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  • This Morning Toying With Semen Facial Segment

    Yep, this is how Morning Television rolls in the United Kingdom. From Jeremy Kyle to semen facials.

    TV execs have confirmed that they’re not oppose to featuring a semen facial on a programme coming soon. ITV’s flagship morning programme hasn’t shied away from controversial segments, having shown a live testicular cancer screening and a live rectum examination, both served as an important public service message to men and their partners, however This Morning also devoted a morning to bondage for beginners on the pre pre pre watershed show. The bondage programme ended up garnering 120 official complaints.

    According to sources, the experimental semen on face test will take place with a woman using a sample from her partner and although no date has been confirmed, it is thought that the programme could air sooner rather than later. They told The Sun:

    “The team speak with a huge number of possible contributors each day.”

    Some experts claim that a man’s ejaculate contains essential ageing properties such as proteins, zinc, magnesium, calcium, potassium and fructose, all that could cause a nourishing effect. It also contains Spermine, which ScienceDirect.com identifies “as a potent antioxidant and an anti-inflammatory agent” and “an important antioxidant of epidermis (skin).

    So is it time to get all bukkake on each other?

  • BRUCE JENNER: “I Am A Woman Now”

    ‘I JUST CAN’T PULL THE CURTAIN ANYMORE.’

    At the beginning of the interview Diane Sawyer made it clear that Bruce was still using the pronoun He, therefore our review of the interview reflects that.

    When Bruce Jenner won the Olympic Gold Medal for the Decathlon in 1976 he broke the hold that the Soviets had on that event for years and instantly became an American Hero. For years this strapping handsome 6’4” man was recognised as the World’s Greatest Athlete. Tonight however she is sitting down to give an exclusive interview with ABC TV’s Diane Sawyer to finally confirm the news that he worries may disappoint so many of the fans who have looked up to him for years.

    Jenner is visibly extremely nervous as the cameras start to roll but she soon finds confidence as he begins to tell the real story for the very first time. What we discover in the next two hours is an outstandingly honest and open person who is also disarmingly charming. Jenner doesn’t shy away from any of Diane Sawyer’s probing questions and is utterly frank with his answers. Jenner’s words evoke a response from Brandon, his son, who puts it very simply when he tells his Dad that he was proud of his when she won all her medals, but that pales into insignificance with Jenner’s bravery now.

    Jenner tells the waiting world “I am a woman now. I have told a lie all my life, and this is who I am. I cannot hide anymore and I just can’t pull the curtains”. He adds “I still have all my male parts but I identify as female.” He believes that what he is doing is going to change the world by talking about it all now.

    Jenner explains that this is the very last time he will do an interview as ‘Bruce’ as he is about to undertake more of his transitioning which she reveals she started back in the 1980s when for a few years she took hormones.

    A deeply religious and a family person Jenner married Chrystie the first wife in 1972 and they had two children before they divorced nine years later. Wife number two was singer Linda Thompson and they had two children before they separated five years later, and then in 1991 Jenner married Kris Kardashian and as well as fathering two daughters Jenner became the step-father to the infamous Kardashian sisters. Jenner shares that the first person he revealed her gender confusion too was Chrystie, and he is very quick to point out that this was not the cause for the failure of this, or the other marriages.

    Jenner makes a point of explaining to an inquisitive and rather bemused Diane Sawyer that he is 100% heterosexual and has never ever even considered having sex with a man. He however has done his homework on this particular topic beforehand and quotes a very simply way of explaining the situation.

    “Sexual identity is about who you go to bed with, whereas gender identity is about who you go to bed as.”

    Jenner has been an integral part of her family’s infamous hit Reality TV Show for years, so his relationship with all the children has been carried out under the glare of spotlights for some time now. His four eldest asked to be part of the interview so that they could publicly express their support for their father’s transition.

    I think even Diane Sawyer was surprised with the answer Jenner gave when she pushed Jenner on how the ubiquitous Kim Kardashian had reacted. Kim had said that her husband Kanye had turned her around to the whole idea. West used his own life as an analogy: “I can be married to the most beautiful woman in the world, and I am. I could have the most beautiful little daughter in the world, and I do. But I’m nothing if I can’t be me. If I can’t be true to myself, they don’t mean anything.” Kim added her own advice telling her dad “you’ve got to rock it”.

    Aside from the sensationalism of having a celebrity having the bravery to come clean to the world with such astounding and highly personal news, both Jenner and Diane Sawyer took time out to acknowledge the ongoing struggle of other people transitioning which is still so greatly misunderstood and still results in suicides and violent crime. Jenner expressed her deepest hope that talking about this topic in this manner on primetime TV may save more lives and give others the strength to become who they really are.

    When Jenner explained to Diane Sawyer that next time they meet she would only see Jenner as the woman she now is and she finished the interview with “I am saying goodbye to peoples perception of me, but I am not saying goodbye to me.”

    I think when the reviews are in, we will find she is even more of a Hero than ever before. Certainly in our book.

    The similarities of Jenner’s story with that of the Award winning TV series TRANSPARENT is remarkable . That featured a retired Professor also in his 60s who finally decides to transition and has to share the news with his adult children. It’s a rather joyous positive journey based on the real life story of the series creator Jill Soloway’s father .

    by @RogerWalkerDack

  • Did Diane Sawyer Mis-Gender Bruce Jenner?

    For many people watching last night’s Diane Sawyer special with Bruce Jenner, it seemed that she was misgendering Jenner after telling her that he was now a woman. It may have seemed disrespectful, but here’s why it wasn’t.

    Many took to social media to question Sawyer’s use of masculine pronouns, however, at the beginning of the interview, it was made clear that Bruce was still using male pronouns and had asked to be referred to in that way.

    A statement released by GLAAD may help people understand what might feel like a minefield when assigning pronouns to those who are trans, transitioning or transitioned.

    At this time, Bruce Jenner has not requested that a new name or pronoun be used, therefore we are respecting his wishes and will continue to refer to Jenner by his current name and with male pronouns. Some transgender people prefer to change their name and/or pronoun quickly. Other transgender people may take more time to decide what name and/or pronoun feels right to them. To be respectful, use the name and/or pronoun requested by the individual.

    During the 2-hour special, Jenner told Sawyer:

    “I am a woman now. I have told a lie all my life, and this is who I am. I cannot hide anymore and I just can’t pull the curtains”. He adds “I still have all my male parts but I identify as female.”

     

    He believes that what he is doing is going to change the world by talking about it all now.

  • W1A Series 2 Returns Roaring Its Timid BBC Head

    W1A roars back onto our screens with a laugh a minute. Okay, cool, yeah.

    Life it seems, goes on – at a snails pace sometimes at the BBC.

    BBC 2’s hit comedy, W1A triumphantly returned to our screens last night in a laugh a minute episode, which saw the ‘way ahead taskforce’ and a clueless PR, plan a visit, in the ‘Frankie Howard room’ from royalty.

    An episode in which not a lot happens, which seems to be the running joke. The BBC also needs to sex up its Wimbledon offering as the corporation is in danger of losing its contract. Siobhan Sharpe the PR genius, comes up with brand hash… Mixing brand BBC with brand Wimbledon.

    “Yes,”

    “Brilliant,”

    “Cool,”

    “Great…”

    “The fact is this, it needs to be better.”

    Brilliantly observed we assume and expertly delivered. I laughed at least 5 times in this 1-hour mud flinging, stinging satire on what exactly is wrong with our broadcast services in the UK

     

  • 80,000 Urge HBO To U-turn On Gay Drama Looking Cancellation

    Nearly 80,000 people have signed a petition urging HBO the producers behind the gay drama Looking to reconsider their cancellation of the groundbreaking series.

    Despite rave reviews, HBO made the announcement that it is to axe the series that follows the lives of three openly gay men living in San Francisco. A sluggish start to the show managed to grow its audience from 0.09 of the 18-49 demographic to 0.12 which represents around 240,000 viewers.

    RuPaul’s Drag Race manages to pull in an audience of around 300,000 viewers in the US, but its producers have committed to seven series.

    A statement from the cable channel says, “After two years of following Patrick and his tight-knit group of friends as they explored San Francisco in search of love and lasting relationships, HBO will present the final chapter of their journey as a special… We look forward to sharing this adventure with the shows loyal fans.”

    Creator of the petition, Ian Grady, said, “Looking is a breakthrough show that provided one of the most honest and refreshing portrayals of modern gay culture. Looking features story-lines and characters that depict the real emotional complexity of people living with HIV, and tackles tough issues like transgender homelessness. It truly is like nothing else on TV.

    To some fans of the show, it is the truest representation of themselves on TV; for others, it is a rare opportunity to see characters that remind them of their friends, loved ones and fellow community members.

    HBO has a history of taking risks for the sake of artistic expression and producers around the world look to HBO as a trendsetter.”

  • TV REVIEW | Newzoids, Flat Dull and Unfunny

    Watching the leaders’ debate gave opportunity for more satire than ITV’s latest offering, Newzoids, in last night’s debut of this long awaited, much anticipated show.

    Promises of 80’s ingenious were expected, or rather hoped for, but Newzoids failed to deliver and don’t blamed the subjects, just because Margaret Thatcher isn’t around anymore doesn’t mean you can’t make political satire funny.

    And stop already with the inane Clegg/Cameron housewife/underdog situation, it’s been done… Done I tell you.

    In a Twitter age where we’re expecting fresh content every nanosecond, Newzoids, felt positively ancient as it dealt with the first leaders’ debate, Jeremy Clarkson and Russell Brand – these are all so last week/month/minute.

    Browsing my Twitter timeline it looked as though many agree that Newzoids is as awkward as the puppets’ CGI’d mouths.

    Apparently Spitting Image wasn’t an overnight success, so perhaps Newzoids will become a grower.

    And that Andy Murray sketch was just downright weird… So maybe…

  • Back Behind Bars… OITNB Is Back

    Your favourite inmates from Litchfield Correctional Institution are back for an all new season exclusively on Netflix beginning Friday, June 12th.

    Piper, Red, Crazy Eyes, Taystee, Poussey, Sophia, Nicky, Daya, Gloria, Big Boo, Pennsatucky and all of Litchfield’s ladies are back for more drama and laughter…as Alex makes her return and a new inmate, Stella (Ruby Rose) joins the gang.

    And there will be more! Netflix has announced a season four pick up for the series.

    Orange Is The New Black has garnered more than 20 awards including three Emmy Awards, two SAG Awards, two AFI honors, three Critic’s Choice Television Awards, one NAACP Image Award, one PGA Award, two GLAAD Media Awards, and is a recipient of a Peabody Award and a Television Critics’ Association (TCA) Award.

  • Netflix Reunited Fonda And Tomlin Over Gay Husbands

    Netflix has just released a trailer for a brand new comedy series about two women in their 70s who are left single when their husbands both come out as gay.

    Reuniting the totally fabulous LILY TOMLIN and JANE FONDA who had previously starred together in the hit movie 9 to 5 who now play Grace and Frankie whose lives are left dangling when their husbands (played by Emmy Award Winners Martin Sheen and Sam Waterston) declare their love for each other.

    The 13-part series that that is tipped to be one of Netflix’s biggest successes to date was created by ‘Friends’ creator Marta Kauffman,and is expected to air later this year, but no release date has so far been set.

    P.S. 2015 could prove to be a big year for Lily Tomlin as she also stars in Paul Weitz’s movie GRANDMA that was one of the biggest hits at Sundance Film Festival in January. Playing a lesbian on the screen for the first time Ms. Tomlin gives one of the best performances of her career in this darkly funny and also touching film of one long day in the life of one very frayed family. Due in our cinemas later this year.

     

     

     

  • Nearly 70,000 Sign Petition To Bring Back Looking

    When HBO announced that they were cancelling Looking, many fans were dismayed that the first mainstream gay male programming since Queer As Folk was coming to an end.

    A petition was quickly created and nearly 70,000 fans have already put their names to the request to HBO to “Honour our stories and renew Looking for 3rd season!”

    Before the petition was created, speaking about the demise of Looking, a spokesman for HBO said, “after two years of following Patrick and his tight-knit group of friends as they explored San Francisco in search of live and lasting relationships, HBO will present the final chapter of their journey as a ‘special’’’.

    The show is being cancelled despite rave reviews from critics both in the US and here in the UK.

    The creators of the petition said,

    “Looking is a breakthrough show that provided one of the most honest and refreshing portrayals of modern gay culture. Looking features story-lines and characters that depict the real emotional complexity of people living with HIV, and tackles tough issues like transgender homelessness. It truly is like nothing else on TV.

    “To some fans of the show, it is the truest representation of themselves on TV; for others, it is a rare opportunity to see characters that remind them of their friends, loved ones and fellow community-members.

    “HBO has a history of taking risks for the sake of artistic expression and producers around the world look to HBO as a trendsetter.”

  • Nearly 70,000 Sign Petition To Bring Back Looking

    When HBO announced that they were cancelling Looking, many fans were dismayed that the first mainstream gay male programming since Queer As Folk was coming to an end.

    A petition was quickly created and nearly 70,000 fans have already put their names to the request to HBO to “Honour our stories and renew Looking for 3rd season!”

    Before the petition was created, speaking about the demise of Looking, a spokesman for HBO said, “after two years of following Patrick and his tight-knit group of friends as they explored San Francisco in search of live and lasting relationships, HBO will present the final chapter of their journey as a ‘special’’’.

    The show is being cancelled despite rave reviews from critics both in the US and here in the UK.

    The creators of the petition said, “Looking is a breakthrough show that provided one of the most honest and refreshing portrayals of modern gay culture. Looking features story-lines and characters that depict the real emotional complexity of people living with HIV, and tackles tough issues like transgender homelessness. It truly is like nothing else on TV.

    “To some fans of the show, it is the truest representation of themselves on TV; for others, it is a rare opportunity to see characters that remind them of their friends, loved ones and fellow community-members.

    “HBO has a history of taking risks for the sake of artistic expression and producers around the world look to HBO as a trendsetter.”

  • Goodbye Downton… Dame Maggie Is 110

    The rumour about the demise of Downton that has been the source of much speculation recently was finally confirmed as true this afternoon.

    Gareth Neame the programme’s executive producer said in a statement, “Millions of people around the world have followed the journey of the Crawley family and those who serve them for the last five years. Inevitably, there comes a time when all shows should end, and ‘Downton’ is no exception. We wanted to close the doors of ‘Downton Abbey’ when it felt right and natural for the storylines to come together and when the show was still being enjoyed so much by its fans. We can promise a final season full of all the usual drama and intrigue, but with the added excitement of discovering how and where they all end up.”

    The programme has not just been a mega hit with UK audiences as in the US it has proved to be the most successful series in PBS’s 44 year history and has won 11 Emmys, 3 Golden Globes, 3 SAG Awards and a Producers Guild Award. Back home it also picked up 3 BAFTAS too.

    Dame Maggie Smith who plays the sharp-tongues Dowager Countess of Grantham had already said prior to the announcement that this would be her last series regardless. She added ‘ I mean, I certainly cannot keep going. To my knowledge as we’re into the late 1920s, I must be 110 by now!’