Yeah let's discuss things that haven't actually happened yet.

I read all comments and it's really laughable. "If they do this then..."

BLA!

"I already hate the writers for not having actually done this yet but boy do I hate them"

Take that energy, go outside and pick up some garbage. Or talk to someone who believes that homosexuality is a choice instead of displaying such complete and utter idiocy here. I mean seriously, you guys actually said that if a comedy show (!) says that some characters (!) on that TV SHOW (!) CHOOSE (!!!) to be gay, then that will confirm the beliefs of people who think that homosexuality is a choice.

Read that sentence again. Please. It could not be more ridiculous. You guys actually said that if something is on TV then those people who have some totally idiotic beliefs will use that as an argument.

How EFFING stupid are you people?

You basically imply that the authors are believing the "choice" theorem themselves and put it on their show. You _actually_ believe that TV writers on a CBS show (possibly ABC in the future) from Hollywood believe this, and that WANDA SYKES and JULIA LUIS DREYFUS would actually PERFORM that script.

Honestly, believing that is just as stupid as believing homosexuality is a choice. You are beyond stupid. It's embarrassing. If I were gay I'd wish you wouldn't fight for my cause just because no gay person on this earth needs someone THAT stupid to argue for them. "No you can't put that on TV, if it's on TV that means it will be true".

Gawd.

I'll go and pick up some garbage now. I feel like I just wasted 10 minutes of my time talking to morons.

Remember when Christine tried to promote racial diversity at her son's school and it backfired on her? It was hysterical! Remember when she felt guilty about not voting and decided to get politically active? Another disaster - and also hysterical! I'm sure this "twist" is just another opportunity for an "I Love Lucy"-ish plot - e.g., Christine spouts a pro-gay marriage stance to counter something obnoxious that the "evil moms" say and it escalates to the point of her "marrying" Barb to prove her point or back up her story rather than embarrass herself in front of the "evil moms".

I could easily see this being an "I Love Lucy"-ish type of twist. Christine getting herself into some kind of predicament and convincing Barb to help her out (as Barb has done many times) in order to avoid some perceived embarrassment. Maybe it starts by her taking a pro-gay marriage stance in a reaction to something the "evil moms" at her son's school say but she ends up taking it too far and the whole thing goes horribly wrong (similar to what she did when she tried to promote racial diversity at the school). Knowing the show and the actors, if they play it this way, I'm sure it will be a riot.

Another major point here is that both Barb and Christine like having sex with men. They've had affairs and talked about the sex. They're not bi, so if they end up married, it'll be some kind of scam/gag. I trust these writers to make it funny because they've delivered in the past.

I agree with you Alicia, HIMYM is not only on CBS but it featured a storyline with Wayne Brady, as Barney's brother, that portrayed a sensible, intelligent everyday gay man. Although he isn't a core cast member I would hope that this portrayal would get positive attention but of course certain people on these forums and in the media would never say something nice about a show or network. Only the negative.

I completely agree with Rick. Ellen because annoying after she came out, it was just handled badly.

Most of the time gay characte3rs are there to act like 12 year old girls, let's have some real gay characters on TV. The type that might have a child, and are caring and loving and are the same as everyone else but they are both the same sex. Right now the only time you see that is on TLC when they have a room/house redone.

This idea is terrible. It will most likely only last a few weeks and in that time they will just use it to make every old dumb gay joke they can think of. Sure it will make the show become a hit, the audience who watches CBS comedies are unintelligent fools who love the same old gay jokes.

I could not possibly put it as eloquently as rick cokely, but I think it would be a travesty, if two straight, same sex people would suddenly get married just because of the ratings or due to the law change in California.

If that's where the writers want to go, then I'm sorry, but this sitcom deserves to be cancelled.

I'd calm your britches. I'd give 10-1 odds that if this does happen it will be for health insurance or some other "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry" kind of reason.

I'll be upfront and honest, I don't watch the show and I never have, but this just stinks. If you have a character that has been "straight" for so long (assuming that she was married before) and then suddenly is a lesbian, it makes the public, people that watch this show think "yea, maybe it is a choice since Christine is now all of a sudden gay." It's like Anne Heche all over again.

I wish they would stop perpetuating this crap on TV and show real gays. NOT the ones that are overly flamboyant and out of control drag queens, but people that are in caring, loving relationships that aren't just full of drama and missteps for a chuckle. I understand that TV needs "characters" but the studio's should start taking responsible action to portray real gay people on TV and not just these caricatures of people. Could you imagine if they had a show where a black person was dressed as Aunt Jemima or a Hispanic person was constantly hanging out at the 7-11 looking for work? There would be an UPROAR. But somehow it's ok to show gays being overly dramatic borderline drag-queens who have sex with anything that walks.