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FLASHBACK: 'THAT '70S SHOW'S VERY SPECIAL GAY EPISO DO NOT AGE WELL
Buddy’s one-episo arc nclud after he kissed Eric when the two were alone the r, wh Buddy revealg that he’s gay.
While was said that dienc feared a gay romantic tert for Eric when he was already petg for Donna wh Hy, there was tly no ditn that Eric’s relatnship wh Buddy would have ever gone beyond iendship. While Buddy would have been a great character to recur on the seri early on, another openly gay character wasn’t featured until That ‘70s Show season 8 when Kty and Red beme iends wh their new neighbors. Thankfully, That ‘90s Show is already workg to rectify That ‘70s Show's erasure of Buddy, as the sequel seri now has as one of s ma characters an openly gay teen.
Now, the 2020s-ma That ‘90s Show stg is workg to amend such shortgs, as the ma character Ozzie (Reyn Doi) will be openly gay and have an tegral role the s’s story. Jt bee That ‘90s Show now has a proment gay character don’t mean will be the bt reprentatn of the LGBTQ+ muny, but is a wele start pared to That ‘70s Show. While That ‘70s Show’s gay reprentatn still receiv backlash on both sis due to homophobic reactns or dienc cricizg Eric’s exaggerated rponse to Buddy beg gay, That ‘90s Show’s sequel seri is already attemptg to fix such wrongs by makg Ozzie’s role important his own right, while also makg sure his reprentatn feels anic and pellg.