SPCM 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: The Puppy Episode, Reality Television, Chicago Hope
15 Dec 2019
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1994: roseanne - "don"t ask, don"t tell: conflict (framing) 1992-1997: supporting (gay) characters -> tokenism/isolationism: melrose place, frasier, ellen, chicago hope, spin city, relativity, er, all my children, my. 1997: the simpsons - "homer"s phobia: mistaken identity (satire): not contagious, gladd: it"s a "shining example of how to bring intelligent, fair and funny representations of our community onto television. " Immediate: conservative/religious/watchdog groups: parental advisory never lost revenue, eventual: mainstream media; gay community, essentialized: too gay too boring, burden: first through the door = the only one. 1998: will & grace -> the guy/gay next door: most successful tv series with gay lead characters, will is not performative. : physical + sexual + social + economic + political. Lipstick lesbians: phase or fashion statement | male gaze: girls gone (kinda) wild: ally mcbeal, friends, buffy, all my children, the simpsons, once. & again, degrassi, the oc, south of nowhere.
