Howard Stern is pro-gay

Saturday, December 15, 2007 at 3:07 PM
Tags: Howard Stern, In the Media, Sirius

Howard SternThere's an interesting article on Gay.com that's been getting some exposure about Howard Stern's impact on the gay community.

It might strike many as a surprise, but the viewpoint isn't that Howard is exploitive or demeaning to gays, but rather has had many positive effects on the gay community at large. The 4,500+ word tome by Jenny Stewart, entertainment editor at Gay.com, talks about how he managed to change the perceptions of lesbians, as well as for gay men.

"Many lesbians can't stand Howard, who in the early '90s focused much of his air time to 'Lesbian Dial a Date' and other questionable antics, and thus began his obsession with gay women. Some were enraged that they were being sexualized by Howard Stern, but I for one liked the idea that Howard was making lesbianism appear glamorous -- I could identify much more with that than the mainstream American image of lesbians as being man-haters who loathed sex and lumbered around in bad haircuts. Did he exploit the idea of the sexy lesbian? Sure -- but like it or not, he was also changing perceptions."

She goes on to talk about how Howard not only has had an effect on the lesbian community, but also on the gay male community as well. Of the several examples, she talks about the hiring of openly gay actor George Takei (who's one of my favorite personalities on the show).

"The result? A cultural demystification of gay life that's having a measurable, meaningful effect on a national audience otherwise completely isolated from gay America."

Oh sure, the writeup is a little gushing (the author admittedly is a Stern fan for 20 years). But it's an interesting take on a show that traditionally has been viewed as bigoted and obscene, all the while being "one of the most pro-gay media personalities in the country."

[Gay.com, via Jossip]

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Stern's show, through comedy, has always celebrated diversity in the extreme.

It's something you can sense... that people of all types, orientations, races, and backgrounds clearly fascinate him. That's what makes Howard's show and humor so interesting and deceptively sophisticated. And that's also why he has ultimately been accepted by people of all walks; as opposed to doofus clone "shock jocks" whose boorish and boring "comedy" comes from a place of anger and thinly veiled bigotry.

Cue the dopes in three... two...

This is actually pretty interesting. I wonder what all the Stern and O&A fans will have to say about this. It will probably boil down to nothing but use the words gay and Stern and a hair pulling sissy fight is sure to break out.

"Stern's show, through comedy, has always celebrated diversity in the extreme. "

I am a HUGE O&A fan, and I agree with SatRadMadMan on this. I think shows like Stern ADN O&A do take comedy tot he extreme by mocking ALL sorts of people, even themselves.

it is what the PC police can't seem to get. Howard making fun of someone or O&A doing the same is not sexism, racism, classism, or any ism... it is humor and to be honest, humor is what brings folks together. Making everyone so scared of differences is what drive people apart. Patrice O'Neil making jokes about Whites AND blacks makes the tow groups go "yeah, we/they are like that... and its cool"

The PC police want us all to believe we are all the same and not to say different... that is crap.

I think the stuff Stern pulls with gays is funny... Not degrading, not uplifting, just funny,.

Uh, isn' that the point of shows like Stern, O&A, Bubba and Ron and Fez? Isn't it supposed to be funny, depending on which you prefer? people like Anon Coward think it is about being some advocate and elliminating the other side... I think it is called entertainment.

Good on Howard and Good on any group that gets it is humor, period.

I believe satradmadman was taking a shot at O&A. I agree with him. I am getting sick of O&A, though, so that might be affecting my opinion right now. I'm starting to miss Stern's show...

Yea lets be honest, on Clone Shock Jock Radio, you have two guys who hate all nonwhites and homosexuals to the point that one deifies Hilter. The third mic has fucked other men. So your not going to get any groundbreaking radio from that, just hatred of women, other sexual orientations, and obviously other races. Thats why terrible "shock jocks" like that should be thrown off the air and not hide behind the cover of satellite radio, while true radio talent like Howard can be embraced by all orientations and creeds.

Way to be tolerant of others and their ideas/artistic expressions A.C.
Personally i enjoy both shows(O&A and Stern) just like i enjoy all kinds of funny and satirical forms of entertainment. Its really just a shame that we all have to tolerate A.C.'s venomous, hate spewing diatribes here on this forum however we do/will because most of us here are level headed decent intelligent people and more than make up for the hate spewing 14yr olds.

why are 0.0 even being mentioned?judging by there ratings,XM subs(see above story on orbitcast about XM dropping out of NASDAQ 100)and this article,they are completely irrevelent

oh my bad..there "pests"

"ATTACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

cue the lame unoriginal ..hoo hoo ,i inventerd,tell em fred scripted lines that are required to be commited to memory to be inducted into the sacred 0.0 Pest army of 10

10 more examples of why late-term abortion should be legalized.

i love when they fuck with George Takei and he just keeps rolling with it, fits the show like a glove, his fucking glory hole stories had me crying

Why are sterns fans so paranoid?

Hoo Hoo, 0.0. Saying

"cue the unoriginal...hoo hoo, i invented, tell em fred scripted lines that are required to be commited to memory to be inducted in the sacred 0.0 Pest army of 10"

over and over and over again on Orbitcast is some groundbreaking, creative stuff, though.

Your postings are nearly as boring as your blow jobs. Hoo Hoo.

As a former Stern fan, I seriously thought this was common knowledge, like Bush being pro-war and Skippy being pro-peanut butter.

I think both Stern and O&A do great in this regard, especially given Takei on Stern and Jimmy (whose stories would make a regular bathhouse attending gay person cringe) on O&A playing such prominent roles in the shows. Sure they take their ribbing, but they can crack jokes and turn things around nicely. Both shows are funny because they don't just target one group and mock it - they can find the humor in anything and anyone.

So, as a pest, I fully endorse this message.

IF O&A were off the air, would that make Stern's show better?

if Stern was off the air, would that Make O&A's show better?

So why doe people act as if it matters.

Anon Coward, I am looking at your sad face. BTW, whena re the SATs? Are you excited?

Thank you The Squeaky Wheel! I am a much bigger fan of one of the shows than the other, but I'm not even gonna say which one because it DOESN'T MATTER! If Howard makes you laugh, enjoy it. If Opie and Anthony make you laugh, enjoy it. Don't concern yourself with the success or failures of any shows but the ones you're a fan of because in the end that's what matters. I've never once heard a Leno fan hope for the cancellation of Letterman's show or vice versa. They just watch the show they like and enjoy it. What's so different about morning radio?

Hoo Hoo, Robin

Now you know why I traded-in the old fag-hag for the trophy-wife bimbo. I needed a new beard.

I am Hoo Hoo, the fag with the four-inch weiner.
I ain't no pitcher, I'm a wide receiver.

Hoo Hoo

howard accepts me, and im a faggot, hoo hoo 0.0 queers opie and anthony suck.....

howard accepts me, and im a faggot, hoo hoo 0.0 queers opie and anthony suck.....

what will I say now, what will I do, ill suck howards cock, and drink up his spoo.

now that its good that gays and howard mix, its on bitches. howard and I are going to fuck all the guys we can! queer time!

who would have thought that an old jewish woman would like the gays?

robins always been a fag hag anyway....

WHen did this become a fight between Oand A and Stern. This is a great article about Stern and you turn it into a fight. Is somebody jelous? Stern has done a lot for the gay community. And the average young male like myself has become much more accepting and understanding of the gay lifestyle. Stern has opened up people's minds that not neccessarly (?) could be opened. We need to celebrate that.
So take this positive article and celebrate it and not turn it into another so called "war", because there is no "war".
THank you,
Baba Booey to you all!

babba booey to you all? wheres the delorean? I need it so I can go back and tell the old jewish woman to be friends with the gays. ahhh 1985 was great, wasnt it?

LEAVE HOWARD ALONE, All you people care about is readers and making money off of her. She's a human! What you don't realize is that Howard is making you all of this money and all you do is write a bunch of crap about her. Her song is called "Give Me More" for a reason because all you people want is more more more more more! Leave her alone!

Grow up, ass.

"are you with us howard?" 05/07

"Radio has no context, we're all under one umbrella of morality and decency and ideals," Anthony Cumia said.

"All that which started only months ago, out of nowhere," , Gregg "Opie" Hughes added. "And it wasn't the FCC by the way."

They then offered a truce to their longtime nemesis, Howard Stern. "Don't think that they're not taping your show and waiting for you to screw up," Hughes said. "What do you say Howard, are you with us or are you against us?"

"Maybe it's time for a little uniting," Cumia said.

I'm not spending a minute thinking about you," Stern said in response on his show. "I'm not with you, and I'm not against you. Your biggest 'nemesis' is you. You're fighting with you."

Howard further distanced himself from the situation.

"Listen guys, I've got nothing against you, do you're show, have a blast," Stern continued. "But don't call on me to help you. I don't condone what you said about Condoleezza Rice."

hey "Opie Hughes" wtf does that have to do with the fact that hoohoo and gays are like queers and ky? keep stabbing at air pness, 0.0, anon coward.

a new low in orbitcast history has been reached. and its the stern trolls not the pests who are responsible for this garbage. to bad really....lets hope this merge happens soon so the trolls can crawl back to the cesspool they call home.

It will never stop. You just have to laugh at it. Personally I've convinced myself that all the trolls are doing this as an elaborate joke because it makes me feel better to think people are not this stupid.

I hope this silly back and forth bullshit ends soon. I don't care whose radio show you listen to, just enjoy it and let it go at that. If you have to go to a website about the entire satellite radio industry, and spew venoumous, hateful comments about one single radio show with hundreds of other channels, that's a problem. Plus it makes the website look horrible. I can understand someone disliking a show and throwing friendly jabs at fans of other shows, but this guy...it's personal. He's either an Ex inturn of O & A's with an Axe to grind, he's an employee of Howard's who found this site and is having fun with it, or it could be Howard himself. Notice his reluctance to sign his name to his posts so he becomes anonymous Coward by default? That's not something I would particularly enjoy being known as.

*sigh* to the moron who think "Anonymous Coward" is a posted name.(read carefully)IT'S A DEFAULT NAME WHEN YOU DONT PUT ONE IN!!!!!!!!!"

santa is real too!

oh and this load
"hey "Opie Hughes" wtf does that have to do with the fact that hoohoo and gays are like queers and ky? keep stabbing at air pness, 0.0, anon coward."

ok,so if howard is linked to gays,i can live with that..id rather be linked to that than a pedofile and telling chris hansen how funny he was on the 0.0 morning zoo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yv2KUQWQhLY

"ATTACK"

i wanna take all that I said back, because once I sat and thought about it, I realized that im a shit packer myself and need to realize howard is the one and only jewish woman who can turn me. and mammie will help us rear our retarded jewish male on male adopted children.

*sigh* to the moron who think "Anonymous Coward" is a posted name.(read carefully)IT'S A DEFAULT NAME WHEN YOU DONT PUT ONE IN!!!!!!!!!"

Exactly, he doesn't write anything in the name field, so his name becomes "anonymous coward" *BY DEFAULT*. Maybe by putting those 2 words in biiiiig capital letters will help get the idea through.
Assholes.

Hitler had the right idea! He was just an underachiever!
Hile cumia!

Howard - "pro-gay"....? ROFL.

I swear, Ryan, sometimes I think you post these stories as a goof so you can sit back and watch the fur fly.

Re: SatRadMan's very first posts:

>> Cue the dopes in three... two... >>

Just because you're the first respondent on this article, how convenient that you can tag your comment with that little nugget.

If you'd like to rise above the stink of hypocrisy you're mired in, do yourself a favor and refrain from commenting on the articles you seem to already realize will garner the most negative attention. Otherwise you're simply one more 'dope' trying to win the fruitless 'O&A versus Stern' argument that cannot possibly be won by intelligent means.

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