Reply #18: True, the buildup was an issue, [View All]

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But the show does that for a good number of auditioners who are "unique". People who are dressed strangely, have outrageous hairstyles, or unusual acts or personalities. They did an expose on one guy who brought an ensemble of garish pajama style outfits (at least 10 of them) and showed him doing flips in every one of them, then making a fool of himself in his audition. Then they had a geek who proclaimed "I don't like to talk about my high IQ because it tends to intimidate people", and demonstrated his bizarre invention (a "coaster" that floats on springs, so that if you don't balance the drink exactly it will tip over). He also bombed his audition, and was told by Simon that he was "useless".

And two seasons ago when a butch lesbian did well in her auditions and made it through several cuts, the show never poked fun at her in any way.

So while it may seem that the GLBT population is being singled out, they really aren't. The flaky GLBTs get made fun of at the same rate as any other flaky people. We GLBTs just notice it more because we are more attuned to it, just as women would be more attuned to woman-bashing, minorities to racism, etc.