Survivor’s Nate apologizes for “Nancy Boy” slur

We’d assumed Survivor would have been pre-empted Thanksgiving night for a Katie Couric tribute to Bob Scheiffer or something similar, so we feel lucky we recorded it. Last week’s episode was a great one, with real intrigue leading up to the Tribal Council and the ouster of Nate Gonzalez, who in his exit interview was about as angry as could be at being outwitted by Jonathan.

Nate’s legacy: a constantly exposed (and digitally-covered) butt crack– and a butt-head crack about short-time tribemate Brad Virata. After losing a competition, Nate called gay Brad a “Nancy Boy.” And Brad’s done a few interviews saying he’s still upset.

Any regrets?“At the end of the day, considering Brad’s actions toward not swimming and me calling him out, no, I don’t regret that,” Nate tells TV Guide. “The fact that I called him a nancy boy and it offended him — I want to take that back, because I’d never want to hurt him. He’s a dear friend, and I like the guy a lot. I think people made a big deal out of it because of his sexual preference. I’m not a homophobe. I was an ally of his when I knew he was gay. We were cool. If Adam had done the same thing, I’d have called Adam a nancy boy. If I offended homosexuals or Brad by saying that — if they think I was directing it toward his sexual preference — then I am going to apologize, because that is not my style. I would have called him something else, a ‘f–k-off’ or something else that didn’t [hint at] his sexual preference. I texted him [after my elimination] and said ‘I’m sorry,’ and he said it was cool. But I’ve heard comments that he wouldn’t want to hang out with me, and that is too bad because I thought we were close friends.”

Nate the shoe salesman has also got some interesting things to say about Jonathan and Parvati. Check out the full interview here.

–Tabloid Baby