Kirk Marcolina, supervising producer of Bravo's new reality show, "Boy Meets Boy": "The idea is to have the straight men there to really challenge the audience's preconceived notions of what is gay and what is straight." [Reuters, 5/28]

Other not-so-notable quotables from supervising producers:

Producer of "Altar Boy Meets Boy":

"The idea is to have the pious altar boy there to really challenge the audience's preconceived notions of what is morally right and what is eternally damning."

Producer of "Leon Hall Meets Boy":

"The idea is to have E!'s 'Fashion Emergency' style expert Leon Hall there to really challenge the audience's preconceived notions of what is hot and what is not."

Producer of "Merriam-Webster Meets Boy":

"The idea is to have Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition, there to really challenge the audience's preconceived notions of what is gay in the sexual orientation sense and what is gay in the 'bright, pleasant, and promoting a feeling of cheer' sense."

Producer of "Christopher Lowell Meets Boy":

"The idea is to have Discovery Channel designer Christopher Lowell there to really challenge the audience's preconceived notions of what is gay and what is just plain fucking flaming."



*BONUS THINLY-VEILED HATE SPEECH QUOTE!*

Andrea Lafferty, executive director of the Traditional Values Coalition: "What's next after 'Boy Meets Boy'? 'Boy Meets Sheep'?" [AP, 5/27/03]