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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.
THE PROBLEMS WH RIVERDALE’S PICTN OF GAY CHARACTERS
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. 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). Kev’s BFF and moral csar Betty is worried about his behavur and urg him to e “Grm” (which we assume is the Riverdale versn of Grdr – a popular hook-up app for gay men) but Kev disagre, argug that, “Nobody is who they say they are onle.