAN NOTHG, NOTHG WHOUT A WOMAN."{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;}WOW, SUBTLE FOX! WAY TO TELL THE GAY GUY THAT HE JT ISN'T EQUAL TO A STRAIGHT GUY! YOU DID EVERYTHG BUT LISP AND MCE BEHD {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;}THE WHOLE THG WAS CHOREOGRAPHED TO SENSATNALIZE THE FACT WAS TWO MEN AND, ANKLY, TO MOCK {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;}IT'S TLY OUTRAGEO THAT 2009, A TELEVISN WORK WOULD LIBERATELY ORCHTRATE SUCH A HOMOPHOBIC SEGMENT. FOX AND LYTHGOE OWE THEM AND THE DIENCE AN {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;}EDOR'S UPDATE: AFTER I POSTED THE ABOVE, I GOT TOUCH WH MISHA HIMSELF TO FD OUT WHAT HE THOUGHT OF HOW FOX AND THE JUDG TREATED HIM. MISHA HAD NO PROBLEM WH THE JUDG MENTS REGARDG THE TECHNIL ASPECTS OF THEIR PERFORMANCE, BUT WAS NOT HAPPY WH HOW HE AND MCHEL WERE TREATED OTHERWISE. IN FACT, MISHA TOLD THAT THERE WAS EVEN WORSE SAID THAT FOX DIDN'T SHOW. HERE ARE HIS {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;}MORE OF WHAT THE JUDG SAID:{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;}IT WAS MORE OFFENSIVE THAN WHAT THEY SHOWED. NIGEL SAID THAT HE'S NOT SURE THAT THE FATHERS WATCHG THIS AT HOME WOULD BE ENURAGED TO TAKE THEIR SONS TO ALLOW THEM TO LEARN TO DANCE. NIGEL TOLD ME THAT THEY [THE SHOW] HAS SPENT ALL THE SEASONS TRYG TO BUILD UP THE IA THAT A MALE N DANCE AND MAKE MORE ACCEPTABLE, AND WE DIDN'T REALLY HELP THE {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 TOLD HIM THAT I HAVE A FATHER, TOO, AND I WENT THROUGH THAT. I TOLD HIM THAT THE UNTRY IS ALREADY GOG THROUGH A LOT OF CHANG AND ULD HANDLE SOME MORE. NIGEL DIDN'T SAY ANYTHG TO {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;}THE JUDG KEPT GOG ON ABOUT A MAN AND A WOMAN AND I KEPT RRECTG THEM THAT WAS A LEAR AND A {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;}NIGEL ASKED ME AFTER THE CHOREOGRAPHY ROUND, HOW I LIKED DANCG WH A GIRL AND I SAID, "I'VE BEEN BALLROOM DANCG SCE I WAS TWELVE, SO I'VE BEEN DANCG WH GIRLS MY WHOLE LIFE." IT WAS VERY APPROPRIATE AND THE ONLY REASON THEY ADVANCED WASN'T TO SEE IF WE ULD IMPROVE OR BE VERSATILE, BUT WAS TO MAKE DANCE WH {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;}ON HOW THE PRODUCERS TREATED THEM:{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;}THE JUDG WERE MEAN, BUT THE PRODUCERS AND THE STAFF WERE SUPER SUPPORTIVE. CAT DEELY WAS GREAT. DID A LONG TERVIEW WH HER THAT SHE DIDN'T {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;}ONE WOMAN TOLD WE HAD BROKEN A GLASS {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;}WHAT MISHA TOLD THE JUDG:{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;}I TOLD SONYA I DIDN'T UNRSTAND HOW ONE MAN REACHG FOR ANOTHER MAN IS ANY WAY FEME. IT WAS SUPER APPROPRIATE. DANCG IS AN ART FORM AND IS ABOUT THE DANCG AND NOT ABOUT TWO MEN OR TWO WOMEN. IT'S ABOUT EXPRSG YOURSELF THROUGH {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;}HIS THOUGHTS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED:{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;}WE'RE FIGHTG FOR EQUALY THIS UNTRY AND THE RIGHT TO MARRY AND THE RIGHT TO ADOPT, SO WHY THE F--K N'T WE DANCE TOGETHER?{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 TOLD THEM BALLROOM DANCG IS VERY POPULAR THE GAY MUNY AND IS A SPORT. IT'S PART OF THE WORLD OUTGAM AND MCHEL AND I ARE GOG TO PETE COPENHAGEN {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;}AS A BRISH CIZEN, NIGEL TOTALLY PUT THIS UNTRY DOWN BY SAYG WE'RE NOT READY FOR {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;}FOX OW ME AN APOLOGY FOR HOW THEY TREATED ME AS A GAY MAN. I'VE NEVER BEEN SO PROUD AND OFFEND AT THE SAME TIME AS I WAS THAT NIGHT. MCHEL SAID HE'S NEVER BEEN SO OFFEND EHER AND DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO REACT TO THAT KD OF BIGOTRY. HE'D NEVER BEEN OPPRSED LIKE A MORY. HE FELT VERY {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;} EDOR'S NOTE: I'VE REACHED OUT TO FOX FOR A MENT ABOUT HOW THEY HANDLED THE EPISO. FOX JT ISSUED THIS NON-APOLOGY APOLOGY. LYTHGOE JT APOLOGIZED VIA TWTER FOR HIS "BROKEBACK" DANCG {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

"I believe overtly effemate dancg stroys the opportuny for many male dancers to be supported. Beg gay don't mean effemate." That's what So * nigel lythgoe gay *

"To be ank, I didn't unrstand why we're talkg about nttants beg gay or not gay, " he told Entertament Weekly.

NIGEL LYTHGOE SAYS HE DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WH GAY MEN, JT EFFEMATE {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;}MOVIBY MICHAEL JENSENJULY 15, 2008/10:00 AMBY MICHAEL JENSENJULY 15, 2008 / 10:00 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"NIGEL LYTHGOE SAYS HE DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WH GAY MEN, JT EFFEMATE DANCERS","DATEPUBLISHED":"2008-07-15T14:00:57.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2008-07-15T14:00:57.000+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":"MOVI"}{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;}NIGEL LYTHGOE (PHOTO CRED: GETTY IMAG/FRERICK M. BROWN){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;}FOR SOME GAY FANS OF FOX PETIVE REALY SHOWS AMERIN IDOL AND SO YOU THK YOU CAN DANCE THERE HAS LONG BEEN A WHIFF OF TOLERANCE FLOATG OVER BOTH SHOWS. WHY? NEHER HAS EVER HAD AN OUT GAY NTTANT DURG THEIR ACTUAL PETNS (AS OPPOSED TO THE UK AND ATRALIAN VERSNS). IN FACT, WHEN JIM VERRAROS' LIVEJOURNAL BLOG ENTRI DISCSG HIS BEG GAY WERE DISVERED WHILE HE WAS ON AI DURG S FIRST SEASON, THEY SUDNLY DISAPPEARED. ADDNALLY, SOMEWHAT EQUENT HOMOPHOBIC MENTS OM JUDG, HOSTS AND NTTANTS OCCUR ON BOTH {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;}AT YTERDAY'S TCA I GOT A CHANCE TO ASK NIGEL LYTHGOE, ONE OF THE JUDG ON SYTYCD AND AN EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ON AMERIN IDOL, ABOUT WHY NEHER SHOW HAS EVER HAD AN OUT GAY {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;} WHAT’S YOUR RPONSE TO THE CRICISM THAT NEHER AMERIN IDOL NOR SO YOU THK YOU CAN DANCE HAS EVER CLUD ANY OUT GAY NTTANTS?{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;}NIGEL LYTHGOE: YOU MEAN HOMOSEXUAL GUYS WHO HAVE E OUT? WE’VE NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT , TO BE HONT. I DON’T ACTUALLY GO AROUND AND SAY, "EXCE ME ARE YOU GAY OR ARE YOU STRAIGHT?" IT ISN’T A QUTN THAT WE {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;}AE BUT WOULD E {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;}NL: NO WOULDN’T. I’M NEVER WORRIED IF ANYBODY’S GAY. WHAT I DON’T LIKE ON THE DANCE SHOW, TO BE ANK, IS EFFEMATE BOYS THAT MCE AROUND THE STAGE. I DON’T RE IF THEY’RE GAY OR STRAIGHT. THAT’S GOT NOTHG TO DO WH FOR {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;}AE: WHY DON’T YOU LIKE THE EFFEMATE [DANCERS]?{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;}NL: BEE THEY NEED TO BE VERY STRONG. DANCG IS ROLE-PLAYG MOST OF THE TIME. AND YOU NEED TO BE STRONG AND LIFT GIRLS. YOU NEED TO LOOK STRONGER THAN THE GIRL YOU’RE DANCG WH. YOU NTROL THE DANCE, PECIALLY BALLROOM. SO IF YOU MCE ABOUT THE STAGE, YOU’RE NOT DOG WHAT THE CHOREOGRAPHER IS ASKG YOU TO DO. HE’S ASKG YOU TO BE STRONG. IF YOUR CHOREOGRAPHER THEN WANTS TO DO AN EFFEMATE ROUTE, THEN THAT’S FE, BUT MOST OF THE TIME WE DON’T DO EFFEMATE ROUT SO STRAIGHT OR GAY DON’T E TO FOR {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;}YOU'LL NOTE I DIDN'T ASK LYTHGOE IF HE ASKS FOLKS WHETHER THEY'RE OR GAY NOT. I ASKED WHY NEHER SHOW HAS NEVER HAD ANY OUT {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 SEE A UPLE OF ODD THGS HERE. NIGEL SEEMS TO BE NFG EFFEMATE WH WEAK AND AS MANY A DRAG QUEEN N TELL YOU, THERE ISN'T ANYTHG WEAK ABOUT MANY DRAG QUEENS. AS WELL, I'VE MET PLENTY OF EFFEMATE LARGE MEN WHO ULD MAMBO NIGEL ACROSS THE DANCE FLOOR UNTIL HE {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;}AND SPE NIGEL'S BELIEF THAT A NTTANT'S SEXUALY DON'T E UP ON HIS SHOWS, GAY FOLKS KNOW THAT OF URSE UP ALL THE TIME. IT'S JT THAT WH STRAIGHT PEOPLE, THEY DON'T REALIZE THEY ARE DOG . IT'S LLED HETEROSEXUAL PRIVILEGE AND ANY TIME WE POT OUT, WE'RE BEG "DIFFICULT" AND "POLILLY RRECT". ANYONE WHO WATCH THE SHOWS KNOW THAT WE EQUENTLY SEE STRAIGHT FOLKS' HBANDS, WIV, BOYIENDS, AND GIRLIENDS — TELLG THEY ARE STRAIGHT. PERSONAL STUFF ABOUT GAY FOLKS? NOT SO {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;}A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THIS RECENTLY OCCURRED ON NBC'S AMERIN GLADIATORS WHICH FEATURED SEAN HETHERGTON AS THEIR FIRST OUT NTTANT. BUT WHEN THE PRODUCERS SHOWED SEAN'S BOYIEND SEATED WH ANOTHER IEND, THE PTN SIMPLY INTIFIED THEM AS "SEAN'S IENDS". NOR DID WE LEARN SEAN WAS GAY VIA ANY OF HIS ON-MERA TERVIEWS OR OTHER TERACTNS. I'M SURE THE PRODUCERS DIDN'T RE THAT SEAN WAS GAY, BUT FUNNY HOW THAT B OF GOT WHEWASHED {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;}AND TAKG NIGEL AT HIS WORD THAT HE ISN'T WORRIED ABOUT ANYONE BEG GAY, THE ISSUE STILL REMAS WHY THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ANY OUT GAY NTTANTS ON THE SHOWS. I'M CERTA NIGEL WOULD SAY HE ISN'T RACIST AS WELL, BUT IF HIS SHOWS HAD NO BLACK, HISPANIC OR ASIAN NTTANTS, YOU N BET FOLKS WOULD BE ASKG {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;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

"I don't go to my ntist and say, 'Are you gay?

' I don't say to nttants on So You Thk You Can Dance, 'Are you gay? "Lythgoe went on to ask whether was necsary for openly-gay season eight nner-up Adam Lambert to e out on the show. " Leve recently claimed that he wouldn't be a good band ontman if people didn't believe that he was gay.

Update: we have an terview wh the gay nttant at the bottom of the post! " Well, that nscendg attu was on full-blown display durg last night's dns Denver as the show returned for s fifth show featured s first same-sex uple — Misha Belfer and Mchel Kibel — who were troduced wh credibly nscendg dramatics cludg a clip of "It's Rag Men" and many "dramatic" shots of the two swirlg the uple's dn (Misha is gay and Mchel is straight), Lythgoe and fellow judg Mary Murphy and Sonya Tayeh kept exchangg bemed looks, and at one pot Nigel vers his ey as if he's too horrified by what he's seeg. Way to tell the gay guy that he jt isn't equal to a straight guy!

You did everythg but lisp and mce behd whole thg was choreographed to sensatnalize the fact was two men and, ankly, to mock 's tly outrageo that 2009, a televisn work would liberately orchtrate such a homophobic segment. I told them ballroom dancg is very popular the gay muny and is a sport. It's part of the World Outgam and Mchel and I are gog to pete Copenhagen a Brish cizen, Nigel totally put this untry down by sayg we're not ready for ow me an apology for how they treated me as a gay man.

'Amerin Idol' Nigel Lythgoe on 'gay silence': 'Conttants' sexualy don't matter'

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'AMERIN IDOL' NIGEL LYTHGOE ON 'GAY SILENCE': 'CONTTANTS' SEXUALY DON'T MATTER'