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Originally posted by Saintlor
The difference between those situations is that as a white actor looks nothing like a black person. And they tend to do silly things like blackface to make the white person look black.
Gay is a sexuality, not an appearance. So anyone can play it without modifying the way they look.
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And sexuality is an expression and an extension of one's like, being. It's not blatant like skin color is, which is why it's easier to 'normalize' certain characters by making them less and less like any random gay person you'd see on the street.
And it's a slippery slope because while there are plenty of straight-passing hot gays like the one Jack Falahee plays, there are so many that are not and don't have any sort of visibility in television or media. I appreciate the efforts in wanting to appeal to the community and let gay love have prominence, so **** you for saying I'm 'ungrateful'.
Like, looking at Degrassi, for example. They have had gay characters since forever, but their first male-on-male ship between two regular characters is a straight guy who identifies as bi and an effeminate gay who is also gay on the show. The latter gets demonized by their community for 'biphobia' and for that reason doesn't get defended for writing that makes him look desperate and compulsive. It's annoying because it's a little accurate, and even then, that's an extension of media not showing people like that in healthy and normal relationships/interactions.