Post by The Curmudgeon on Apr 8, 2007 18:06:14 GMT 2
Utterly repugnant TRASH.
First thing out of the way, before the knee-jerk reaction brigade accuse The Curmudgeon of being homophobic.. I'm not, at all. Why, some of my best friends are gay etc etc.
No, it's not that I object to. I don't care what the characters are or do to one another - as long as it's funny. And this is where Will And Grace falls at the very first hurdle - it's JUST. NOT. FUNNY.
So the two males are gay. Hurrah. No problem. Question - why do gay people HAVE to be represented as screaming queens, (Jack), screeching and bitching and being quite simply the worst character in sitcom history.
Then there's Karen, who's "character" is based purely on the fact she has a squeaky voice. Oh HA HA HA HA HA. And of course, as the series went on, that voice just got more and more high pitched until only dogs could hear it.
Of course, every simpleton loves this show, slapping their thighs at every stupid plot device, every tired, shameless mugging to the camera and irritating vocal tick.
This isn't "cutting edge" television. It's not breaking any boundaries - it merely shows gay people as DIFFERENT to straights. They're not just everyday people, noooo, they're camp as a row of tents, shouting and falling over and yelping and generally being really, really, REALLY annoying.
Is this the sort of message we want to get across? Of course it isn't. Don't be fooled.
