Contents:
- WHY DID 'GREY'S' GET RID OF THE GAY ROMANCE?
- HOW WILL & GRACE PAVED THE WAY FOR GAY CHARACTERS ON TV
WHY DID 'GREY'S' GET RID OF THE GAY ROMANCE?
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"Asked to ment on the cisn, ABC cled to elaborate beyond Rhim' 's not the first time ntroversy has swirled around gay issu on "Grey's. Knight a "faggot, " angerg the gay muny and fellow st members.
"While gay upl and characters may not abound on screen, they certaly exist shows like NBC's past h s "Will & Grace" and ABC's "Dperate Hoewiv" and "Brothers & Sisters. " But "Grey's" got to the nty-grty of beg gay, while those seri strived to make homosexualy palatable to mastream dienc. "Perhaps viewers have an easier time wh gay humor than realistic -- some uld say, graphic -- pictns of gay issu on a drama like 'Grey's Anatomy.
HOW WILL & GRACE PAVED THE WAY FOR GAY CHARACTERS ON TV
' A lot of the untry might view gay topics as somethg to lgh at, not somethg to be explored serly, " said TV Gui senr edor William Keck. "As evinced by the fact that more than 10 ln Amerins California, Florida and Arizona voted last week to ny marriage rights to homosexual only did "Grey's" ax one lbian doctor; some say the show is also slg back on story l of gay characters and actors, like Knight's Gee O'Malley -- even though Gee isn't gay, Knight is.
"Corey Scholibo, entertament edor of The Advote, said the appearance that "Grey's" is turng a ld shoulr to the gay muny uld drive gay fans further om the show, which needs all the viewers n get as s ratgs the No. "I thk gay fans are ultimately gog to start gettg alienated by the story l, " Scholibo said. 's story le is gettg cut and he's not even playg a gay character.
And the gay muny is one of ['Grey's''] most popular mographics. "The shows don't simply rely on stereotypil "gay bt iends" or feature women kissg as a publicy stunt. Mickey Milkovich's g out on Showtime's "Shamels" was hailed as a moment that shattered gay stereotyp.