Offensive ABC sitcom 'Work It' will fail simply because it's not funny
By Alvin McEwen
http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2011/12/offensive-abc-sitcom-will-fail-simply-because-its-not-funny/In case you haven't noticed, there is a controversy brewing concerning an upcoming ABC sitcom called "Work It."
"Work It" tells of two unemployed men so desperate that they dress as women to get jobs. Some members of the LGBTQ community have called the show offensive to the transgender community.
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Personally I found the show to be in poor taste and simply not funny. Don't get me wrong. Men impersonating women (or women impersonating men) isn't necessarily an offensive subject for comedy in and by itself. Two Academy Award winning movies, "Some Like It Hot" and "Tootsie," come to mind.
