In this section I will speak on different subject that touch my life. As I journalist, I have to stay objective but this is one place where I won't.

"Mtv's Real World just got more Real than it has been"

All I can is that it's about damn time.

So Mtv premiered it's newest season of the Real World and it is situated in Philadelphia, the city of brotherly love and all that crap. Real World has been on TV for 15 seasons and has shed some major sunlight on American culture. In the beginning it broke down almost every stereotype you could think of about every group you could think of: Blacks, AIDS infected, Asians, Gays, Rich, and Poor. But in recent years, it seems as though the only thing that Mtv wants to do with the program is display people fighting, having sex, and drinking.

Now don't get me wrong, I like the drama in the house as much as the next guy, but for a long time, I missed what Real World used to stand for. Ever since Real World: Hawaii, it seems like all the show is aiming for is ratings instead of content. There almost is no mix of the two. Now sure, they have made some feeble attempts to tackle some "important issues" in recent years. Alcoholism, Lime Disease, and self mutilation were some of them. But it wasn't the issues that were weak, but more so the way that they handled it. Issues seemed to be more of an obstacle to get over, rather than something to focus on. Often times, the problem only occurred in one episode and it was gone. But I am on a tangent.

So I am watching this season and at first glance, it looks like your typical cast. 1 or 2 (minority) black people, one blond stud, at least one hot girl, and a gay guy. Of course, what everyone waits for is to see which guy or girl is the gay one. It's almost a staple in Real World. Well this season, it was quite obvious which was the gay guy by his high pitch screams and his flamboyant behavior. So much for breaking stereotypes. But the roommates and viewers got a surprise toward the middle of the hour long premier. The "gay guy" wasn't the only gay guy. In fact, it was the last person you would expect: The hip-hop styled Black guy.

It's about damn time.

Since the first time I sat down and watched the Real World, I have seen the most gayest men I have ever witnessed. And they were always your stereotypical gay male. It was sad. Not because they were flamboyant or anything, but that because this random selection was becoming so formula. But Mtv did shock us a few times. When Danny, from Real World New Orleans said he was gay, no one could believe it because you just couldn't see it until he kissed his hidden boyfriend. And Genesis from Real World Boston shocked the shit out of me when I found out this blond beauty would probably never want anything to do with someone with as many legs as me (think about that). But never have they ever had 1. A extremely masculine gay man. 2. A Black gay man. But I was surprised.

I think this is a good thing, mostly because there are too many stereotypes that need to be broken. Folks have got to stop seeing gay men as queens and see them as people. No, this isn't Infiniti preaching gay rights, I just cannot stand when people go only by what they see on tv. Such as the only Black people we can find on tv seem like they are from the ghetto (and people ask me if I am from the hood...I wonder why). The guy that is on the show now just doesn't look like he would be gay and yet he is. It blasts another wall down. I am just glad he had the nerve to do it in front of everyone. That was a brave thing. What I am even more happy about is that although he came out, he is still the same ol' guy. He hasn't flipped and become a little girl. As Cole would say, "His sexuality isn't his identity."

The other kid, on the other hand, is completely opposite. It seems as though he is gay before he is anything else, as in he would probably say that he was gay before he said his name. That makes me sick when folks get so caught up that they have no other identity than who they stick their (Male reproductive organ) in.

So Mtv, thank you. I feel much better knowing that there is someone still with a brain up there.