User blog comment:Don25/LGTB in TD./@comment-25086035-20180115193412

Coming from a guy who learned about what being gay and lesbian is from watching a national children's news show when I was about 6-7 years old, it being unsuitable for kids is kind of silly indeed... to put it lightly.

I couldn't agree with you more on the notion that it should be treated as completely normal and not make a character specifically stand out for better or worse! They're just being who they are!

Though, if I'm allowed to add this, from a producer to fan perspective, that goes both ways. The show treats it as normal, but the fans, though they are naturally allowed to be pleased, shouldn't act as if it's the second coming when a non-straight character appears/is introduced either. That way, it stays business as usual as intended!

Though on to RR, I am a little split. Hear me out for a moment: Wouldn't declaring characters gay purely on the notion of their flamboyantly stereotypical attributes and effeminate traits not be kind of enforcing stereotypes? For example: Jacques. Even though he acts effeminately wouldn't immediately mean anything for the same reason that Lightning is on first glance one bunch of testosterone, right? I was inclinded to use Tom in a similar case, though if you consider that he's based off of Tom McGillis himself, he gets a pass!

Though so far, it's still up for one's personal interpretation.

Still, this is a very neat blog, a great discussion and I do hope to see Total Drama get to that point soon as well!