#i promise reading subtitles and looking at actors you didnt know before wont kill yall

[dykementality]

im gonna be honest the "gay media from decades ago was more interesting and raw than todays popular gay media" take annoys me. ive been seeing that and similar takes lately and i believe its supposed to be a dunk on rainbow capitalism. which i mean. sure. gay content made by gay people is better? it is. turning identities into products kills authenticity? obviously. modern mainstream sucks? yeah. what irks me is the nostalgic tone of it implying content like that doesnt exist anymore, when gay people been making stuff regardless of whether theres a famous logo plastered on it or not. these movies and shows from the 80s and 90s were not mainstream at the time at all. genuine gay content was and still is harder to promote then the bullshit scraps big companies offer but its still out there like.. broaden your horizons watch other stuff.. try non american content consume more independent movies and shows pirate some shit.. all it takes is interest and a smidge of effort to stop relying on "mainstream"