Barbiemania htg s peak summer 2023 helped one 30-year-old wrer release the childhood shame he felt when playg wh Barbie dolls as a young gay child.
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- THIS IS ABOUT AS GAY AS "DOLLHOE" WILL GET FOR {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 MICHAEL JENSENMARCH 25, 2009/11:56 AMBY MICHAEL JENSENMARCH 25, 2009 / 11:56 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"THIS IS ABOUT AS GAY AS \"DOLLHOE\" WILL GET FOR NOW","DATEPUBLISHED":"2009-03-25T15:56:20.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2009-03-25T15:56:20.000+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":"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;}HMM, PERHAPS HIS WIFE SHOULD CHECK HIS BROWSER HISTORY... {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 BIZARRE REASON I'M STILL HANGG THERE WATCHG FOX'S RATHER LAME DOLLHOE OM JOSS WHEDON. I'D ORIGALLY BEEN EXCED ABOUT THE SHOW SCE ME OM THE MAN WHO GAVE BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER. BUT I WAS ALSO TRIGUED BY THE POSSIBILI OF A GAY EPISO VOLVG THE DOLLS, PECIALLY AFTER THE TELEVISN CRICS ASSOCIATN TOUR WHERE JOSS TOLD ME SOMETHG THE FIRST HALF OF THE SEASON WOULD CLU A GAY STORYLE — SOMETHG THE LS-THAN-GAY-IENDLY FOX {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;}ALAS, OUR RECENT LIVE CHAT WH WRER JANE ESPENSON, A NSULTG PRODUCER FOR DOLLHOE, WE WERE TOLD THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO WA UNTIL THE SEND SEASON FOR A GAY STORYLE. INSERT HUGE EXASPERATED SIGH {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;}WHICH BRGS ME TO LAST FRIDAY NIGHT'S EPISO, WHICH CLUD MAN-ON-THE-STREET TERVIEWS ABOUT THE NCEPT OF THE DOLLHOE. INCLUD WAS THE ABOVE AVERAGE JOE WHO HAD THIS TO SAY ABOUT THE TRIGUG POSSIBILI OF HIRG A DOLL:{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;}HEY, EVERYONE’S GOT THEIR FANTASI, RIGHT? GUY WANTS TO KNOW WHAT, YOU KNOW, ’S LIKE TO BE WH ANOTHER MAN. JT ONCE. NOTHG QUEENY. TWO GUYS CHECKG OUT AND THEN THE OTHER FETS. THAT ULD BE SWEET FOR SOME {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;}HMM, I WONR WHICH GUYS HE'S TALKG ABOUT. AND JUDGG OM THE LOOK ON HER FACE, SO DO HIS WIFE!{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;}SADLY, THIS ACTUALLY MARKS AN UPTICK FOR FOX WHEN TO GAY VISIBILY. INSERT EXTRA BIG EXASPERATED SIGH {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 N WATCH THE CLIP HERE (AFTER THE GLEE PROMO) AS FOX RATHER ANNOYGLY DON'T MAKE THEIR PROGRAMMG {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
- “DOLLHOE” GETS READY TO GO GAY
THIS IS ABOUT AS GAY AS "DOLLHOE" WILL GET FOR {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 MICHAEL JENSENMARCH 25, 2009/11:56 AMBY MICHAEL JENSENMARCH 25, 2009 / 11:56 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"THIS IS ABOUT AS GAY AS \"DOLLHOE\" WILL GET FOR NOW","DATEPUBLISHED":"2009-03-25T15:56:20.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2009-03-25T15:56:20.000+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":"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;}HMM, PERHAPS HIS WIFE SHOULD CHECK HIS BROWSER HISTORY... {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 BIZARRE REASON I'M STILL HANGG THERE WATCHG FOX'S RATHER LAME DOLLHOE OM JOSS WHEDON. I'D ORIGALLY BEEN EXCED ABOUT THE SHOW SCE ME OM THE MAN WHO GAVE BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER. BUT I WAS ALSO TRIGUED BY THE POSSIBILI OF A GAY EPISO VOLVG THE DOLLS, PECIALLY AFTER THE TELEVISN CRICS ASSOCIATN TOUR WHERE JOSS TOLD ME SOMETHG THE FIRST HALF OF THE SEASON WOULD CLU A GAY STORYLE — SOMETHG THE LS-THAN-GAY-IENDLY FOX {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;}ALAS, OUR RECENT LIVE CHAT WH WRER JANE ESPENSON, A NSULTG PRODUCER FOR DOLLHOE, WE WERE TOLD THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO WA UNTIL THE SEND SEASON FOR A GAY STORYLE. INSERT HUGE EXASPERATED SIGH {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;}WHICH BRGS ME TO LAST FRIDAY NIGHT'S EPISO, WHICH CLUD MAN-ON-THE-STREET TERVIEWS ABOUT THE NCEPT OF THE DOLLHOE. INCLUD WAS THE ABOVE AVERAGE JOE WHO HAD THIS TO SAY ABOUT THE TRIGUG POSSIBILI OF HIRG A DOLL:{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;}HEY, EVERYONE’S GOT THEIR FANTASI, RIGHT? GUY WANTS TO KNOW WHAT, YOU KNOW, ’S LIKE TO BE WH ANOTHER MAN. JT ONCE. NOTHG QUEENY. TWO GUYS CHECKG OUT AND THEN THE OTHER FETS. THAT ULD BE SWEET FOR SOME {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;}HMM, I WONR WHICH GUYS HE'S TALKG ABOUT. AND JUDGG OM THE LOOK ON HER FACE, SO DO HIS WIFE!{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;}SADLY, THIS ACTUALLY MARKS AN UPTICK FOR FOX WHEN TO GAY VISIBILY. INSERT EXTRA BIG EXASPERATED SIGH {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 N WATCH THE CLIP HERE (AFTER THE GLEE PROMO) AS FOX RATHER ANNOYGLY DON'T MAKE THEIR PROGRAMMG {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
Talked to wrer-actrs Day, who created and The Guild as an alternative to beg typest as the “bt iend”/secretary all the time, about playg gay on Dollhoe, g back om the ad a la Buffy Dr. AE: The scene Season 3 where she starts givg you a backb is pretty gay. I thk there’s a few tim Season 2; there’s a whole monologue where she says that she went out for dner wh somebody and wasn’t until she had her hand halfway up my leg that I realized somethg was up and Cox was gog out wh a gay woman.
“DOLLHOE” GETS READY TO GO GAY
But I was also trigued by the possibili of a gay episo volvg the dolls, pecially after the Televisn Crics Associatn tour where Joss told me somethg the first half of the season would clu a gay storyle — somethg the ls-than-gay-iendly Fox, our recent live chat wh wrer Jane Espenson, a nsultg producer for Dollhoe, we were told that we would have to wa until the send season for a gay storyle.
Sadly, this actually marks an uptick for Fox when to gay visibily.
In a world where a human’s md n be erased and reprogrammed wh an fe number of personali, you’d thk at least one of them would turn out to be gay, right?