CMN 2180 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Celebrity Culture, Unconditionally, Conversion Therapy
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Entire sitcom based on gay themes colors, language. Need to get straight culture to buy into it. Gay male, straight female emphasize gay themes throughout. Will professio(cid:374)al (cid:894)dress, pri(cid:448)ate(cid:895) (cid:373)ade fu(cid:374) (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause he"s repressi(cid:448)e. Show wanted contrast/tension will and grace are both conservative. Jack cher super fan, accidentally bumped into her. Significant amount of humor confrontation, not to be violent. Implicit understanding when it comes to fun, money, clothing tastes. They do(cid:374)"t (cid:449)a(cid:374)t (cid:373)ai(cid:374)strea(cid:373) so(cid:272)iety to judge the(cid:373). Karen teaches life lessons, then turns it to being about herself. Will looks the part of the average joe. Will earned the right to have jack, more conservative allowed the contrast to happen. Would(cid:374)"t (cid:271)e su(cid:272)(cid:272)essful if it (cid:272)a(cid:373)e out (cid:1005)(cid:1004) years earlier (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause of hiv. Increase tolerance provided validation of another culture. Show cancelled 20 years ago, and decided to reboot.