At his home in Springfield’s gay neighborhood, Waylon Smithers is crying into his Malibu Stacy pillowcase. “Why did this have to happen to me?” he wails. “Sure, he may be conservative but I’ve done nothing but serve Mr. Burns, and now that has all been taken from me.” Smithers is referring to an outrageous outing campaign recently triggered by activist members of “The Simpsons” staff and the news media. It all started last week at the San Diego Comic Convention when producer Al Jean addressed thousands of comic and animation fans about the program’s upcoming 16th season, in which a character will come out of the closet. In the wake of these comments, there has been much speculation about which character is likely to come out. “Worst rumor ever,” said Comic Book Guy who, naturally, was at the convention. He admits to once trying to pass the “final frontier” by looking at a Web site he thought contained gay pornography. Read More >>>
