Rainbow Media Unveils DIVINE HD First Ever 24/7 High-Definition Gay Movie Channel

[Westbender]

Re: Gay Channel

Can't you just lock out that channel? It wouldn't surprise me if the VOOM receiver doesn't have that capability, but if it did, that's an easy solution.

The gay stuff is certainly something I don't want to see either. When it goes live on VOOM, I will try to lock it out if I can or just choose not to watch it if unable to block it. How do you feel about the Playboy channel? Given your strong moral values (which I applaud by the way), do you have any reservations about porn channels? Directv has a number of them and it wouldn't surprise me if they adopt some sort of gay channel as well. Your position on principal is admirable, but you may end up without any programming at all if you don't choose another tactic for avoiding certain programming contexts.

 

[pOiNTBLaNK]

Who cares. VOOM also provides Playboy HD for kids to see and you don't see people complaining. Try to explain why two girls are kissing to your toddler. Its NOT going to be a GAY PORN channel people!! Please open your eyes to the world you live in. If you don't like the channel don't watch it. It's as simple as that.

 

[vurbano]

Can't you just lock out that channel? It wouldn't surprise me if the VOOM receiver doesn't have that capability, but if it did, that's an easy solution.

The gay stuff is certainly something I don't want to see either. When it goes live on VOOM, I will try to lock it out if I can or just choose not to watch it if unable to block it. How do you feel about the Playboy channel? Given your strong moral values (which I applaud by the way), do you have any reservations about porn channels? Directv has a number of them and it wouldn't surprise me if they adopt some sort of gay channel as well. Your position on principal is admirable, but you may end up without any programming at all if you don't choose another tactic for avoiding certain programming contexts.

Playboy is a pay channel, this gay crap is not. Your getting it forced onto your TV set whether you want it or not.

 

[savethefamily]

I guess for me the difference between the payper Porn and Gay/Lesbian station, is the underlying effort to mainstream the gay-lifestyle as normal and healthy. The Divine station is going to be included in the basic voom.

I realize you can probably filter it out... but I just don't want to put my money into a company that's trying to expand a lifestyle that I think is unhealthy and bad for families.

These sites have a lot of good information:

http://www.family.org/

http://www.exodus-international.org/

 

[mkatts]

yea, yea, yea

So you don't like it. This discussion is tired and talking about it is not going to make it go away. We are all going to have to agree to disagree. Use the parental lock out on the stb and carry on with your life.

If it really bothers you that much, drop Voom and go get cable. You are not going to accomplish anything by continuing these posts. Other than waste bandwidth.

 

[fayrich]

What really bothers me is the waste of bandwidth.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

I don't know. I am not gay, but some of the movies announced I am actually looking forward to seeing again (Like Birdcage)

I have a feeling if they did not call it a gay channel but ran the same exact programming no one would be upset over it.

 

[Ilya]

I don't know. I am not gay, but some of the movies announced I am actually looking forward to seeing again (Like Birdcage)

I have a feeling if they did not call it a gay channel but ran the same exact programming no one would be upset over it.

I agree. In fact, VOOM and all other satellite and cable providers for that matter have been showing gay movies on various channels before.

Isolating gay movies on a single channel makes it easier for everyone:
for those who want to watch them, it makes it easier to find them;
for those who doesn't want to watch them, it makes it easier to skip, or even to lock them out...

 

[Tyralak]

I agree. In fact, VOOM and all other satellite and cable providers for that matter have been showing gay movies on various channels before.

Isolating gay movies on a single channel makes it easier for everyone:
for those who want to watch them, it makes it easier to find them;
for those who doesn't want to watch them, it makes it easier to skip, or even to lock them out...

Perhaps I'm ignorant here. What's a "gay movie" if we're not talking about gay porn? Does a "gay movie" refer to just really, really lame movies?

 

[astrossuperfan]

has anyone been to the Yahoo group lately? It's been overrun with this craziness.

 

[Sean Mota]

There's only one problem I have with the supporting argument is that Viacom also has released an SD version of this channel (LOGO). So should I stop supporting Viacom's other channels because of this as well. Should I stop watching:

• Showtime
• CBS News
• VH1
• MTV
• Comedy Central
• TV Land

In addition should I stop watching Movies or supporting any products from:

• Sony
• MGM
• Paramount
• Warner Bros
• New Line
• Showtime
• Lions Gate
• Sundance
• IFC Films

Should I also drop:

• IFC
• Bravo

Which provider is going to block all these for me so that I can only support them because they are doing the "right" thing.

I have seen quite a few movies in IFC and Bravo of this gendre. So please this argument is very vague.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Sean don't forget Disney since they had that Ellen show.

 

[andrzej]

I guess for me the difference between the payper Porn and Gay/Lesbian station, is the underlying effort to mainstream the gay-lifestyle as normal and healthy.

I am wondering what is "unhealthy" about being gay and living like a gay. Since I am not gay, I really don't know. Care to elaborate?

 

[Sean Mota]

I am wondering what is "unhealthy" about being gay and living like a gay. Since I am not gay, I really don't know. Care to elaborate?

No please let's not get into that since it will add discussion for another topic in another forum. Let's keep it within the programming focus.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

I am wondering what is "unhealthy" about being gay and living like a gay. Since I am not gay, I really don't know. Care to elaborate?

Please lets not. This is a Satellite Forum not a lifestyle forum. If people want to discuss lifestyle choices please do it in our Chit Chat forum.

I said it before and I will say it again, as the owner of SatelliteGuys.US we don't care, if you are gay, stright, red, white, back, blue, brown, orange etc. We are just happy to help EVERYONE get those most from their satellite television service.

Thanks for your understanding.

 

[savethefamily]

I agree this isn't the place for a good moral discussion. I would refer anyone with questions to the links I provided above.

 

[andrzej]

The explosion of gay advocacy is going to do to us what it did to the Scandinavian countries - percent of people getting married there has dropped dramatically to 20%.

Nonsense. See for example here: http://slate.msn.com/id/2100884/

 

[andrzej]

Please lets not. This is a Satellite Forum not a lifestyle forum. If people want to discuss lifestyle choices please do it in our Chit Chat forum.

I said it before and I will say it again, as the owner of SatelliteGuys.US we don't care, if you are gay, stright, red, white, back, blue, brown, orange etc. We are just happy to help EVERYONE get those most from their satellite television service.

Thanks for your understanding.

Ok, I will oblige. Sorry Scott.

 

[FunkyBoss]

I'm angry because Voom is putting time, money, and energy into a channel that few will watch, instead of using that time, money and energy into getting channels that the general public as a whole will enjoy. ie. INHD1/2, HdNet, etc.

Why do you think that announcing this channel will delay getting inHD? And it's already been reported that Mark Cuban is not bringing HDNet to Voom a hundred times way before this announcement was even made.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Ok, I will oblige. Sorry Scott.

Don't worry about it.

Enjoy yourself at SatelliteGuys.