I have to nfs that I never thought Barney Miller was a show for me. A child of the '80s, I would nstantly see on the syndited afternoon TV schle, but bee of s lack of aliens, puppets, or nja turtl I never gave a moment’s thought. Of urse, that’s before I learned about the show’s subversive gay backstory. Barney Miller buted 1975 as a mid-season replacement after ABC axed a whole...
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- HOW BARNEY MILLER’S GAYS DEFEATED ABC’S NETWORK CENSORS
- MILLER'S CROSSG, 30 YEARS LATER: REVISG THE COEN BROS' GAY IRISH GANGSTER EPIC
HOW BARNEY MILLER’S GAYS DEFEATED ABC’S NETWORK CENSORS
Aged Poorly: Explog Homosexualy And Homophobia For Humor. Along the same ve as gaslightg, the ia of homosexualy and homophobia are ed for the sake of humor the same scene mentned above. David managed to nvce Kenny to perform the sexual act after sayg thgs such as llg Kenny homophobic for not wantg to do .
The officer's sexualy is clearly the set up for the punchle of David llg Kenny homophobic. A person's sexualy is not funny nor is homophobia, which is ser and harmful to those the LGBTQ+ muny.
Jonathan Gaynor... Of urse, that’s before I learned about the show’s subversive gay backstory.
MILLER'S CROSSG, 30 YEARS LATER: REVISG THE COEN BROS' GAY IRISH GANGSTER EPIC
But Barney Miller charged right to relatively uncharted terrory, openg s first episo after the pilot wh a gay purse-snatcher storyle. ”) Personally, I love the character: He’s smart, he’s funny, he’s nfint, and he’s unambiguloly gay.
So Danny Arnold, the shownner, brought a nsultant om the Gay Media Task Force, a new anizatn that advoted for better pictns of gay characters. Gay dienc were miffed by Marty’s pictn: A sassy flamboyant crimal who leered at straight men, many viewers felt that Marty rerced negative stereotyp about gay people.
Of urse, flamboyant gay men exist, as do gay crimals.