Creators cry ‘homophobia’ when Hollywood rejects show about gay men. Really?
Two of the writers for the classic TV show The Golden Girls are pitching a similar new show titled Silver Foxes , except this time around the girls will be four gray-haired gay guys. While The Golden Girls received 68 Emmy nominations and won 11 times during a long run, the gay Silver Foxes is batting .000 this season. Despite boasting a cast of veteran actors, including gay performer George Takei who played Mr. Sulu in the original Star Trek series, as well as two of the original writers from The Golden Girls , it seems Hollywood isn’t interested. “Unfortunately, we cannot get one network executive to read it,” creator/writer Stan Zimmerman told Fox News Entertainment . “Or even a producer to pass it to them. We have found Ageism and homophobia alive and well in Hollywood.” From Golden Girls to bitter queens The only thing is, Ageism, or discrimination against the old and elderly, didn’t undermine the public’s interest in The Golden Girls . Avid vi