This is literal and utter nonsense. Examples please. I don't really watch 'relationship' shows, but from my memory:
You listed a lot of shows that kind of prove my point, though? For instance, Scenes from a Marriage is not a positive depiction of a straight White couple in modern media, it explicitly points out many of the ups and downs and inherent flaws, which goes back to my point.
I have seen plenty of LGBT cultural and social issues thrown under the microscope. I believe they are in both Euphoria and Sex Education, for starters.
"thrown under the microscope" or depicted as oppressed and undermined?
And how many of those instances in Euphoria/Sex Education highlight lesbian domestic violence? The acts that lead to gays contracting diseases? Or the overt celebration of hedonism within the community with complete disregard for their own health/safety (or that of others)?
No, I am well aware of the stats. What of them? What should be done about that?
As mentioned, majority of heterosexual relationships in media where the relationship is the centerpiece of the media, they are oftentimes depicted with a negative slant. The stats -- being very prominent in homosexual relationships -- rarely ever see the light of day in the media, despite the over-representation of those relationships appearing in media. Even -- as noted in the GLAAD piece -- they reproach the negative depiction of HIV and AIDS, despite the fact that they SHOULD be depicted negatively as a way to thwart behaviour that leads to contracting those outcomes.
The fact they don't condemn bug-chasers should be seen as frightening.
there's no aversion inherent amongst people.
There is, but it is lessening with it being promoted more aggressively in Western media.
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Skavau (15993)
a year ago
>You listed a lot of shows that kind of prove my point, though? For instance, Scenes from a Marriage is not a positive depiction of a straight White couple in modern media, it explicitly points out many of the ups and downs and inherent flaws, which goes back to my point.
You do realise that a TV show or film that depicts a relationship where NOTHING BAD HAPPENS is going to be pretty dull, right? All TV shows and films have strife in them - and the strife with those isn't due to them being straight as a way to somehow demean straight people, it's just because that makes good entertainment.
>"thrown under the microscope" or depicted as oppressed and undermined?
Some of the time. Not always.
>And how many of those instances in Euphoria/Sex Education highlight lesbian domestic violence? The acts that lead to gays contracting diseases? Or the overt celebration of hedonism within the community with complete disregard for their own health/safety (or that of others)?
No idea. Haven't watched it. Have you?
>As mentioned, majority of heterosexual relationships in media where the relationship is the centerpiece of the media, they are oftentimes depicted with a negative slant. The stats -- being very prominent in homosexual relationships -- rarely ever see the light of day in the media, despite the over-representation of those relationships appearing in media. Even -- as noted in the GLAAD piece -- they reproach the negative depiction of HIV and AIDS, despite the fact that they SHOULD be depicted negatively as a way to thwart behaviour that leads to contracting those outcomes.
How do you know that all TV shows that depict gay people don't show them having relationship struggles just like with straight people?
And are you essentially complaining that gay people aren't universally treated with disdain and contempt by media? Is that the essence of your complaint?
>There is, but it is lessening with it being promoted more aggressively in Western media.
No reason to believe that there is any specific natural disdain.
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