This article is about gay couples on TV and in modern media. It begins by discussing the show Modern Family. On the show, there are two gay dads, Mitchell and Cam. They adopted a young girl named Lily. Dana Rudolph discusses one episode where they have to try to get Lily into a prestigious preschool in their town. This seems like just a normal story on a TV show. However, Rudolph points out that another show revolving a gay couple did the same thing in 2008. The show was called the L Word. The two moms on the show were gay and tried to get their daughter into a certain preschool.
This article discussed how television shows only seem to show LGBT characters that are white and upper middle class. The problem with this is that the majority of LGBT people are not white and upper middle class. These types of people are not represented on TV or in movies. Rudolph says that we, the audience, must do what we can to change this. Also, people of the LGBT community need to keep telling their stories however they can. TV show writers need to realize their mistakes eventually.
To be honest, Cam and Mitchell are the first people I think of when I hear about a gay couple. I just do not know any gay couples. I agree that there needs to be more realistic representation on TV shows. I am not sure how this will get accomplished, though. People are not going to stop watching Modern Family just because of this. Writers need to start to do a better job of accurately depicting their characters.
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