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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. 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.
THE PROBLEMS WH RIVERDALE’S PICTN OF GAY CHARACTERS
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. Wh few openly gay men around, Kev’s optns are limed.