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- 'RIVERDALE' JT GOT REAL ABOUT "CISG" AS A GAY MAN AND IT'S SO IMPORTANT
- THE PROBLEMS WH RIVERDALE’S PICTN OF GAY CHARACTERS
'RIVERDALE' JT GOT REAL ABOUT "CISG" AS A GAY MAN AND IT'S SO IMPORTANT
Riverdale centred s gay, lbian and bisexual characters 'Bizzarodale'. Good theory but, as turns out, Penelope iated the policy out of homophobia to spe Cheryl. A te Riverdale wasn't out of homophobia, though.
Bar some odd character choic (why would Cheryl out someone when her own mother is homophobic?
From the erasure of a nonilly asexual Jughead to Kev Keller beg wrten as a one dimensnal gay bt iend, Riverdale lets fans down by betrayg s own stcts for this "morn retellg" of the Archie ics.
THE PROBLEMS WH RIVERDALE’S PICTN OF GAY CHARACTERS
For a lot of viewers who intify as gay or bisexual, their attractns aren't about "gettg attentn". Siarly, Kev Keller, the gay son of the sheriff, is a particularly one dimensnal archetype. Veroni is new here, Kev is --"Veroni: "Gay.
Has Riverdale let fans down s portrayal of gay, bisexual, and asexual characters? It was tablished back season one that Joaqu is gay (he was a relatnship wh Kev) but Archie has always seemgly prented as straight. For those that aren’t aware, Kev, played by Casey Cott, was origally tend as a recurrg character (basilly he was Betty’s “Gay Bt Friend” and ltle else).