Yes, I heard about that, and my "I should watch Glory some day" plans died (I love Denzel Washington. Why would you focus on anyone but him?)
I think the sexuality-based version might be something like "straight main character has gay friend who is tragically dying of aids," or "gay character is picked on by other students. Straight protagonist disapproves of this/defends him."
Yes, that sounds about right.
Merely tolerating their non-straight friend is proof of how progressive and enlightened they are (sadly, this is actually true IRL for many people - just a lack of someone directly condemning you can feel gratitude-worthy).
*nods* And thinking about it, on a meta level a show/movie will applaud itself (and be applauded) for simply having a GLBT character on screen, regardless of how badly they may be portrayed.
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I think the sexuality-based version might be something like "straight main character has gay friend who is tragically dying of aids," or "gay character is picked on by other students. Straight protagonist disapproves of this/defends him."
Yes, that sounds about right.
Merely tolerating their non-straight friend is proof of how progressive and enlightened they are (sadly, this is actually true IRL for many people - just a lack of someone directly condemning you can feel gratitude-worthy).
*nods* And thinking about it, on a meta level a show/movie will applaud itself (and be applauded) for simply having a GLBT character on screen, regardless of how badly they may be portrayed.