What's with the agenda? - The 100 (2014) Discussion

[–] rcwells86 8 years ago

For some reason i cant edit my first post, but I wanted to add I really like this show other than that aspect. It makes no sense and is so out of place making half the main characters homosexual.

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[–] gemjudith 8 years ago

Homosexuality exists and nowadays it is present in almost every tv show. I guess The 100 producers saw a chance to wider the range of viewers and probably get a higher ratings so they went for it! It's all about ratings, if Pauna the gorilla & Clarke made ratings go up, they definitely would pair them.

You have Kane & Abby or Monty & Harper as heterosexuals.. for now. Bellamy and Jasper are hetero too though they're alone.

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[–] hihihi-42 8 years ago

There's no agenda. Only one gay couple and two f/f couples/sex scenes exist so far. There's Kane/Abby, Murphy/Emori, Raven/Wick, Raven/Bellamy, Bellamy/Gina, Clarke/Finn, Octavia/Lincoln, Jasper/Maya, and another m/f couple that happens towards the end of season 3 as well that I won't spoil. It just seems like a lot because most shows have none.

It's really not that many when you think about it though. The main character is bisexual and another "main" character is gay, that's it.

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[–] rcwells86 8 years ago

Yea I suppose it just seems like more than normal. After watching a few more episodes it does down. This show just has had to much romance in general for me. Im a sci-fi geek though. This show seems more aimed at teenage girls sometimes.

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[–] miracle12 8 years ago

You are literally the first person I know of who complains about too much romance on The 100... And I for one won't allow my (almost) teenage daughter to watch The 100. Maybe in her late teens.

How many episodes are you in? Almost at the end of season 3?

"Who we are, and who we need to be to survive are very different things."

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[–] rcwells86 8 years ago

Yea I finished the third season last night. I mean it's not horrible, but in every other episode it seemed there was to much at least in season 3. I just noticed the homosexual thing because the first half of the season we were seeing lesbian and then met the gay guys before seeing any straight relationships so it threw me off. It balanced out towards the end though. I am not sure what this show is considered, but I thought it was sci-fi and I don't care to see any romance honestly. If I am watching sci-fi I am wanting to see science-fiction, and not watch drama/romance. Probably just me though.

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[–] miracle12 8 years ago

Definitely just you. In this show, especially on this network, romance is the least focussed on thing ever. With the first half of the first season and the first half of season 3 as the only exceptions. Even in these parts of the show it wasn't too overwhelming.

With what you say, especially regarding the third season, you can get the impression that you might not have a problem with romance in general, but with LGBT romantic relationships...

"Who we are, and who we need to be to survive are very different things."

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[–] Cosima324 8 years ago

If you love sci fi and just want to see the sci fi and no romance at all, than it doesn't even matter what came first- the homosexual relationship representation or the straight relationship representation. You just don't want any of it, end of story. I can sort of understand that, but you contradict yourself by honing in solely on the homosexual relationships and the number of them in addition to the incidence and prevalence of them when compared to that of the straight relationships. So which is it you don't care for- homosexual relationships, or ANY relationships in your sci fi?

The problem with having no relationships in a sci fi show is that it doesn't lend to greater character development at all. People need to live human lives, it can't just be about the action and sci fi of it all. Look at The Island and The Matrix- alternate type of realities needed to be created in which the organisms existed and interacted with others so that they could thrive. Hard to have a sci fi show about humans, without basic human elements when it's going to be a long running series. Just a thought.....

"This organism and derivative genetic material is restricted intellectual property."

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[–] tirpse 8 years ago

It's not more than normal. You are just a homophobe who takes special notice of it. The show isn't the problem here. You are.

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[–] rcwells86 8 years ago

Oh I know I am a homophobe, as I am it disgusts me. But that has nothing to do with what I said in the OP or my other post. Most sci-fi shows I watch do not have near the amount of general romance this show has.

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[–] hunterfury22 8 years ago

There is no agenda. What are you talking about? There has been straight stuff as well.

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[–] megzzee 8 years ago

There's no such thing as the 'homosexual agenda'. The main character is a bisexual girl who was shown to be in love with another girl and have a fling with another. With the exception of Clarke the only other LGBT characters are Miller and his boyfriend and they rarely ever get screen time.

Clarke and Lexa's relationship is the only LGBT relationship shown majorly. Meanwhile you've got the entire ensemble of straight characters like Bellamy, Raven, Octavia, Monty, Jasper, Lincoln, Abby, Kane, and so on.

You're complaining about the main character having her most significant relationship be with another girl and two minor characters who you're lucky to see for 30 seconds in an episode.

My advice to you, if you're that homophobic stay away from future TV shows and movies because the world is evolving (not as fast as some may like unfortunately) and you're only going to see more LGBT characters emerging. Gay people exist and are allowed the satisfaction of seeing themselves represented on TV. Get over it.

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[–] hihihi-42 8 years ago

Well said.

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[–] rcwells86 8 years ago

Of course homosexuality exists, and has since the dawn of man. That doesn't change the fact some people don't like to see it. I will keep watching sci-fi as shows that depict it are few and far between thankfully. I do put up with it also or I would have turned the show off after I learned the main character was Bi. I just don't like to see the actual kissing scenes and fastforward those. Or if a show overdoes it. The odds of running into two different homosexuals in that small group are pretty slim in real life so it feels unbelievable to me. Considering less than 10% of the world is gay that would be 1 out of 100(less than that even according to some sources it's closer to 5%).

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[–] linbrikat 8 years ago

10% is 10 out of 100 or 1 out of every 10 people.

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[–] rcwells86 8 years ago

That is what I meant, but left out the zero on accident. Also the "less than 10%" comes from any source if you google it. I actually at first thought it was closer to 2% before I looked at a few different studies on it.

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[–] tplant36 8 years ago

What kind of statistic is "less than 10% of the world is gay"? How is that even quantifiable when you consider how many people aren't openly out as such? It's probably much higher.

This show puts very little focus on romance, so for this to even be an issue when watching is kind of ridiculous. I think this show handles sexuality so well, they don't emphasize it at all if someone is gay or straight. They are just people in relationships. I love that about this show.

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[–] Cosima324 8 years ago

Your response is right on! It's as if being gay, straight or bisexual is just a non-issue in their world. They have bigger issues to deal with and everyone seems to be rather tolerant. They're just people loving people and no one is being at all weird about it... on the show at least!

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[–] Tuco72 8 years ago

I could care less for all the sex scenes which add nothing to the show. However I doubt there is an agenda unless you think the show is trying to "convert" people into being gay - Which is hilarious.

Just fast forward those parts and enjoy a great show.

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[–] MrPickles (42) 6 years ago

Its no agenda, there are gay people in this world, always have been its just for most of the history of film and television its been taboo to show homosexual relationships. This show does, which adds a touch of reality to the characters even though its a sci-fi/fantasy show.

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