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AGE: 23
SIGN: Taurus
HOME STATE: Minnesota
OCCUPATION: Claims Examiner
SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Straight
STATUS: Eliminated
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23-year-old Jim, once a Chicagoan, is now a southern Californian. He describes himself as fun, smart and stubborn. Although he doesn't strive to be the center of attention, Jim doesn't mind if he is. He has his tongue, left ear, left cartilage and right ear pierced. Jim's good looks often get him attention. His friends even tease him about looking like a "Backstreet Boy." Jim feels that one can find "true love" anywhere. "You could be at home in your pajamas and the doorbell rings".
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POST SHOW INTERVIEW:
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Has appearing on BMB changed your life in any way? If so, how?
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| Jim: |
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Yes, a little bit... I'm a grocery store-celebrity now.
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Have you kept in contact with any of the other participants on the show? If so, who?
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| Jim: |
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Well, I've seen that guy Paul around... but y'all knew that. I've hung out with Sean once, but aside from that, not really.
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Did you learn anything new about yourself through participating in this show?
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| Jim: |
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As far as changes in me personally, I'm just a lot more easy going about so many things now. I attribute that to throwing myself into a situation like the show and forcing myself to examine stereotypes and look at life through different eyes, if only for a little while.
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What was your favorite part of the experience?
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| Jim: |
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Like I said in every one-on-one... stereotypes were destroyed. It was so hard to tell who was gay and who was straight. We were all just individuals from different walks of life and that was awesome.
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What one thing didn't make it into the final show that you wish America could have seen?
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There was so much that had to be squeezed into such a small time frame... I think that what made it in the final show was great.
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What was the hardest thing about pretending to be a gay man?
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Not talking about girlfriends or ex-girlfriends. I was kind of worried what would happen if James really started to grill me on my past, but I guess I would have just had to deal and change pronouns.
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*participant responses may have been edited
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Is Jim...
GAY? - 29%
STRAIGHT? - 71%
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