Showing posts with label Louis van Amstel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Louis van Amstel. Show all posts

Friday, October 15, 2010

Was Cho Eliminated for Gay Dress?

Margaret Cho was eliminated on Dancing with the Stars due to a rainbow-colored costume she wore that judges referred to as a gay pride dress, according to her dancing partner Louis van Amstel.
That was not the story we planned to tell. That was not my message. Maybe it was Margaret's message, but not mine. The minute it was about gay pride, I knew we were gone. I knew it. But if I would have said something then and there, I would have looked like an asshole. The damage was done. If I have to label myself, yes, I'm gay, I'm proud of who I am and comfortable with myself and my lifestyle. But I don't want to be limited by that. I don't want to be put into a box. I don't want to be labeled in any way because labeling is the beginning of discrimination and hatred.
Get over yourself Louis, Cho was eliminated because she sucked at dancing. End of story.
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Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Dancing Against Marriage Inequality


Last night marriage inequality was danced out in the form of a waltz on Dancing With The Stars. Partners Niecy Nash and Louis van Amstel, performed a waltz about an interracial couple who could not legally marry in the 1960's. Van Amstel compared this to his life currently, stating that Niecy couldn't imagine what it would be like if she wasn't allowed to marry her boyfriend. It's about time people start comparing inequalities that exist today that parallel the discrimination in the past.
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