Dance Your Ass Off Ruben

So, we're down to Dance Your Ass Off finals and I couldn't be more excited. Well, actually I could but that's because I messed up and saw the spoilers.

Despite spoiling the fun for myself, I can't wait for the arise of all the "Dance Your Ass Off" hate blogs and homophobic webpages protesting the fact that Ruben even had the chance to win. It's really sad that people have to find something to rag on about the show. From the exploitation of "fat" people, to the exposure to gayness, this show has something for every bible thumping, self-image bashing, insecure American to complain about.

If you can do nothing but complain about the show - DON'T WATCH IT! There are plenty of things to watch on TV and you watching it and complaining about it doesn't make the world listen to you. Just makes us laugh because it's not that important.

Why are people complaining?

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First, it's the exploitation of fat people. Again with the determining what the whole community feels. If these people chose to do the show, it's not exploiting them if they choose to do this for their own benefit and profit. The chance at $100,000 prize, the chance to be on TV, The chance to actually change their lives and the chance to be apart of the reality TV circuit which could lead for other opportunities. Oxygen may have came up with the idea, but the contestants made it their choice to do it. They are in no way spokes people for the "fat" community, and Oxygen is not to blame for it. All the fully capable adult dancers made the choice on their own.

Second, "Ruben being on the show is a bad influence for my child. How do I explain this to them". REALLY? I would hope for the sake of the child that the parents would allow a little open mindedness and not explain Ruben and his partner in such an awkward situation.The child is going to grow up seeing same-sex couples all their life. They are going to be exposed to a lot more than that. Why not teach them open mindedness, love, understanding, mercy, compassion and acceptance instead of judgment, bias, and hate. As humans, they will develop that on their own with no help, so as someone children look up to, we should be able to show/teach them the better of the values/morals shouldn't we?

Third, "If Ruben really cared about his partner, why doesn't he go home"? Ruben's partner is suffering from cancer. The company John(his partner) had worked for has canceled the insurance. The winner of the show is $100,000. If you know you had a skill (no matter what the cost or humiliation may be) wouldn't you use it at all advantages to save your loved one?

Fourth, "RUBEN can't dance". Everyone's a critic. I guess, to find out the truth to this you just have to watch.

Dance Your Ass Off - Mondays on Oxygen

Reba Loves ALL her fans

Karen: My girlfriend sent me an article this morning about one of my favorite singers in the Country Music circuit. There was this article about Reba McEntire talking about how she loves ALL her friends.

These two quotes pop out the most when I read the article -

"Addressing her more conservative fans who may not appreciate or understand her being interviewed in a gay publication, Reba says simply, "I just try not to judge. Don't judge me, and I won't judge you. And that's what it says in the Bible -- 'Don't judge.'""

"Keep an open mind," the singer continues. "That would be my voice. I have gay friends. I have a lot of straight friends. I don't judge them. I take them for what they are. They're my friends, and I can't defend my feelings for them, other than I like 'em.""
(quotes pulled from The Boot - http://www.theboot.com/2009/08/19/reba-mcentire-keeps-on-loving-gay-fans-too/)

I was checking out the comments on the site and I was so upset to see the number of comments - most from hard core fans of hers - criticizing her because she was so accepting. Alot of the comments said the same thing - that her comment about not passing judgment is the wrong. That it was sinful to be homosexual and that all she is doing is turning a blind eye to a sinful behavior. Of course, you find the comments that mention she had to say that because she's a business woman and it's all about the money.

People are so mean. I couldn't believe they are tearing her apart on her whole "judge not least ye be judged" scripture. Are they seriously nitpicking because tearing apart anything that puts homosexuality in an accepting light makes them feel uncomfortable? Do they feel uncomfortable because they strongly, religiously, honestly feel God says other wise or because they don't know the bible and that's all they can pick out to make themselves feel more like a Christian?

What's wrong with people? I've never seen people be son angry and against anything else except homosexuality (at least these days. Perhaps we are the hate trend of the decade? A passing hateful fad?)