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The “bachelor” Juan Pablo: Gays “too perverted” for TV

Juan Pablo Galavis thetvpage.com
Juan Pablo Galavis
thetvpage.com

NIT – If you are one of the millions of women glued to the TV every week for the hit show “The Bachelor” … or one of the men who are forced by their wives or girlfriends to watch the drama-filled reality show, then you know the “Juan Pablo Mania” has swept the nation. The all-Venezuelan ex-soccer star hunk Juan Pablo Galavis has stolen the hearts of viewers so far, but he may have soured his appeal after ranting Friday about how he feels that gays are a bad example for kids and shouldn’t be on TV.

According to an interview for thetvpage.com, Juan Pablo said Friday that he would be 100 percent opposed to having a cycle of the reality dating show feature an openly gay or bisexual bachelor.

“I don’t think it is a good example for kids to watch that on TV,” he told a reporter while promoting “The Bachelor” show at a network party in Pasadena, Calif.

Juan Pablo continued to dig himself into a hole, trying to explain his poor choice of words.

“Obviously people have their husband and wife and kids and that is how we are brought up. Now there is fathers having kids and all that, and it is hard for me to understand that too in the sense of a household having peoples… Two parents sleeping in the same bed and the kid going into bed… It is confusing in a sense. But I respect them because they want to have kids. They want to be parents. So it is a scale… Where do you put it on the scale? Where is the thin line to cross or not? You have to respect everybody’s desires and way of living. But it would be too hard for TV.”

Juan Pablo went on to accuse gay people of being “more pervert in a sense.”

CNN reported that the ABC television network called his comments “careless, thoughtless and insensitive,” saying the opinions “in no way reflect the views of the network, the show’s producers or studio.”

As the fallout from his comments continues to escalate, Juan Pablo made an apology Saturday via social media:

People,

I want to apologize to all the people I may have offended because of my comments on having a Gay or Bisexual Bachelor. The comment was taken out of context. If you listen to the entire interview, there’s nothing but respect for Gay people and their families. I have many gay friends and one of my closest friends who’s like a brother has been a constant in my life especially during the past 5 months. The word pervert was not what I meant to say and I am very sorry about it. Everyone knows English is my second language and my vocabulary is not as broad as it is in Spanish and, because of this, sometimes I use the wrong words to express myself. What I meant to say was that gay people are more affectionate and intense and for a segment of the TV audience this would be too racy to accept. The show is very racy as it is and I don’t let my 5 year old daughter watch it. Once again, I’m sorry for how my words were taken. I would never disrespect anyone.

Sinceramente,

Juan Pablo Galavis.

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