Golden Girls - Appealing to the Gay Community (Paley Center, 2006)

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Actresses Rue McClanahan (Blanche) and Betty White (Rose), and writer Marc Cherry reveal what is so appealing to the Gay community.
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@patrickmichaellangan576 6 лет назад

I LOVE Betty's story of how gay bars would close down the dancing and music when the Golden Girls came on.

@ncboy64 4 года назад

It was true! I was in one in NYC (uncle charlies) but it was Wednesday night for us.

@timmeyers6141 4 года назад

Many still do

@patrickmichaellangan576 3 года назад

@@ncboy64 Huey Lewis and the News used to play at Uncle Charlie’s in the late 70s until they got signed to Chrysalis Records.

@mlc2005 12 лет назад

In my experience, growing up gay you feel safer around girls/women b/c they are less likely to make fun of you, etc. I think most gay guys just have an appreciation for non-judgmental people in general, and particular women b/c we tended to have more female friends than male friends growing up, as it felt more comfortable. This is a generalization of course, but it's why I feel I personally admire strong women.

@J33-k3s 4 года назад

You are so right.

@felipelara81 3 года назад

Same. I think you described it perfectly

@jaysmith1408 3 года назад

Never thought about it like that

@spiff8862 3 года назад

I definitely agree. My three best friends who I have known for forty-five years are women. When the four of us go out, we call it "Girl's Night Out". We been this since 1976!

@MrBillybooks 3 года назад

It is DEFINITELY a generalization. I think it applies much more to "queens" than to the average gay man.

@johnburrows5119 2 года назад

R.I.P. Golden Girls cast. We'll continue watching your all-great show until the end of time.

@laurensneakysmile 13 лет назад

From my conversations with friends I think one common theme is that gay men appreciate strong, powerful, independent women. If you're all that PLUS funny... well it becomes irresistible

@JerjerB 5 лет назад

My boyfriend, who is Vietnamese and 24, is WILD about this show. I'm 34, too young to have watched it when it was on TV. But this guy... My bf... Even when he lived in Hanoi as a child, LOVED that show!... It changed his life!

@knucklehoagies 4 года назад

Gay millenials and gen z's love golden girls because they can relate to the sassy one-liners that are common in the show. And it further helped that it was a pro lgbt show too.

@TheXander360 13 лет назад

we all want to be Blanche :D

@jadendiaz3615 3 года назад

Well not All of us I want to be dorthy or Sophia their hilarious and relatible.

@ShamrockParticle 3 года назад

Not all of us, but the way she said it made me laugh.

@warrenbowen6223 2 года назад

I always thought that TGG showed gay people that you're able to choose your own family. It's aspirational.

@BrianHAlexander 14 лет назад

RIP Rue, Bea, and Estelle

@J33-k3s 4 года назад

I always thought that there had to be gay writers on the show bc the dialogue sounds very gay. The witty comebacks, the reads, and basically Blanche is a gay man lol.

@wiibrockster 5 лет назад

I'm Gay and the show is one of my favourites of all time! Personally Sophia is my favourite due to her reminding me of my grandma who I am very close too.

@Dan97LHS 13 лет назад

Awesome! I'm gay also and I'm 32 and the Golden Girls, even now, is my favorite TV show of all time.

@Albert-xy5py Год назад

The show was relatable and tender to our hearts seeing four distinct lovable ladies be so kind to one another and bond over the years through their hardships, something in the 80s that many gay men sought out and wished for. It was like having aunts over for the night and to just forget about your own problems and be immersed into theirs for just a moment. Bless these wonderful ladies.

@BiancaMoonMusic 13 лет назад

"You put it in Bea's mouth and it comes out gay..."

@bluesky5151 5 лет назад

Are you kidding? We all want to be her...LOL

@hutch1197 3 года назад

There's a lot of reasons gay men love the show. For me, it's the fact that a lot of gay men didn't have the support of our families when coming out, or that we had to stay in the closet. So, we formed a family of our own among our closest friends in order to have a support system in our lives. That's what the characters on this show were. They were a family formed among friends who supported each other unconditionally, but also told each other what they needed to her.

@Kevin15047 10 лет назад

Oh. So this is why Golden Girls is always on Logo.

@Ontir 11 лет назад

After watching GOLDEN GIRLS, I'd go to the local gay club, where we'd all talk about the episode we'd all just watched.

@7b7BenGazing 9 лет назад

The lesbian who had a crush on Rose was in the 2nd season btw.

@graphiquejack 7 лет назад

7b7Ben not Lebanese, Blanche. Lesbian. Lol

@02chevyguy 5 лет назад

@@graphiquejack Lesbian...Lesbian...LESBIAN???

@Kitsaper 5 лет назад

"to think Jean would prefer Rose over me!"

@djstonedog 14 лет назад

The Golden Girls were the original Sex In The City gals. Rose=Charlotte, Sophia=Miranda, Blanche=Samantha and voice of reason Carrie as Dorothy.

@headlesspostman 3 года назад

I’d swap Dorothy with Miranda and Sophia with Carrie

@Husteen 12 лет назад

i'm gay and i LOVE this show! ...and men :3

@lightninseed 2 года назад

It's a show about independent women who sit around, eating good food and talk about sex...OF COURSE gay men are going to love it.

@KiiBon Год назад

Everyone loves that kind of stuff

@lucasjoy9220 2 года назад

Rest In Peace you goddamn legend❤️

@emersontully8145 8 лет назад

I definitely love The Golden Girls, that's I tried & love eating cheese cake. My fav. was B. Arthur as well.

@patrickmichaellangan576 8 лет назад

Me too!

@RK-ep8qy 5 лет назад

Emmy Ziering is that a euphemism

@trevorthompson7604 5 лет назад

The greatest television show of all time

@Knappa22 Год назад

I can’t speak for ‘the gay community’ but personally speaking, growing up gay can be isolating from a far earlier age than people might think. It happens way before you even begin to think of anyone in a physical attraction kind of way. As a child I didn’t have many friends who were boys, and as peer groups were still quite gender exclusive in those days, I didn’t fit in with the girls either. So what do you do?? You find companionship with someone who also might be a bit lonely, is kind, and might have time on their hands. Grandma! I would just spend hours with Grandma - she taught me how to cook and sew, and she was so interesting and kind. I’ve spoken to many gay guys who had this same experience, so perhaps that points to why we tend to like old ladies?

@locofinchaviary 3 года назад

What beautiful, educated, talented, wholesome, inclusive, courageous, inspiring, EXTRAORDINARY ladies

@TheSlipperyNUwUdle 2 года назад

I want to be Blanche and I’m a woman. So self confident about herself and her sexuality.

@frommyscreentoyours 13 лет назад

@tylertyler82 on a similar, yet somewhat different note, Dorothy's brother, Sophia's son wasn't gay, but a cross-dresser & when he died, was buried in a woman's night gown. I know that there is a difference between cross-dressing and homosexuality, but it's another fine example of their strides.

@jamesroyce1845 5 лет назад

As a gay man, the appeal of the show was the irreverence; tough characters (in their own right) and even the character of Rose was so certain of herself, the favourite has to be Estelle - just a tough old broad who didn't take crap from anyone and said it as it was. This must certainly add to the popularity of Betty who has ripened with age and the things she comes out with are so unexpected from a 'sweet old lady', who can help but laugh. I read what people say about the show 'addressing' the gay community, and that's certainly true, but it does so in a subtle, inclusive way, making any gay character as normal and every day as the ditzy, the man-wary, and the man-eater.

@Knappa22 Год назад

I never thought that of Rose but you are so right. She may have been naive and living in her own world but she was very autonomous and certain of her own place in, and understanding of, that world. Rose could so easily have been a rather weak and mushy character but she wasn’t.

@gyufrtsgftrs436jjg 11 месяцев назад

Fell in love with the GG's in the 90's when I was a coming to terms gay teen..... this show was my safe space! ❤❤❤

@terobegay25 2 года назад

oh Betty. your now with our friends.

@longpdr1 11 лет назад

She worked very closely with a very gay friend of mine, Del Shores who wrote and directed Sordid Lives. She had a tremendous appreciation for gay men and like all of Hollywood, knows that much of her career depends on gay talent.

@musicaltheatergeek79 11 лет назад

Not at all cross dressers are gay. In fact, most of them are straight and so was Phil. Cross dressing is often a paraphilia.

@bradbiteme 6 лет назад

Clayton Hollingsworth

@judethaddaeus9742 3 года назад

As a gay fan of the show since it was on in my childhood, I love this.

@zyxwut321 3 года назад

The characters on the Golden Girls were quite archetypal, almost to the point of parody, almost like drag. Gay men also enjoy being around people who've seen a lot and been through a lot, have tons of stories and attitude and don't give a flip what you think about them. A character like Blanche or Dorothy or Sophia is so world weary that nothing fazes them TOO badly. Even Rose was smarter and more knowing than she first let on. Basically, they know who they are and what they're about and it's a confidence that's enjoyable to be around and kind of live through.

@reginamills2168 Месяц назад

Omg I hope you are right about Elektra ❤

@jamesdooling4139 Год назад

Gay men love the show because of the writing... and because of the actors

@GretchenDawntreader 14 лет назад

I think it's because campy gay men are like charming old women! I say that with love

@Davidlp70 11 лет назад

That's good. I forgot that she was in Sordid Lives

@BiancaMoonMusic 13 лет назад

Love it!

@immaculateboy 10 лет назад

love this.

@DangerouslyGood19 12 лет назад

I just notice that nobody has mentioned Dorothy's brother Phil that used to be cross dresser.

@anthonylees318 10 лет назад

I love it

@tjbnyc76 11 лет назад

Some valid points there (although, projecting much???), but I fail to see what they have to do with the conversation about gay men being fans of The Golden Girls.

@Ev105 14 лет назад

Oh those queens.

@gaykid80 3 года назад

Still one of the funniest TV shows ever created with amazing acting. Also, as a gay man, I completely understand why they showed this in bars back in the ‘80s… It was so ahead of its time and such a camp, fun, intelligent, witty show which helped the gay community through some of the toughest decades in recent history. Thank you GGs… You are still revered and loved nearly 40 years later.

@tommoclement 4 года назад

Great show. 'Golden Girls'' Pity there are not more inclusive stories now on TV........2020 TV shows are lacking in content......I blame the Management of TV stations......They make poor choices........ie: Karashians........WHO Cares......Housewives of wherever.......WHO cares. Start making good shows again.You call what you have 'Reality TV' It is SO NOT.

@02chevyguy 11 лет назад

"72 Hours".

@greyfirestone5119 Год назад

My gay friends and I talked about this once awhile back. We came to the conclusion within your group of gay friends there is always a Dorthy, Blanca, Rose and Sophia.

@mlc2005 14 лет назад

@bg11215 : Great point! I totally agree.

@jahjah1769 4 года назад

Straight women love it too

@opticon28 2 года назад

So do lesbians! Really, I think the only demographic the show didn't generally appeal to was straight men.

@cafecon2 11 лет назад

@David Lamont I kind of notice that too but, I went back to the whole video and she seems discomforted most of the time as if she didn't feel physically good. Maybe she was not healthy those days

@Davidlp70 11 лет назад

I hope I am wrong in this observation.. Everytime the subject of gay men is brought up..Rue scoffs and cringes and frowns. Even her story about when she asked a gay "fellow" about the appeal of Golden Girls, she said it with an air of discontempt.

@graphiquejack 7 лет назад

David Lamont nah... she was a big supporter of the community. She loved the attention of gay men in her life and in her career. She was a lovely, open hearted person. I agree in this interview she seems a little grumpy, but if you watch other clips from the same evening, she was like that all night

@johnathandwayne1461 6 лет назад

Definitely. She was a passive homophobe

@longbranch11207 6 лет назад

Not true she was a big supporter of the lgbt and black community. She went to gay parades and even dressed up for the events. She was one of the few dance company that allowed blacks to be trained at her dance studio. I think she was trying not to be funny here and it came out wrong. She loves her gays, her assistant was gay.

@kakairuislove 12 лет назад

lol me too! XD

@joestewart8914 3 года назад

Wish they had more about feet and guys into feet. So many were left out.

@opticon28 2 года назад

Quentin Tarantino, is that you?!

@KiiBon Год назад

🗿

@nickwheeler5396 Год назад

@@opticon28And funny enough, he was in the background of an episode as an Elvis impersonator

@vitothepizzaguy7475 3 года назад

But its kinda hard for all of us straight men who watch the show

@Bestmanme08 12 лет назад

Narth.com

@knucklehoagies 3 года назад

I love golden girls but these old white gays scare me.

@MrBillybooks 3 года назад

So Rue McClanahan thought all gay men wanted to be Blanche! Drag queens maybe! Lord, how the stereotyping of gay men goes on and on!

@joanrobertson1686 2 года назад

Gay people most are nice ,but to practise and live it is against what god wants,their souls will not get into heaven, it says in the bible that man is not to lye with man or woman with woman. Don't let your soul go to hell,it is forever if this happens.Our transparent body leaves our body and either god sends it to heaven or 3.

@70sgirl42 2 года назад

Joan Robertson Please step down off your religious podium and stop preaching!! You need to live your life and let the lgbtq community live theirs!! Everyone is a child of God.

@joanrobertson1686 2 года назад

@@70sgirl42 I am just giving you a warning before it is to late to turn back to god,as people god still loves gays and i know alot of very nice gays.I used to live in Hepburn Springs.God just dose not like their life style.Man is meant to be with women that his why god made both.It is a form of rebellion, that gays and lesbians choose to be together.If those relationships were meant to be god would of had Adam and Steve ,not Adam and Eve.I do not want your soul to go to hell and burn Forever which it will if you do not turn to god before you depart from this world.Respect my thinking to.God is a god of love but he also expects us to follow his commandments,after all he did create us .

@70sgirl42 2 года назад

@@joanrobertson1686 put your ignorance aside please and remember that no one chooses to be gay! Why would anyone choose to be humiliated, abused and degraded by people who can't and won't see past the end of their noses!!! Accept them for who they are and realize that God made them as well as you and I. Don't take their lifestyles personally. Have a nice day!!

@KiiBon Год назад

And how do you know this

@kendallbedford2523 3 месяца назад

Being gay is not condemning anyone to hell. It's the sinful acts that will get us there. You are so pressed by a man or woman being attracted naturally to the same sex the only flaw like anyone is the physical element and that's sex. Keep reading your Bible and you will soon realize God isn't sending anything to hell that follows the spirit given to them, well minus evil spirits