The Advocate interviews Seth MacFarlane
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There is a great interview with Seth MacFarlane in the February edition of “The Advocate.” Here’s my favorite bit:
What inspired Family Guy’s season 4 gay marriage episode “You May Now Kiss the…Uh…Guy Who Receives,” in which Brian’s flamboyant cousin Jasper visits with his Filipino boyfriend?
A couple of years prior I had teamed up to write a pilot with two writers, both of whom were gay. One of them said that when he travels through the Midwest with his partner they have to go through this fucking dog and pony act when they stop at a hotel and the guy behind the counter says, “You want one room or two?” They have this charade where they’ll say to each other, “Is one room OK with you?” “Yeah, I’m cool with that if you are.” “Yeah, no big deal, we’ll just take one.” That was one of many conversations I had with them where I thought to myself, Why is it that Johnny Spaghetti Stain in fucking Georgia can knock a woman up, legally be married to her, and then beat the shit out of her, but these two intelligent, sophisticated writers who have been together for 20 years can’t get married? It’s infuriating and idiotic. I’m incredibly passionate about my support for the gay community and what they’re dealing with at this current point in time. I have arguments with people where I get red in the face, screaming at the top of my lungs. - source
You can read the entire interview here: Interview with Seth MacFarlane.
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patsy
Jun 28, 2008 at 7:09 pm
i totally agree i have friends who are gay and one is finding it hard to be who he is because his parents think he can be cured by a doctor as if its some kinda sickness let a person be who he is and stop waisting your time putting them down the world has bigger problems at hand then judging someone on there sexuality love is the most important thing it doesnt matter who your partner is worry more about saving our planet for our future and our childrens future.
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