Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-4723271-20140716053249/@comment-6383956-20141224053538

Paul.rea wrote: Grahamburglar Here is what I said - "Teen Wolf is singled out (by GLAAD http://ow.ly/3v8IxK ) each season for how they handle gay representation."

They are and they deserve the recognition. Again, we get it - the show isn't "gay enough" or the "right kind of gay" for you. You can be judgmental I guess - nobody is stopping you.

You want to talk about the other stuff on MTV that got recognized - that's fine. Let's talk about the "Faking It" fake lesbian uproar that flamed up and then died once people realized there was more to the show. It's a great example of the knee-jerk know-nothing foolishness of internet "culture." No, Paul, they are NOT singled out for *HOW* they handle gay representation. The GLAAD report reports exactly ONE thing. ONE THING, Paul. The thing is how much screen time LGBT characters get. That's not "how" gay representation is handled. That is "how much". Do you finally understand the GLAAD report?

And THAT is why Danny's disappearance -- as a fan of the show, as someone who appreciates good storytelling -- should be so disconcerting to you. Danny was on screen enough of the time that GLAAD was basically giving his show an A++++ year after year, almost entirely because of him until Ethan came around. That's not some minor background character. And when a character with that much screen time is suddenly missing without explanation, in any show, that is at the very least going to raise a few eyebows. I'm trying to think of any other show where a character vanished with so little explanation and I'm coming up short.

Anyways, I'm not being judgmental. Look at any place where TW's gay representation is being discussed by actual LGBT people, Paul. If it's something you are going to discuss at least vaguely pretend to be interested in the opinions of the people it affects. The vast majority of the LGBT community finds our representation on TW to be underwhelming, at best. And most of us actually recognize the GLAAD report for what it is -- a measure of screen time and nothing more. And, for those of us who have read the entire GLAAD report for years now, this shouldn't come as news. Because it SAYS that's what it is at the very beginning every single year. Reading comprehension, try it out. Also, try out being educated about social issues before you speak about them.