Just need to talk?
UK: Childline on
0800 1111
US: Trevor Project on
866 488 7386
|
Blog Entry: G-Rated Gays
Entry
G-Rated Gays
So, this has been bothering me for a while, and it's that, when you watch something on, say, Disney Channel, or something like that, there are NO LGBTS. I want to know why that is! Why is a straight relationship G-rated, and you see Miley date a different f***king guy every single episode, but no girls ever go out with another girl, or guys with another guy. Sure, it happens all the time on 90210, and it's such a huge scandal, and that's why they put it on the show. But, if kids got used to seeing gays from a young age, wouldn't it make them more accepting of it in real life? I'm not saying we should show crazy sex scenes, just the same things that they'd show of a straight relationship on those shows, just, you know, gay. I just don't understand why a boy and a girl dating is rated G, but as soon as it shows two guys or two girls doing THE EXACT SAME THING, it's suddenly like 'parental guidance suggested'. I think that's why there's a lot of misunderstandings when it comes to homosexuality, it's because people look at it and think it's dirty, they think it's worse than heterosexuality because it's not good to show your kids that. Why not lesbian Barbie? Hannah Montana experiments? Sonny with a Chance dates that hot chick from that other show on that show... that whole plot line confused me. Just, what I'm trying to say is, why is it appropriate to show children a guy and a girl kissing, when it's not appropriate to show that with a gay/lesbian couple? Isn't that homophobia right there?
views: 225 responses: 11
BlogResponse
 |
 |
I agree with you. That Is why I am going into the tv indrustry and making movies/shows about lgbt people and how normal we are. (hopefully)
But it is frusterating, I was trying to find a lgbt movie for my GSA but most of them were rated R when there were movies the same exsept with a straight couple. And it was rated T.
Stevie! Yes!  |
|
Post: #657048  , Sat 16 Jun 12, 2:54PM |
|
|
I agree with you, but many don't. Think about parents who throw fits because of a kid reading a book or learning something very small about the lgbt community. Many parents don't like it because they see it as a sin. TV networks jobs are to make people happy. If they had an lgbt relationship on something like Disney network they would lose many viewers and would get many complaints. They would lose money. It is all about money for them and right now anything lgbt related would just lose them money.
Also for the ratings, again most parents don't want their children to see anything about lgbt issues so to make everyone happy the movie industry makes them but puts a higher rating on them so kids are less likely to watch them.
|
|
Post: #657054 , Sat 16 Jun 12, 4:10PM |
|
|
Rated G for gay 
|
|
Post: #657058 , Sat 16 Jun 12, 4:30PM |
|
|
I was actually talking about this the other day. I was saying how my mom thinks that there shouldn't be gay characters on any TV because it makes people think it's okay (yet she denies being homophobic) and the guy says "I don't see a problem with it, as long as it's not a kids show or anything." and the guy I was talking to was bi too. When I asked him why, he couldn't think of any reason why it was inappropriate for children, but I think a lot of people, even gay-supporting liberals, consider it mature subject matter just because that's what we've always been told.
It really doesn't surprise me that companies like Disney don't ever show openly gay characters because in the end, it's all about money, hence all those awful straight-to-video sequels they've put out over the years that pretty much ruined the original. But it surprises me how many people have gone along with the whole "homosexuality is not appropriate for children" thing.
The worst is when parents say "My child's too young. I don't want them exposed to homosexuality until they're old enough to understand it." Honestly, what's there to understand? If a kid can wrap their head around a man loving a woman and vice versa why not two women or two men loving each other?
Sometimes I think people just don't really think about what they're saying.
|
|
Post: #657065 , Sat 16 Jun 12, 4:58PM |
|
|
:: Inch
:: QA6 Livin' it up! | |
I think the reason some (including LGBT-supporting people) label homosexuality as a "mature theme" is because the subject is so surrounded with mature themes these days.
Think of it this way. You're a mom or a dad. You aren't particularly conservative, and you're pretty okay with gay marriage.
But when you think of homosexuality, what comes to mind? A sweet, G-rated TV couple? Or the huge, inflammatory, controversial arguments about it?
Most likely, it'll be the latter, and would anyone want their kids involved in that?
Of course, some people can't even go that far. they just don't like it because they're shallow-minded, prejudiced individuals.
Personally, I'd love the idea of an LGBT couple in a show aimed for older children/young teens. I won't say "kid's show", because that makes me think of shows like Spongebob or My Little Pony, which shouldn't have any overt relationships, so far as I'm concerned. Or rather, not the relationships shown in shows like iCarly or Drake & Josh. Really, if a kid still thinks people have cooties, he or she doesn't need kissy-kissy couples in his or her cartoons.
But I digress.
I'd love to see an LGBT couple in a show like iCarly or Drake & Josh, but quite frankly, I don't think our society as a whole is ready for it. Give it a few more years and maybe someone'll have the balls to put it out there. But I can almost guarantee you that the first show of this nature will be argued over until it's cancelled.
Much as I hate it, our society is immature and wary of change. We'll get there eventually, I'm sure of it. But it'll take time.
I will never be afraid again
I will keep on fighting 'till the end
I can walk on water
I can fly
I will keep on fighting 'till I die
|
|
Post: #657100 , Sat 16 Jun 12, 10:02PM |
|
|
|
There is that one part in the second happy feet where the two fish (whatever they are) are talking want want to start a new colony.The other one says they're both guys and they can't have babies and the other says, well, we could adopt. That made me smile.
"Peace, Love, Empathy"- Kurt Cobain
|
|
Post: #657108 , Sat 16 Jun 12, 11:01PM |
|
|
It kind of sucks how a lot of people associate gays on TV or movies with R rated material and inappropriate sex scenes and the like.
There can be a gay couple on a children's TV show without all that stuff. Just think about all the other things kids get into these days on the internet and even TV. And gays on TV are bad... yeah right
"The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings."
-Cassius, "Julius Caesar"
|
|
Post: #657109 , Sat 16 Jun 12, 11:08PM |
|
|
:: Lia47
:: QA9 Grand Elder | |
I've always wondered if they'd consider putting a gay couple on sesame street (quiet you, Ernie and Bert aren't gay, they're buddies). I mean, can't you imagine a gay or lesbian couple moving in? One of the monsters would get confused about it and Gordon or someone would explain that "some people like boys, and some people like girls, and love is love, regardless of gender". Sesame street teaches kids about a lot of serious issues, and PBS isn't exactly the most conservative station. I'd love for that to happen. I don't think anything was more influential in my early childhood than sesame street.
Ps, I saw the happy feet shrimp too. Did you notice one of them was Matt Damon?
|
|
Edit: Lia47, Sat 16 Jun 12, 11:57PM
Post: #657112 , Sat 16 Jun 12, 11:53PM |
|
|
I agree. (Can you believe Michelle Obama killed cookie monster?)
That was Matt Damon? He sounded familiar.
"Peace, Love, Empathy"- Kurt Cobain
|
|
Post: #657116 , Sun 17 Jun 12, 12:21AM |
|
|
Haha, now I'm going to have to watch the second Happy Feet (and maybe the first one now, too  )
I think someone just needs to do it, you know? Someone just needs to have the balls (and the cash) to put that out there, regardless of how it's received. Someone needs to start that, and have it go on from there. I think, if someone starts it, even if it gets cancelled, someone will be inspired by it. And then, someone else will pick up something similar to it later one, and it will go on from there.
It just takes one person.
I Love You... All of You
|
|
Post: #657586 , Mon 18 Jun 12, 8:39AM |
|
|
I know what you mean. As a Brit, I get Doctor Who on Saturday nights, the primetime slot, and it's widely seen as a children's programme (thanks to Weeping Angels, I disagree  ). That has had the odd gay couple, and there has never been any outcry. Granted, there could be more, but it's a good start. Also, I know that most of Jack Harkness' gay relationships are on Torchwood, but still: no little boys have a problem with being him when the play Doctor Who. I think it's pretty good proof that shows can have gay characters and, if anything, be improved by it.
However, this is a show that's aimed at older children and I really think we need more visibility in younger kids' shows. No preaching or soapboxes, just acceptance. Little kids often have a lot more sense than their parents.
“A good bookshop is just a genteel Black Hole that knows how to read.”
― Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!
|
|
Post: #657594 , Mon 18 Jun 12, 8:59AM |
|
|
 |
 |
LIKE THIS PAGE
|
Who's Online
Last 15 mins: 40 guests, 3 members: dancing_ninja, Ceasedtoexist, thisway QA Ethos
Above all else, QA should be a friendly community. Contact us when our Terms are broken.
Events and promos
Check out
The Official QA Blog
|
Not much of a Blogger
That one life-long scar...
Three's A Crowd... or is it?
Lily Helena Knight
Things that grow
Just so.
My new life
Trip to the zoo!
![Stevie is in the Tardis, indefinitely [Avatar]](images/?img=avatars/14594wee.jpg?i=2){kind=small}
![Rina is me-sexual, indefinitely [Avatar]](images/?img=avatars/16824wee.jpg?i=2){kind=small}
![Logan is weird and forever alone, indefinitely [Avatar]](images/?img=avatars/14745wee.jpg?i=1){kind=small}
