| axumblade said: I love them too. But at the same time, Gloria is my absolute favorite from Modern Family. :P I kinda let the idea that they are stereotypes slide because I feel that it has a "greater good" factor in it. I think The New Normal and Modern Family show gay marriage for what it really is to people who seem to think there is some hidden agenda behind it. Though these are all stereotypical characters, it feels like real relationships. There's a particular scene from The New Normal that was really hard to watch because it's a real life scenario that happens all the time. So here are the spoiler tags. :P David and Bryan are in a clothing store looking at baby clothes and they have a really short kiss in a heartwarming moment and then a man tells them not to kiss in front of their child and that it's gross. It's one of those awkward situations that a lot of gay people can relate to in real life regardless of if they fit to stereotypes or not. Another good example of a stereotypical character would be Kurt from Glee. He was very stereotypical but at the same time his character helped a lot of teenagers who were struggling with their sexuality get the courage to come out to their parents or to just stand up for themselves. @Kresnik, I really want to see Happy Endings. I might just have to bootleg it since I don't think Hulu or Netflix have it on there yet. :( |
Your spoilered text reminds me of a recent situation in Quebec. The government launched these two ads:
And I had always thought Quebec was doing pretty great when it came to homosexual acceptance but sadly my illusions were shattered when I saw how some people reacted to those ads with comments like "It's disgusting", "How dare you show that during peak hours, what will I tell my kids?" and "Why is the government wasting money on this?". The last comment is ironic because the negative reaction the ads received is proof that the issue is very real and that we still have a long way to go before real acceptance.
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