Oh, boy. We are so abusing Jules' lj for this... but I couldn't not answer this... because meh. Good point.
It is unfortunately true that although talking about one minority, the two shows are mostly ignoring all other minorities. So for that, QAF isn't very good. Every single important character is white. And now that you've mentioned it, I can't remember noticing colored people anywhere on the shows. So no reaching the minorities of the minorities. :-(
I am watching it with the eyes of a French person, though, and it's undeniable that even though important, race issues are not treated the same, here. So this aspect of the show did not strike me as lacking. But now that you've pointed it out to me... mmmm...
As for shocking... well, the show certainly is. Of course, it built a lot of its reputation on outrageous sex scenes. But it's far from being porn, and it's mostly within the story lines and related to the plot, so... I actually enjoy that aspect. *giggles*
An ideal show (ha!) would have no more emphasis on sexuality than it would on a character being a feminist or an ecologist or a man/woman.
I'm not sure I agree with you on this. Because then, an ideal show would be boring. Either that, or we would be living in a world where those things didn't make a difference, and we all lived happily together despite our differences. Sadly, that's not true. So I think a good show needs to dwell on something if they want to make things move. They need to have a purpose, a message, or really, what would be the point?
No, to me, a good show (ha! as you so justly said, lol) would certainly put emphasis on one aspect of things. One group of people, one culture... but then, would try and broach every single aspect of that chosen subject. Which as you so justly pointed out, isn't the case for QAF. To be ideal, they'd have to show a wider range of gay individuals from all races and classes, etc... and not just purely white queers.
But you know, I still love it, lol. I still enjoy the Justin/Brian dynamics, still love Michael, still adore Emmett to death. That show's got numerous flaws, but I like it because it brings characters that come alive through moving interpretation. I like that.
That said, I might look back on it in a few years and cringe, lol.
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Date: February 7th, 2003 01:52 pm (UTC)It is unfortunately true that although talking about one minority, the two shows are mostly ignoring all other minorities. So for that, QAF isn't very good. Every single important character is white. And now that you've mentioned it, I can't remember noticing colored people anywhere on the shows. So no reaching the minorities of the minorities. :-(
I am watching it with the eyes of a French person, though, and it's undeniable that even though important, race issues are not treated the same, here. So this aspect of the show did not strike me as lacking. But now that you've pointed it out to me... mmmm...
As for shocking... well, the show certainly is. Of course, it built a lot of its reputation on outrageous sex scenes. But it's far from being porn, and it's mostly within the story lines and related to the plot, so... I actually enjoy that aspect. *giggles*
An ideal show (ha!) would have no more emphasis on sexuality than it would on a character being a feminist or an ecologist or a man/woman.
I'm not sure I agree with you on this. Because then, an ideal show would be boring. Either that, or we would be living in a world where those things didn't make a difference, and we all lived happily together despite our differences. Sadly, that's not true. So I think a good show needs to dwell on something if they want to make things move. They need to have a purpose, a message, or really, what would be the point?
No, to me, a good show (ha! as you so justly said, lol) would certainly put emphasis on one aspect of things. One group of people, one culture... but then, would try and broach every single aspect of that chosen subject. Which as you so justly pointed out, isn't the case for QAF. To be ideal, they'd have to show a wider range of gay individuals from all races and classes, etc... and not just purely white queers.
But you know, I still love it, lol. I still enjoy the Justin/Brian dynamics, still love Michael, still adore Emmett to death. That show's got numerous flaws, but I like it because it brings characters that come alive through moving interpretation. I like that.
That said, I might look back on it in a few years and cringe, lol.