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While we praise and applaud it, some viewers are not so happy with Shonda Rhimes and her frequent “gay sex scenes” on her hit shows ‘Scandal’ and ‘How To Get Away With Murder’. A disgruntled viewer apparently decided to come for Shonda on Twitter questioning the purpose of such scenes in the story line. The user was speaking regarding the character Connor (Jack Falahee) pictured above on ‘HTGAWM’ as well as Cyrus on ‘Scandal’ who has had his share of on screen action this season.
That poor viewer must not have heard about Shonda being notorious for responding to her critics on Twitter with their unsolicited opinions.
“shondarhimes the gay scenes in scandal and how to get away with murder are too much. There is no point and they add nothing to the plot,” tweeted Twitter user Dina Abdel Hakiem.
“There are no GAY scenes. There are scenes with people in them” responded Shonda and just one minute later she doubled back to finish Dina off.
“If u use the phrase “gay scenes”, u are not only LATE to the party but also NOT INVITED to the party. Bye Felicia. #oneLOVE” she tweeted last.
Coincidentally, actor and Vanity Fair columnist Richard Lawson recently posted an article on VF regarding the progressiveness that the show is displaying around the character Connor and the development of his character who is gay.
What caught me off guard, though, is how oddly moved I’ve been to see how the Connor character functions on the show. Because you forget how rare it is to see a person like yourself (albeit a way younger, sexier person) kiss and get laid and just be gay on TV.
I can tell you from first-hand experience that gay kids seek this stuff out desperately, while their straight peers have it in abundance. But it’s hard to find, or at least has been in the past. That lack of recognition is a lonely, alienating feeling, one that gets painfully internalized over the years.
So HTGAWM‘s forthcomingness about its gay character’s gayness, like it’s not only “no big deal,” but just as sexy as everything else, makes the show seem, rather deliriously, like an artifact from a new world.
This is a show that hints at what the most mainstream of television could look like in just a few years—open, inclusive, diverse in an easy, natural way
We couldn’t agree more!!
If you missed one of the scenes she was talking about, check it out below..in the privacy of your home!
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