Gay Aesop: Difference between revisions
Rescuing 1 sources and tagging 0 as dead.) #IABot (v2.0.8.9
Looney Toons (talk | contribs) ("fanfic" -> "fan works") |
(Rescuing 1 sources and tagging 0 as dead.) #IABot (v2.0.8.9) |
||
Line 85:
* On ''[[Family Guy]]'', there was an episode where Lois did not accept Brian's cousin Jasper's gay wedding, but turned around at the end of the episode when she found out that her parent's marriage is not happy (if unhappy straight marriages are apparently sacred, exactly what makes happy gay ones wrong, essentially). Brian ''[[What the Hell, Hero?|holding the mayor at gun point]]'' in order to get gay marriage legalized also made her see that if he "[[Writer on Board|feels so strongly]]" about it that it merits an ''act of terrorism'', [[Broken Aesop|obviously he must be right]].
** Pulled off [[Broken Aesop|quite badly]] in "Family Gay". Peter gets injected with the "gay gene" (making homosexuality a choice) and instantly becomes the most stereotypical gay man in existence, pretty well shattering any attempt at being progressive they might have had in mind.
** Also an episode where Quagmire's dad transitions into a woman. Despite a few flickering moments of sympathy for her (and [[Word of God|MacFarlane saying it was gonna be awesome for trans individuals]]), other characters frequently refer to Quagmire Sr. as "it", and Brian vomits like a fire hydrant upon learning that he had sex with a former man. [https://
* ''[[American Dad]]'' has actually three episodes devoted to gay rights ("Lincoln Lover", "Surro-gate" and "Daddy Queerest"), but, unlike ''[[Family Guy]]'', the Aesops are pulled off ''incredibly well'':
** In "Lincoln Lover" Stan learns to accept general homosexuality after meeting the Log Cabin Republicans and discovers that being gay is not a choice. How? He himself tried to be gay. [[Spoof Aesop|He concludes that they should discriminate towards Democrats instead, as being a Democrat ''is'' a choice.]]
| |||