Flashback: 'That '70s Show's Very Special Gay Episo Do Not Age Well

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• FLASHBACK: 'THAT '70S SHOW'S VERY SPECIAL GAY EPISO DO NOT AGE WELL
• 'THAT '90S SHOW' VIEWERS TORN OVER GAY REPRENTATN NETFLIX SPOFF
• ‘THAT 70S SHOW’ SPOFF HAS A GAY MA CHARACTER

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. In realy, Buddy was gay and had a major csh on Eric. Due to Eric's nstant talk about his plited relatnship wh Donna Pctti, Buddy thought that Eric might also be gay.

'THAT '90S SHOW' VIEWERS TORN OVER GAY REPRENTATN NETFLIX SPOFF

Grace's character, of urse, wasn't gay and acted plete shock. The 1998 kiss om the actors occurred jt mere months before another gay kiss on Dawson's Creek. It wasn't the first gay kiss, however, sce there were several shows prr to That '70s Show that featured a smooch between two female characters.

‘THAT 70S SHOW’ SPOFF HAS A GAY MA CHARACTER

The seri was also set the '70s when many people weren't open to homosexualy, and the suatn was a product of the tim. I didn’t remember the ep, so I settled over my cereal, not realizg I was revisg a groundbreakg moment gay reprentatn on televisn. Achievg this televisn landmark has won “Eric’s Buddy” retroactive love onle, wh several s rememberg the episo as “normalizg” a gay kiss, mendg Eric for not reactg wh gay panic, and crowg that Buddy was “always shown as a plete person and not a stereotype.

Watchg “Eric’s Buddy, ” I was appalled by how Eric and his iends rpond to Buddy beg gay, begng wh that kiss.

How wacky that ls-than-macho Eric is assumed to be gay! You—you are—you’re—you’re gay!? ” It’s rtoonish gay panic that leads to the mercial break.