My son [who is gay and a month older than GDL] is living with me temporarily. I showed him the poster and he laughed! He is not a TW fan but loves US TV, [we have been watching 30Rock tonight - he downloads] visits there often and has loads of American friends - many of whom, like him, are politically aware and vocal. His partner and I watch TW at some point during the week when there is not much else on ;) My son though is a cornerstone for me on the whole offence thing... he did not like the Twitter remarks that Dillon Casey made after his scenes with JB when I told him - THAT was offensive.
I thought the poster was funny. The constant 'gay' remarks and snide comments in MD are increasingly tiresome, unnecessary, sleazy and embarrassing. The first two series of TW never did that. JB never went on [and on] about his 'man on man' scenes. I think that for Gareth, it was a bit of fun he just couldn't resist. There was not the same reaction to the first two series of TW; very little on the homophobic front and the relationship of CJ and Ianto was accepted without comment. I know that he and JB are [rightly] very proud of that.
I have seen most of GDL's con appearances on YouTube and he is diplomacy itself, he has never once made any inappropriate remark about the series, gave away plot lines, let on what was happenning, spoken only with praise of his co workers and writers, made his affection for JB quite clear - and yes, like Kai Owen, taken the piss at every opportunity - but with love and affection always. It is very much the British way. They were also on a high, we [Wales] had just beaten England at rugby...
As for TW:MD it is awful. Jack is a caricature of himself, Rex is an ignorant pig, Esther is beyond bad and Gwen just gets it all wrong per Gwen - so no change there.
And that "I can smell the queer" remark [from CoE] and Gwen's response, I am still totally horrified at HOW so wrong it was and on so many levels.
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My son though is a cornerstone for me on the whole offence thing... he did not like the Twitter remarks that Dillon Casey made after his scenes with JB when I told him - THAT was offensive.
I thought the poster was funny. The constant 'gay' remarks and snide comments in MD are increasingly tiresome, unnecessary, sleazy and embarrassing. The first two series of TW never did that. JB never went on [and on] about his 'man on man' scenes.
I think that for Gareth, it was a bit of fun he just couldn't resist. There was not the same reaction to the first two series of TW; very little on the homophobic front and the relationship of CJ and Ianto was accepted without comment. I know that he and JB are [rightly] very proud of that.
I have seen most of GDL's con appearances on YouTube and he is diplomacy itself, he has never once made any inappropriate remark about the series, gave away plot lines, let on what was happenning, spoken only with praise of his co workers and writers, made his affection for JB quite clear - and yes, like Kai Owen, taken the piss at every opportunity - but with love and affection always. It is very much the British way. They were also on a high, we [Wales] had just beaten England at rugby...
As for TW:MD it is awful. Jack is a caricature of himself, Rex is an ignorant pig, Esther is beyond bad and Gwen just gets it all wrong per Gwen - so no change there.
And that "I can smell the queer" remark [from CoE] and Gwen's response, I am still totally horrified at HOW so wrong it was and on so many levels.