Originally Posted By idleHands YEAH!!! "There Goes the Gayborhood" was the Ed Helms segment last night, about a clueless straight married guy with two sons, who moved into our community (and a a few blocks from where I live, judging from the street displayed from his balcony), and is now complaining about the queer-centric shops along Castro Street. Seems he doesn't like the exposure his sons are receiving with the "special merchandise" in a couple of the shop windows, one in particular. Well, gee... what did you expect, dude? You moved to the GAY MECCA! This is NOT Muncie, Indiana! And for those of you unfamiliar with my community... it's not like there are dozens of sex shops or gay video stores up and down the main drag. I've lived here in the Castro for 13 years. I've seen shops (but mostly restaurants) open up and close down, plenty of times. I walk by most of them, several times each week. And the number of shops with "sexually explicit" material in their front windows, such as dildos or porn DVD case covers, can be counted on one hand. With a few fingers to spare hahaha. This man is making much ado about nothing. Literally. What we have mostly are SUVs, Mini Coopers, coffee shops, dog owners, Thai restaurants, and lots of rainbow flags. But kinky gay sex shoppes? Just one or two. Probably far less than even West Hollywood or South Beach. If this was really an issue for him, he shouldn't have moved here to begin with. Just like the people who move near Disneyland, then complain about the noisy fireworks. If the noise was a problem, then you shouldn't have moved so close to the source. Ditto for you, Mr. Uptight Too-Uncomfortable-To-Discuss-Gay-Sex-With-My-Sons Straight Guy.
Originally Posted By idleHands Forgot to mention... the video is available to view at The Daily Show website: <a href="http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/the_daily_show/videos/most_recent/index.jhtml" target="_blank">http://www.comedycentral.com/s hows/the_daily_show/videos/most_recent/index.jhtml</a>
Originally Posted By Fe Maiden I saw that. Very funny and the guy was clueless. Don't you find out about a community before you move in, especially if you have kids?
Originally Posted By MissCandice There was one episode a few weeks ago where this guy was getting all upset because of walkathons. I don't know where they find these people but it is a hoot to watch them.
Originally Posted By alexbook Reminds me of the time, maybe five years ago, when some new tenants in an apartment building in SoMa tried to get a nightclub's license revoked because it was too noisy. Uh, when you checked out the apartment didn't you notice that you were next door to a big black building with beer signs in the windows?
Originally Posted By Labuda "I don't know where they find these people but it is a hoot to watch them." Indeed! I LOVE these reports! Walkathon guy killed me, but I think Gay Megga Dude is just flat-out the funniest I've seen. Especially the shop owner and Ed Helms chatting. So, really, I think the store owner was taking it WAY too seriously. And, let's be hoenst, what gay man doesn't want a stuffed pink unicorn? COME ON! lol (Note - the last comment was A JOKE. I do NOT think all gay men would like pink unicorns! Not even MOST would!)
