Nigel Lythgoe Tweets About GLAAD's "Homophobic" Accusation
Nigel Lythogoe of So You Think You Can Dance is fighting back after coming under attack from GLAAD's accusations that the judge is "homophobic."Last night, during the first season's episode of SYTUCD, their were two male performers doing the Samba. A dance that we normally see a man and a woman perform together. The men were apart of a same sex dance program. Actually one of men Mitchel, is straight and Misha is gay. The judges along with the audience, I'm sure, were a little stunned to see these men dance together. I know I was.
The two contestants were not very good and fell pretty hard during one point in their routine. At the end for their critique Nigel said to the gentlemen:
"I think you probably alienate a lot of our audience," he said after the duo's samba. "I mean, we've always had the guys dance together on the show, but they've never really done it in each other's arms before.
"Do you know what? I'd like to see you both dancing with a girl."
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Nigel continued his tirade online, saying, "The same-sex ballroom guys did remind me of Blades of Glory. However, I'm not a fan of Brokeback ballroom."
This is were GLAAD's frustration and anger escalated.
"It's unacceptable for this kind of blatant homophobia to occur," GLAAD President Neil G. Giuliano said in a statement. "Fox Entertainment and Nigel Lythgoe owe Misha, Mitchel and the whole LGBT community an apology."
Nigel responded via Twitter: "I am very sad the word 'homophobe' is being used. That is someone who hates homosexuals. I dislike effeminate dancing! Wake up and listen!"GLAAD is now asking the gay community and fans of the show to fire back by emailing and calling Fox to get Nigel to apologize for his comments.
What do you think about Nigel's comment? Should he apologize?
