Nigel Lythgoe is Still a Homophobic Jerkoff

Posted by thefunnystone on May 24th, 2009 at 1:54 PM
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Nigel Lyhtgoe continues to be a homophobic asshole even off of American Idol. The former Executive Producer of American Idol and current Executive Producer of So You Think You Can Dance said last year that he hates "effeminate boys that mince around the stage." Then these guys (above) tried out for So You Think You Can Dance and he slammed them for possibly alienating the show's audience. Nigel then tweeted, "I am very sad the word ‘homophobe’ is being used. That is someone who hates homosexuals. I dislike effeminate dancing! Wake up and listen! I believe overtly effeminate dancing destroys the opportunity for many male dancers to be supported. Being gay doesn’t mean effeminate." What a moron. Is it any coincidence tha once Nigel left Idol, we then finally had a gay contestant do well on the show without being mocked? Homophobic Nigel just continues to put his foot in his mouth. (News via MJ's Big Blog, we sure won't watch So You Think You Can Dance)
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insaneinthesfv
Posted: May 24, 2009 - 3:34pm
Joined: 01 Feb 2007

Yeah, because you're so masculine, Nigel.

Princess Di called from beyond. She wants her hairstyle from 1984 back.

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rraws
Posted: May 24, 2009 - 3:34pm
Joined: 16 Nov 2008

I really want to punch that guy in the face....fuckboob

owilde69
Posted: May 24, 2009 - 3:52pm
Joined: 12 Feb 2009

A lot of straight male dancers are like Nigel. Trying to combat the stereotypes that all male dancers are gay, turns them into homophobes. Given that a lot of male dancers ARE gay, it's a pretty stupid attitude and one that I think makes you dangerous in the art because it turns you against a lot of potential participants.

SlashDash
Posted: May 24, 2009 - 4:11pm
Joined: 19 Feb 2009

Nobody says that Nigel has to "like them" but to turn them down just because of that (regardless of their profesional capabilities) is just plain retarted.

Although for the record, this season had a gay guy who went really far because this year had the *BIGGEST* number of gays on Idol ever. Von, Jorge, Scott, Adam, Nathantiel and probably so many other I don't recall at the moment.

It might also indicate something on Nigel's leaving...

slambolt
Posted: May 24, 2009 - 4:45pm
Joined: 04 Mar 2009

if they r going to alienate viewers
then y show them in the 1st place.
they should have not even shown them
btw
i went last year n saw them on tour
im gay, went with a girl, most people around us i think were gay guys.
thats ur audience nigel, u old queen,
hes just jealous he cant have the young cock

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Cinemaniac86
Posted: May 24, 2009 - 4:52pm
Joined: 26 Feb 2008

AfterElton got a hold of him, and here's his "apology" this time. Expose this cuntrag: Link

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Analog_Kid
Posted: May 24, 2009 - 6:29pm
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Nigel is a waste of skin, but he may have a point about gay not equating to effeminate. But in his case, it's no doubt a cop-out.

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Moxie
Posted: May 24, 2009 - 6:09pm
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So Nigel doesn't like "effeminate dancing", huh?? Well thanks to the handy tags at the top of the thread, it took me no time to find another thread from last year: Link

I'd describe Nigel's dancing as pretty effeminate. In fact, I'd generally describe Nigel as effeminate, so I'm not sure why he's casting that as an aspersion on others. I saw the episode this week and didn't think that either dancer was strong enough to do well on the program. They sent them through to choreography, which seemed generous to me. Why he is prolonging the story by Tweeting about it is beyond me??

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slambolt
Posted: May 24, 2009 - 6:16pm
Joined: 04 Mar 2009

thanks moxie
nigel looks like a lil fairy queen prancing around with that big stick

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EyeDoll
Posted: May 24, 2009 - 6:24pm
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Did you notice the voice-over as they left the stage? She said: "So Mitch isn't out yet and Misha's sticking around too." At the beginning of the clip Mitch says he's straight while Misha declares himself to be gay. There is no chance that "isn't out yet" was anything other than a very intentional reference to that.