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On the other hand, I am a bit annoyed that nearly every TV show feels the need to push an agenda down my throat in one way or another. Does every sitcom really
by Johnny555 8y ago
On the other hand, I am a bit annoyed that nearly every TV show feels the need to push an agenda down my throat in one way or another. Does every sitcom really need a gay couple now? Is that even representative of the population as a whole?
I may have a skewed view because of where I've lived (mostly the SF Bay Area and Seattle area), but yeah, it seems to be the norm -- both at work and in my small circle of friends, I see homosexual couples.
Even in my small (~30,000 people) hometown in Ohio, homosexual couples are prevalent and don't need to hide - my nephew recently came out as gay and I was surprised when he said how accepted it is in the community, it's been nearly 30 years ago since I last lived there, and at the time, being gay was a huge stigma that had to be kept hidden.
So in my view, what you're seeing in the media mirrors what's happening in society - homosexuality is becoming mainstream. It's not an "agenda" they are pushing, but normal life.
Alternative gender identities are slowly gaining acceptance, but even in the Bay Area it can be hard for a trans person to be accepted.
- vonseel 8y agoI'm in Austin, so it's definitely similar to SF in those regards, but I think overall we're talking more like ~5% of the population identifies as LGBT*, while at times it seems like any show with 4 main characters has written 1-2 of those characters to be homosexual (and usually tries to write that into the storyline somehow, dealing with identity/etc.).
- lenticular 8y agoIt may "seem" like every 1-2 of every for main characters is gay, but that's far from the truth. At any rate, it is clear that your homophobia is responsible for how uncomfortable you are seeing gay characters.
- Johnny555 8y agoI haven't watched many recent sitcoms, I think the last one I wanted regularly was How I Met Your Mother which had zero gay lead characters (even though the biggest womanizer on the show was played by and actor who is gay in real life). There are some gay focused shows (Grace & Frankie, Will and Grace), but looking at the top 5 current sitcoms [1] 1. Big Bang Theory - none of the main characters are gay 2. Modern Family - out of 11 main characters, 2 are gay 3. Brooklyn Nine Nine - out of 10 main characters, 1 is gay 4. The Simpsons - I don't know how to count main characters, but I don't think any are gay 5. Always Sunny in Philadelphia - Out of 5 main characters, one is (or might be?) gay. (I used Wikipedia for most of these, so I may not have gotten the counts completely accurate) This doesn't seem to be a gross over representation of homosexuality - I wonder if you're suffering from observation bias, or if maybe you're just watching sitcoms that have more gay characters for whatever reason. [1] - https://www.ranker.com/list/best-current-tv-sitcoms/ranker-tv https://www.ranker.com/list/best-current-tv-sitcoms/ranker-t...