"Netflix has the gay": Fixing LGBT+ characters without any character traits in media

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[–]BrNated 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Thanks for this.

"...they keep focusing on badly written characters' LGBT+ status instead of their status of being badly written."

This is something I haven't realized before. This may just happen because it's been a trope for LGBT characters in general, but this is a good point regardless.

I remember reading a post (I think on r/UnpopularOpinion) that said there's a conflicting split that LGBT+ characters should either be added because you know... LGBT+ simply exist VERSUS LGBT+ characters should only be put in if their sexuality is going to be a driving point of the plot or (proper) character development.

[–]OffAndSphere[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

lol the post on r/ainbow doesn't even have 20% upvoted status

at least read the post before downvoting, sheesh

or explain yourself in the comments

[–]holy_goat 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

you should cross post this thread in the reddit one :)

[–]OffAndSphere[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

i think that basically no one will even bother to visit that thread again