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Nick Offerman Slams ‘Homophobic Hate’ Against His ‘The Last of Us’ Episode: ‘It’s Not a Gay Story. It’s a Love Story, You A–hole!’ (variety.com)

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[–] Ifera@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Gay guy here. It was a gay story and I don't get the pearl clutching on calling it what it was. Getting that much representation on such a show was amazing, but saying it wasn't a gay story is like saying Cinderella was not a straight story.

Keyboard warriors, Am I right?

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 3 points 8 months ago

The point is that nobody calls Cinderella a straight story. Yes, it was great representation and the reason it was great was because it wasn't cliché or leaning into stereotypes for characterisation.

It was certainly a gay story, but it was first and foremost a love story. The only people who would choose to name it a gay story first and foremost are saying so to minimize it or demean it.

You can be technically correct and still call it wrong.