personally hate it when a character is made to be gay after being established.
good example is Dumbledore. I raged about how ridiculous it was to make him retroactively gay and that it was just a way for the author to stir up interest in a dying series.
I guess history kind of proved me right on that one.
if a character is gay, make them gay. but don’t just say they’re gay and use it as a cheap character plot point. that destroys real influence of real characters developed with love and care. show what a real gay relationship is…you know…a regular relationship.
I agree with that. but the fact that they built cause and effect around him coming out is what made it believable.
unlike some shows they’re just like, “this person is gay. want proof? here they are making out with a person of the same gender! wowza!” and then they never bring it up again. or worse, they bring it up in the most obtuse situations that have zero plot or character development.
I get it, being represented in art is important. but my opinion is still valid. if you can’t swap out heterosexual or homosexual relationships within a storyline, it’s a bad story.
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personally hate it when a character is made to be gay after being established.
good example is Dumbledore. I raged about how ridiculous it was to make him retroactively gay and that it was just a way for the author to stir up interest in a dying series.
I guess history kind of proved me right on that one.
if a character is gay, make them gay. but don’t just say they’re gay and use it as a cheap character plot point. that destroys real influence of real characters developed with love and care. show what a real gay relationship is…you know…a regular relationship.
I wouldn’t call Mac coming out as gay in Always Sunny as a cheap character plot point. The dude made a whole ballet dance in the rain about it.
I agree with that. but the fact that they built cause and effect around him coming out is what made it believable.
unlike some shows they’re just like, “this person is gay. want proof? here they are making out with a person of the same gender! wowza!” and then they never bring it up again. or worse, they bring it up in the most obtuse situations that have zero plot or character development.
I get it, being represented in art is important. but my opinion is still valid. if you can’t swap out heterosexual or homosexual relationships within a storyline, it’s a bad story.