Follow Up - DAE think that Terrel may have been closeted and/or into Chiron?
The staring scene made me wonder
shareI don't think so. It could be interpreted that way, maybe. But I think it's a little homophobic in itself to think bullies who target gay people are secretly closeted. Some people are just incredibly hateful. What Terrel probably really gets off on is harassing someone weaker than him, someone who he views as disgusting and an affront to his own masculinity. He was violent toward other people besides Chiron (we see him pushing random dudes & the story of how he used to get Kevin to hit other kids), so it's not like Chiron was the only target of his hate. I see that as just a hateful person.
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