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ecstatic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-23-06 08:35 PM
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GLAAD Voices Concerns Over 'American Idol'
Is "American Idol" homophobic? The Fox talent show elicited a response from the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLADD) after judges Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson made what the gay rights group deemed questionable comments on last week's premiere episode.

On Tuesday's show, seen by a Nielsen-chart topping 35.5 million viewers, Cowell told one male contestant to "wear a dress" and Jackson asked another, "are you a girl?"



http://entertainment.tv.yahoo.com/entnews/ap/20060123/113807034003.html
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