During some semi-random channel flipping last night, I came across an episode of Cheaters on G4. In this “reality” show, they follow around a lover/spouse that the other thinks may be having an affair with another person, that is, cheating. As near as I can tell, the entertainment value rests in the usually violent reaction the cheated on significant other has toward the cheater. Then shortly before I could flip away, I noticed something I hadn’t seen before, the cheater and the cheatee were both guys!
Since this was clearly not something I would have expected, I decided to watch the show and see how it all turned out. It was pretty much the same as you’d see for a heterosexual couple. The guy being cheated on was very upset, and crying his heart out. Regardless of what you might think of homosexuality, you couldn’t help but feel bad for the guy. The cheater, as is often also the case, seemed pretty clueless about what he’d done. And, of course, the cheated on significant other immediately lunged for the interloper his lover had been cheating with. Also, the cheater always seems to find someone who looks remarkably like their current lover to cheat with. The only thing that was a bit different was just how brazenly unrepentant the interloper was. That guy was a real little bitch! :3
So there you have it. Whether men cheating on women, or men cheating on other men, it all makes for some delicious trash TV! I guess it doesn’t matter as long as the ratings targets are met.