I know someone already wrote on this but really i wrote it earlier but i guess it never posted (i did it at 8 or so). I dont have time to think of a new answer to another question so im sorry im doing the same question.
Right now, according to Cedrick Clarks stages of recognition we are at the “respect” stage which is where characters are shown to have a diverse array of personalities that reflect that of the LGBT society of the real world. There are some examples in Will & Grace where Will is more of a manly gay man and Jack is more of the “sissy” type. We also have a whole some interracial gay couple in The Family Stone in which they decide to adopt a baby. In the Boondock Saints, there is a gay Sargent who is more on the macho side when he says “cuddling are for fags” to his boyfriend when he tried to cuddle with him. There are still some representations in the “Ridicule” stage where the gay characters are the center of comic relief. Some examples of this can be found in Wedding Crashers where a homosexual boy Todd is used as comic relief and are viewed as the “problem” in the family.
In the fresh prince of Bel-Air, there are no homosexual characters. However, all the family members are represented in the “respect” stage of recognition because all the family members who are all supposed to be of African American decent have different personalities, habits, and hobbies. The usual cast and the occasional characters they interact with are all diverse representations of the Black community.
Cody Nunn
