The “someone has to be gay” rule hits another show: (Spoilers?)

She was a lesbian from the start of last season. It’s nothing new.

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The “someone has to be gay” rule

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This isn't an actual thing

Weird that you didn’t seem to have a problem with the same type of relationship arc with Holden in season 1.

I think you’re projecting here

She’s been a closeted lesbian all along. Where have you been? The actor who plays Ford is gay, but they didn’t feel the need to make his character gay.

I agree though that some series and movies feel the need to shoehorn in the minority character, whether they be gay, black, or whatever, just for the sake of diversity. One of the reasons why I stopped watching This is Us was that I got tired of Randall calling his mother a racist and going on and on about how he couldn’t relate to his siblings because he was black. I turned that shite off with a quickness. I enjoy Mindhunter, but if the show suddenly starts making Carr’s sexuality a central plot point for a reason other than to enhance the story, I’ll probably quit watching too.

You know there are gay people in real life, right?

They do a pretty good job of making it part of the plot and integrating it into the story rather than "shoehorning" it. It gives her a unique perspective on "deviance" and it proved vital in getting an interviewee to open up. It actually seems fairly organic and the use of the cat as a means to show her loneliness is also well done.

It's threads like these that make me sad to be addicted to this message board. The racism and bigotry is everywhere.