Tea Time - Don't Be Shy (3 Viewers)

[yeji]

it was? i didn't hear anything about the issue and didn't see it like one
maybe some things were interpretative, but I wouldn't consider a show that had a season about a gay couple as lesbophobic.

@goyo what do you think?

I haven't noticed anything :/

 

[yeji]

I think it might have been a group of people upset with the show's portrayal, which happens with a lot of media. But based on what I'm seeing and reading, the show doesn't seem to be promoting homophobia of any sorts, so it likely was just a misinterpretation on someone's part.

that's probably it

 

[yeji]

Fix a time and place and let's get the drinks, I'm in

ok

 

[Darkseid]

that's probably it

I'll probably actually end up watching it now to see what it could be
Curiosity

 

[yeji]

I'll probably actually end up watching it now to see what it could be
Curiosity

you should!

 

[bulletproof]

Yeah I don't think people realise it but when I watched the video I just posted, I can see how with the little things it showed that it could be, because although they had a gay male couple, I think they are saying that they made lesbianism as a joke and wasn't serious and many people were not happy with this, so a lot of controversy was surrounded by it.

well when I watched the show with full context, i didn't consider it an issue. And believe me, I'm very open minded. The show really didn't promote anything against lesbians in my opinion, there were probably small details that may be interpretated

 

[bulletproof]

Fix a time and place and let's get the drinks, I'm in

let's do a group chat so we can make it happen

I'M IN

 

[bulletproof]

I'll probably actually end up watching it now to see what it could be
Curiosity

Skam? Omg yes i mean it's an young adult show, don't expect something else, but it's kinda deep on those problems

 

[Darkseid]

I'M IN

YASS PROST you beautiful women

 

[yeji]

well when I watched the show with full context, i didn't consider it an issue. And believe me, I'm very open minded. The show really didn't promote anything against lesbians in my opinion, there were probably small details that may be interpretated

I am usually quite sensitive to those things and I really didn't notice anything.
I defently think that some people interpreted too much into something

 

[Darkseid]

@goyo I'm not watching today but we got Liverpool vs Huddersfield happening soon, so you know what to do

 

[yeji]

@goyo I'm not watching today but we got Liverpool vs Huddersfield happening soon, so you know what to do

LIVERPOOL WILL WIN!!!!!

 

[Darkseid]

LIVERPOOL WILL WIN!!!!!

YNWA!!

 

[spicy_illusion]

well when I watched the show with full context, i didn't consider it an issue. And believe me, I'm very open minded. The show really didn't promote anything against lesbians in my opinion, there were probably small details that may be interpretated

I know what you mean but it's not saying they are against lesbians, it's saying that they are not giving gay women the representation like they are giving gay men even though it's a show about acceptance, problems etc.
They will have two girls kissing, they will have the feelings that girls will have towards other girls but they would never be in a relationship, I think that is what there is the anger over, because on a show that is meant for all types of representation, they feel that the representation for gay women is made fun of.

 

[bulletproof]

YASS PROST you beautiful women

PROST
or how we say it here: noroc

 

[Darkseid]

PROST
or how we say it here: noroc

We don't have anything in our language, it's just Cheers

 

[bulletproof]

I know what you mean but it's not saying they are against lesbians, it's saying that they are not giving gay women the representation like they are giving gay men even though it's a show about acceptance, problems etc.
They will have two girls kissing, they will have the feelings that girls will have towards other girls but they would never be in a relationship, I think that is what there is the anger over, because on a show that is meant for all types of representation, they feel that the representation for gay women is made fun of.

yeah, I understand your point of view. Well I watched the show 2 years ago, so I might forgot things, but those two girls kissing in the beginning were actually both straight. It would be probably too much for a 4 seasons show to have a gay and a lesbian couple. I mean season 3 with the gay couple aired in 2016 (I think) when this subject was still tabu. So I don't know what to say, in my opinion it wasn't somethig to make fun of. And please don't get me wrong

 

[bulletproof]

We don't have anything in our language, it's just Cheers

are you a native English speaker?
'Noroc' basically means luck/good luck.

 

[Darkseid]

are you a native English speaker?
'Noroc' basically means luck/good luck.

No I meant in our native language, there's nothing, everyone here just says Cheers lmao.
Noroc sounds cool af, Romania

 

[spicy_illusion]

yeah, I understand your point of view. Well I watched the show 2 years ago, so I might forgot things, but those two girls kissing in the beginning were actually both straight. It would be probably too much for a 4 seasons show to have a gay and a lesbian couple. I mean season 3 with the gay couple aired in 2016 (I think) when this subject was still tabu. So I don't know what to say, in my opinion it wasn't somethig to make fun of. And please don't get me wrong

Yeah don't worry, I'm not angry at you or anything lol it's just something that came to my attention since you mentioned this show.
But it's also not just this show, it's in many shows and countries.
Like there is this radio series in the UK where they have a gay male couple who are trying to find a surrogate but there isn't even a lesbian on the show.
So I think this all comes down to the fact that media in overall society will portray gay men and have them as couples, but for lesbians, they do it way less and this is all over the world.
Even in Korea, Thailand, Japan, etc as there are many more gay male shows than there are lesbian shows.