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
"Strikg Vipers, " the first of three new Black Mirror episos premierg on Netflix on June 5, explorg gamer homoeroticism, as a VR fightg game tak on unexpected sexual dimensns. "One of the startg pots was, I had been stck before by the slightly homoerotic nature of those fightg gam, " Brooker said. "Is a homosexual relatnship?
“So I gus that’s gay now, ” Karl says after their send enunter, before addg “that’s a joke. “It don’t feel like a gay thg, ” Danny nclus. The whole havg-sex-wh-each-other thg suggts that there is at least some homosexual energy behd their enunters.
BLACK MIRROR IS GAY
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‘BLACK MIRROR’ H BY “GAY AGENDA” CRICISM FOLLOWG SHOCKG EPISO
In Last Black Man, Jimmie and Mont ocsnally field anti-gay ments about their relatnship, but they are secure enough their platonic love for each other that they feel no need to rpond wh overly aggrsive displays of iendship between Karl and Danny Black Mirror, meanwhile, is more ght, and more overtly gay panicky. “Are we gay now?
If ’s a moment meant to unrme their iendship — to suggt somethg vaguely gay or at the very least Bert and Ernie–ish about their relatnship — neher Jimmie nor Mont seem fazed. 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.
Jordan standg next to each other, Jordan’s hand rtg on Coogler’s head, sparked a seri of anti-gay ments when was reposted on blogger B. It suggts that two black men really n love each other a platonic way — no need for any panic, gay or otherwise. “One of the startg pots [for the episo] was, I had been stck before by the slightly homoerotic nature of those fightg gam, ” Brooker said.