No Same Sex Couple on DWTS

Since things didn't work out with Ellen DeGeneres' wife Portia de Rossi, ABC and Dancing With The Stars have decided not to have a same sex couple compete. With gay bullying in the media, this would have been a perfect time to show acceptance on the show. Here is ABC's bullshit excuse:

If Portia had agreed then this would have been a done deal. She was the only star that could have pulled this off without completely offending the program's conservative viewers. Since she has passed though, producers have decided to "not rush into creating a same-sex dancing couple just to get attention and publicity.