@shaneswomb Yeah, part of me is starting to believe that all of this would be so much nicer if the show had remained a small, niche program on a Canadian channel. Why are people so horrible?
@thebothofthem@jasonspank Thanks for that. I really don’t want to be that gay who argues with other gays about being gay, but their continued insistence that only their lived experience is an “accurate” representation of queer life is… deeply exhausting.
@aamejiap @jasonspank It's strange that he didn't ask similarly bold questions when he interviewed Jordan, such as whether he thinks his idea of being an “authentic gay guy” - which, in his case, seemingly involves enjoying getting fisted in public bathrooms, is representative of the entire community.
@CaucasianOprah@jasonspank Framing François defense of his co-stars’ boundaries as “bitchy” or wrong wasn’t insight - it was overstepping. I’ve been a gay man all my life, and I couldn’t relate to this approach at all. It honestly made me embarrassed.
@jasonspank Queer representation discourse has reached a point where saying “this isn’t my experience” is treated like heresy. François Arnaud was right to push back, and you seemed more invested in winning an argument than listening.
@jo_sie_jo_sie It’s so weird, honestly. The people from the LA show seem so shallow to me, while all of Hudson’s appearances so far have been so wholesome and authentic. They really should never have mixed these two worlds together.
@rkivetay@jo_sie_jo_sie Hudson seem amazing to me and this is just one small thing... I would’ve handled it differently, but as you said, we can only judge what we know. Judged by that, I wouldn’t cozy up to someone who made such disgusting comments, though we don’t know why Hudson did it...
@leclerc_hr What? Why? What the fuck? I just said that I don't like that Hudson aligned himself with people who so blatantly disrespected him—firstly for his own sake, but also because I think it’s a disservice to the whole heated rivalry team. But that’s just one little thing he did...
@jo_sie_jo_sie I 100% agree with you and think you’re absolutely right. Of course, it’s harder for him, and I get why he wants to take the opportunities that present themselves to him. HBO are definitely the ones who messed up the most here.