Last web storm rages around the decision of the producers of TV series about getting rid of homosexual characters. Fans boycott the series and do not understand why television XXI century as easily removed heroine representing the LGBT community. What happens is that the last in the series died so many lesbians?
The fact that the series characters are killed, we all know. Main characters die and drugoplanowi, characters important to the story, and those who did not have a big impact on history. And the fans? Freaking out zwyzywają manufacturers will pour out grievances on Tumblr, do video on YouTube, Twitter will trendował hashtag #RIP, but after some time they will go. You can not forget, but with this reconciled. Go classic five stages of grief, but do not leave your favorite production. Despite the grief and initial claims will see the reasons why the hero was killed in the series, and will watch it on.
In most cases, such a death does not raise major controversies. There is a problem and shock when the show gets rid of the main character, appearing from the beginning on promotional flyers (Game of Thrones), or when the show leaves a person, upon which was the whole story (The Vampire Diaries), but this is a natural reaction. The hero so far has been at the center of events and suddenly disappears – surprise here as much as possible on the spot. The problem arises when the hero dies black or homosexual. However, both blacks and gay men are often the main characters, with an interesting history, interesting threads. In the case of homosexual women have a problem.
Dead Lesbian Syndrome – so-called situation in which the heroine homosexual is killed before the end of the film or TV series, and the case has been noticed even in the twentieth century. Last again paid attention to it. It all started with The 100. The series grew out of Average for teens in a serious and a very good production postapo. Good story, pełnokrwiści heroes. Nobody expected such a success. For serial paid even more attention when the main character, Clarke, turned out to be bisexual, and the object of her uncertain, complicated feelings became Lexa, Commander Earthlings. Besides, the feeling was mutual. Thousands of blogs on Tumblr, tens of thousands of posts, which delighted the Lovenox – fans around the world eagerly awaited each common scene these two women. Not only because they fed each other feelings, but also because of what they were human. Both are strong, independent leader, and this bisexual / Lesbians. The first time the center was not a heterosexual couple, and homosexual women. Lex and Clarke were the most visible steam on the Internet, a pair of which hardly anyone said something wrong. So what happened?
In the world of fans that day was like the apocalypse. Episode in which killed Lexę overturned fandom upside down. Accused manufacturers of insult to the heroine who died unnecessarily and unworthily. Executive producer threatened. Serial lost 15 thousand. fans on Twitter. Lexę considered a form of beautifully written by screenwriters, and even more beautiful created by Alycia Debno-Carey. They thought Lex was still a lot of stories to tell, and the way in which said goodbye to the show, was a blow below the belt.
I hope that the audience will understand that we are talking about an actress who appears in another series, so I did not have too many options – so commented the situation executive producer of the 100 , Jason Rothenberg.
the audience fully understand the fact that the actress passed away due to other commitments, but did not understand the way in which her character has been removed. Fans firmly believed that it was possible to do it differently.
Death Lexy became canonical and by the character drew attention to what began to happen in other series. Since the beginning of 2016 years died homoseksualistki in the series Jane the Virgin (Rose – a criminal killed during the police action), The Walking Dead (Denise – doctor shot in the eye), The Vampire Diaries (Nora and Louise – vampires and witches, committed suicide, to destroy the magic stone). These are just a few examples in which these surprising decisions were the most noticed. On the LGBT Fans Deserve Better you read that approximately 31% of lesbians or bisexual women were killed in the American series in the years 1976 to 2016, while only 10% of these characters have their happy ending.
You can tell it better. We want to creators and audiences demanded it, would have been better – says the official statement of the party LGBT Fans Deserve Better.
I now ask what was happening, the heroine representing what not to say, a minority in the series, are so wasted and “thrown into the trash,” as well as what to do, that something has changed in the television twenty-first century.
Perhaps the problem lies in a small number of writers and producers of different orientation? It is widely known that each group needs its representative. I have nothing against homosexuals, support them and sympathize with them, but I will not be able to effectively speak on their behalf. The same applies series. The need for more women in production more reprezentantek LGBT, which will be able to watch from the kitchen and take care of that, in a particular show or film appeared similar to their character.
Same characters homosexual in the series very often do not have too much to do. Appear as secondary characters much or jednosezonowe, turning a little after the show, do your (and that “their” is not always very exciting) and disappear, usually just … killed. Very few such figures in the current television as mentioned earlier Clarke, a strong leader Hundreds sent down to the ground, and Emily Fields with Sweet fibs, which is one of the main characters strongly outlined history. Isolated cases, which alone save the dignity of today’s television productions. In the future, the need for other characters that will not be on the show just to get messed up and not have too much to do.
The problem is also in the perception of the characters niedzisiejszym homo- or bisexual. Historically, such characters appeared either as a joke or as a villain, associate only with sadness and violence. But the heroine of LGBT can be just as fun and meaningful as those heterosexual. Just look at Santana and Brittany from Glee – These two girls got to know from the start discovering their sexuality, we have seen their transformation, struggle, and although unfortunately sometimes pushed them aside in favor of other problems heroine heterosexual, they were present and were one of the most beloved couples on the show.
Probably the most important revolution in television, which must be carried out, however, is getting rid of the dependence of women on men. Why so often in TV series and films imported woman is to love the role of the main character? Just look at the newest production of Marvel – Sharon Carter is an independent and strong woman, and most fans see it only through the prism of her feelings for Steve. What to say heroine, which will never harbored feelings for a man? To which the role is then imported the character? It turns out to be unnecessary, because the most important thing is to show affection heterosexual relationship.
You might think that now, in 2016, television will look a little different. There is still much to do, there is still much to fix. Lexy situation should be a warning to other manufacturers who have in their ranks LGBT heroine, and those who do not have them, but plan to introduce, should think how interesting transcribe such a form that the fans loved it and wanted to watch it on the screen. This all serves the greater good. Shows largely shape the view of man in the world, especially the young man – such a person must realize that there is equal and more equal, but all deserve the same respect.
Source: ew.com / lgbtfansdeservebetter .com
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