It kind of defeats the purpose for the characters to admit that they were perpetuating offensive stereotypes when the show depicts what they call their ultimate, fundamentally true litmus test as being accurate in the end...
sharewell, doing the test on Bryce and Chris, yes, it worked. But does David look like the kind of guy who enjoys sitting through that? Not really. and he's gay...
RED! The blood of angry men
BLACK! The dark of ages past!
I didn't notice his reaction, and the characters didn't mention it. You'd think if it didn't work on David that they wouldn't have even bothered...let alone talk it up as the be-all, end-all.
shareHe was sitting on the couch looking as bored as John Stamos was. And throughout the episode, he was the one trying to get them to drop the issue.
RED! The blood of angry men
BLACK! The dark of ages past!
But still, they went through with it for whatever reason and touted it as the ultimate test that no straight man could sit through. Maybe if they had honed in on David's equal reaction than it would have come off more balanced, but it seemed like an afterthought and the main story looked like their test was accurate after all.
And the entire episode being based on an incredibly polar idea of people either being gay or straight was still inherently offensive to bisexuals.
And the entire episode being based on an incredibly polar idea of people either being gay or straight was still inherently offensive to bisexuals.
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Well no, even that could mean that they're bi instead...
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