Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert says
he's renouncing his Gleek card, because Glee is too gay.
“Folks, I used to be a Gleek, but now
I'm a gloutspoke glitic,” Colbert told his audience on Thursday's
edition of The
Colbert Report. “Because Glee is clearly in the
pocket of big gay.”
For evidence, Colbert turned to
KRIV-26, the Fox affiliate in Houston, interviewing Bryan Fischer of
the Christian conservative American Family Association (AFA).
In the clip, we see Fischer, an
outspoken opponent of gay rights, rail against the show's
gay-inclusiveness.
“What these television programs doing
is glamourizing homosexual behavior. Glamourizing homosexual
conduct,” Fischer said. “What people see on television
influences their behavior and influences their choices.”
“And we all know about product
placement,” the host added, “you throw a soda in a movie and
within a few seconds everybody in the theater is thirsty for that
particular brand.” (GLAAD
has asked Fox for an apology.)
“Exactly,” Colbert said. “And
Glee makes you thirsty for gay. After every episode, I just
want to wrap my lips around a tall cool one.”
“Well, Glee, I'm not falling
for your product placements anymore. I've already been tricked into
buying your Slushies, your track suits and your wheelchairs,”
Colbert added.