gayploitation 

The phenomenon of using gay, bixesual and lesbian personalities solely for their entertainment value, while simultaneously rejecting real progress in the GBLT rights movement. It is akin to the old, racist phenomenon of blackface, where black entertainers were exploited for the entertainment of whites. White viewers could feel good about 'supporting' black entertainers without ever having to touch or interact with one. Similarly, gayploitation viewers can assert that, because they routinely laugh at oversimplified, stereotyped 'gay' behavior on television, that they are not homophobic, much like having a token black friend assures that you are not labeled a racist. It is a form of discrimination that exploits participants and not only reinforces stereotypes, but normalizes the idea of the 'eunuch' gay populace: the idea that gay, bixexual and lesbian people are "Okay as long as they don't overtly assert their gay-ness," or rather, as long as they don't take advantage of the rights that straight couples have to kiss or hold hands in public, get married or have children, or talk about their sex lives.

Nowhere is gayploitation more blatant than in the HBO television show, "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy." In this popular show, a group of amusingly foppish gay men dole out fashion, decorating and dining advice to largely non-participatory straight men, and help said straight men win over their grateful straight girlfriends. The gay men in the show are eunuchs, and ostensibly could wash the dishes after the straight couples' dinner while the straight folks engage in socially sanctioned sexual intercourse.

gayploitation by Sarah K. Brown September 16, 2008

gayploitation 

The phenomenon of using gay, bixesual and lesbian personalities solely for their entertainment value, while simultaneously rejecting real progress in the GBLT rights movement. It is akin to the old, racist phenomenon of blackface, where black entertainers were exploited for the entertainment of whites. White viewers could feel good about 'supporting' black entertainers without ever having to touch or interact with one. Similarly, gayploitation viewers can assert that, because they routinely laugh at oversimplified, stereotyped 'gay' behavior on television, that they are not homophobic, much like having a token black friend assures that you are not labeled a racist. It is a form of discrimination that exploits participants and not only reinforces stereotypes, but normalizes the idea of the 'eunuch' gay populace: the idea that gay, bixexual and lesbian people are "Okay as long as they don't overtly assert their gay-ness," or rather, as long as they don't take advantage of the rights that straight couples have to kiss or hold hands in public, get married or have children, or talk about their sex lives.

Nowhere is gayploitation more blatant than in the HBO television show, "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy." In this popular show, a group of amusingly foppish gay men dole out fashion, decorating and dining advice to largely non-participatory straight men, and help said straight men win over their grateful straight girlfriends. The gay men in the show are eunuchs, and ostensibly could wash the dishes after the straight couples' dinner while the straight folks engage in socially sanctioned sexual intercourse.

gayploitation by Sarah K. Brown September 16, 2008

Bayploitation 

Bayploitation: When Michael Bay directs a film adaptation or reboot of an already established Franchise. The essence of the Franchise is altered to become more economically viable and appealing to a larger target audience. The resulting film is usually a polar opposite from the source material.

Example: The New Care Bears film is suffering from Bayploitation, the entire film consists of the Care Bears creating multi million dollar explosions with their chest beams as revenge for the multi million dollar CGI destruction of Care-A-Lot.

Bayploitation by Knight79 February 26, 2013

gaysploitation 

Exploiting ignorant gay or lesbian people in the creation of a media work by showing off their stereotypical behavior, similar to blaxploitation.

See Logo's TV program, The A-List: New York

Bravo's TV show A-List is complete gaysploitation.

gaysploitation by NotAustinArmacost December 13, 2010

Gaysploitation 

The exploitation of one's own homosexuality to renew interest in a celebrity career that has, by all accounts, jumped the shark many moons ago.

Anne Heche and George Takei (of TV's Star Trek) are both guilty of some major gaysploitation after outing themselves on the mass media scene, thus renewing their media sweetheart status.

Gaysploitation by Ginapalooza October 28, 2005