[Wikipedia Daily Article] July 27: Homer's Phobia

[Faraaz Damji]

   "Homer's Phobia" is the fifteenth episode of The
   Simpsons' eighth season, which originally aired on
   the Fox network on February 16, 1997.  It was the first episode written
   by Ron Hauge and was directed by Mike B.  Anderson.  John Waters
   (pictured) guest starred, providing the voice of the new character
   John.  In the episode, Homer disassociates himself from new family
   friend John after discovering that John is gay.  He worries that John
   will have a negative influence on his son, Bart.  "Homer's Phobia" was
   the first episode to revolve entirely around homosexual themes, with
   the title being a pun on the word "homophobia".  Originally, due to the
   controversial subject, the Fox censors found the episode unsuitable
   for broadcast, but this decision was reversed after a turnover in the
   Fox staff.  It won four awards, including an Emmy for Outstanding
   Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) and a GLAAD Media
   Award for "Outstanding TV - Individual Episode".

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Today's selected anniversaries:

1214:
   Philip II of France decisively won the Battle of Bouvines and took
   undisputed control of the territories of Anjou, Brittany, Maine,
   Normandy and the Touraine.
   (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bouvines)

1714:
   Great Northern War: The Imperial Russian Navy defeated the Swedish
   Navy at the Battle of Gangut in the waters north of the Hanko
   Peninsula.
   (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Gangut)

1865:
   A group of Welsh settlers arrived at Chubut Valley in Argentina's
   Patagonia region.
   (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_settlement_in_Argentina)

1949:
   The de Havilland Comet, the world's first jet airliner, made its
   maiden flight.
   (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/de_Havilland_Comet)

1953:
   Korean War: A cease-fire was signed, creating a demilitarized zone
   approximately 4 km (2.5 miles) wide running across the Korean
   Peninsula between North and South Korea.  (Joint Security Area
   pictured)
   (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Demilitarized_Zone)

1996:
   Centennial Olympic Park bombing: A pipe bomb exploded during the
   1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, killing two
   and injuring 111.
   (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centennial_Olympic_Park_bombing)


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Wiktionary's Word of the day:

   hierarchical: Of or pertaining to an ecclesiastic or priestly order.
   (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hierarchical)


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Wikiquote of the day:

   A heart, a heart that hurts, is a heart, a heart that works.  --
   Juliana Hatfield‎
   (http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Juliana_Hatfield%E2%80%8E)