# Queer eye for the straight guy... is this for real? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 15, 2003, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queer-eye-for-the-straight-guy-is-this-for-real/188591 "2003-07-15T05:52:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Muad\_Dib](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2003, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queer-eye-for-the-straight-guy-is-this-for-real/188591/1 "2003-07-15T05:52:35Z")
Ok, I have just seen an advertisement for a new show on Bravo called _Queer eye for the straight guy_. The poinnt of the show is that desperate girlfriends send in their sad stories about their slob boyfriends who then get makeovers by five gay men. Really. So… Is this for real?! ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2003, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queer-eye-for-the-straight-guy-is-this-for-real/188591/2 "2003-07-15T05:56:45Z")
Probably. Why would they advertise for a fake show? ---
**Author:** ![Muad\_Dib](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2003, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queer-eye-for-the-straight-guy-is-this-for-real/188591/3 "2003-07-15T05:58:38Z")
Comedy Central had a bit for a while were they advertised several fake shows. ---
**Author:** ![Vlad\_Dracul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/50afbb/32.png) [@Vlad\_Dracul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vlad_Dracul)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2003, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queer-eye-for-the-straight-guy-is-this-for-real/188591/4 "2003-07-15T06:05:16Z")
Just read an article about it in the TV book, it’s real. ---
**Author:** ![TeaRoses](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c37758/32.png) [@TeaRoses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaRoses)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2003, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queer-eye-for-the-straight-guy-is-this-for-real/188591/5 "2003-07-15T06:08:34Z")
I have to admit it had a very catchy ad campaign… something like “Five Gay Men Making the World Over, One Straight Man at a Time.” My husband came home very relieved, saying “I found out! They’re fashion consultants!” but he still didn’t realize it was a reality show. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2003, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queer-eye-for-the-straight-guy-is-this-for-real/188591/6 "2003-07-15T06:12:24Z")
> [@](#): > > Comedy Central had a bit for a while were they advertised several fake shows. Yes, but they make it clear the shows are fake in the commercials, and also go way, WAY over the top. ---
**Author:** ![Muad\_Dib](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2003, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queer-eye-for-the-straight-guy-is-this-for-real/188591/7 "2003-07-15T06:13:41Z")
So, ya don’t think that this is not a bit over the top? ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2003, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queer-eye-for-the-straight-guy-is-this-for-real/188591/8 "2003-07-15T06:31:43Z")
Yeah, it definitely is. But not like the Comedy Central ads. They talk about blindfolding people, then flicking the lights on and off really fast, playing frightening music, spraying them with flesh-eating bacteria, cutting out their small intestines, and then dumping a million dollars of cash on them. Plus, their site says they unveiled this “Get Real” campaign on April 1. ---
**Author:** ![mala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@mala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mala)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2003, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queer-eye-for-the-straight-guy-is-this-for-real/188591/9 "2003-07-15T06:43:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Muad’Dib \* > \*\*So, ya don’t think that this is not a bit over the top? \*\* No, I’m signing my boyfriend up for this. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2003, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queer-eye-for-the-straight-guy-is-this-for-real/188591/10 "2003-07-15T06:52:24Z")
I think there are a couple Outrage threads in the Pit. Personally, I plan on watching it. The commercial where the girlfriend asks “Are you angels sent from heaven?” and the guys respond “No! We’re just gay men!” just about slayed me. And yes, I’m horribly prejudiced. And straight and male. I plan on watching it anyway. ---
**Author:** ![japatlgt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df705f/32.png) [@japatlgt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/japatlgt)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2003, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queer-eye-for-the-straight-guy-is-this-for-real/188591/11 "2003-07-15T06:56:19Z")
Another great offering from the idiots in charge of television. If Discovery, A&E, ESPN, etc., can’t satisfy my boob tube withdrawall I’m afraid I’ll have to resort to literature!!! ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2003, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queer-eye-for-the-straight-guy-is-this-for-real/188591/12 "2003-07-15T08:21:14Z")
Joanne Weintraub’s [review](http://www.jsonline.com/Enter/tvradio/jul03/154308.asp) of the first two episodes, in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2003, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queer-eye-for-the-straight-guy-is-this-for-real/188591/13 "2003-07-15T15:16:17Z")
They don’t caption the commericals for it so I didn’t know what it was about. I kept thinking that they were going to use gay men & they would get paid if they could convince a straight guy to become gay. Maybe some day in the future 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Muad\_Dib](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2003, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queer-eye-for-the-straight-guy-is-this-for-real/188591/14 "2003-07-15T16:25:06Z")
The San Francisco Chronicle gave the show a [great review](http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2003/07/15/DD301396.DTL&type=tvradio). ---
**Author:** ![shelbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@shelbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shelbo)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2003, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queer-eye-for-the-straight-guy-is-this-for-real/188591/15 "2003-07-15T17:21:03Z")
From **Walloon’s** link: “In each episode, a five-man gay SWAT team of experts on food, fashion, grooming, decorating, etc., goes into action to elevate some amiable slob of a heterosexual male - \*a straight dope, if you will \* - to “Will & Grace” standards.” (emphasis added) So, which of you dopers is Joanne Weintraub?! (And how much did you win by slipping that Straight Dope reference into your review!?) 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2003, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queer-eye-for-the-straight-guy-is-this-for-real/188591/16 "2003-07-15T17:27:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by handy \* > \*\*They don’t caption the commericals for it so I didn’t know what it was about. I kept thinking that they were going to use gay men & they would get paid if they could convince a straight guy to become gay. > > Maybe some day in the future 🙂 \*\* They could do it like The Price is Right or Let’s Make A Deal… “Now, you can keep your love of vagina, or you can take what’s behind curtain number one! And there’s always the Mystery Box!” ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2003, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queer-eye-for-the-straight-guy-is-this-for-real/188591/17 "2003-07-15T20:45:47Z")
Unfortunately, the gay men chosen to re-do your husband’s fashion sense will be Rip Taylor, Elton John and Boy George with a little help from John Edward channeling Paul Lynde and Liberace. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queer-eye-for-the-straight-guy-is-this-for-real/188591/18 "2003-07-16T13:21:08Z")
Now that the show’s actually aired, let’s trash it! No, actually, I thought it was really good. I kind of feared that it was going to be “Five Bitchy Queens Tear Into Hapless Straight Meat” and that wasn’t the case at all. The “Fab 5” approached the straight guys from the standpoint of “let’s help this style-challenged guy out and show him that he can be happier with a few changes.” None of the comments made by the five struck me as being over the top harsh or cruel, and the makeover victims both seemed to take everything in good spirit. And anything that gets even a single straight man to cut off a long skanky ponytail is aces in my book! One thing I’m wondering about is how they’re going to work the Food and Wine guy into every episode. That strikes me as rather limiting the format since every makeover they do is going to have to involve a party or meal of some sort. And Kyan the Grooming Guy is my new husband. Damn, he’s gorgeous! ---
**Author:** ![Priam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/77aa72/32.png) [@Priam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Priam)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queer-eye-for-the-straight-guy-is-this-for-real/188591/19 "2003-07-16T13:24:27Z")
Dammit! Should I have posted my review in here instead of another thread? (Oh and you can’t have Kyan. I got dibs on him. I called him last night while watching the show with my mom.) ---
**Author:** ![Priam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/77aa72/32.png) [@Priam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Priam)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queer-eye-for-the-straight-guy-is-this-for-real/188591/20 "2003-07-16T13:39:25Z")
Oh and Jai is cute in his own off-beat zen master sorta way. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queer-eye-for-the-straight-guy-is-this-for-real/188591.md?page=2)