Sunday, February 28, 2016

Homosexuality and Hollywood Dont Mix

I want to start by saying the Celluloid Closet was definely out of date. The way that homosexuals were portayed back in the day homosexuals are looked down upon and killed and beat up in the movies. To me that set the tone for the media to let them know that it is ok to bash homosexuals. In todays Hollywood I have been able to notice the change. One example I want to give is the show "The L word" now if I remember correctly that show was (for me) the first lesbian show I seen and it was actually a late night show. No to me I think that is because media waned to make sure that that show was not seen by the average audience. its like that show got no credit because it was about lesbians. I thought it was a porn because of the time the showings would come on. But now in todays time since lesbians are now more accepted they show reruns and things during the day or earlier in the day. Shows in todays time are more open to adding a scence here and there with lesbians and gays but if they over do it society goes crazy. Example: Empire, that show was number one in American for the 1st season. then second season came and they added more gay scenes in the show and the ratings dropped tremendously because of the gay scenes. Another thing that I noticed is that gay and lesbian movies are not in theaters. iI f a movie has a gay scence that movie does no make it on the charts. I think the whole system is rigged. Example: 50 shades of Grey, I loveeedddddd tha movie but I think it was wrong as far as the message it says about women. About women needing to be submissive. That movie is so deep BUT honestly the whips and chains is stuff  I,(Me) have only seen done with gays and lesbians. Like they are the ones into the extra freakiness lol but that's just me. Now the shows like RU Paul's Drag Race are shows that got discredited because society "doesn't want to see that" I liked that show though. I do not think that class has anything to do with homosexuality in the media because I have seen just as many black gays as I have white. I do think the media tries to discredit gays in the movies because they ry to make them the damsels in distress, like they are the ones that are always needing help or the ones that are always being hurt. they are never happy. Even in Empire they had Jamal as the gay brother, but he was the most un happy because he couldn't come out, then in season 2 he comes out but ends up kissing a female and that message went viral as "he has been fixed" why cant he just like both men and women? Heterosexuality is a "Norm" and Homosexuality is almost like being an outcast in society? I think there needs to be more shows like "The Fosters" because it shows lesbian love, heterosexuality, and diversity and how at the end of the day LOVE IS LOVE. That show does not get noticed at all and that is sad.

https://thesocietypages.org/papers/same-sex-different-attitudes/

2 comments:

  1. Homosexuality, even though it is more progressively accepted in today's society is still has limited visibility due to conservative push-back. With a popular show like Empire, portraying a gay black male on a show that attracts a majority of African-American viewers, we have to look at how accepted homosexuality is in that community. Our African-American community has a long-standing history of extreme homophobia and has not been very accepting and kind to the LGBT people in their communities. So seeing the ratings of Empire decrease after portraying homosexual relationships is really a reflection of the exclusivity of the black community. This article really breaks down why being black and gay is so difficult: http://www.diversityinc.com/diversity-and-inclusion/why-is-it-so-hard-to-be-black-and-gay/

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  2. Your absolutely right when there has to be more diversity in the media according to sexuality. I feel that in a way the media is some what in a way making progress of sexuality but of course there are certain people that don't have a liking towards that. However I still believe that its a process there are going to be some companies that believe what they want to believe and there going to suffer eventually because there going to be stuck in the same old tradition.

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