• Protoknuckles@lemmy.world
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        13 days ago

        While he does seem attracted to Jasmine, he’s also very theatrical and campy in a way that was heavily associated with homosmsexuality in the 90s.

    • GraniteM@lemmy.world
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      13 days ago

      Interestingly enough…

      Hannibal Lecter: Look for severe childhood disturbances associated with violence. Our Billy wasn’t born a criminal, Clarice. He was made one through years of systematic abuse. Billy hates his own identity, you see, and he thinks that makes him a transsexual. But his pathology is a thousand times more savage and more terrifying.

    • RebekahWSD@lemmy.world
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      13 days ago

      I only know Agatha Harkness from Marvel’s Midnight Suns so I’m only vaguely aware she’s evil in other media?

  • Delphia@lemmy.world
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    13 days ago

    I want to see more “Benign Queerness”

    Its briefly mentioned that the character is gay or bi or trans and then it never comes up again because its not relevant to their job in a hospital/cop/whatever.

    • Krudler@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      13 days ago

      I need every character who is gay to be portrayed as a jellybean-throwing simpleton. That way I know they’re gay.

      • Delphia@lemmy.world
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        13 days ago

        I had a buddy growing up who had a really hard time coming to terms with being gay because he really loved lifting weights, football, dirt bikes and hard rock. He was “One of the boys” in an era when most of the portrayal of gay people in popular media was (and I say this with all love) mostly flamboyant lisping queens.

        Fortunately his story had a happy ending, but role models are important.

        • Krudler@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          13 days ago

          I’m very gender fluid even though I’m straight af. I don’t even know what the hell’s going on with my gender identity to be honest I don’t know the magic words and I don’t even care because I accept myself for who I am finally. I would have loved to know it’s okay to not align myself or portray myself as the stereotypical man because I don’t feel that way inside. Basically I’m agreeing with you but in my own way.