“Oh my God! Oh my God! Oh my God! Oh my God! I danced wh a gay! Marge, Lisa, promise me you won't tell anyone. Promise me!” ―Homer, after disverg John's sexual orientatn "Homer's Phobia" is the fifteenth episo of Season 8. Homer mak iends wh John, a kschy antiqu store aler...
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- REVISG THE FIRST-EVER GAY EPISO OF THE SIMPSONS
- THE SIMPSONS SEASON 8: INSANY PEPPERS AND GAY STEEL MILLS
REVISG THE FIRST-EVER GAY EPISO OF THE SIMPSONS
Homer's Phobia: Directed by Mike B. Anrson. Wh Dan Castellaa, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smh. After Marge beiends John, a gay store owner, Homer worri that his prence will have a negative effect on Bart's sexualy." data-id="ma * gay steel mill simpsons episode *
The SimpsonsCast & crewUser reviewsTriviaEpiso aired Feb 16, 1997TV-1423mAfter Marge beiends John, a gay store owner, Homer worri that his prence will have a negative effect on Bart's Marge beiends John, a gay store owner, Homer worri that his prence will have a negative effect on Bart's Marge beiends John, a gay store owner, Homer worri that his prence will have a negative effect on Bart's productn, box office & pany PhotosReview Good, but datedHomer's Phobia should be nsired a groundbreakg and fluential episo of Simpsons tacklg homophobia back when was still nsired a b of a taboo to be gay supportive. The episo heavily impli that you need to be flamboyant and effemate and actg like a stereotypil gay man orr to be gay. But, he's also obssed wh fashn and talkg and actg like a stereotypil fashn-obssed gay fact, Marge never even got to know John WAS gay before tellg Homer he's gay.
Marge thought he ACTED gay and ma an assumptn, and then jt so happened to be right about that, there's nothg wrong wh beg a feme gay guy. Heck, I myself am a feme gay guy.
THE SIMPSONS SEASON 8: INSANY PEPPERS AND GAY STEEL MILLS
The steel l workers are gay men who works at the Ajax Steel Mill. The all waved "Hello!" to Homer and Bart. Rose told them that the workers worked hard and played hard. Then they started dancg wh each other. Homer then ran away om the l, takg Bart wh him. * gay steel mill simpsons episode *
But I thk 's important to show people that gay guys n look and act all sort of ways, not jt the stereotypil ways. It's jt that by today's standards, some of 's aspects n e across a b distasteful by implyg you need to act certa ways orr to be gay. When Homer was ncerned that Bart was homosexual, he took Bart to a steel l to show him an example of real men at hard work.
" a sg-song, stereotypilly effemate fashn, and Homer saw that all the workers the plant were openly homosexual. Rose then pulled a cha which ma mic play and a dis ball scend om the ceilg, and all the workers started dancg wh each other, turng the steel l to a gay nightclub, lled "The Anvil. The steel l workers are gay men who works at the Ajax Steel Mill.
* gay steel mill simpsons episode *
I danced wh a gay!
However, when Marge tells Homer that John is a homosexual, Homer eaks out and, fearg that his son will emulate John, tak Bart on a misguid journey to make his son heterosexual. When Marge rms Homer that John don't have a wife and is a homosexual, he is horrified. Bart starts wearg Hawaiian shirts, dancg women's wigs and eatg cupk wh strawberry icg stead of cholate icg; which mak Homer worry that Bart might be gay.
The first gay episo of The Simpsons, entled 'Homer's Phobia', featured a character played by queer filmmaker John Waters. * gay steel mill simpsons episode *
Homer tak Bart to a steel l to revel a manly environment; however, the entire workforce is gay, which Homer learns when the steel l turns to a gay dis durg breaks. Bart is nfed until Lisa explas Homer thks that Bart is gay.
"Homer's Phobia" was the show's first episo to revolve entirely around gay them and received a posive cril rponse both for s humor and anti-homophobia msage.
The seri ma several referenc to homosexualy before the episo aired. However, "Homer's Phobia" was the first episo to revolve entirely around homosexual them. Two later episos that explored LGBT issu were "Three Gays of the Condo" and "There's Somethg About Marryg".