Nick Offerman was a winner at the Spirit Awards and used his acceptance speech to take aim at the homophobic backlash to "The Last of Us."
      • WaxedWookie@lemmy.world
        18·
        1 year ago

        If they were black, it would similarly be a black love story - but what do you think choosing to describe it as a black love story indicates?

        There’s a million different lenses to look through when describing a story or a relationship - the aspects we choose to point to (particularly unprompted, as was the case for the trolls) tend to indicate more about us than the story - particularly when they have no meaningful bearing on the story.

          • WaxedWookie@lemmy.world
            2·
            1 year ago

            Saying they’re black or gay when it has no bearing on the story doesn’t tell anyone much. You didn’t choose to say they were loving, outdoorsy, not super-physical, middle-aged, wealthy, blonde, family-oriented… Noone is coming out to crucify me here - talking about race isn’t taboo - but the non-relevant aspects of the relationship you choose to highlight for reasons tells plenty about you.

      • Cyv_@kbin.social
        10·
        1 year ago

        By who? Unless you’re clicking tags on netflix I don’t think anyone is going to have this hypothetical convo:

        Oh there’s a great episode you should watch

        Oh whats it about? Tell me more?

        Its gay

        Oh ok thanks, all I need to know.

        The quote is about them calling it a “gay story” not a “post apocalyptic gay love story”. The reductive 2 word description is rightfully annoying to a man who brought a well written and fleshed out love story to life, only to be told he made a “gay story”

    • Nougat@kbin.social
      4·
      1 year ago

      If the sexual orientation and origin of the characters don’t make a difference in the story, …

      I would argue that the sexual orientation of the characters does make a difference in the story.

      They’re living in a world with little trust, and they have to overcome that. Neither one can be sure that the other is trustworthy, and won’t kill them when they’re not looking. And they have to overcome the remaining stigma of same-sex relationships, which could end very badly in the same way. They are both walking through two minefields, in a way which is different from how a similar heterosexual story would play out. Maybe?

      It is definitely first and foremost a love story, but it’s not only a love story, and looking away from other aspects does a disservice to everyone.