This isn't really a thread for advice, but more just - I was curious to see what others thought about how
LGBT is portrayed in the media (film, TV, etc).
As a bi guy, the one thing I never got was why a lot of gay guys (not many bi guy characters around) are shown as overly feminine. I know that some gay guys are like that, so it's not completely made up. But, it's rare to see the media depict a gay guy like any other guy with the
only thing different being the preference of who he likes. I really like the British show & now Showtime show 'Shameless' in how they depict Ian Gallagher. A regular guy, just happens to like guys.
Personally, I think it's because the media might be scared of showing gay guys like any other guy for the most part. Like some notions might be too radical since it would show that we can blend into plain sight without anyone being the wiser - with none of the "stereotypical" trademarks. It would delete the notion of there being a "big difference" or "great divide" between straight and gay.
As a bi guy, I don't mean any offense but it can be a little insulting to think that most people think - well "he likes guys, he's feminine." I don't have a lisp, I'm far from being feminine and I'm like any other guy who just happens to be attracted to both men and women on a look & emotional level. That's why, as I said before, Ian Gallagher's my favorite portrayal and I haven't seen that many that show it like it is. I really wish more people knew and it would be stressed more often - Alexander the Great & James Dean, very manly guys were both bi. Might change how people look at it. Enforce that, in the end, it's all the same.
What do you think about the way the
LGBT community is presented?
What do you think of the stereotypes formed?
Why do you think media presents it like this?