Do you agree with this take about a gay Love Island?

[BUtterfield 8 39,281]

 

Edited 6 hours ago by BUtterfield 8

[NewUsername 10,457]

 

[NATAH 35,164]

i mean love island itself already draws criticisms for only platforming people with certain body types, i can't imagine a gay version doing any better

it's trash tv all around and expecting it to provide any sort of positive representation is just not gunna happen

[Didymus 33,148]

Those shows actually proved that straight people are just as gross if not more so than the clichés of gay wh-res

[imnotyourbabe10 6,020]

That’s an interesting point. A few thoughts. 

I agree with the other posts. This sounds like it would also be criticized in the vein of the hetero counterparts.

Also, there is nuance to gay lived experiences that are continuously reified by social interaction and construction. It breaks my heart to see the binary thinking, misogyny, internalized homophobia, racism, etc. that permeates our queer circles. (And to the other end, not being queer enough or performing the identity in an “acceptable”). 

I don’t know the show well enough, but I wonder why queer people would want to participate in some garbage produced by the dominant group (rich straight Hollywood?). For the sake of visibility or equality? Eek. 

Lastly, don’t most of us know these shows aren’t reality? Why are we still consuming these products that say one thing while our daily lives offer us a different experience?

[Killa 14,628]

It could be called gay Island

(Hell or paradise?)

Edited 5 hours ago by Killa

[RenegAde 16,607]

It will definitely not be a cute look for us but that should not validate homophobia.