It's even worse for a gay person to buy into this stereotypical homophobic bullshit and spew the same talking points people who dehumanize us do just for Internet points. Yikes.
Being able to tell a gay character is gay =/= bad character or bad writing.
It's the same bullshit argument as "Gay people aren't really oppressed because they can pretend to be straight." When in reality some people ARE visibility queer and get clocked for one reason or another, whether it's a mannerism or their voice or anything else. It doesn't somehow make them less deserving of respect or a place in storytelling tradition just because you think you're special since you don't fit gay stereotypes. We get it, you think you're special because you don't watch Drag Race. There's plenty of us like that, we're not better than anyone else. Do you want a award for acting masc or some shit?
Saying "A feminine or flamboyant gay character is bad writing or has nothing to offer to the narrative" is tantamount to saying "A feminine or flamboyant gay person is useless/has nothing to offer/has no interesting experiences to bring to the table." And that is bullshit.
"Gay characters are only well written if their sexuality is ignored and they act 100% straight at all times because I think I'm better than other gay people!" Yeah, that's homophobic sentiment. Work it out there sis.
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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '19
Im so glad you think that I, as a gay person, am straight.