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The hit ABC show “Dancing With The Stars’ delved into politics last night when professional dancer Louis Van Amstel made several veiled comments about gay marriage before and after his performance with Niecy Nash.
It’s a shame that Van Amstel decided to get on his soapbox and try and politicize a show that is pure entertainment and that the shows producers and hosts didn’t do more blunt his comments as they were entirely inappropriate for the show.
Yes the show is live but the rehearsals aren’t and the producers should have known that Van Amstel would have much more to say on the subject to gain sympathy for the gay marriage movement.
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6 Comments for ABC’s ‘Dancing’ Program Plugs Gay Marriage
I was LIVID when Van Amstel opened his mouth on this subject. The producers should have NEVER EVER allowed this. This is an entertainment show, not a political show. Van Amstel should have been reprimanded for his remarks and should never have been broadcasted. I lost respect for that show when he voiced his opinions. NOT HAPPY AT ALL with his remarks on this type of show.
I too, was very dissappointed with Van Amstel for opening his mouth when it wasn’t about him, it was about Niecy Nash, she is the star. I lost all respest for Van Amstel during the show last night, and was shocked to even have it come up about him at ALL!!
i agree. I don’t have any problems with any minorities’ values and views but I don’t want it shoved down my throat or those of our school children !!! Shame on ABC and this administration !!! We need to stand up for neutral and unbiased values……Reps have class; it’s obvious Dems have no class.
As painful as it was last season to watch that overrated ham, Donny Osmond undeservedly win, I still enjoyed watching the show for the dancing. At least, compared to the rest of the garbage on TV, Dancing With The Stars seemed wholesome enough and entertaining to watch.
However, I immediately switched channels after Van Amstel’s teary-eyed political grandstanding stunt (complete with an Oprah-esque, sentimental piano score in the background), and have scratched this show off the ever-shrinking list of TV shows I will watch.
In my case, that leaves me with Forensic Files, Judge Judy, some cooking shows, and any movie or sitcom that was produced pre-1990’s – another words, before political correctness started creeping into the scripts.
Thank God, that I’m a voracious reader!
Feeling glad that I missed the show, and after reading about this, I am also scratching the show from my ever shrinking list of TV shows, as well ! What a shame !
They are shoving the gay agenda on everything we do nowadays. Just about every show has a token gay, especially ABC shows. But the other networks also. From kissing men to adopting babies, it’s way over the top. They can’t seem to shove it in our faces fast enough or often enough. I just stopped watching TV.