Was Carol Leifer voted off Celebrity Apprentice first because she’s a lesbian?
Therein lies the big question. Well, maybe for some of us. I know the way Carol Leifer was treated and/or perceived by her heterosexual female teammates on last night’s season premiere episode of Donald Trump’s Celebrity Apprentice hit me funny.
It might be just me, but I wondered if the fact Carol got ‘thrown under the bus’ first had anything to do with subtle homophobic feelings other female contestants on her team felt towards her?
I’m not saying those feelings are big, intentional or even conscious. But, perhaps they were there, subtly affecting the perceptions of the heterosexual women on Carol’s team. Either way it was a hard position for all the women. Perhaps Carol really was the ‘weakest link’?
I know that one tense conflict we were shown during the contest was Holly asking Carol to get out front to bring in to identify and bring in bigger donors and Carol not listening. And Carol stating that Holly ‘didn’t want to break a nail’ to work harder. Meow, cat fight!
One thing I noticed is this: Cyndi Lauper stuck to her guns and wouldn’t talk anyone down, including Leifer. True, blue gay friendly that’s Cyndi.
Of course we all love Cyndi Lauper. As much as I love Cyndi, if anyone needs to take responsibility for her team’s loss isn’t it her? Or, if not Cyndi (after all she and Sharon Osbourne are probably ‘too big to fail’), why not some of the other ‘minor’ players? Why Carol?
After all, as far as I know, she’s the only lesbian on the team. Was her performance really that much worse than most of the other teammates? I wish I knew more of the statistics, like tip totals, like Donald Trump’s son does. 
It was painful watching the women have to talk against each other. At first, even though Donald prodded, no one would break with the ranks. I had to laugh when Donald said something to the effect of ‘I know you all love each other and all, but, come on’!
Truth be told, I missed the first half of the show, so perhaps I am being judgmental, playing the ‘gay card’ and taking this too personal. But, I just had to wonder:
Who would Donald have fired if the women continued
to stick to their guns and not single out Carol?
Hmmmm….what do you think?
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