Let me tell you something.
I think the whole “scoring points for LGBT” thing I
see people say so often these days is stupid. Yes, this is a thing that exists.
I’ve seen people use this term quite often, in fact.
By LGBT points I mean: When characters in media are
portrayed as gay, lesbian, bi, or trans, it’s obviously just a half-assed attempt of the creator(s) to garner an
audience or ratings - or all of the above. That it’s often seen as
“unnecessary” for a character to be gay and there’s no way that they’re doing it for any reason than to get attention
because that’s totally how the
creative process works.
And I hate it when people act like a scorecard is
necessary for any of these less-than-often portrayed characters in media,
because all the same it discourages creators from portraying these types of
characters. Writers shouldn’t feel remiss about including a gay or lesbian
character in their story because they’re worried people might accuse them of
trying to connect with the LGBT crowd.
All I have to say is: Why does this have to be seen
as such a negative thing? When straight characters are portrayed in media, no
one accuses the writers of trying to score any points with the “heterosexual
crowd”, so why should it be any different for gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and
transgender? Or any of the minority for that matter. No one should feel
pressured to avoid risks or following their creative path simply because people will judge them for “not
understanding” what it feels to be that minority, or whatever.
Here’s a secret, and it might come off as a total
shock to people, but hear me out.
