Let's Celebrate Us Some Diversity

So I'm surfing the BBC looking for the news that might have more of a global impact than the concept of a "Speaker Pelosi," and what do i run across? A story about a documentary film featuring these fellas:



Meet the Crippendales. And no, that's not a typo. These are four fellas with different disablities (different-abilities? handicaps? handicapabilities? Hell, I don't know anymore) who take off their clothes a la the beefy Swayze-esque studs at Chippendales do. Apparently their stage show relies heavily on a "Smooth Criminal" look.

Now while I appreciate these guys' moxie to challenge stereotypes, there's one reason I can't get behind it. Yep. There's one exception that takes this from the realm of "hells yea" to "bleah": They're British.

Hello? Seriously, Despite what you may have seen in the hit Brit comedy "The Full Monty," British men in their pale wan bods shouldn't shake their pasty willies for folks. There's a reason Chippendales are sub-sterroidal beefcake monkeys in white neckties: That's what people want to see.

So hats off to the Crippendales for changing stereotypes, but pants on to the Crippendales for being pale skinny Brits, ambulatory legs or no.

Hooray for diversity!