But by making a “gay moments montage” that are not real gay moments (because he makes it clear, while sometimes ambiguously, that he is straight), Daniel Tosh is excluding “gay men from the privileges of hegemonic masculinity.” The straight male viewers will continue to watch Tosh.O and continue the bromance between viewer and Daniel Tosh. Daniel Dwight Tosh (born May 29, 1975) is an American comedian, television host. At one point he even wears a shirt that says “NO H8” which supports gay rights. The discourse ‘s structuring logic often works to exclude gay men from the privileges of hegemonic masculinity by reinscribing certain rigid gender norms.” In the clip, Daniel Tosh is not saying anything bad about gay love or gay people, in actuality it is a pretty positive clip.
This relationship reinforces the bromance which “relies on a relatively positive view of gay love. The “Season 2 Gay Moments Montage” clip is crucial in maintaining this relationship. Daniel Tosh’s image and the way he carries himself attracts a certain type of male audience that finds his “bro humor” funny. This relationship that Daniel Tosh has with his male viewers is unique. He even makes a joke in the “In her Skin- Uncensored” that 43% of his viewers are women, not feminist viewers. In the clips, Tosh.O does not have a bromance with a “sidekick” or best friend like “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” or “Workaholics.” But he does have a relationship of sorts with his viewers, which are mostly male. The admitting of the gayness on the show diminishes the credibility of those critics that deem the show “gay, They are normally vibrant, because at least they are. All they know is that they wouldn’t mind dating both sexes at the same time or interchangeably. Bisexual people have a hard time defining if they are actually gay or straight. It happens that people are attracted to both sexes. The show can laugh at itself for its gay undertones and there is something very powerful and assertive in the way that the show can separate itself from the “gay” aspects. Quiz: Am I Bisexual 15 Questions Total Attempts: 147242. The fact that Daniel Tosh felt that a gay moments montage needed to be produced is quite interesting because it calls attention to itself. For this blog post, I chose to focus on Tosh.O’s “Season 2 Gay Moments Montage.” Daniel Tosh starts off in a robe, sitting on a chair with a dog on his lap and says that his show is known for being known as the “gayest show in television.” During the clip, he says “I am straight, I can’t emphasize this enough” then winks into the camera.