Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-4723271-20140716053249/@comment-6383956-20141224183309

Paul.rea wrote: I will point out that the folk who live in the comments section are a fraction of a fraction of any community and are not representative of the diverse whole.

The opening line of the GLAAD report - the mission statement so to speak.


 * "The GLAAD Network Responsibility Index (NRI) is an evaluation of the quantity and quality of images of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people on television. It is intended to serve as a road map toward increasing fair, accurate, and inclusive LGBT media representations."

Here is everything the report had to say about Teen Wolf.


 * "The biggest single source of both original programming hours on MTV, as well as LGBT-inclusive hours, was the scripted series Teen Wolf, which ran for a 24-episode season split into halves during the NRI’s research parameters. Still on the show was gay lacrosse player Danny, but this season he was joined by a new wolf named Ethan who also became Danny’s boyfriend. They made semi-regular appearances on the series, with Ethan in particular closely tied into the season’s major story arc. Unfortunately, neither character has returned in the subsequent season."

Here is what the report suggested for improvement at the Network (they didn't mention or even wink toward Teen Wolf at all in this section).


 * "There really wasn’t any significant transgender inclusion on MTV this year, aside from one episode of The Real World which addressed a cast member’s decision to explore her own negative reactions to people speculating about her gender identity. The network has also incorporated trans issues into their new “Look Different” campaign, which seeks to raise awareness about less obvious forms of bigotry and prejudice. Moving forward however, MTV and all networks will need to feature some kind of trans-inclusive programming in order to receive an “Excellent” grade in future editions of the NRI. With MTV’s scripted content also seemingly on the rise, we hope they’ll consider adding a regular or recurring trans character to a new or existing show"

And I will point out, one more time, that I am a member of the community in question and engage in discussions on this topic regularly. You are uneducated hack who very obviously knows nothing about the subject. I gave a few examples, including published articles not just comments, that show how very wong you are. You need to stop just summarily dismissing things that disagree with you, Paul.

And, once again Paul since your reading comprehension is apparently at an all time low, the GLAAD Report grades "quality" solely in terms of diversity. Just because they used the word "quality" does not mean they are taking individual characters and saying "look how well rounded this person is". And the discussion of Teen Wolf's characters centers on how much screen time they were given! Which was a lot, which is why it's such a big deal that Danny disappeared without a word! These are not difficult dots to connect, if you're willing to say "gosh, this show isn't perfect" which you, apparently, are not.

And, look, MTV was told it could improve by increasing diversity. But, as I said before, they already have LGBT people of color (well, not so much T, as they said). But look at what the GLAAD Report said about other networks.' That's because the "quality" they are grading is diversity. 'This is a direct quote from the page of the GLAAD Report entitled "Methodology", which you apparently felt was not important to read:

[quote]All programming content, on both broadcast and cable networks, was divided into four categories: drama series, comedy series, unscripted programming (i.e. reality and game shows), and newsmagazines/special event programming. Live sporting events were not counted as part of our analysis. The categorization of programming hours was implemented so that analysts could understand where a network’s strengths and weaknesses lie when it came to portraying LGBT people.

Each program was reviewed for on-screen inclusion of LGBT representations or content. GLAAD analysts noted whether the LGBT depictions had a minor or major presence in the story, as well as the orientation/gender identity and the race/ethnicity of those depicted. Any significant discussion of issues pertaining to LGBT lives, whether in a scripted or news magazine setting, was also counted, though no race/ethnicity could be assigned.

For the purpose of this report, each representation of an LGBT person, or significant discussion of an LGBT issue, during the course of an hour counts as one ‘impression.’ If one LGBT character appeared on 12 episodes, for example, this character made 12 impressions. [/quote]

That's how they do it, Paul. They spell it out for you. MTV got such a high grade on the report because Danny is a person of color and has appeared on screen a lot. That's it, that's all the report says. You can stop relying on it now.