I've read that several people think it makes no sense (not sure how genuine it is, but maybe some don't see it, so I will assume sincerity) to say Skip divorce is homophobic, and I want to address that while I have some energy today because it's not about The Divorce of it all. This post is directed at people who are actually confused about that and is not a moral indictment of anyone. You're not evil for playing in the space, and I'm not a killjoy for not liking it.
I'm either scrolling or blocking and moving on, and you should too. However! Putting all of this in the main tag or not tagging made it impossible to filter, so I'm hoping people use "skip divorce" exclusively for that idea going forward.
With that said, I want you to think about why some feel like the gay character played by the only openly bisexual actor here is disloyal to his partner. (it just feels true)
I want you to think about why some feel a character played by a now 41-year-old man is preying on younger men. (he just seems like the type)
I want you to think about why some frame their interpretation as this character deserves violence and death after openly displaying attraction. (it's funny because it's "gay on gay crime") I'm gonna keep this post focused on homophobia, I digress
All of that is why some queer fans don't feel comfy here! Not every divorce headcanon has all that loaded into it, and some had even more stereotypes than that, but those are the ones I keep coming back to. It's really astounding how many different stereotypes have been crammed into one silly little headcanon, and it's worth remembering all these (and more!) are used in real life to disparage queer people. Also, the Hays Code is still so internalized that some folks will watch a show specifically with a happy ending for queer pairings and think actually it doesn't feel like a complete ending unless one of them dies heartbroken. (This isn't even getting into drinking himself to death with the background of the character *facepalms*)
But if at the end of all of that thinking, you still want to read and write about Skip divorce, then... go do that. (And tag it please, I didn't say I want to read it) There's actually a lot of emotion to explore there for anyone willing to give it all weight and respect!
I'd be happy to discuss with anyone curious and kind about it, but I'm not sure how many people are interested in talking about how our biases can bleed into our fandom interpretations who aren't already aware of that.
I'm going back to writing about Skip now, and I hope this strain of cabin fever is cured when there's more enrichment in the enclosure from casting, filming season 2, and behind the scenes speculation.
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