#and she didn't kill women on corrie but she still tragically killed a black man who didn't deserve it !!!!!
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helenhuntingdon · 6 years ago
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really interesting to see Alicya Eyo commenting on killing off LGBT+ characters - obviously mostly in reference to soaps but she’s also been in drama and is a lesbian woman of colour
so especially unfair she had to play a lesbian woman of colour and get killed off (and then her wife was later killed off by another producer so they’re nearly all guilty!)
I don’t 100% agree with her, though I respect her viewpoints still, bc like
if there are more LGBT+ characters does it really mean the ratio evens out?
like if 50% of LGBT+ characters were killed off, more LGBT+ characters would mean more not killed off sure, but would still be a 50/50 chance?
(not that I think it’s 50%, more like hm 30%)
plus the thing with killing of LGBT+ characters isn’t JUST the killing them off, it’s the whole tragedy around the characters usually, and of course if it’s a ship it’s the tragedy of the other half of the ship - historically it’s been about NOT giving LGBT+ characters happy endings as well as absolutely not giving LGBT+ relationships happy endings!
so while she’s right more LGBT+ characters definitely is one answer, it’s not the only answer, like there needs to be more representation of specific identities, even though there is some now, there still needs to be more bisexual, asexual, pansexual, queer, non binary and trans representation
and it’s not just about trying to tackle str8 cis writers’ ignorance because that is just getting... so boring. LGBT+ people need to write their own stories as well (including POC!) or at least be a part of writing the stories in some way (and be paid for their labour not just asking one person they know!) they need to be a part of creating these stories so they are their stories
but yeah seeing Alicya comment on this just basically reminds me how shittily LGBT+ characters have always been treated, even recently, even so that her wife on the show was killed off even after she’d left and was done in such a lowkey way to not get too many complaints about it lbr!
and we need to be against it every time they pull that shit, always demand more LGBT+ characters, more QPOC representation, but also BETTER WRITING of that LGBT+ representation as well
#alicia eyo#link#bury your gays#Idk to tag ED or corrie or whut else Im this is general it's like      every show w/ LGBT+ characters lmfao so???#I know more writing of LGBT+ characters might improve writing slowly but nah#KO admitted she killed too many women when she was on ED#but would've been better to realise that before they were all dead forever#and she didn't kill women on corrie but she still tragically killed a black man who didn't deserve it !!!!!#and that writers don't realise you literally will lose interest in their shows when the characters you loved are dead?#but then you lose all trust in the writers any hope or faith in them?#every time they're like woop don't worry!!! we just killed another LGBT+ character AGAIN but here's a new one!!!#like you literally just did a LGBT+ character over and the LGBT+ fans but I'm supposed to be happy with another one lmfao?#I'm just not gonna get invested in them again nah pls I'm not a fool !!!#but yeah looking back at lgbt+ characters just reminds me of this like look at any old lesbians in older shows in the 90s or whatev#its like oh wow they're all dead!! or all half dead and the other half of the ship left in tragedy lmfao!!!#so when you see that happen again and again and again it's like wow this is SO SO repretitive unoriginal and old fashioned#they give you no representation for ages so when you get like a hint of a ship or a character's killed you get a new LGBT+ character~#so when they kill them off then it's like well at least you had the lgbt+ story at all!#and then when you've been disappointed from that they're like hey a new gay/ship!#so you're grateful again for a whole live gay but it's just a vicious cycle guys!! DON'T FALL FOR IT!!!!!!#if you watch soaps it's such a habit it's harder to just stop watching them#but any other show that does the lgbt+'s bad!? YOU DESERVE BETTER STOP WATCHING IMMEDIATELY#and always always call out this shit never EVER be grateful for crumbs you get and always expect better!!!
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