A sensationalistic title?! It is a little strong, a little too literal...But it is patently ironic that we recently witnessed the gay Joshua happily enshrouding his new female partner, Sharon, in a manly protective cocoon. And, on the other hand, seeing the uber-heterosexual Matt get misty-eyed and pouty when his buddy Alex was booted out; giving him a soft peck on the neck and broadcasting to Julie and America that, "I love you, Alex." It was heartbreaking!

By David W. Taylor (Email The Author)
Reality Reel Media
03.01.08

Joshuah, conversely, can't keep his hands off Sharon. He placed a palm of support at the small of her back — like an adoring lover — when she needed to rise from the Diary Room seat, and had his arm around her shoulder while seated on the living room couch with the other couples. At the most recent HOH competition there was Joshuah rubbing Sharon's arms tenderly to keep her warm. During the power station POV competition Joshuah yelped to Sharon, "Two on each side, babe..." BABE? And these two are winning and winning. There's some kind of strange magic there.

Whether Joshuah is testing his husbandry skills in a self-absorbed straight couple fantasy skit or forcibly fitting in with the other couples strategically, we shall have to wait and see. Allison and Amanda admitting their non-lesbian status clearly unnerved him. He stared into the camera with his impish grin and wondered, "Am I straight?" Then, it was meant to be a joke?

Is he really being affectionate, a mere Southern Gentleman or simply curious? Hmm.

Another interesting match-up, though far more haphazard, is James and Amanda. Destiny would bring these two "opposites" together during Amanda's freakish hypoglycemic episode.

Earlier, James has seen Amanda whoop it up when the 'news from the outside world' broadcast that John McCain had, for all intents and purposes, won the Republican nomination for President. Later James commented that, "I didn't think Amanda would be a Republican but I didn't think she'd be much of anything..." — an obvious dig at her apparent political leanings.

(And this from a stereotypical anti-Republican: an unemployed drifter, mohawk, pink hair, tattoos...rants about "materialism"...)

And yet a few hours later James took control of Amanda's welfare. As Amanda lay on the floor twitching in shock, James made lightening fast decisions on activating the Big Brother emergency intercom and then with assisting nursing and paramedic teams when they arrived on scene.

James even proactively consoled Amanda when she regained her composure. He was selfless. His gallantry even impressed Matt who earlier had labeled James "...a double-crosser..." adding, "You know what, never trust anybody with pink hair." Now Matt felt James had "really stepped up to the plate."

Yet what this all shows is that when life grows more demanding and chaotic — when it begins to slip from our grasp — people tend to forget the silly delusions that separate us all. Our human commonality begins to take the upper hand. Care and love cracks through our conditioned egos and an "anti-materialistic" bohemian soon can break bread with a girly-girl Republican. At least until the delusions creep back in.