Contents:
- BLACK MIRROR’S GAY SEX GAMG EPISO AND THE UNSPOKEN TTH ABOUT MALE IENDSHIP
- BLACK MIRROR IS GAY
- ‘BLACK MIRROR’ H BY “GAY AGENDA” CRICISM FOLLOWG SHOCKG EPISO
BLACK MIRROR’S GAY SEX GAMG EPISO AND THE UNSPOKEN TTH ABOUT MALE IENDSHIP
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BLACK MIRROR IS GAY
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‘BLACK MIRROR’ H BY “GAY AGENDA” CRICISM FOLLOWG SHOCKG EPISO
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The unrcurrent of homoeroticism, uched macho sh-talkg, is there om the get-go; Karls tells Danny he’s gog “fuck his head off” as they play, and even pretends to hump Danny after Theo chastis them for makg so much noise so late at episo flash forward 11 years after that late-night vio game ssn, and now Danny is barbecug at his own birthday party his backyard.