I want to be a gay icon. Not a lesbian icon like Jackie Warner. She scares me. A gay icon like Kathy Griffin. On last week’s episode of My Life on the D-List, Kathy traveled to Australia with Team Griffin; her mother Maggie stayed at home and cleaned up the condoms Kathy had tossed around her room. Kathy provided the entertainment on the 14-hour gay flight from Los Angeles to Sydney. Once she arrived on the big island/country/continent, Kathy met up with Lance Bass, Margaret Cho and Cyndi Lauper. How cool is that? I need my own Lance Bass. If any newly-gay, former boy band members want to be my friend, give me a ring-a-ding. We can snuggle with tiny kangaroos at an Australian zoo whenever you like.
On a more serious note, in reference to the title of this post, Kathy Griffin is one of the few good role models, for women or otherwise, currently on TV. She runs her own business, and she stays in control of her financial matters. She’s quirky and odd, and her fans love her for her nonconformist attitudes. Outside of the weight loss, elective surgeries, spray tans and hair extensions, that is. There aren’t many women allowed to have their own shows on the television, so I’m happy we have this one for now. If any network executives are reading, make more shows like this, please! You can mine the reject piles from Last Comic Standing for talent. Most of the women on that show who make it to the callbacks are very good.