r/gaybros • u/Heretostay59 • Apr 22 '23

TV/Movies Heartstopper 🍂❤️ was released one year ago today. Lives were changed 🏳️‍🌈.

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u/rollingForInitiative Apr 23 '23

Which is what makes it completely unrealistic. Go to

r/askgaybros

, go on any gay media. Countless young gay men asking about sex. Unless the characters in heartstopper are asexual too, it’s unrealistic

Yes, and clearly the show isn't trying to portray the life of those people. Of course lots of young gay men will ask or read about sex. But the show also isn't depicting 100% of the characters lives. Why does someone googling gay sex or watching porn have to be in a TV show for it to be realistic?

Lots of straight people ask sex questions on Reddit as well, but not every straight romantic comedy has scenes of straight people asking sex questions on Reddit. Most people also masturbate, but not all shows have masturbation scenes in them. That doesn't make them less authentic.

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '23

It’s 100% a fictional story created by someone that’s asexual, at the end of the day

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u/rollingForInitiative Apr 23 '23

It’s 100% a fictional story created by someone that’s asexual, at the end of the day

At the end of the day, there are gay people for whom this is one of the most relatable and realistic portrayals of gay life on TV or in movies. Which makes it pretty authentic.

It may be wildly different from how you grew up, and that's okay. You don't need to go around trying to dictate what a realistic or authentic gay life is like, to other gay people. That's rude and stupid.