Watched Back side, and thought it was a pile of shit.
Firstly addressing the lack of Gay & Lesbian representation was nothing new to me and nothing in the episode was remotely new information, though as much as we like to criticise broadcasters and writers, rightfully so a lot of the times, I hated how the programme painted this bleak picture that there was no representation until the last couple of years.
How did the show put it, Gay & Lesbian characters were ignored for decades after Prisoner. Mitch & his lackeys must have fallen asleep letting that get to air because it is blatantly false.
Heartbreak High had a gay teacher, Graham, in their first year. Yes he experienced hate, but a majority of the students liked him and he got on well with his peers. It was a shame the writers decided to cull a majority of the adult characters as the first season of Heartbreak High was the best.
I hate how G.P. only got a mention to show that all gay depictions were AIDS victims, when G.P. had a gay doctor at the surgery, Dr. Martin Dempsey and it covered a multitude of LGB issues in many episodes. Martin was also a fully rounded character, he wasnât a helpless victim nor was he an AIDS victim.
The Secret Life of Us was completely dismissed.
Pacific Drive had Zoe until the wheels fell off. God even Chances dealt with homosexuality in a sympathetic manner.
They really zoomed in on Blue Heelers but forgot about the context. They also forgot about the 1995 episode with the gay couple and adult son.
It seemed the show had an agenda to push and if it didnât fit the negative stereotype or portrayal then it was ignored. It also neglected the context of a lot of those examples.
Of Course G.P. and A Country Practice had AIDS victims, HIV is a pandemic and they were primarily medical tv shows. Sadly LGBT do have a high rate of violence committed against them so the shows were only mirroring real life. Back side also failed to mention a lot of characters interacting with the LGB were sympathetic and supportive. They werenât going out and wielding their pitchforks.
I am glad though that Charlotte Beaumont from All Saints got mentioned as that was just a gross example of homophobia and insulting all way around. If shoving her at men wasnât bad enough they then gave her an unhinged lesbian nanny looking after her son that terrorized her.
Chris Dichiera from Stingers was another. Started as bisexual then quickly made straight. Thanks for the erasure.
Then it was boomer bashing. What a cliché. Yes the only people that criticise television content are old and crusty boomers. I also hated how they trivialised that just because generations have criticised television content for each era that then somehow invalidates criticism. In some cases tv did used to be better back in the day (whenever your day was), but it also can be an example of rose coloured glasses.
They should have turned Straight, white, male into a drinking game. Yes the only big bad of the world 
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Then they closed out with showing tits and cock (no vagina though thatâs TOO edgy), just because they could. Very mature and sums up a lot of television content today, faux woke, trite, unnecessary and desperately attention seeking whilst wholly self congratulatory.
