The Duel

My pusher husband has got me addicted to yet another pointless reality show...MTV's The Deul 2. Let me get this out of the way first...I might be a little or maybe a lot in love with Landon *sigh*

There might be spoilers here so if you want to watch the show look away now.
I kind of love this stupid show and for once there are two gay men (Davis and Ryan) on the show. There are always lesbos or women who are kinda straight but I can't remember two gay men. Of course, as gay men do, they hook up on the first night (or editting makes it look like it anyway.) This also makes me a little happy because these guys are making out in the hot tub and MTV shows a lot of it. I was a little surprised and pleased to think that MTV is not shying away from showing two men get it on.

Well I think now that it was stunt-y and it kind of pisses me off...like the producers were "show the gays so people get shocked." I say this because Ryan got booted on the 3rd (I think) episode and he says something like he is trying not to cry by leaving Davis. But wait...after the first kissing episode you never saw the two of them in the same shot, not talking or interacting in any way.

Now I get that it is TV and they want ratings and gay men are actually a little like that in reality and that you could argue that exposure continues to move the country towards acceptance BUT I feel a little used.