In fact, the show seems designed not for straight men but for the exasperated women who love them -- and hate their acid-washed jeans. There's something undeniably gratifying about seeing these men -- who, so far, seem to be selected for their swarthy, hobbit-style looks -- getting shaved, buffed, waxed and, best of all, derided within an inch of their lives. No matter how loudly a wife or girlfriend bemoans the unshaven neck or the shirt with the pit stains, it doesn't have quite the impact of a gaggle of men who are this fervent about the rules of maintaining a lifestyle that is both sanitary and aesthetically pleasing.
We probably don't have a popsicle's chance in Hades of ever seeing this on New Zealand television, unfortunately, but you never know (conservative State broadcasting channel One screened "The Truth About Lesbian Sex" a couple of weeks back, much to the chagrin of hot-under-the-collar types from around the nation). "QEFTSG" sounds fantastic actually ... I do tend to like my reality series with more than just the average dash of aigrement (Trinny and Susannah, I'm looking at you).
They couldn't have dreamed up a better handled bunch of queens either ... I mean, just look at those leapt-out-of-a-Jackie-Collins-novel quality names: Kyan Douglas, Carson Kressley, Jai Rodriguez, Thom Filicia and ... Ted Allen (okay, maybe not so much Ted). Plus, adding a few fresh bitchy bon mots to the repetoire never hurt anyone, don't you think? (some would say I have enough already, but they'd be advised to hold their tongues lest they find them suddenly disconnected from the backs of their mouths).
Gird your loins and enjoy, girls.
[Aside: Ms Havrilesky was, in a former internet life, one Polly Esther of Suck.com's Filler which was one of my very best favourite things on the web for a long long time. She rules. She also has a weblog, and you can't go wrong with a name like tinylittlepenis.com now can you?]
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