Does Modern Family stereotypes a gay couple?
Marconi Calindas from The Examiner asked today whether Modern Family stereotypes a gay couple:
Yet the question is about the inclusion of a gay couple, which one of them is part of the “modern” family, whether the new show is stereotyping gay men in our society. The gay couple played by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Eric Stonestreet actually are not the physically typical gay men portrayed in most TV shows that are drop dead gorgeous, coming out of a perfume or denim jeans print ads. This couple is one of the “common” gay couples in the world: one being overly healthy and one with facial hair. The gay couple adopted an Asian baby and now is struggling to pass parenthood.
One blogger calls the series stereotyping the gay couples with baby adoption, neatness, argyle cashmere shirts, flamboyant dance moves, snootiness, Meryl Streep and Costco virginity among many others. Getback.Com says “Although on the surface Mitchell and Cameron seem like cliches, they also have an understated, genuine quality in their relationship that keeps them from being gay caricatures.”
Is that stereotyping?
Perhaps it’s the creators Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd’s (“Frasier,” “Just Shoot Me,” and “Back to You”) objective in the first place as they can’t put all the different gay stereotyped characters in the show.
The best thing here is that the show finally has brought back gay characters on mainstream TV after the demise of Will and Grace and Queer As Folk.
What do you think?
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They are as stereotypical as Gloria is as a fiery Latina and Claire is as an uptight suburban mom, and Jay is as an emotionally repressed senior dad. There are truths to most stereotypes, and they make characters meaningful and recognizable. What keeps them from being negative is how they grow and interact with each other, which is a large part of the immense charm of Modern Family.
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Until the last episode it wasn't so bad. But the dressing up the poor baby like divas and acting a mess like that was nothing short of blackface. they were actually grotesque in that episode. Very bad indeed.
Until the last episode it wasn't so bad. But the dressing up the poor baby like divas and acting a mess like that was nothing short of blackface. they were actually grotesque in that episode. Very bad indeed.