[Nicholas]

I find Will and Grace annoying not because of the 'gay slurs' but because of the character choice. Will is a preppy, vanilla, 'regular' guy. He has been crafted to minimise offending straight people. I find it sad that the first ever mainstream gay TV lead has to be that safe. The tragedy of gay identity is that you worship the very thing that despises you... you want to fuck the rugby/football captain while he wants to beat you up (aside: Christopher Rice's novel 'A density of Souls' is a wonderful fantasy on this theme, with the character Jordan Charbonnet). Will is a watered-down combination of these archetypes. Instead of exploring this inner tension, the creators of Will resolved it. What a waste of such an intriguing source of drama - and I'm sure I don't have to tell you that comedy is made of drama. That said, I'm very glad the show exists. And perhaps it was out of necessity - Perhaps it would never have made it to air had Will been a bit more adventurous: it may well have paved the way for more interesting gay roles. And who doesn't love Karen!

User Detail :  

Name : Nicholas, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Gay, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Atheist, Age : 25, City : Cape Town, State : NA Country : South Africa, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

[Nicholas]

Sounds like he's in the 'bi now, gay later' phase... In late teens / early twenties many gay men will come out to selected people. I lied blatantly to some friends that asked me simply because I feared the awkward change it would bring to the friendship. Hopefully time will make him more honest and comfortable about his identity. It was also at that time that I used to have sexual experiences with women, some of which were enjoyable, to a degree. But there is no comparison to what's like with guys and so I no longer have such experiences with women. When I fully decided to come out, I told everyone and it quickly became a non-issue. Or so I thought... A year later, a friend that I'd lost contact with returned from overseas... and strangely I avoided telling him for months. So even when you're think you're completely over the issue, there can still be residual difficulties about it.

User Detail :  

Name : Nicholas, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Gay, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Atheist, Age : 25, City : Cape Town, State : NA Country : South Africa, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

[Author]

Posts